An Identity Theory of Role Exit among Soccer Referees

dc.contributor.authorMilne, Jason Symeen
dc.contributor.committeechairKiecolt, K. Jillen
dc.contributor.committeememberSnyder, Harveyen
dc.contributor.committeememberFuller, Theodore D.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCalasanti, Toni M.en
dc.contributor.departmentSociologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:16:53Zen
dc.date.adate2006-10-30en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:16:53Zen
dc.date.issued2006-09-15en
dc.date.rdate2009-10-30en
dc.date.sdate2006-09-29en
dc.description.abstractThis study examines how identity processes affect role exit. I test a model of role exit that situates the identity processes of cognitive processes (reflected appraisals and social comparisons), rewards and costs related to the role, commitment to the role, and identity centrality as mediating factors between role-set and social characteristic background factors, and role exit. Using a sample of 940 current and former soccer referees in Virginia and the District of Columbia, the results show that several role-set background factors and social characteristics affect role exit. However, identity processes explain some of the effect that the background factors have on role exit. The results have implications for identity theory and role exit theory and for helping referee organizations understand why referees quit.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-09292006-143403en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09292006-143403/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/29134en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartRefereeRoleExitDissertation1.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectidentitiesen
dc.subjectrole exiten
dc.subjectrefereesen
dc.subjectsocceren
dc.titleAn Identity Theory of Role Exit among Soccer Refereesen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineSociologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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