Abstract
Uncertainty reduction theory suggests that people identify most strongly with a group if they feel a high level of self-uncertainty and the group is highly entitative. This study proposed that being a fan is such an integral part of self-identity that when their team faces an uncertain future, fans have higher self-uncertainty. The results indicate that fans of teams facing uncertain futures (promotion or relegation) showed significantly higher levels of self-uncertainty and identified significantly more with their fellow fans than did fans of teams facing a certain future. Implications of this research for the role of uncertainty and social identity in football fans are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - Feb 2008 |
| Event | 2008 Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society - Dublin, Eire Duration: 1 Feb 2008 → … |
Conference
| Conference | 2008 Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society |
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| Period | 1/02/08 → … |