Conceptualizations of Fair Play: A Factorial Survey Study of Moral Judgments by Badminton Players. Issue 4 (18th May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: De Waegeneer, Els; Willem, Annick
• Is Part Of: Ethics & behavior. Volume 26:Issue 4(2016)
• Page Start: 312
• Page End: 329
• Publication Date: 2016-05-18
• Subjects: ethical decision making -- sport ethics -- vignette; Ethics -- Periodicals; 170.5
• DOI: 10.1080/10508422.2015.1019071
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1050-8422

Abstract

Abstract : There is much discussion in sports on whether certain behavior should be considered Fair Play. This moral judgment on Fair Play is influenced by the conceptualization of the term Fair Play as either "respect for the rules" or "respect for the spirit of the game, " as well as by other determinants. To uncover the moral judgment of athletes and which conceptualization of Fair Play dominates in practice, a factorial survey approach is used. The act and the level of the match played a role in the judgment, as well as the gender of the athlete. Our results showed that both conceptualizations "respect for the rules" and "respect for the spirit of the game" were important in this judgment, with the spirit conceptualization being more dominant.