Previous research suggests that shared social identification and expected support from others can reduce the extent to which attendees of mass events perceive that others pose health risks. This study evaluated the social identity processes associated with perceived risk at UK pilot sporting events held during COVID-19, including the government Events Research Programme. An online survey (N = 2029) measured attendee perceptions that other spectators adhered to safety measures, shared social identity with other attendees, expectations that others would provide support, and the perceived risk of germ spread from other attendees. Results indicate that for football attendees, seeing others adhering to COVID-19 safety measures was associated with lower perceived risk and this was partially mediated via increased shared social identity and expected support. However, the sequential mediations were non-significant for rugby and horse racing events. The decreased perceived risk for football and rugby attendees highlights the importance of understanding social identity processes at mass events to increase safety. The non-significant associations between shared social identity and perceived risk and between expected support and perceived risk for both the rugby and the horse racing highlights the need to further research risk perceptions across a range of mass event contexts.

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COVID-19 期间与飞行员体育赛事感知风险相关的社会认同过程

先前的研究表明，共享的社会认同和来自他人的预期支持可以降低群众活动的参加者认为他人构成健康风险的程度。本研究评估了在 COVID-19 期间举行的英国试点体育赛事（包括政府赛事研究计划）中与感知风险相关的社会认同过程。在线调查（N = 2029) 测量了与会者对其他观众遵守安全措施、与其他与会者分享社会认同、对其他人提供支持的期望以及其他与会者对细菌传播风险的感知。结果表明，对于参加足球比赛的人来说，看到其他人遵守 COVID-19 安全措施与较低的感知风险相关，这部分是通过增加共享的社会认同和预期支持来调节的。然而，连续的调解对于橄榄球和赛马赛事并不显着。足球和橄榄球参加者的感知风险降低凸显了了解群众活动中的社会认同过程以提高安全性的重要性。