Measurement of motivational imagery abilities in sport

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 961-971

  Gregg, Melanie ^a   Hall, Craig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Imagery ability; Measurement tool; Motivational functions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGERY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOMETRY; RECREATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPORTS;

EID: 33746837708     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410500386167     Document Type: Article

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