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Striking Out Or Hitting A Homer: Relationship Between Sport Fandom And Dating, Emily Kinsey
Striking Out Or Hitting A Homer: Relationship Between Sport Fandom And Dating, Emily Kinsey
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Striking Out or Hitting a Homer: Relationship between Sport Fandom and Dating
Emily H. Kinsey
Murray State University
Sport fandom runs deeper than simply cheering for a favorite team. Rather, it assists in meeting powerful, innate human needs, such as sharing a connection that facilitates the need to belong (Wann & James, 2019). Previous research has suggested that men with a high interest in sport tend to view females who share this high level of interest more positively than females showing little interest in sport (Wann, Schinner, & Keenan, 2001). Given this, I was interested in extending this line of …