Exploring progression along the recreation specialization continuum using a latent growth approach

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-31

  Oh, Chi Ok ^a   Sorice, Michael G ^b   Ditton, Robert B ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Latent growth model; Panel data; Progression; Recreation specialization

Indexed keywords

ANGLING; GROWTH MODELING; PANEL DATA; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SPECIALIZATION;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78751470022     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400.2011.533104     Document Type: Article

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