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Athletic Identity and Moral Development: An Examination of NCAA Division I Athletes and Their Moral Foundations

Graham, Danielle N.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright149564552364006

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2017, Master of Arts (MA), Wright State University, Educational Leadership.
This study investigated the moral foundations of intercollegiate student-athletes in relation to their athletic identity, specifically with respect to student-development in college. Research has established that prolonged participation in sport contributes to the development of an athletic identity (Brewer & Cornelius, 2001; Brewer, Van Raalte & Linder, 1990; Cieslak, 2004) and countless studies have identified significant categorical differences in moral reasoning tendencies between student-athletes and non-athlete students (Bonfiglio, 2011; Bredemeier & Shields, 2006; Howard-Hamilton & Sina, 2001; Lyons & Turner, 2015; Priest, Krause, & Beach, 1999). Two hundred and thirty-eight NCAA Division I intercollegiate, club sport, and intramural sport student-athletes, possessing varying degrees of athletic identity, served as participants. Athletic Identity was measured with the 7-item, 3-factor abbreviated version of the Athletic Identity Measurement Scale (Brewer & Cornelius, 2001), and the Moral Foundations Questionnaire (MFQ) (Graham, et al., 2011) was used to evaluate the moral foundations on which elite-athletes rely. Regression analyses suggested that athletic identity was significantly related to the Ingroup/loyalty, Authority/respect, and Purity/sanctity foundations of the Moral Foundations Theory (MFT) (Graham et al., 2011). ANOVA analyses indicated that female athletes scored higher on Harm/care and Fairness/reciprocity than male athletes and that time (e.g., years of collegiate sporting experience) may contribute to the development of athletes’ moral orientations. The results suggest that maintaining increased degrees of athletic identity may play a role in the moral foundations on which NCAA Division I intercollegiate student-athletes rely.
Carol Patitu, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Joanne Risacher, Ph.D. (Committee Co-Chair)
Gary Burns, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Sharon Heilmann, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
116 p.
Behavioral Sciences; Educational Leadership; Educational Psychology; Psychological Tests; Psychology; Social Psychology; Sports Management
athletic identity; moral development; moral foundations; elite athlete

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  • Graham, D. N. (2017). Athletic Identity and Moral Development: An Examination of NCAA Division I Athletes and Their Moral Foundations [Master's thesis, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright149564552364006

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Graham, Danielle. Athletic Identity and Moral Development: An Examination of NCAA Division I Athletes and Their Moral Foundations. 2017. Wright State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright149564552364006.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Graham, Danielle. "Athletic Identity and Moral Development: An Examination of NCAA Division I Athletes and Their Moral Foundations." Master's thesis, Wright State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright149564552364006

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