Being different and suffering the consequences: The influence of head coachplayer racial dissimilarity on experienced incivility Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The purpose of the current study was to examine how head coachplayer racial dissimilarity was associated with negative treatment from the head coach. Data were collected from 212 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I womens basketball players (124 Whites, 88 African Americans). Results indicate that racial dissimilarity was associated with greater incivility when the head coach was White, but not when the head coach was African American. In addition, incivility was negatively associated with players commitment to the team. The authors discuss theoretical contributions and practical implications.

published proceedings

  • International Review for the Sociology of Sport

altmetric score

  • 3.2

author list (cited authors)

  • Cunningham, G. B., Miner, K., & McDonald, J.

citation count

  • 19

complete list of authors

  • Cunningham, George B||Miner, Kathi||McDonald, Jennifer

publication date

  • December 2013