Further replication of the relationship between team identification and social psychological well-being: examining non-classroom settings. From: North American Journal of Psychology | Date: December 1, 2005| Author: Cygan, Joe; Kawase, Ikuko; Ryan, Jacob; Walker, Rhonda G.; Wann, Daniel L. | COPYRIGHT 2005 North American Journal of Psychology. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Several previous research projects had documented the positive relationship between identification with a local sport team and social psychological health (e.g., Wann, Dimmock, & Grove, 2003; Wann, Dunham, Byrd, & Keenan, 2004). However, each of these earlier efforts had involved testing in university classrooms. The purpose of the current investigation was to examine the identification--well-being relationship in two new settings: university dormitories and at a university sportin...