Concept information
Preferred term
psychology of play as competition
Definition
- Most of us have heard the following phrase, “Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing.” Many of us are also guilty of asking the almost inevitable question following a sport performance, “Did you win?” There comes a time when it seems that play is no longer just about fun. It becomes about competition. [Source: Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society; Play as Competition, Psychology of]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/psychology_of_play_as_competition
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