Sports Fanship Changes Across the Lifespan
| العنوان: | Sports Fanship Changes Across the Lifespan |
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| المؤلفون: | Walter Gantz, Nicky Lewis |
| المصدر: | Communication & Sport. 11:8-27 |
| بيانات النشر: | SAGE Publications, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | 0508 media and communications, Socioemotional selectivity theory, Communication, 0502 economics and business, 05 social sciences, 050801 communication & media studies, Psychology, Social identity theory, Social psychology, 050212 sport, leisure & tourism, Social Sciences (miscellaneous) |
| الوصف: | Using two studies and two theoretical perspectives—socioemotional selectivity theory (SST) and social identity theory—this article examines the intensity of sports fanship across the adult lifespan. It is proposed that as adults age, emotional well-being increases, negative affect decreases, life satisfaction is enhanced, and self-identity is less dependent on group affiliation. All of these are likely to diminish the importance of sports fanship for most individuals over time. Adults aged 40 to 87 were surveyed in three data collections (combined N = 2,524). Study 1 used a 17-item measure to identify changes in sports fanship. Study 2 analyzed participants’ responses to an open-ended item that asked why their sports fanship decreased or increased over time. Results determined that most participants’ fanship significantly diminished with age. Key factors for this were lack of time, shifting priorities, and increasing maturity levels, with the latter marked by decreased passion. A minority of participants reported an increase in fanship, primarily because of a stronger connection to teams and the opportunity sports afforded them to spend time with their family and friends. Gender also mattered. The majority whose fanship decreased were male; the majority of those whose fanship increased were female. |
| تدمد: | 2167-4809 2167-4795 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::367ab5a81698d517053e05b77d4ecc00 https://doi.org/10.1177/2167479521991812 |
| حقوق: | CLOSED |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi...........367ab5a81698d517053e05b77d4ecc00 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 21674809 21674795 |
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