Brevers, D., Dan, B., NoeL, X., & Nils, F. (2011). Sport Superstition: Mediation of Psychological Tension on Non-Professional Sportsmen's Superstitious Rituals. Journal of Sport Behavior, 34(1), 3-24. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.
Blog #2
Hi Bloggers,
It has been a while for me and I have recently switched topics. My project now deals with pregame rituals within an english basketball team.
“This study does a great job reasearching the different genders and aspects of superstitious rituals within sport. The number and kind of rituals were studied within the people participating. The results showed that superstitions were linked with the person’s identity and that a constant use of the ritual seemed apart of them. By doing the ritual, athletes before a match seemed to feel better about themselves and help ease the psychological tension that sports have on many of us. It was also apparent within the results that the Ritual was more important when a big game or difficult match was coming up. It was concluded that people were using rituals as a psychological placebo.”
I am excited to use this information within my research. I am interested to see if I gather the same results and feelings that other subjects have experienced.
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