Rasch calibration of a unidimensional perfectionism inventory for sport

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 210-216

  Anshel, Mark H ^a   Weatherby, Norman L ^a   Kang, Minsoo ^a   Watson, Tiffany ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive athletes; Perfectionism; Personality; Rasch model; Sports

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549101796     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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