A manuscript from assistant professor Yuhei Inoue,  Ph.D., and colleagues has recently been accepted for publication in Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice.  This paper, “Team Identification and Postdisaster Social Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Social Support,” reports the results of surveys obtained from spectators of Japanese professional soccer games in the aftermath of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. The findings indicate that highly identified spectators tended to perceive emotional support from home teams’ disaster relief efforts, and the increased perception of emotional support, in turn, helped the spectators enhance their social well-being following the earthquake. The full citation is as follows: Inoue, Y., Funk, D.C., Wann, D.L., Yoshida, M., & Nakazawa, M. (in press). Team identification and postdisaster social well-being: The mediating role of social support. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice.