Construct validation of hebrew versions of three physical self-concept measures: An extended multitrait-multimethod analysis

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 310-343

  Marsh, Herbert W ^a,d   Bar Eli, Michael ^b   Zach, Sima ^c,e   Richards, Carry E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c Wingate Institute   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e The Zinman College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at the Wingate Institute   (Israel)

Author keywords

Actual ideal discrepancy models; Body image; Confirmatory factor analysis; Construct validity; Known group difference approach; Multitrait multimethod analysis; Physical self concept

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748682301     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.28.3.310     Document Type: Article

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