Australian Rules Football – the Impact of Failure and Its Effects on Subsequent Team Performance
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Australian Rules Football – The Impact of Failure and its Effects on Subsequent Team Performance
Leah Frost
Edith Cowan University
Unit Coordinator Mr Craig Harms
Abstract
The term group dynamics has been used to describe the behaviour of a group or to describe the changing nature of a group. Group dynamics has been studied extensively in the psychology and sociology fields. As groups are made up of individuals, our research focuses on individual theories and how their behaviour can directly impact the performance of a group, in particular, how a group of individuals in a sports setting would respond to a substantial loss (consisting large and very large losses), and its effect on subsequent team performance. Our hypotheses centre on reactance theory and the theory of learned helplessness. Reactance theory suggests that when freedom is threatened or eliminated, an individual will initially respond in a way that will see them attempt to restore that loss of freedom. The theory of learned helplessness suggests that when an individual believes that their desired outcomes or undesired outcomes are independent of their behaviour and out of their control, they will develop a feeling of helplessness and will no longer attempt to influence any control over the situation. Our research involved the examination of the data of all AFL games played over 4 seasons, 2007 to 2010 inclusive. While our results show support for both reactance theory and the theory of learned helplessness in relation to a substantial loss, the magnitude of the loss was found to have a significant impact.
Australian Rules Football – The Impact of Failure and its Effects on Subsequent Team Performance
A group is commonly referred to as a collection of two or more interacting, interdependent individuals. The study of groups began in the late 1800s and has been studied from many angles many of which include, but are not limited to, why a group can perform successfully and why...
