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| Personal Name | Cagas, Judah Elishah M. |
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| Resource Title | Pre-game rituals of collegiate athletes: a comparison between types of sports and sex |
| Date Issued | January 2024 |
| Abstract | Pre-game rituals and superstitions are common throughout the sporting world as athletes engage in them for various reasons. It is known that pre-game rituals and superstitions can optimize sporting performance; however, there are still unknown aspects surrounding them, such as their efficacy when it comes to meaningful athletic outcomes. Moreover, no studies have been documented in the local scene. This study identified the pregame superstitions and rituals of collegiate athletes in a state university and examined differences between types of sports and sexes. The study included 198 active, collegiate athletes (Male - 94 and Female - 104, Individual Sport Athletes - 116 and Team Sport Athletes - 82) representing 18 sports in a state university in Quezon City. The Superstitious Ritual Questionnaire framed by Flanagan (2013) was mainly used to categorize the rituals and assess which of the ritual types are engaged by the participants. No significant differences were found between male and female athletes with regards to usage and perceived effectiveness. Statiscal analysis revealed significant difference between individual and team sport athletes in the ritual types: clothing and appearance (p = .002), preparation (p = .000), game and competition (p = .015), team ritual (p = .009), and prayer (p = .016). For all of these, team sport athletes have higher means, thus are more engaged in these rituals. So it can be concluded that there are variations in ritual depending on the athlete's role and behavior within different types of sports and irrespective of the sex and type of sport, all of the athletes in the study believe in pre-game ritual behaviors and are actively engaging in them. |
| Degree Course | Bachelor of Sports Science |
| Language | English |
| Keyword | pre-game rituals; psychology; rituals; sports performance |
| Material Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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