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Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

2009

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Examining The Team Identification Of Football Fans At The High School Level, Frank Nicholas Reding May 2009

Examining The Team Identification Of Football Fans At The High School Level, Frank Nicholas Reding

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Although sport fandom is often stereotypically associated with negative behaviors such as poor interpersonal skills and aggressiveness, theorists have suggested that, because sport fandom provides such a social and fun atmosphere, fandom may actually be related to psychological health. ... Research for the current study looked to expand prior research as the correlation between Team Identification and several factors, including psychological well-being, collective self-esteem, and community identification. ....