A cross-cultural examination of the factor structure of the scale for effective communication in team sports

Group Dynamics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-92

  Sullivan, Philip J ^a   Callow, Nichola ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONFLICT; CULTURAL FACTOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PARAMETER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; SAMPLE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPORT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 22244431840     PISSN: 10892699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1089-2699.9.2.87     Document Type: Article

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