Pro-social behaviours in school-age sports fans

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ID17801903
AuthorsAntonia Pelegrín Muñoz (0000-0003-0370-6079, Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx, corresponding author), Eva León Zarceño (0000-0003-1480-706X, Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx), Higinio González-García (0000-0002-9921-744X, Universidad Internacional De La Rioja)
Year2020
Volume15
Issue43
Pages121-129
Publication date2020-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCultura Ciencia y Deporte (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1696-5043 • E-ISSN: 1989-7413
PublisherUCAM CCD (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.12800/ccd.v15i43.1405
OpenAlexW3014121695
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited9

The objectives of this research work were: To study the prosocial behaviours of participants who are sport followers and non-followers and those affiliated in a supporter ́s club and non-affiliated; and compare if prosocial behaviours differ between sports practitioners and those who do not practice. The sample consisted of 1663 school children with an age range from 8 to 12 years old (M = 9.80; SD = 1.21). The results showed higher levels of empathic concern (p < .05; d = .15) in sports followers than in non-followers. On the other hand, the followers showed higher scores in the variable social selfcontrol (p < .05; d = .12) than non-followers. It was concluded that the followers are the group with the highest empathic concern and higher scores in social self-control compared to non-followers. Therefore, following sport could be a strategy to improve social behaviours in school children

Club · Developmental psychology · Prosocial behavior · Supporter · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Medicine · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Social Psychology

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