Factors associated with body size perception among adolescent goal-oriented sports participants and non-participants: a cross-sectional Finnish study

• Main Authors: Leevi Mäkituomas (Author), Laura Heikkilä (Author), Marjukka Nurkkala (Author), Raija Korpelainen (Author), Lauri Alanko (Author), Olli J. Heinonen (Author), Sami Kokko (Author), Urho Kujala (Author), Jari Parkkari (Author), Kai Savonen (Author), Maarit Valtonen (Author), Tommi Vasankari (Author), Jari Villberg (Author), Marja Vanhala (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Regardless of competitive athletes' body image pressures, only few studies have focused on adolescent sport participants' body image and the findings are inconclusive. Furthermore, the role of competitive goals in sports on adolescents' body size perception has not...