Abstract
Numerous studies have associated increased ego involvement with lower levels of morality in sport (see Kavussanu, 2008). To date though, researchers have predominantly investigated ego involvement in terms of competence judgments made with reference to opponents. Further, when assessing immoral behaviours in sport researchers have also tended to focus on behaviours towards opponents. However, it is possible that athletes may also strive for ego-involved goals based on outperforming their team-mates. Such intrateam ego involvement may have important implications for antisocial behaviours toward team-mates that are known to exist in sport (see Kavussanu & Boardley, 2009). The primary purpose of the current study is to determine whether intrateam ego involvement is positively associated with antisocial behaviour towards team-mates in sport. A secondary purpose of this study is to investigate potential mediators and moderators of the hypothesised relationship between intrateam ego involvement and antisocial behaviour towards team-mates. Specifically, it is hypothesised that cohesion will moderate this relationship, in as much as the relationship will be stronger for athletes who perceive low levels of cohesion. Further, it is proposed that moral disengagement will mediate the anticipated positive relationship between intrateam ego involvement and antisocial behaviour towards team-mates. The target sample for the study is 250-350 male and female team-sport athletes from a variety of competitive levels. The relationships being investigated in this study will be tested using structural equation modelling. In sum, this study aims to extend achievement goal theory-based morality research by investigating intrateam ego-involved goals.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceeding of the 13th FEPSAC European Congress of Sport Psychology |
| Pages | 148 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |