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Area of Science:

  • Sport Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Team Dynamics

Background:

  • Positional competition, or the fight for playing time, is common in interdependent sports teams.
  • The link between positional competition and social identity in sports teams has been theorized but not empirically studied.
  • Understanding this relationship is crucial for team cohesion and athlete well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To empirically investigate whether positional competition predicts social identity among student-athletes.
  • To examine if starting status moderates the relationship between positional competition and social identity.

Main Methods:

  • Survey administered to 181 Canadian university student-athletes.
  • Measures included positional competition scales and social identity scales.
  • Statistical analyses included regression and moderation analyses.

Main Results:

  • Positional competition dimensions explained 22%–36% of the variance in social identity dimensions.
  • Teammate-driven positional competition was the strongest predictor across all social identity dimensions.
  • Starting status significantly moderated the effects of specific positional competition dimensions on social identity components.

Conclusions:

  • This study provides empirical evidence supporting the theoretical link between positional competition and social identity in sports.
  • Task-related perceptions of positional competition positively correlate with social identity.
  • Findings highlight the nuanced impact of player status (starter vs. non-starter) on team dynamics and social identity.