Raphaël Laurin

Refining the relationship between ingroup identification and identity management strategies in the sport context: The moderating role of gender and the mediating role of negative mood

The aim of this exploratory research was to refine the relationship between ingroup identification and three classical identity-management strategies: individual mobility, social competition and social creativity. More specifically, in the particular context of sport spectators’ reactions to their team loss, we tested the moderating role of gender in differentiating the use of CORFing (distancing) strategy and the mediating role of negative mood in differentiating the use of social competition and social creativity strategies. To this end, 173 French physical education students were asked to watch an edited video clip about a defeat of the French national rugby union team. As expected, and consistent with past research, results first showed that the amount of team identification is a reliable determinant of the participants’ choice of an identity management strategy. Highly identified spectators were more associated with engaging themselves in ingroup-protective behaviors (i.e., blasting and boosting) than spectators low in team identification who, in contrast, privileged distancing strategies (i.e., CORFing). Moreover, results revealed that participant’s gender moderates the link between ingroup identification and CORFing strategy, and that negative mood mediates the ingroup identification—blasting strategy relationship. Theoretical implications of these moderating and mediating effects are then discussed.

Effects of personal goal management program on school and football self- determination motivation and satisfaction of newcomers within a football training centre.

Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a personal goal-based intervention on school and football self-determination motivation and satisfaction of newcomers within football training centres. Twenty-three trainees were divided randomly into two groups, either a treatment group or a control group. The treatment proposed to the participants was the Personal Goal Management Program. Trainees’ school and football motivation and satisfaction were measured before, during and after the intervention. Results indicated a beneficial influence on football motivation and satisfaction, and overall trainee satisfaction. Methodological and applied suggestions are made to favour adjustment of newcomers within football training centre.

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 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.

Conscientiousness, self-determination, and satisfaction in soccer academies: a longitudinal perspective.

Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate from a longitudinal perspective the relationships between conscientiousness, soccer and school self‐determination, and satisfaction in soccer academies. Newly recruited French soccer athletes responded to satisfaction and self‐determination measures three times, once every four months, and to conscientiousness measure in Time 2. Results showed that soccer self‐determination of trainees decreased and that its relationship with satisfaction was stronger over time. Moreover, results indicated that the relationship between trainee conscientiousness and satisfaction depends on the level of soccer self‐determination (S S‐D); when it was relatively high (in the middle of the year) the relationship was moderated by S S‐D and when it was weak (at the end of the year) the relation was mediated by S S‐D. Applied suggestions are made to develop means to maintain trainees’ feelings of autonomy toward soccer and school experience

Self-Reported Adjustment of Teenagers at Soccer Training Centers: The Soccer Trainee Adjustment Scale

The aim of this study was to develop a questionnaire to measure adjustment of teenagers at soccer training centers, particularly newcomers. The Soccer Trainee Adjustment Scale was adapted from the Institutional Integration Scale and assesses the trainees adjustment to operating and social activities. The scale was tested on a sample of 136 trainees from four soccer centers. Exploratory analysis indicated that the 13 items formed five factors: peer adjustment, boarding supervisor adjustment, soccer adjustment, scholastic adjustment, and boarding adjustment. These factors had internal consistency reliability ranging from .76 to .94.

Effets de l'accompagnement d'un projet personnel sur l'estime de soi de stagiaires d'un centre de formation de football

L’objectif de cette etude etait d’evaluer les effets de l’accompagnement d’un projet personnel sur l’evolution de l’estime de soi de stagiaires d’un centre de football en fin de formation. 22 stagiaires ont ete repartis au hasard en deux groupes egaux : un groupe experimental (accompagnement de projet) et un groupe controle (tâche neutre). L’intervention proposait aux participants des entretiens individuels visant l’elaboration et la planification d’un projet oriente principalement sur les domaines sportif et scolaire. 10 mesures repetees toutes les 3 semaines (4 avant et 6 apres l’intervention) de l’estime globale de soi, de la valeur physique percue et des sentiments de competence la constituant (force, endurance, competence sportive et apparence physique) ont ete effectuees. Les resultats traduisent une influence positive de la participation au dispositif sur l’estime globale de soi et les sentiments de competence de force et d’endurance physique, mais pas sur la valeur physique percue. Ceux-ci nuancent l’importance de la composante physique dans l’estime globale de soi de cette population et soulignent l’interet de considerer differents domaines d’expression, notamment le scolaire, dans l’accompagnement de projet. Ils suggerent enfin la pertinence d’une intervention basee sur l’accompagnement de projet afin d’aider ces stagiaires a anticiper et preparer la fin de leur formation footballistique.