Abstract
Aim. The present study is focused on exploring of the relationship between spirituality and irrational beliefs particularly in relation to movement activities in Slovakia and Czechia, i.e., helplessness, idealisation, perfectionism, external vulnerability, and negative expectation. Concept. Our research has been focused on the investigation, comparison, and correlation between the level of spirituality and irrational beliefs depending on the frequency of sport activities. Method. The research sample (N = 469) consisted of Slovak and Czech health population aged 18-70 (M = 41.97, SD = 13.14), of which 42.2% were men (N = 198) and 57.8% were women (N = 271). The level of spirituality was identified by means of the Expressions of Spiritual Inventory-Revised – ESI-R (MacDonald, 2000). The irrational beliefs were measured using the Scale of Irrational Beliefs (Kondáš & Kordáčová, 2000). Results. Research results confirmed the differences between the variables of spirituality and irrational beliefs based on the frequency of sports activities. Also, we confirmed the hypothesis of negative correlation between spirituality and irrational beliefs. Conclusion. In our study, we focused on the correlations between irrational beliefs and spirituality in group of Slovak and Czech population. Based on our results we can draw several conclusions. Research results confirmed the differences between the variables of spirituality and irrational beliefs based on frequency of sports activities.
Highlights
The people of post-communist Europe are looking for answers to what values and heritage they should intensively develop in the new global-pluralistic culture
Research results confirmed the differences between the variables of spirituality and irrational beliefs based on the frequency of sports activities
We confirmed the hypothesis of negative correlation between spirituality and irrational beliefs
Summary
The people of post-communist Europe are looking for answers to what values and heritage they should intensively develop in the new global-pluralistic culture. Even Slovaks and Czech, after the fall of the forty-year ideology of communism, face a new world, foreign values and mentalities, unknown traditions and religions. Seeing their “differences“ they themselves how to perceive and evaluate other religions; whether to understand and welcome them as guests or to condemn them forever as intruders (Tkáčová & Al-Absiová et al, 2021). The surprising return of interest in religion was, on the other hand, reflected in its destiny – with the globalisation of the world grew the globalisation of religion and the activity of religious radicalism and fundamentalism, which led to a reaction in the structures of society and in everyday interpersonal relationships (Tkáčová & Pavlíková et al, 2021)
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