Influence of competition level on referees' decision-making in handball

Souchon, Nicolas, Livingstone, Andrew G., Bardin, Brigitte, Rascle, Olivier, Cabagno, Geneviève and Maio, Gregory R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5408-5829 2016. Influence of competition level on referees' decision-making in handball. Social Influence 11 (4) , pp. 246-258. 10.1080/15534510.2016.1259656

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Abstract

The influence of competition level on referees’ decision-making was investigated. Referees’ decisions in 90 handball games (30 games X 3 competition levels) were observed in different situations related to the advantage rule, and 100 referees from two different levels of expertise were subsequently asked to offer explanations for the competition-level effects from the first part of the study. Results revealed that at the highest level of competition referees intervened less frequently with sporting sanctions, but more frequently with disciplinary sanctions. These effects were apparent mainly in immediate intervention situations and unsuccessful advantage situations, but not in successful situations. Referees explained these effects of competition level in terms of a player competence stereotype, in addition to referees’ different expertise across competition level. The implications of the findings for understanding how status-related stereotypes impact on intervention behavior are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Competition level, stereotype content model, judgmental heuristics, refereeing, sport
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	1553-4510
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	9 August 2017
Date of Acceptance:	4 November 2016
Last Modified:	06 Nov 2023 18:25
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/102836

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