Cognitive interviewing: A qualitative tool for improving questionnaires in sport science

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-60

  Dietrich, Hanno ^a   Ehrlenspiel, Felix ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive interview; Competitive anxiety; Question answering process; Questionnaire design

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE INTERVIEW; COMPREHENSION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SPORTS SCIENCE;

EID: 77149164768     PISSN: 1091367X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10913670903455025     Document Type: Review

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