When teammates are viewed as rivals: A cross-national investigation of achievement goals and intrateam moral behavior

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 503-524

  Boardley, Ian D ^a   Jackson, Ben ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

2 x 2 model; Cohesion; Mediation; Moderation; Moral disengagement; Team sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867412068     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.34.4.503     Document Type: Article

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