Social Identity and Groups Network (SIGN)

GROUPS 4 HEALTH: Sport

This program of research focuses on the retirement transition from competitive and elite sport. It examines the contribution of social identity (e.g., sporting, athletic, team, etc) in adjustment to retirement from sport, and has used this evidence base to support a new online program - Groups 4 Health: Sport - targeting identity and social changes in the transition. This work is being conducted in collaboration with sport psychologists in Australia (e.g., AFL), the UK and Europe.

Project members

Professor Catherine Haslam

Professor Catherine Haslam

SIGNify Director
Professor of Clinical Psychology and Cognitive Neuropsychology
The University of Queensland
Dr Sarah Bentley

Dr Sarah Bentley

Research Fellow, SIGN Deputy Director
The University of Queensland
Professor Alex Haslam

Professor Alex Haslam

SIGNify Co-Director
Professor of Social and Organisational Psychology
The University of Queensland
Associate Professor Nik Steffens

Associate Professor Nik Steffens

Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow
Associate Professor Organisational Psychology
The University of Queensland
Professor Cliff Mallett

Professor Cliff Mallett

School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
The University of Queensland
Katrien Fransen

Associate Professor Katrien Fransen

Associate Professor of Performance Psychology
KU Leuven
Dr Peter Coffee

Dr Peter Coffee

Senior Lecturer in Sports Psychology
The University of Stirling
Dr Chris Hartley

Dr Chris Hartley

Lecturer in Sports Psychology
The University of Stirling

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