对奥运奖牌指数与国家自豪感的理性思考

Influence of Olympic Medal Index on National Pride

竞技体育是表达国家自豪感和提升国家凝聚力的主要手段之一。主要探讨竞技体育成绩尤其是奥运奖牌指数对国家自豪感的影响,为我国民众理性地看待奥运奖牌指数以及竞技体育经费的理性投入提供参考。研究结果表明,国家自豪感是一个相对稳定的国家特征,竞技体育成绩仅可以引起其小幅波动;通常情况下,国家自豪感是意图增加竞技体育经费的一种政治话语,即赢得更多奖牌,进而提升国家自豪感。

Elite sport is often regarded as one of the main vehicles for articulating national pride and stimulating national cohesion. In this article, the author explores the effects on national pride as related to success in elite sport especially Olympic medal index, in order to let our people look upon the Olympic medal index rationally and provide a reference for the rational invest of our country＇ s athletic sports funds. The results suggest that the notion of national pride is a rather stable characteristic of countries, and the sport success may lead to minor and temporary fluctuations. It is often implicit to the political rhetoric used to increase sport funding with the aim of winning more medals to generate an increase in national pride.