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Biro, F. M., Striegel-Moore, R. H., Franko, D. L., Padgett, J., & Bean, J. A. (2006). Self-esteem in adolescent females. Journal of Adolescent Health, 39, 510-507.
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Crosnoe, R. (2001). The social world of male and female athletes in high school. Sociological Studies of Children and Youth, 8, 89-110.
Crosnoe, R. (2002). Academic and health-related trajectories in adolescence: The intersection of gender and athletics. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 43, 317‑335.
Dishman, R. K., Hales, D. P., Pfeiffer, K. A., Felton, G., Saunders, R., Ward, D. S., Dowda, M., & Pate, R. R. (2006). Physical self-concept and self-esteem mediate crosssectional relations of physical activity and sport participation with depression symptoms among adolescent girls. Health Psychology, 25, 396-407.
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Eccles, J. S., & Barber, B. L. (1999). Student council, volunteering, basketball, or marching band: What kind of extracurricular involvement matters? Journal of AdolescentResearch, 14(1), 10-43.
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Miller, K. E., Sabo, D., Farrell, M. P., Barnes, G. M., & Melnick, M. J. (1999). Sports, sexual activity, contraceptive use, and pregnancy among female and male high school students: Testing cultural resource theory. Sociology of Sport Journal, 16, 366-387.
Miller, K. E., Sabo, D. F., Melnick, M. J., Farrell, M. P., & Barnes, G. M. (2001). The Women’s Sports Foundation report: Health risks and the teen athlete. East Meadow, NY: Women’s Sports Foundation.
Miller, K. E., Barnes, G. M., Melnick, M. J., Sabo, D., & Farrell, M. P. (2002). Gender and racial/ethnic differences in predicting adolescent sexual risk: Athletic participation vs. exercise. Journal of Health & Social Behavior, 43, 436-450.
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