Social Identification in Sports Teams

Thomas, William E.; Brown, Rupert; Easterbrook, Matthew J.; Vignoles, Vivian L.; Manzi, Claudia; D’Angelo, Chiara; Holt, Jeremy J.

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“…Social identity is considered as a key theoretical framework for understanding group functioning (Brown, 2000; Haslam, 2004; Rees et al, 2015; Thomas et al, 2017). In general, social identity refers to that part of intergroup relations that explains individuals’ behaviors – as members of an ingroup – in the presence of an outgroup (whether such presence is real, expected or imagined).…”

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Emotions in Group Sports: A Narrative Review From a Social Identity Perspective

2019

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Recently, novel lines of research have developed to study the influence of identity processes in sport-related behaviors. Yet, whereas emotions in sport are the result of a complex psychosocial process, little attention has been paid to examining the mechanisms that underlie how group membership influences athletes’ emotional experiences. The present narrative review aims at complementing the comprehensive review produced by Rees et al. (2015) on social identity in sport by reporting specific work on identity-based emotions in sport. To that end, we firstly overview the different terminology currently used in the field of emotions in groups to clarify the distinct nature of emotions that result from an individual’s social identity. Secondly, we discuss key concepts of social identity to better understand the mechanisms underlying identity-based emotions. Thirdly, we address existing knowledge on identity-based emotions in sport. We close the present narrative review by suggesting future research perspectives based on existing meta-theories of social identity. Evidence from the social psychology literature is discussed alongside existing works from the sport literature to propose a crucial theoretical approach to better understand emotions in sport.

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Section: From Social Identity To Identity-based Emotions Key Theoretmentioning

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Emotions in Group Sports: A Narrative Review From a Social Identity Perspective

2019

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“…(Non)religious worldview motive satisfaction was studied through the social identity motives of belonging, continuity, and meaning (Thomas et al, 2017) derived from (non)religious worldviews that were introduced as the topic of the survey and this measure. The satisfaction of each motive was measured by a mean score of two items adapted from previous research (Easterbrook & Vignoles, 2012; Smeekes & Verkuyten, 2013), utilising a 7‐point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree to 7 = strongly agree): “My ([non]religious) worldview gives me the feeling that I am connected to other people; My ([non]religious) worldview gives me the feeling that I am accepted by other people” ( belonging ), “My ([non]religious) worldview gives me a sense of continuity—between past, present, and future; My ([non]religious) worldview gives me the feeling that I am part of a long shared history” ( continuity ), and “My ([non]religious) worldview makes my life meaningful; My ([non]religious) worldview makes my life important” ( meaning ).…”

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Support for religious minorities' rights among (non)religious national majority group members: A motivational approach to worldviews

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Eskelinen

Kunst

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Community & Applied Soc Psy

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Increasing religious diversity caused by immigration is often perceived as a threat to national majority members' (non)religious worldviews. However, defensive reactions to diversity are not inevitable. Building on the social identity approach and motivated identity construction theory, we argue that (non)religious worldviews that satisfy motivational needs may promote support for religious minorities' rights. We tested this hypothesis in a sample of 1,499 national majority group members in four countries with Christian traditions (Australia, Finland, Germany, and Norway). Participants reported their adherence to a (non)religious worldview in terms of their (dis)belief in God, and also the extent to which their worldview satisfied their needs for belonging, continuity, and meaning in life. The more religious worldview was perceived to satisfy these motives, the more religious majority group members supported religious minorities' rights. Worldview motive satisfaction was not associated with support for religious minorities' rights among the non‐religious. In addition, perceived diversity threat was associated with weaker support for minority rights, but again, this negative effect of threat was less evident among religious participants whose religious worldview satisfied their needs for belonging, continuity, and meaning. We conclude that communities based on a shared (religious) worldview should invest in fulfilling the motivational needs of their members, to foster interreligious solidarity. Please refer to the Supplementary Material section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement.

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“…Therefore, we assume that the continuity of the group itself would have a positive effect on individual well-being. In addition, if individual continuity improves individual (e.g., Jiang et al, 2020;Rutt & Löckenhoff, 2016) and group (Thomas et al, 2017) well-being, collective continuity that improves social well-being could, as a mirror image, positively influence group and individual well-being. Additionally, previous findings (Herrera & Sani, 2013;Roth et al, 2017;Sani et al, 2007Sani et al, , 2008Smeekes & Verkuyten, 2015) have shown that individuals will identify more with groups that they perceive as continuous over time and that a strong perception of collective continuity also increases the perception of the group as a unitary whole (group entitativity).…”

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Effect of collective continuity on individual well-being.

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Collange²,

Urdapilleta³

2023

Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology

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Perceived collective (or group) continuity (PCC) is the perception of a link between a group’s past, present, and future in both aspects: via permanent cultural traits (e.g., values, beliefs, traditions, habits) that are transmitted (essentialist PCC) or historical group events that are part of a causal-effect chain (narrativist PCC). PCC has not been investigated in the particular historical context of France. Moreover, previous studies have often focused on the beneficial effects of PCC as a whole (i.e., without considering these two dimensions independently), such as on social well-being (e.g., Sani et al., 2007). The initial objective of this research (Study 1), using a cross-sectional design, was to validate a French version of the PCC scale. Results showed that PCC had psychometric qualities that were quite satisfactory. This research also aimed, using a longitudinal design (Study 2), to test whether PCC and essentialist PCC, more than narrativist PCC, had a positive mediated effect on individual well-being (here satisfaction with personal life). Hypotheses were partially confirmed. But in general, the more French participants perceived collective continuity and the more they perceived their group to be an entity, the more strongly they identified with their group and the more satisfied they were with their life. These results and the experimental limits allow us to propose a set of recommendations and reflections for future research on collective continuity, and their bearing on and implications for individual and group dynamics.

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Social Identification in Sports Teams

Cited by 39 publications

References 62 publications

Emotions in Group Sports: A Narrative Review From a Social Identity Perspective

Emotions in Group Sports: A Narrative Review From a Social Identity Perspective

Support for religious minorities' rights among (non)religious national majority group members: A motivational approach to worldviews

Effect of collective continuity on individual well-being.

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