Role Ambiguity in Sport Teams

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 534-550

  Eys, Mark A ^a   Carron, Albert V ^a   Beauchamp, Mark R ^b   Bray, Steven R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Group perceptions; Status; Temporal variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347577880     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.25.4.534     Document Type: Article

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