Sports Teams and Their Communities: Examining the Influence of External Group Identities on Team Identity

By Bob Heere, Jeffery D. James. 2007

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science

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Measuring the social impacts associated with Super Bowl XLIII: Preliminary development of a psychic income scale (2012, background): “However, sport is a medium through which cities and residents express their identity and shared beliefs (Branscombe & Wann, 1991; Heere & James, 2007).”
Exploring PERMA in spectator sport: Applying positive psychology to examine the individual-level benefits of sport consumption (2016, background): “Respondents also noted how the team interacted favourably with external communities, such as the Gold Coast region, that provided meaning in the individual’s life (Heere & James, 2007; Heere et al., 2011).”
Identity crisis: a theoretical analysis of ‘team identification’ research (2017, positive): “…to focus solely on sport teams in light of recent evidence that illustrates the pervasive role of subgroups (Bernache-Assollant, Bouchet, Auvergne, & Lacassagne, 2011; Katz & Heere, 2013; Lock & Funk, 2016) and external communities in consumer action (Heere et al., 2011; Heere & James, 2007a).”
The Effect of Associated Group Identities on Team Identity (2011, methodology): “, 2008), the group identity scale of Heere and James (2007b) presented some discriminancy issues.”
Understanding fan motivation for interacting on social media (2014, background): “Effective relationship marketing is critical in the sport environment (Heere & James, 2007).”
Sport consumer motivation: Autonomy and control orientations that regulate fan behaviours (2012, background): “To date, the social–psychological perspective (Sloan, 1989) remains the dominant approach to explain a range of attitudes and behaviours of sport consumers (Heere & James, 2007; Madrigal, 2006; Pritchard & Funk, 2006; Seo & Green, 2008).”