Coping With Tragedy via Reflected Glory
How the Houston Astros’ World Series Win Contributed to Locals’ Process of Overcoming Hurricane Harvey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13049112 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sara Erlichman (0000-0003-1984-3924, Pennsylvania State University, corresponding author), Virginia S Harrison (0000-0002-5859-5241, Pennsylvania State University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 811-832 |
| Publication date | 2019-12-19 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Communication & Sport (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2167-4795 • E-ISSN: 2167-4809 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2167479519894672 |
| OpenAlex | W2996602381 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 52 |
This study investigates the effects of the Houston Astros’ first World Series win on locals who were affected by the natural disaster, Hurricane Harvey. Approaching the topic to understand whether organizational identification has similar positive outcomes to basking in reflected glory, this study specifically measures whether Houston residents were able to cope better and whether their meaning in life increased. After distributing surveys to Houston residents who reported being impacted by the hurricane, the findings indicated stronger organizational identification with the Houston Astros led to stronger reflected glory. Additionally, fans who felt reflected glory were more able to cope with tragedy, and self-efficacy toward overcoming the disaster partially contributed to this relationship. Lastly, fans who coped with the disaster felt a greater meaning in life. Theoretically, our study makes new connections between organizational identity and reflected glory, while tying reflected glory to coping outcomes. The relationship between coping and meaning in life is also explored. Our findings demonstrate how a city hit by tragedy could potentially see positive outcomes when their local professional team achieves major successes, such as winning the World Series
Coping (psychology · Geography · Glory · Meaning (existential · Natural disaster · Psychotherapist · Social science · Sociology · Tragedy (event · Tying · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Management and Organizational Studies · Psychology · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |