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Behavioral Responses to Threatened Ethnic Identity in a Sports Setting

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  • Vincent Dru

    (Université de Paris X Nanterre, France, dru@u-paris10.fr or druvincent@wanadoo.fr)

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Boxing competitions with two rounds between French and Arab students ( N = 58) were used to investigate intergroup relations and social identity. Behavioral measures were observed in two rounds of the competition to assess possible changes depending on threat conditions and strength of ethnic identification. Analyses showed that behavioral effort in round 2 was not influenced by the degree of ethnic identification or threat conditions. However, behavioral competitiveness (the number of initiatives and ripostes attempted relative to the opponent's) in round 2 was greater in the higher threat condition for high ethnic identifiers. Behavioral competitiveness decreased slightly from the no-threat to the threat condition for low ethnic identifiers. The results are discussed in terms of the social identity processes that might influence behavioral responses in naturalistic intergroup settings.

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  • Vincent Dru, 2006. "Behavioral Responses to Threatened Ethnic Identity in a Sports Setting," Conflict Management and Peace Science, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 23(1), pages 23-36, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:compsc:v:23:y:2006:i:1:p:23-36
    DOI: 10.1080/07388940500503796
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