TY - JOUR
T1 - Beyond health and happiness
T2 - An exploratory study Into the relationship between craftsmanship and meaningfulness of sport
AU - Ronkainen, Noora J.
AU - Tikkanen, Olli
AU - McDougall, Michael
AU - Feddersen, Niels
AU - Taehtinen, Richard Eirikur
PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - Meaning in movement is an enduring topic in sport social sciences, but few studies have explored how sport is meaningful and for whom. The authors examined the relationships between demographic variables, meaningfulness of sport, and craftsmanship. Athletes (N=258, 61.6% male, age >= 18) from the United Kingdom completed a demographic questionnaire, the Work and Meaning Inventory modified for sport, and the Craftsmanship Scale. Older age and individual sport significantly correlated with higher craftsmanship. Craftsmanship and religion were two independent predictors of meaningfulness, but emphasized somewhat different meaning dimensions. Meaningfulness in sport seems to be related to how athletes approach their craft, as well as their overall framework of life meaning.
AB - Meaning in movement is an enduring topic in sport social sciences, but few studies have explored how sport is meaningful and for whom. The authors examined the relationships between demographic variables, meaningfulness of sport, and craftsmanship. Athletes (N=258, 61.6% male, age >= 18) from the United Kingdom completed a demographic questionnaire, the Work and Meaning Inventory modified for sport, and the Craftsmanship Scale. Older age and individual sport significantly correlated with higher craftsmanship. Craftsmanship and religion were two independent predictors of meaningfulness, but emphasized somewhat different meaning dimensions. Meaningfulness in sport seems to be related to how athletes approach their craft, as well as their overall framework of life meaning.
KW - Health
KW - Happiness
KW - Sports
KW - Meaningfulness
U2 - 10.1123/ssj.2020-0047
DO - 10.1123/ssj.2020-0047
M3 - Article
SN - 0741-1235
VL - 38
SP - 345
EP - 354
JO - Sociology of Sport Journal
JF - Sociology of Sport Journal
IS - 4
ER -