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Podcast: Physical Activity Researcher
Episode: /Highlights/ What do we know about the Spiritual Dimension of Sport? Drs Nesti & Ronkainen (Pt1) - Meaningful Sport Series
Description: In this episode, Noora and Mark discuss their work together on the spiritual dimension of sport. While there is growing literature on spirituality in health psychology and occupational psychology, it still remains a somewhat marginal topic in sport studies and especially sport psychology.
The episode focuses on exploring what spirituality is, the challenges researchers face when trying to conceptualise it, and the role of culture when we discuss spirituality. Mark also defends a view that love has a spiritual dimension to it.
The discussion draws on the book that Noora and Mark wrote together, Meaning...