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Moral functioning among team handball players
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The aim of this study was the investigation of the possible relationship between sport
participation and moral functioning between Greek handball team athletes. The instrument
that was used was developed by Gibbons, Ebbeck, and Weiss (1995). The sample consisted of
204 athletes, 107 men, 97 women. Factor analysis revealed 4 factors. Cronbach’s varied from
.81 up to .88. Statistical significant differences were indicated in the dependent variables of:
(1) lying, (2) violation of a rule, (3) intentional injury, and (4) deliberately hurting.
Conclusively, the results support the use of the instrument for measuring moral functioning
among Greek athletes.
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