Role satisfaction mediates the relation between role ambiguity and social loafing among elite women handball players

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 408-419

  HØigaard, Rune ^a   Fuglestad, Susanne ^a   Peters, Derek M ^b   de Cuyper, Bert ^c   de Backer, Maarten ^c   Boen, Filip ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 78649246599     PISSN: 10413200     EISSN: 15331571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10413200.2010.495326     Document Type: Article

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