An exploratory examination of the factors influencing the origination, continuation, and cessation of identification with sports teams

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 995-1001

  Wann, Daniel L ^a,b   Tucker, Kathleen B ^a   Schrader, Michael P ^a  

^a Murray State University

^b MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0010104365     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.1996.82.3.995     Document Type: Article

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