Moral Behaviour

Question 1

What is Moral Behaviour?

Answer 1

The carrying out of an action that is deemed as right or wrong

Learned through the processes of reinforcement and modeling

Question 2

What are the 6 Factors that impact the development of moral behaviour in sport?

Answer 2

1. Sport Environment
2. Motivational Climate
3. Goal Orientation
4. Team Norms
5. Bullying and Hazing in Sport
6. Aggression

Question 3

Factors that impact the development of moral behaviour in sport

What is Sport Environment?

Answer 3

Sports can provide an environment for moral practice and development

• Athletes can learn rules and fair play in sport
• Thus, good moral behaviour (e.g., co-operation, team loyalty, respect for opponents etc.) can develop
• Sport can also provide opportunities to engage in unfair play, illegitimate aggression, and intimidation

Coaches act as role models

• Can stop disrespect and rule violation and encourage positive moral behaviour in athletes
• Emphasizing winning or immoral behaviours can lead to unsportspersonlike conduct in athletes

Question 4

Factors that impact the development of moral behaviour in sport

What is Motivational Climate?
What is Prosocial behaviour?
What is Antisocial behaviour?

Answer 4

Athletes who have coaches that emphasize cooperation and learning from past mistakes may engage in more prosocial behaviour

Prosocial behaviour:
Behaviour intended to benefit or assist another individual or team

Antisocial behaviour:
Behaviour intended to harm or disadvantage another individual or team

Question 5

Factors that impact the development of moral behaviour in sport

What are Team Norms?

Answer 5

Team norms are “standards or expectations that influence team members’ behaviour”

Teammates’, coaches’, and parents’ expectations have a significant impact on athletes’ moral behaviour

• If it is normal for players on a team to yell at an official then individual players are more likely to yell at the official

Question 6

Factors that impact the development of moral behaviour in sport

What are Bullying and Hazing in Sport?

Answer 6

Bullying:

• Based on the imbalance of power between peers
• One peer is more powerful and repeatedly attacks the less powerful with intention to harm

Hazing:

• Any potentially humiliating, degrading, abusive, or dangerous activity expected of an individual to belong to a group, regardless of their willingness to participate