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mesomorph [′mez·ə‚mȯrf] (psychology) A somatotype characterized by an athletic physique. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In their study with participants ranging in age from 6 to over 60 years, Kirkpatrick and Sanders (1978) noted that, although the mesomorph was seen as the most positive body type across all ages, participants from between the ages of 10 and 25 years provided positive as well as negative descriptors to this body type. In discussing the three body types today known as Endomorph, Mesomorph, and Ectomorph, Kretschmer (1970) utilized cycloid and schizoid to refer to what his translators would later call temperament. A great partner himself, Martins recognized that Fayette, with his firmly grounded mesomorph build, had been doing all the above with growing authority and ease since he joined the corps in 1991. |
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