Coaching competency and satisfaction with the coach: A multi-level structural equation model

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 411-422

  Myers, Nicholas D ^a   Beauchamp, Mark R ^b   Chase, Melissa A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coaching competency; Confirmatory factor analysis; Factorial invariance; Multi level structural equation modelling; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

ATHLETES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SEX FACTORS; SPORTS;

EID: 78751698811     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2010.538710     Document Type: Article

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