The Basic Needs Satisfaction in Sport Scale (BNSSS): Instrument development and initial validity evidence

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 257-264

  Ng, Johan Y Y ^a   Lonsdale, Chris ^b   Hodge, Ken ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Competence; Motivation; Relatedness; Self determination

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954988525     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2010.10.006     Document Type: Article

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