Abstract
The creation of a much clearer view on religiosity-morality relations was the basic goal of the present study. Another goal was to examine the impact of factors (gender, type of sports) that possibly effect the formation of moral content judgment and parts of religiosity within a sport environment. The participants were 258 athletes of the Christian Orthodox faith (180 males and 78 females). All participants were involved in the fourteen sports. They filled out the Moral Content Judgment in Sport Questionnaire (MCJSQ), the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire (SCSRFQ), and the Religious Schema Scale (RSS). Results showed an effect of gender and type of sports on moral judgment and religiosity, respectively. Results also revealed the predicting ability of religiosity on moral judgment with religious schemas presenting more intense participation than that of religious faith.
Highlights
Religiosity and morality are two constructs that hold a crucial role in the formation of people’s behavior
The present study reveals a number of interesting findings that have to do with (a) the way reasons/motives relate to moral judgment in sport; (b) the strength of religious faith; (c) the religious styles of athletes; (d) the way moral judgment and religiosity of athletes is formed in relation to gender and type of sport; and (e) the relationship between moral content judgment and perspectives of religiosity
The present study has highlighted the importance of the religiosity constructs as an influence on moral judgment
Summary
Religiosity and morality are two constructs that hold a crucial role in the formation of people’s behavior. A growing body of research recognizes the influences of religion and religious faith on human behavior and psychological functioning; for reviews see [3]. Personal religiosity is considered as a social force that has an important effect on moral development and interactions, the relationship between the two [5,7] has not been thoroughly researched in sport settings. Due to the fact thata literature review provides little in the way of conclusive empirical results [7], the present study will make an effort to investigate the influence of personal religiosity on the formation of moral judgment regarding sport activities
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