Superstitious Behaviour in Sportspersons in Relation to Their Performance at Intercollegiate Level

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dc.contributor.authorGupta, Bhoomien_US
dc.contributor.authorDutt, Siddharthen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-10T01:30:22Z
dc.date.available2020-04-10T01:30:22Z
dc.date.issued2018-04
dc.description.abstractBackground: Superstitions are beliefs that fate is governed by uncontrollable external forces. Superstitionsplay a key role in sports since they associate with activities involving danger and lack of predictability. Therehas been a dearth of studies regarding the effect such superstitious beliefs have on athletes’ performance, andon the looking superstitions from a qualitative perspective, specifically on Indian population, hence thisstudy aims to explore the various superstitious beliefs (SB) endorsed by team sportspersons at intercollegiatelevel and analyze how these beliefs affect their sports performance. This study also aimed at analysing thegender differences within different team sports.Methods: Data was collected using purposive and snowball sampling technique. 50 sportspersons frombadminton, basketball, football, cricket, hockey, and volleyball participated. Semi- structured interviewswere conducted to obtain rich data. Content analysis was carried out to obtain the emerging themes.Results: The major themes which emerged from the data include nature, origin, frequency, impact,intentionality, evolution, and orientation of superstitions in reality.Conclusion: Further research is needed in the Indian context regarding sensitivity towards superstitious andthe need to incorporate them in coaching for enhancing performanceen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsM.Sc. Counselling Psychology, Department of Psychology, Christ University, Bangaloreen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Christ University, Bangaloreen_US
dc.identifier.citationGupta Bhoomi, Dutt Siddharth. Superstitious Behaviour in Sportspersons in Relation to Their Performance at Intercollegiate Level. Indian Journal of Mental Health . 2019 APR; 6(2): 192–202en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-6652
dc.identifier.issn2394-4579
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/195387
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherDesousa Foundationen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume6en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.30877/IJMH.6.2.2019.192-202en_US
dc.subjectsuperstitionsen_US
dc.subjectsuperstitious behavioren_US
dc.subjectteam sportsen_US
dc.subjectathletesen_US
dc.subjectperformanceen_US
dc.titleSuperstitious Behaviour in Sportspersons in Relation to Their Performance at Intercollegiate Levelen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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