Presence and search for meaning in sport: Initial construct validation. (November 2020)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Presence and search for meaning in sport: Initial construct validation. (November 2020)
- Main Title:
- Presence and search for meaning in sport: Initial construct validation
- Authors:
- Luzzeri, Matteo
Chow, Graig M. - Abstract:
- Abstract: According to Frankl (1959), the will to meaning is a fundamental human motive. Perceiving life as meaningful is associated with a number of sources and positive outcomes. Similar findings emerged when looking at domain-specific meaning, such as work. Surprisingly, sport-specific meaning is yet to be empirically investigated or measured. Therefore, the purpose of this two-study project was to examine the psychometric properties of the Meaning in Sport Questionnaire (MSQ), a sport-specific meaning measure. Survey responses ( n = 329) from Study 1 were used to assess factorial validity and measurement invariance for the MSQ. Results from Study 2 with a different sample ( n = 402) supported initial convergent validity for the two subscales of presence and search for meaning in sport. The MSQ is a new measure that can be used to investigate the extent to which athletes perceive their sport to be meaningful and search for such meaning. Highlights: First study quantitatively investigating domain-specific meaning in sport. Validated measure showed invariance across gender, sport type, and level. Meaning in sport related to meaning in life, but not the same. Meaning in sport positively related to desirable psychological attributes. Meaning in sport negatively related to undesirable psychological attributes.
- Is Part Of:
- Psychology of sport and exercise. Volume 51(2020)
- Journal:
- Psychology of sport and exercise
- Issue:
- Volume 51(2020)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 51, Issue 2020 (2020)
- Year:
- 2020
- Volume:
- 51
- Issue:
- 2020
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2020-0051-2020-0000
- Page Start:
- Page End:
- Publication Date:
- 2020-11
- Subjects:
- Athlete burnout -- Confirmatory factor analysis -- Existential psychology -- Meaning in life -- Meaning in sport -- Sport commitment
Sports -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals
Exercise -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals
Psychology -- Periodicals
Sports -- Periodicals
Exercise -- Periodicals
Societies, Medical -- Periodicals
Psychology
Sports
Exercise
Societies, Medical
Sports -- Aspect psychologique -- Périodiques
Exercice -- Aspect psychologique -- Périodiques
613.71019 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/14690292 ↗
http://www.elsevier.com/journals ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101783 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1469-0292
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- Legaldeposit
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