Meaning in elite sport – A narrative review of scholarship in sport psychology

Oblinger-Peters, Violetta; Henriksen, Kristoffer; Ronkainen, Noora J. (2024). Meaning in elite sport – A narrative review of scholarship in sport psychology. Current Issues in Sport Science (CISS), 9(2), 002. Bern Open Publishing 10.36950/2024.2ciss002

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Athletes’ heart-felt stories about their experiences in elite sport almost naturally evoke the notion of meaning. However, although various scholars and practitioners have suggested the concept of meaning to the sport psychology audience in the past two decades (e.g., Beckmann, 2023; Ravizza, 2002; Ronkainen & Nesti, 2020), its study in this discipline is still in the early stages compared to established psychological scholarship on the topic. To promote meaning as a complementary lens for research and applied work in sport psychology, the presentation aims to introduce the concept informed by psychological inquiry, and to synthesize and critically comment on the extant scholarship. For this, the wider meaning in life literature will be drawn on to give an overview of components, sources, pathways, and qualities of meaning and set it apart from the related concept of purpose.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) > Sport Psychology and Research Methods
UniBE Contributor:	Oblinger-Peters, Violetta Ilse Else, Ronkainen, Noora Johanna
Subjects:	700 Arts > 790 Sports, games & entertainment
ISSN:	2414-6641
Publisher:	Bern Open Publishing
Language:	English
Submitter:	Edith Desideria Imthurn
Date Deposited:	26 Mar 2024 14:12
Last Modified:	26 Mar 2024 14:12
Publisher DOI:	10.36950/2024.2ciss002
Additional Information:	Zugleich: 15th Annual Conference of the Swiss Society of Sports Sciences, February 7 and 8, 2024, at ETH Zurich: Approaches in Sports Sciences: Today and Tomorrow. Book of Abstracts
Uncontrolled Keywords:	meaning, purpose, existential, crisis, elithe sport, athlete
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/194664