Moral dilemmas in university populations

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dc.contributor.authorBrantner, Keegan M.
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorRathwell, Scott
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-28T19:06:06Z
dc.date.available2023-02-28T19:06:06Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractHow sport impacts university student-athletes’ development and behaviours has received considerable attention in the past two decades. Researchers have studied student-athlete’s development of life skills (Chartier et al., 2021; Rathwell & Young, 2018a), effects of sport participation on their identity (Chen et al., 2010;), leadership development (Wright & Côté, 2003), and moral behaviour (Hodge & Lonsdale, 2011; Kavussanu et al., 2002). Fewer studies have examined why and how university sport impacts student-athlete outcomes. We explored if being an identifiable member within the university community lead student-athletes to behave in ways that align with school and team values. Our study purpose was to test (a) if university student-athletes had more moral intentions than non-student athletes, and (b) whether being reminded of their affiliation to their university enhances student-athletes’ moral intentions differently than general student populations. A 3X2 quasi-experimental design was used to test 27 student-athletes’, 24 intramural athletes’, and 31 regular university students’ moral intentions under two conditions. In the experimental condition, participants responded to moral dilemmas while wearing team or university-affiliated apparel. In the control, participants wore non-affiliated apparel. In both conditions, participants completed the Social Identity Questionnaire in Sport, Adapted Social Identity Questionnaire in Sport, and a Social Desirability Scale. No significant difference between group F(2,79) = 1.75, p = .18, ηp2 = .04 and condition F(1,79) = 1.48, p = .23, ηp2 = .02 , or a significant interaction effect was found F(2,79) = 0.53, p = .59, ηp2 = .01. Student-athletes are no different in moral intentions than other university student populations. Moreover, wearing university-affiliated apparel does not change the moral intentions of any student group. Our results suggest that emphasizing student-athletes’ roles as representatives of the university may be an insufficient behaviour change intervention.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6440
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subject0451en_US
dc.proquest.subject0384en_US
dc.proquest.subject0621en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Kinesiology and Physical Education
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Kinesiology and Physical Educationen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)
dc.subjectuniversity sport
dc.subjectmoral dilemmas
dc.subjectHawthorne effect
dc.subjectsocial identity
dc.subjectCollege sports
dc.subjectCollege athletes--Conduct of life
dc.subjectCollege students--Conduct of life
dc.subjectEthical problems
dc.subjectGroup identity
dc.subjectEthics
dc.subjectValues
dc.subjectDissertations
dc.subjectAcademic
dc.titleMoral dilemmas in university populationsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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