Exploratory bifactor analysis in sport, exercise, and performance psychology: A substantive-methodological synergy

Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 258-272

  Myers, Nicholas D ^a   Martin, Jeffrey J ^b   Ntoumanis, Nikos ^c   Celimli, Seniz ^a   Bartholomew, Kimberley J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bifactor model; Psychological need thwarting; Psychometric testing; Target rotation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928631594     PISSN: 21573905     EISSN: 21573913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/spy0000015     Document Type: Article

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