Longitudinal measurement invariance of psychosocial measures in physical activity research: An application to adolescent data

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 721-729

  Roesch, Scott C ^a   Norman, Gregory J ^b   Merz, Erin L ^c   Sallis, James F ^a   Patrick, Kevin ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84876310846     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12000     Document Type: Article

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