Group Dynamics, Interdependence and Youth Social Identity through Sport

Bridging the Gap Podcast

Author: Dr. Blair Evans

Dr. Michael Blair Evans is an assistant professor of kinesiology at Pennsylvania State University. He obtained his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University, Masters of Arts in Kinesiology and Physical Activity from University of Lethbridge and his Bachelor of Arts in Sport Psychology at Laurentian University.

His research interests include how personal relationships influence the experiences of athletes and exercisers, group dynamics, and youth sport. With several studies published already, Dr. Evans is expanding his research interests and following several specific lines of research that he discusses during the show.

Links:

Author: http://hhd.psu.edu/kines/directory/Bio.aspx?id=EvansBlair

Articles mentioned in the interview:

Bruner, M. W., Eys, M. A., Evans, M. B., & Wilson, K. (2015). Interdependence and Social Identity in Youth Sport Teams. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 27, 351-358.

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10413200.2015.1010661

Evans, M. B., McGuckin, M., Gainforth, H., Bruner, M. W., & Côté, J. (2015). Informing programs to improve interpersonal coach behaviours: A systematic review using the RE-AIM framework. British Journal of Sport Medicine, 49, 871-877.

http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/49/13/871.abstract?sid=74624d71-9f50-40f5-af11-5c32b029bc79

Evans, M. B., & Eys, M. A. (2015). Collective goals and shared tasks: Interdependence structure and perceptions of individual sport team environments. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 25, e139–e148.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sms.12235/abstract

Evans, M. B., Eys, M. A., & Bruner, M. W. (2012). Seeing the ‘we’ in ‘me’ sports: The need to consider individual sport team environments. Canadian Psychology, 53, 301-308.

http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=search.displayRecord&id=4FEC9C9C-072E-02AB-0949-371D2297124B&resultID=1&page=1&dbTab=pa&search=true

“I think there is huge potential to start teach coaches about more elements of team dynamics that extend beyond maybe norms and maybe motivational climate and enter into things like roles of members, interdependence and how you socialize people into groups and create that positive group environment.”