Testing the cross-cultural validity of TEOSQ and its factor covariance and mean structures across gender

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 271-286

  Li, Fuzhong ^a   Harmer, Peter ^b   Acock, Alan ^d   Vongjaturapat, Naruepon ^d   Boonverabut, Suebsai ^c  

^a OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c College of Physical Education ^*  (Thailand)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Confirmatory Factor Analysis; Gender; Latent Mean Differences; Measurement Invariance; Task and Ego Orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031188081     PISSN: 00470767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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