Citation

Wann DL. Percept. Mot. Skills 1994; 78(3): 864-866.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Murray State University, KY 42071-3305.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8084705

Abstract

Authors have disagreed on whether sports spectating has positive or negative consequences for individuals and society. Based on Smith's 1988 discussion of "the noble sports fan," the current research tested the prediction that identification with a sports team would be positively related to collective or group's self-esteem and not related to trait scores of aggression. The hypothesis was confirmed. Discussion centers on patterns of the observed correlations.

Language: en