Abstract
This cross-sectional study analyzes the relationship between collective efficacy and two psychosocial processes involved in collective sport-physical activities. It argues that in-group identification and fusion with the group will affect collective efficacy (CE). A sample of 276 university students answered different scales regarding their participation in collective physical and sport activities. Multiple-mediation analyses showed that shared flow and perceived emotional synchrony mediate the relationship between in-group identification and CE, whereas the relationship between identity fusion and CE was only mediated by perceived emotional synchrony. Results suggest that both psychosocial processes explain the positive effects of in-group identification and identity fusion with the group in collective efficacy. Specifically, the role of perceived emotional synchrony in explaining the positive effects of participation in collective sport-physical activities is underlined. In sum, this study highlights the utility of collective actions and social identities to explain the psychosocial processes related to collective efficacy in physical and sports activities. Finally, practical implications are discussed.
Highlights
During the past years, interest regarding the concept of efficacy from a collective point of view has grown
The rank of correlations fluctuates from the lowest correlation between identity fusion and shared flow, r = 0.48, p < 0.001 to the highest found between in-group identification and identity fusion with the group, r = 0.85, p < 0.001
The indirect effects observed between in-group identification and identity fusion over collective efficacy would explain the fact that perceived emotional synchrony between group members would be fully mediating this relationship. This is the first study to demonstrate the role of perceived emotional synchrony and shared flow in promoting collective efficacy in sports and physical activities
Summary
Interest regarding the concept of efficacy from a collective point of view has grown. Different investigations have focused on explaining what variables can predict collective efficacy, including social cohesion and commitment among team members (Beauchamp, 2007; Hampson and Jowett, 2014). Perceived collective efficacy could be an important predictor of performance in different collective settings, Collective Efficacy in Sports and Physical Activities such as collective sports (Carron et al, 2002; Leo et al, 2011; Martínez et al, 2011), workgroups (Salanova et al, 2014) and in political actions (van Zomeren et al, 2004, 2008) or social rituals (Páez et al, 2015)
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