This book is written from the perspective of a social psychologist. As a conse quence, the topics covered in the upcoming chapters were chosen from among those traditionally of interest to the discipline of social psychology. A criterion for inclusion was the topic's usefulness in providing insights and/or understand ing ofthe social processes at work in sports settings. To this end, I have drawn ex tensively from mainstream journals in social psychology (e. g. , Journal of Per sonality and Social Psychology), and grounded the discussion of topics and issues on the methodologically sound studies/experiments they generally provide. There is also an equally strong interdisciplinary emphasis that features research from physical education, sociology, management science, and education. I have made a further attempt, not as successful as I would have liked, to incorporate a substan tial amount of the fine sports research that has been conducted overseas, particu larly in Europe and Australia. I am hopeful that in bringing together the works of international scholars from a variety of disciplines a clearer and balanced outline of this field will take shape. And now a word about the audience for this text and how to get the most from its pages. I would suggest that the reader have taken a course in social psychology following an introductory-level course. An introductory course in research methodology would also be helpful.
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978-1-4615-8063-8 (9781461580638)
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10.1007/978-1-4615-8063-8
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1 Motivation: The Why of Behavior.- The Need Hierarchy Theory.- ERG Theory.- Need for Achievement ("n" Ach.).- Equity Theory.- Cognitive Evaluation Theory.- The Stress Seekers.- Sensation Seeking.- Suggested Readings.- 2 Performance and Social Influence.- The Relative Age Effect.- The Role of Expectations.- A Theory of Social Impact.- The Home (Field) Advantage.- An Exception.- Crowd Size and Performance.- Summary.- Suggested Readings.- 3 Social Theory and Performance.- Attribution Theory.- The Value of a Wooden Leg: Self-Handicapping Strategies.- Excuses, Excuses!.- Self-Efficacy.- Suggested Readings.- 4 Group Dynamics.- Group Cohesion.- Loyalty.- Social Loafing: When 2 + 2 = 3.- Competition Versus Cooperation.- Suggested Readings.- 5 Leadership.- Definitions.- Three Approaches to Leadership.- Theories of Leadership.- Issues in Sports Leadership.- When the Going Gets Tough, the Complex Get Going.- Leadership Preferences.- Summary.- Suggested Readings.- 6 Sports Heroes: An Extension of Leadership.- The Impact of Heroes.- Heroes as Leaders.- The Functions of Exemplars.- Trends and Category Importance.- A Question of Quality.- Correlates of Hero Selection.- The Response of Admirers.- Again, the Question of Quality.- Suggested Readings.- 7 Personality.- A Matter of Definition.- Measurement of Personality.- Tests.- Social Personality Models.- A Typology of Violent Males.- Suggested Readings.- 8 Sports Aggression.- Historical Trends.- The Definition and Measurement of Aggression.- Theoretical Background.- Interpersonal Aggression.- Situational Determinants.- Drugs and Aggression.- Environmental Influences.- Coping Strategies.- Suggested Readings.- 9 Catharsis Through Sports: Fact or Fiction?.- Those Who Believe.- Roots of Catharsis.- Catharsis: One on One.- Catharsis inthe Stands.- Spectatorship Through the Electronic Media.- Suggested Readings.- 10 Spectatorship and Crowd Behavior.- Motives for Attendance.- Crowd Composition.- The Spectator Experience.- Panics.- Riots.- Summary.- Suggested Readings.- References.- Author Index.- Sports Index.
