Determining the Dimensionality of Athletic Identity: A «Herculean» Cross-Cultural Undertaking

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-100

  Hale, Bruce D ^c   James, Benjamin ^b   Stambulova, Natalia ^a  

^a Lesgaft Institute   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Athletic identity; Confirmatory factor analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006957295     PISSN: 00470767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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