Development and validation of the moral disengagement in sport scale

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 608-628

  Boardley, Ian D ^a   Kavussanu, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Moral behavior; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 36148976062     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.29.5.608     Document Type: Article

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