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Sports fandom

Mar 29, 2007 08:53

Several tools have been developed to tap into the psyche of sports fans. While both men and women do attend and watch sporting events, some differences have emerged. Dietz-Uhler et al (2000), using the Sports Spectator Identification scale (SSI), found no significant differences between male and female college students on whether they self- ( Read more... )

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mycrust March 29 2007, 13:44:53 UTC

The fact that someone was given grant money to create a "Motivation Scale for Sports Consumption" makes baby Jesus cry.

differenceblog March 29 2007, 13:46:22 UTC

Why? It's not only big money in general, it's big money for colleges, which is where a lot of research takes place.

mycrust March 29 2007, 14:03:37 UTC

Well, as you know, baby Jesus cries pretty easily.

differenceblog March 29 2007, 14:06:15 UTC

*grin* let me see if I can find a citation for that.

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differenceblog March 29 2007, 17:26:01 UTC

James & Ridinger go into that a bit. Three quotes:

"Research Question 1: Would fans of women's basketball and fans of men's basketball differ in regard to the reasons influencing their enjoyment of the respective sports?"

"Officials at the university asked that the Physical Attraction items not be used, so this factor was omitted."

"Only one significant difference was found among the motives for enjoying men's versus women's basketball. Fans of women's basketball reported that they enjoyed the natural beauty and grace of basketball to a greater extent than fans of men's basketball (M=5.44 and M=5.26 respectively). Enjoyment of the aesthetic value of women's basketball compared to men's basketball was further clarified through the analysis of the sport by sex of participant interaction."

njyoder March 29 2007, 20:46:13 UTC

I haven't noticed anyone my age caring much if you know sports or not. My past two flatmates were into sports, but I was perfectly able to talk about many other things. Then again, they were intelligent. Maybe the people using sports to fill gaps in their life are not the brightest bulbs in the bunch...

differenceblog March 29 2007, 20:51:47 UTC

Differenceblog says: That hasn't been my experience, although I'd certainly say that I've noticed an education effect. However, I suspect there's a cultural factor involved when education level starts to come into it.

Dan4th says: Wow, and here I thought I was the biggest elitist in the room.

njyoder March 29 2007, 21:07:05 UTC

Well, I could have phrased it better, I didn't mean it to come off that way. My friends tend to be at the higher end when it comes to education and thus my experiences are skewed in that direction ( ... )