Gruppidentifikationens betydelse för reaktioner på negativa beteenden hos fotbollssupportrar

: En studie om ingrupper och mörka personlighetsdrag

Abstract

Social identity theory (SIT) explains how people build a self-image through different group belongings, which can lead to favouritism of the own group members and devaluation of other groups. A mechanism that comes from SIT is the black sheep effect where members are excluded to protect the reputation of the group. This study examined if the black sheep effect could be found among Swedish football fans. Focus was on how strongly the group-identification to the team was affecting the judgement of players of the own team and fellow fans who were in a reprehensible way and were to hurt the reputation of the group. This study was also viewing if dark personality traits would affect this connection. The results of this study showed no signs of a black sheep effect. The results are somewhat in line with prior studies which has shown that the black sheep effect is not easy to find. This could be dependent on there not being an outgroup for the participant to compare to in this study.

Date of Award	2025-Jun
Original language	Swedish
Supervisor	Öyvind Jörgensen (Supervisor) & Anna Kemdal Pho (Examiner)