Test of Performance Strategies (TOPS): Instrument refinement using confirmatory factor analysis

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-35

  Hardy, Lew ^a   Roberts, Ross ^a   Thomas, Patrick R ^b   Murphy, Shane M ^c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Practice; Psychological skills; Questionnaire; Sport psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 71549128397     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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