Self-belief does make a difference: A reciprocal effects model of the causal ordering of physical self-concept and gymnastics performance

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 101-111

  Marsh, Herbert W ^a   Chanal, Julien P ^b   Sarrazin, Philippe G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Gymnastics performance; Multigroup structural equation models; Physical self concept; Reciprocal effects model

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKILL; SPORTS MEDICINE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FRANCE; GYMNASTICS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 31344474525     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410500130920     Document Type: Article

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