• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.324-334
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to analyze Olympism. For analysis, a Q methodology was applied, which is useful for identifying individual's subjectivity structure. The research question raised in this study included what is Olympism. For this study, a Q-sample, which made 34 statements exploring the Olympism attitude and value system, was used. In addition, a P-sample was composed of 35 statements. Seventeen people with non-physical education involvement and 18 athletic players were selected. Olympism was categorized into five types: 'traditional values', 'meaningful to participate', 'contend for victory', 'fair play', and 'sense of ethics'.