Measuring birding specialization: A confirmatory factor analysis

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 245-260

  Lee, Jin Hyung ^a   Scott, David ^b  

^a Honam University   (South Korea)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birdwatching; Confirmatory factor analysis; Recreational specialization; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

OUTDOOR RECREATION; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 4043107657     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400490461387     Document Type: Article

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