TY - JOUR
T1 - A Social Identity Approach to Sport Psychology
T2 - Principles, Practice, and Prospects
AU - Rees, Tim
AU - Alexander Haslam, S.
AU - Coffee, Pete
AU - Lavallee, David
N1 - Funding Information:
Tim Rees, S. Alexander Haslam, Pete Coffee, and David Lavallee have no potential conflicts of interest that are directly relevant to the content of the manuscript. The contribution of S. Alexander Haslam was funded by the Australian Research Council (FL110100199). The manuscript does not contain clinical studies or patient data.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Springer International Publishing Switzerland.
PY - 2015/8
Y1 - 2015/8
N2 - Drawing on social identity theory and self-categorization theory, we outline an approach to sport psychology that understands groups not simply as features of sporting contexts but rather as elements that can be, and often are, incorporated into a person’s sense of self and, through this, become powerful determinants of their sport-related behavior. The underpinnings of this social identity approach are outlined, and four key lessons for sport that are indicative of the analytical and practical power of the approach are presented. These suggest that social identity is the basis for sports group (1) behavior, (2) formation and development, (3) support and stress appraisal, and (4) leadership. Building on recent developments within sport science, we outline an agenda for future research by identifying a range of topics to which the social identity approach could fruitfully contribute.
AB - Drawing on social identity theory and self-categorization theory, we outline an approach to sport psychology that understands groups not simply as features of sporting contexts but rather as elements that can be, and often are, incorporated into a person’s sense of self and, through this, become powerful determinants of their sport-related behavior. The underpinnings of this social identity approach are outlined, and four key lessons for sport that are indicative of the analytical and practical power of the approach are presented. These suggest that social identity is the basis for sports group (1) behavior, (2) formation and development, (3) support and stress appraisal, and (4) leadership. Building on recent developments within sport science, we outline an agenda for future research by identifying a range of topics to which the social identity approach could fruitfully contribute.
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U2 - 10.1007/s40279-015-0345-4
DO - 10.1007/s40279-015-0345-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 26092187
AN - SCOPUS:84938216368
SN - 0112-1642
VL - 45
SP - 1083
EP - 1096
JO - Sports Medicine
JF - Sports Medicine
IS - 8
ER -