The relationship between competitive orientation and religious orientation

Abstract: Previous research suggests that religious orientation relates to people's choice of activities and behaviors. Religious orientation has not been examined in relation to sport and competitive orientation. This study examined the relationship of religious orientation, along with athletic experience, college and gender, to competitive orientation in sport. Surveys were completed by male and female -athletes and athletes (N=308) from six private liberal arts colleges, three with strong religious affiliations and three with more secular orientations. Religious orientation was measured by six subscales of religious belief including extrinsic/ intrinsic, external/internal, orthodoxy, and interactional. Competitiveness was assessed by the Sport Orientation questionnaire with three subscales, competitiveness, win and goal orientation. Overall MANOVA and regression analyses suggested that religious orientation does relate to competitive orientation beyond the influence of athletic experience and gender, and may affect how one approaches and interprets their involvement in sport situations

Christianity as Public Religion::A Justification for using a Christian Sociological Approach for Studying the Social Scientific Aspects of Sport

The vast majority of social scientific studies of sport have been secular in nature and/or have tended to ignore the importance of studying the religious aspects of sport. In light of this, Shilling and Mellor (2014) have sought to encourage sociologists of sport not to divorce the ‘religious’ and the ‘sacred’ from their studies. In response to this call, the goal of the current essay is to explore how the conception of Christianity as ‘public religion’ can be utilised to help justify the use of a Christian sociological approach for studying the social scientific aspects of sport. After making a case for Christianity as public religion, we conclude that many of the sociological issues inherent in modern sport are an indirect result of its increasing secularisation and argue that this justifies the need for a Christian sociological approach. We encourage researchers to use the Bible, the tools of Christian theology and sociological concepts together, so to inform analyses of modern sport from a Christian perspective

Careers in sport, fitness, and exercise/ Hoffman

vii, 174 hal.: ill, tab.; 25 cm

Careers in sport, fitness, and exercise/ Hoffman

vii, 174 hal.: ill, tab.; 25 cm

Introduction to kinesiology, 4th ed./ Edit.: Shirl J. Hoffman

xvi, 536 hal.: ill.; 28 cm

Introduction to kinesiology, 4th ed./ Edit.: Shirl J. Hoffman

xvi, 536 hal.: ill.; 28 cm