Sources of stress, burnout and intention to terminate among rugby union referees

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 797-806

  Rainey, David W ^a   Hardy, Lew ^b  

^a JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burnout; Intention to terminate; Sport officials; Stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CONFLICT; EXPERIENCE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEAR; HUMAN; MODEL; PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUGBY; STRESS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; VARIANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EMPLOYMENT; ENGLAND; FEAR; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; STRESS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; WALES;

EID: 0032700220     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026404199365515     Document Type: Article

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