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Types Of Fantasy Sports Users And Their Motivations, Lee Farquhar, Robert Meeds
Types Of Fantasy Sports Users And Their Motivations, Lee Farquhar, Robert Meeds
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Over 15 million people participate in online fantasy sports. Applying a uses and gratifications framework, we use Q-methodology, a quantitative means for developing typologies of people, to examine types of online fantasy sports users and their motivations. Five types of players emerged, with casual players, skilled players, and isolationist thrill-seekers being the three most common types. Differences among types of users were primarily associated with two motivations—arousal and surveillance—while entertainment, escape, and social interaction motivations were judged to be less important. The minimal importance of social interaction to fantasy sports users in this study was unexpected, based on previous research, …
Social Changes In South Africa: The Possibilities Of Public Journalism And Development Journalism, Margaretha Geertsema
Social Changes In South Africa: The Possibilities Of Public Journalism And Development Journalism, Margaretha Geertsema
Scholarship and Professional Work - Communication
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The Regionalization Of Global News: A Case Study Of Cnn Interactive, Margaretha Geertsema
The Regionalization Of Global News: A Case Study Of Cnn Interactive, Margaretha Geertsema
Scholarship and Professional Work - Communication
No abstract provided.