Superstitions among male and female athletes of various levels of involvement
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ABSTRACT:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the number and nature of superstitions among male and female ice hockey players at various levels of sport involvement - involvement being considered in years of playing experience, level of play and amount of practice and playing time. It was concluded that the higher the competitive level and the greater the involvement in the sport, the greater the prevalence of superstition regardless of gender of the participant. Investigated differences in the prevalence of superstition with varying levels of sport involvement. Data was collected from questionnaire-assisted interviews involving male and female varsity and intramural ice hockey players (n=58). Groups of each gender with varying years of hockey playing experience and amounts of playing and practice time were compared for endorsement of hockey related superstitions. Results revealed the varsity men (competitive) to be more superstitious and the intramural women (recreational) to be less superstitious than each of the other groups. Men exhibited more hockey related superstitions than women. Findings indicated that the higher the competitive level and the greater the involvement in a sport the greater the prevalence of superstitions regardless of gender of the participant.
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