Self-Handicapping in Structured and Unstructured Exercise: Toward a Measurable Construct

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 267-283

  Shields, Christopher A ^a   Paskevich, David M ^b   Brawley, Lawrence R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Scale development; Self presentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141502485     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.25.3.267     Document Type: Article

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