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The effects of team identification and game outcome on willingness to consider anonymous acts of hostile agression.

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From: Journal of Sport Behavior
Date: 20050901
Author:Akanda, Rubaba; Culver, Zachary; Daglar, Melek; de Divitiis, Carla; Smith, Anthony; Wann, Daniel L.

Previous research indicates that a sizable minority of individuals are willing to consider committing violent actions against opposing players and coaches if the act is anonymous. Further, admissions of willingness are particularly prominent among highly identified fans (i.e., persons with a strong psychological connection to a team). This pattern of effects has been documented for both instrumental (Wann, Peterson, Cothran, & Dykes, 1999) and hostile aggression (Wann, Haynes, McLean, & Pullen (2003). The current experiment extended previous research by examining the impact of outcome ...

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