TY - JOUR
T1 - Perspectives on the home advantage
T2 - A comparison of football players, fans and referees
AU - Anderson, Melissa
AU - Wolfson, Sandy
AU - Neave, Nick
AU - Moss, Mark
PY - 2012/5
Y1 - 2012/5
N2 - Objectives
The study aimed to address the paucity of research pertaining to perceptions of causes of the home advantage. The views of three key personnel groups in football (soccer) were examined with regard to their perspectives.
Design and procedure
Players (n = 94), fans (n = 116) and referees (n = 163) completed a ten-item questionnaire on which they rated the contribution of the most prominent factors known to influence the home advantage.
Results
Factor analysis revealed three subscales (officials, player state and home environment) relating to explanations for the home advantage. A MANOVA examining the groups’ ratings for these three subscales found that the fans and player gave higher ratings for the contribution of officials and player state than did referees, while the fans gave higher ratings for the home environment.
Conclusion
The present study provides an insight into conceptualisations of the home advantage from the perspectives of different football groups. The relevance of self-enhancement, emanating from motivational and information processing mechanisms, is considered.
AB - Objectives
The study aimed to address the paucity of research pertaining to perceptions of causes of the home advantage. The views of three key personnel groups in football (soccer) were examined with regard to their perspectives.
Design and procedure
Players (n = 94), fans (n = 116) and referees (n = 163) completed a ten-item questionnaire on which they rated the contribution of the most prominent factors known to influence the home advantage.
Results
Factor analysis revealed three subscales (officials, player state and home environment) relating to explanations for the home advantage. A MANOVA examining the groups’ ratings for these three subscales found that the fans and player gave higher ratings for the contribution of officials and player state than did referees, while the fans gave higher ratings for the home environment.
Conclusion
The present study provides an insight into conceptualisations of the home advantage from the perspectives of different football groups. The relevance of self-enhancement, emanating from motivational and information processing mechanisms, is considered.
KW - home advantage
KW - perceptions
KW - football
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84855992909&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.psychsport.2011.11.012
DO - 10.1016/j.psychsport.2011.11.012
M3 - Article
SN - 1469-0292
VL - 13
SP - 311
EP - 316
JO - Psychology of Sport and Exercise
JF - Psychology of Sport and Exercise
IS - 3
ER -