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Sacred Sport: A Study of Student Athletes' Sanctification of Sport
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Lynn, Quinten K.
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Year and Degree
2008, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bowling Green State University, Psychology/Clinical.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to provide and test a unique theoretical framework for understanding the relationship between sport and religion. The construct of sanctification from the field of the psychology of religion was introduced as a way to understand and examine this relationship. Drawing from a sample of college athletes, the degree to which athletes perceive their participation in sport as sacred was assessed. Several hypotheses regarding the implications of athletes sanctifying their participation in sport were tested. Results indicated that athletes' sanctification of sport was not uncommon; that is, many athletes viewed their participation in sport as sacred. Furthermore, sanctification of sport predicted important psychological and psycho-spiritual behaviors related to sport participation as well as health benefits.
Committee
Kenneth Pargament (Advisor)
Victoria Krane (Committee Member)
Annette Mahoney (Committee Member)
Casey Cromwell (Committee Member)
Pages
74 p.
Subject Headings
Psychology
Keywords
Sanctification
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Sport and Religion
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Athletes' religiousness
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Lynn, Q. K. (2008).
Sacred Sport: A Study of Student Athletes' Sanctification of Sport
[Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1225644369
APA Style (7th edition)
Lynn, Quinten.
Sacred Sport: A Study of Student Athletes' Sanctification of Sport.
2008. Bowling Green State University, Doctoral dissertation.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1225644369.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Lynn, Quinten. "Sacred Sport: A Study of Student Athletes' Sanctification of Sport." Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1225644369
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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