Evaluating the psychometric properties of the Social Identity Questionnaire for Sport (SIQS)

Bruner, Mark W.; Benson, Alex J.

doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2017.12.006

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“…Social identification with athletes’ teams was assessed using the nine-item Social Identity Questionnaire in Sport (SIQS; Bruner & Benson, 2018)), which was adapted from Cameron’s (2004) social identity questionnaire. Three items pertained to each of the three dimensions: ingroup ties (e.g., “I feel a sense of being ‘connected’ with other members of this team”), ingroup affect (e.g., “I feel good about being a member of this team”), and cognitive centrality (e.g., “In general, being a member of this team is an important part of my self-image”).…”

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“…Participants responded using a seven-point Likert-type scale ranging from one ( strongly disagree ) to seven ( strongly agree ). In evaluating the psychometric properties of the SIQS using three independent samples, Bruner and Benson (2018) suggested that if the substantive research question centers on social identity as a global construct, then a unidimensional approach can be empirically and conceptually appropriate. Consistent with the purpose of the current research, all items were aggregated to create a global measure of social identity strength.…”

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Everyone Else Is Doing It: The Association Between Social Identity and Susceptibility to Peer Influence in NCAA Athletes

Graupensperger

Benson

Evans

2018

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

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The authors examined athletes' conformity to teammates' risky behaviors through a performance-based manipulation paradigm. They hypothesized that athletes who strongly identified with their team would be at increased risk of conforming to teammates' behaviors. Athletes (N = 379) from 23 intact National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) teams completed surveys (e.g., social identity) and reported the extent to which they would engage in risky behavior scenarios (e.g., drinking and driving). Then, researchers displayed ostensible responses that were manipulated to appear as though teammates reported high engagement in the risky behaviors. Finally, athletes again responded to the hypothetical scenarios and a conformity index was created. Results indicated that social identity, at both individual and group levels, positively predicted conformity-indicating that athletes with stronger social identities are more susceptible to peer influence. Although these findings highlight a pernicious aspect of social identity, they also provide insight into how group-level processes could be leveraged to prevent risky behaviors in student-athletes.

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Everyone Else Is Doing It: The Association Between Social Identity and Susceptibility to Peer Influence in NCAA Athletes

Graupensperger

Benson

Evans

2018

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

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“…The participants were always told that the majority of group members chose the same name they did, which would be their group name for the study. They then completed a pre‐task measure of social identity strength (Bruner & Benson, ) by indicating their agreement with six statements (e.g., “I feel strong ties to other members of this team”; α = 0.89) on a scale from 1 ( strongly disagree ) to 7 ( strongly agree ).…”

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Will they stay or will they go? Narcissistic admiration and rivalry predict ingroup affiliation and devaluation

Benson

Jeschke

Jordan

et al. 2018

Journal of Personality

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Objective Using the narcissistic admiration and rivalry concept (NARC) as a guiding framework, the current research examines how ingroup affiliation and devaluation are connected to the self‐enhancing and self‐threatening properties of ingroups for narcissists. Method Participants (N = 374) completed a group decision‐making task and received feedback that factorially manipulated both individual and group performance. Across the four combinations of performance feedback, we examined the conditional effects of narcissistic admiration and rivalry on social identity, perceptions of group member ability, desire to abandon the group, and desire to expel group members. Results Narcissistic admiration predicted higher levels of social identity in response to ingroup success, regardless of individual performance. In contrast, narcissistic rivalry predicted more negative views of group ability, as well as a higher desire to abandon the group and expel group members in response to individual success combined with ingroup failure. Conclusion The results document and provide insight into narcissists’ fickle attachment to ingroups. They provide evidence of the utility of the NARC in group contexts. Our findings suggest that narcissistic admiration is linked to self‐enhancing group affiliation, whereas narcissistic rivalry is related to self‐protective group distancing and devaluation.

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“…tenure). Social identification strength with one's club sport team was assessed using the nine-item Social Identity Questionnaire for Sport (SIQS; Bruner & Benson, 2018). Items reflected perceptions of ingroup ties (e.g.…”

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Growing into “Us”: Trajectories of Social Identification with College Sport Teams Predict Subjective Well‐Being

Graupensperger

Panza

Budziszewski

et al. 2020

Applied Psych Health & Well

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Background: Groups are often a source of social identification that may elicit subjective well-being. When joining and maintaining membership of groups such as sport clubs, it is anticipated that members will experience varying trajectories of identification strength, but it is unclear how these trajectories may relate to well-being. Method: Participants were 697 college students (64% female), nested within 35 club-level sport teams. The current study longitudinally assessed students' social identification with sport teams at three timepoints (3-month lags) across a school year to examine the extent that growth trajectories in identification strength predicted indices of well-being (i.e. life satisfaction, happiness, and subjective health) at the end of the school year. Results: Multilevel latent growth modeling revealed that end-of-year well-being was positively predicted by social identification intercepts (b = .24, p = .010) and growth trajectories (b = .75, p < .001). Accounting for baseline identification, steeper increases in social identification (upward trajectories) predicted greater well-being. Conclusions: Findings support established theory that social identification relates to well-being, while adding novel insights that students may experience unique benefits when their social identity strengthens over the course of a school year. Considering recent declines in college student well-being, groups like sport teams represent a source for social identification that should be fostered throughout the course of one's group membership.

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Evaluating the psychometric properties of the Social Identity Questionnaire for Sport (SIQS)

Cited by 49 publications

References 34 publications

Everyone Else Is Doing It: The Association Between Social Identity and Susceptibility to Peer Influence in NCAA Athletes

Everyone Else Is Doing It: The Association Between Social Identity and Susceptibility to Peer Influence in NCAA Athletes

Will they stay or will they go? Narcissistic admiration and rivalry predict ingroup affiliation and devaluation

Growing into “Us”: Trajectories of Social Identification with College Sport Teams Predict Subjective Well‐Being

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