An examination of the factorial structure of the Norwegian version of the sport anxiety scale

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 358-363

  Abrahamsen, F E ^a   Roberts, G C ^a   Pensgaard, A M ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPORTS;

EID: 33748677960     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2005.00511.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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