Assessing psychological need satisfaction in exercise contexts: Issues of score invariance, item modification, and context

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 219-236

  Gunnell, Katie E ^a   Wilson, Philip M ^b   Zumbo, Bruno D ^a   MacK, Diane E ^b   Crocker, Peter R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

exercise and invariance; psychological needs; self determination theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL NEED SATISFACTION IN EXERCISE SCALE; RATING SCALE;

EID: 84864860201     PISSN: 1091367X     EISSN: 15327841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1091367X.2012.693340     Document Type: Article

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