Generalizability of the PSDQ and Its Relationship to Physical Fitness: The European French Connection

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-38

  Guérin, Florence ^a   Marsh, Herbert W ^b   Famose, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fitness tests; French adolescents; Physical self concept; Structural equation modeling; Within and between construct generalizability

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642356516     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.26.1.19     Document Type: Article

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