Casual spectators and die-hard fans’ reactions to their team defeat: A look at the role of territorial identification in elite French rugby

This research investigated the role of two foci of identification (team and territory) on identity management strategies used by sport followers in the particular context of elite French rugby union. In study 1 which dealt with casual spectators (N = 153), the results corroborated numerous studies c...

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Autores principales:	Iouri Bermache-Assollant, Raphael Laurin
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Lenguaje:	EN ES
Publicado:	Universidad de San Buenaventura 2012
Materias:	Defeat threat identity management strategies identification rugby Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:cc9f3ee61b6a46a6a27493d9125d93dc2021-11-25T02:23:17ZCasual spectators and die-hard fans’ reactions to their team defeat: A look at the role of territorial identification in elite French rugby10.21500/20112084.7682011-20842011-7922https://doaj.org/article/cc9f3ee61b6a46a6a27493d9125d93dc2012-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistas.usb.edu.co/index.php/IJPR/article/view/768https://doaj.org/toc/2011-2084https://doaj.org/toc/2011-7922This research investigated the role of two foci of identification (team and territory) on identity management strategies used by sport followers in the particular context of elite French rugby union. In study 1 which dealt with casual spectators (N = 153), the results corroborated numerous studies conducted in the North-American context and showed that team identification constitutes a strong driver for offensive and loyalty reactions. In study 2 which dealt with die-hard fans (N = 64), it appeared that team identification seems to be the best predictor of team loyalty strategy whereas territorial identification seems to be the first predictor of offensive strategies. Taken together, the studies showed the importance of considering the specific context in which sport fanship takes place.Iouri Bermache-AssollantRaphael LaurinUniversidad de San BuenaventuraarticleDefeatthreatidentity management strategiesidentificationrugbyPsychologyBF1-990ENESInternational Journal of Psychological Research, Vol 5, Iss 1 (2012)
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description	This research investigated the role of two foci of identification (team and territory) on identity management strategies used by sport followers in the particular context of elite French rugby union. In study 1 which dealt with casual spectators (N = 153), the results corroborated numerous studies conducted in the North-American context and showed that team identification constitutes a strong driver for offensive and loyalty reactions. In study 2 which dealt with die-hard fans (N = 64), it appeared that team identification seems to be the best predictor of team loyalty strategy whereas territorial identification seems to be the first predictor of offensive strategies. Taken together, the studies showed the importance of considering the specific context in which sport fanship takes place.
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title	Casual spectators and die-hard fans’ reactions to their team defeat: A look at the role of territorial identification in elite French rugby
title_short	Casual spectators and die-hard fans’ reactions to their team defeat: A look at the role of territorial identification in elite French rugby
title_full	Casual spectators and die-hard fans’ reactions to their team defeat: A look at the role of territorial identification in elite French rugby
title_fullStr	Casual spectators and die-hard fans’ reactions to their team defeat: A look at the role of territorial identification in elite French rugby
title_full_unstemmed	Casual spectators and die-hard fans’ reactions to their team defeat: A look at the role of territorial identification in elite French rugby
title_sort	casual spectators and die-hard fans’ reactions to their team defeat: a look at the role of territorial identification in elite french rugby
publisher	Universidad de San Buenaventura
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Casual spectators and die-hard fans’ reactions to their team defeat: A look at the role of territorial identification in elite French rugby

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