Social identity and personal connections on the mat: Social network analysis within Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Social identity and personal connections on the mat: Social network analysis within Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
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DOI：
10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.10.006
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发表时间：
2019-01-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Galatti, Larissa R.
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作者：
Cae Rodrigues, Alba Iara;Evans, M. Blair;Galatti, Larissa R.
越来越多的人支持这样一种说法，即体育参与通常是一种由同伴互动塑造的社会体验。目前的研究探讨了如何在一个大型体育俱乐部的同伴互动的结构与社会认同的设置和预测坚持俱乐部活动。为了了解这个群体的社会结构，我们使用了一个来自报告的同伴互动的社会网络。我们期望一个人在网络中的位置（即，结构中心性，来自同行报告的互动）将与他们的社会认同呈正相关，并将前瞻性地预测在随访时间点的依从性。参与者包括来自巴西一家大型柔术（BJJ）俱乐部的185名练习者（M年龄= 31.91 SD = 7.05，95%为男性）。参与者完成了一个名称生成器的调查（构建社会网络）与社会认同相关的项目，而俱乐部的记录进行访问，以衡量在7个月的后续遵守。回归分析表明，那些在同伴网络中最核心的人报告了对一个社会身份维度的更强感知（即，内集团关系），更有可能继续参与BJJ。这些研究结果表明，在一个大型的同龄人网络中，结构中心性可能与对群体和行为的信念有关，其中一个关键的含义是需要加强运动员在俱乐部环境中的同龄人整合。
There is growing support for the claim that sport participation is commonly a social experience that is shaped by peer interactions. The current study examined how the structure of peer interactions within a large sport club were associated with social identification within that setting and predicted adherence to club activities. To understand the group's social structure, we used a social network derived from reported peer interactions. We expected that one's position within the network (i.e., structural centrality, derived from peer-reported interactions) would be positively associated with their social identification and would prospectively predict adherence at a follow-up point in time. Participants included 185 practitioners from a large Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) club (M-age = 31.91 SD = 7.05, 95% male). Participants completed a name generator survey (to construct the social network) alongside items related to social identification, whereas club records were accessed to measure adherence at a 7 month follow-up. Regression analyses indicated that those who were most central within the peer network reported stronger perceptions of one social identity dimension (i.e., ingroup ties) and were more likely to continue involvement in BJJ. These findings demonstrate how structural centrality within a large peer network may relate to beliefs about the group and behavior - with a key implication being the need to strengthen athletes' peer integration within club environments.