Confirmatory factor analysis of the Group Environment Questionnaire with an intercollegiate sample

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-63

  Li, Fuzhong ^a   Harmer, Peter ^b  

^a OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

^b WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Factorial validity; Group cohesion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030306426     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.18.1.49     Document Type: Article

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