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The Perceived Significance of Spirituality on Sri Lankan National Team Players’ Performance

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  • Perera H. P. N.

    (Department of Sports Science, Faculty of Applied sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka)

  • Jusoh M.

    (Graduate School of Management, Post Graduate Centre (PGC) Management and Science University, Malaysia)

  • Azam S. M. F.

    (Graduate School of Management, Management and Science University, Malaysia)

  • Sudasinghe S. R. S. N.

    (Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration, Sri Lanka)

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to analyze the relationship between spirituality and perceived performance in team sports players. A standard spirituality questionnaire was used to assess the exogenous variable. The endogenous variable of the study was perceived performance and was measured through a questionnaire of a likert scale which was adopted from literature. Subjective performances of the players were derived opposed to objective performance. Data had been collected from Sri Lankan national team players who are engaged in team sports of football, basketball, Elle, volleyball, Hockey, Kabaddi, Netball, Rugby and Throw ball. The study population was 308 national team players and the universal sampling technique was used. The study results reveal that there is a positive relationship between spirituality and performance of the players.

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  • Perera H. P. N. & Jusoh M. & Azam S. M. F. & Sudasinghe S. R. S. N., 2019. "The Perceived Significance of Spirituality on Sri Lankan National Team Players’ Performance," The Journal of Social Sciences Research, Academic Research Publishing Group, vol. 5(10), pages 1501-1506, 10-2019.
    • Handle: RePEc:arp:tjssrr:2019:p:1501-1506
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