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- Abstract:
- Sport, exercise, and performance psychology (SEPP) practitioners have found themselves working with athletes, coaches, and other sport professionals who come from a diverse cultural background in the past few years. Yet some of them still find themselves lacking in cultural competence due to the lack of research regarding multicultural sport psychology. Additionally, sport psychology researchers have examined golfers, however there is no research in the experience of becoming a professional golfer in the Philippines. Lastly, there has been a call for research regarding multicultural sport psychology. The current investigation involved existential phenomenological interviewing of 8 professional Filipino golfers ranging in age from 23 to 27 years old (M= 25 SD= 1.3) to determine the meaning of the experience of becoming a professional golfer in the Philippines. Qualitative analysis of the transcripts revealed a total of 304 meaning units that were further grouped into themes and subthemes. A final thematic structure revealed that there were five major themes: Game Development, Support System, Mental Skills, Pressure, and Emotions. The findings add to the current literature and help practitioners in working with Asian golfers. Specifically, friends had a key role in the participants’ experiences on their path to becoming professional golfers. However, the results seemed to suggest that these golfers’ experiences were more similar than different to those of Western golfers. Thus, while as practitioners we must take into contact a client’s cultural background, we cannot always assume that cultural differences contribute to differences in sport experiences and mental skills.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (M.S.)--Barry University, 2015.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (leaves 169-172).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Barry University
- Holding Location:
- Barry University Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- Copyright Christel Janine Mamaril. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- GV965.P45 M36 2015_MamarilChristel ( BU-Local )
- Classification:
- GV965.P45 M36 2015 ( lcc )
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