ERIC Number: EJ1237356
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Publication Date: 2019
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How Do Atheist, Christian and Muslim Elite Athletes Motivate Themselves before Competitions?
Tingaz, Emre Ozan
Journal on Educational Psychology, v13 n2 p20-28 Aug-Oct 2019
The objective of the present study was to examine how Atheist, Christian, and Muslim elite athletes motivate themselves before competitions. Using a semi-structured format qualitative design, seventeen elite male volleyball players were interviewed. For Muslim athletes, the focus was on "Praying" with the highest frequency, while for Christian athletes the "Visualization" had the highest frequency. For Atheist athletes, "Winning the Game" was the highest frequency. Muslim, Christian, and Atheist athletes had similar motivation focus point as; "Want to Do the Best". When compared between the Muslim and Christian athletes, "Stay Alone" and "Want to Do the Best" were common motivation styles. The prefered to stay alone for reasons such as; suppress excitement, imagine, and relaxing. There were no similar expression between Muslim and Atheist athletes. "Desire to Win" and "Listen to Music" were common expressions for Christian and Atheist athletes.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Factors, Beliefs, Motivation, Athletes, Males, Team Sports, World Views, Christianity, Muslims, Competition, Motivation Techniques
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