Motivation for orienteering: An exploratory analysis using confirmatory factor analytic techniques

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-120

  Ottosson, Torgny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Motivation; Orienteering; Sport; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040965365     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00016     Document Type: Article

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