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The social identity approach discusses leadership as a repetitive and multi-dimensional group process relying on leaders' abilities to represent, advance, create, and embed a shared sense of social identity amongst their followers (Haslam, Fransen, & Boen, 2020). Purpose: To conduct an in-depth exploration of youth coaches' use of identity leadership in a naturalistic setting. Methods: The Electronically Activated Recorder was used to sample and record conversations between eight head coaches (Mage = 44.88 years, SD = 6.08; Mexperience = 11.25 years, SD = 6.18) and members of the...

This study used ecological sampling methods to examine associations between youth athletes' experiences receiving and engaging in behaviors indicative of in-group ties, cognitive centrality, and in-group affect (i.e., social identity) during a 3-day competitive ice hockey tournament. Forty-five youth (Mage = 12.39 years; SDage = 1.14 years; 94% male) from nine teams wore an electronically activated recorder that captured brief (50-s) audio observations throughout the tournament. Participants also completed daily diary questionnaires for each day of competition. Multilevel structural equat...