Validating the coping scale for Chinese athletes using multidimensional Rasch analysis

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 271-279

  Yan, Zi ^a   Mok, Magdalena Mo Ching ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese athlete; Coping; Model data fit; Multidimensional Rasch analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855801170     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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