Sociopolitical attitudes in organized sport - a longitudinal study (EiS-L)
Project data
Project management: Prof. Dr. Ulrike Burrmann, Prof. Dr. Sebastian Braun and Prof. Dr. Michael Mutz
Duration: 06/2025 – 12/2025
Project description
This research project follows on from the project “Sociopolitical attitudes in organized sport” (EiS). On the one hand, the cross-sectional data set collected in 2024, which is based on numerous innovative scales, among other things, offers insightful perspectives for further analysis. The first objective of the research project is to conduct further analyses on the following questions: What significance does club culture have with regard to the socio-political attitudes of sports club members? What attitude profiles of sports club members can be identified? Is there a measurement equivalence between sports-specific and non-sports-specific racism and sexism scales? The second objective of the research project is to conduct and evaluate a longitudinal study to determine causal relationships between selected socio-political attitudes and club membership. To this end, a population survey was conducted in September 2025 in cooperation with the opinion research institute Verian. Based on the panel data, the study examines, among other things, the extent to which individuals tend to join clubs, become involved in them, and leave them on the basis of socio-political attitudes (selection hypothesis), or whether joining, becoming involved in, and leaving clubs influences people's socio-political attitudes (socialization hypothesis). Such a longitudinal study is unique not only in Germany but also in international comparison and is of considerable relevance to both sports science and sports policy.
Funding notice
This project was funded with research funds from the Federal Institute for Sports Science on the basis of a resolution of the German Bundestag.