AUTHOR=Tian Yuge , Ma Chao , Shi Zhenguo 

TITLE=Chinese football violence: An extended theory of planned behavior model to predict fans’ violent behavioral intentions

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.977497

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2022.977497

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=This study introduced deindividuation variables and constructed a mechanism model of football fans' violent behavioral intentions in China based on Theory of Planned Behavior. Specifically, taking Chinese football fans as the research subjects, we used a structural equation model to explore the specific effects of subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, deindividuation, and attitude on violent behavior intentions. Our results showed that subjective norms (β= -0.132, P<0.01) had a significant negative predictive effect on football fans' violent behavioral intentions, while perceived behavioral control (β=0.297, P<0.01), deindividuation (β=0.239, P<0.01), and attitude (β=0.416, P<0.01) had a significant positive predictive effect. However, we found that attitude was the most important factor that predicted the football fans' violent behavioral intentions and played a mediating role between subjective norms and football fans' violent behavioral intentions, between perceived behavior control and football fans' violent behavioral intentions, and between deindividuation and football fans' violent behavioral intentions as well.