The revised perceived locus of causality in physical education scale: Psychometric evaluation among youth

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 583-592

  Vlachopoulos, Symeon P ^a   Katartzi, Ermioni S ^a   Kontou, Maria G ^a   Moustaka, Frederiki C ^a   Goudas, Marios ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Behavioral regulations; Children; Internalization; Organismic integration; Self determination continuum; Self determination theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053061198     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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