Essays about: "fan psychology"

Found 4 essays containing the words fan psychology.

  1. 1. A mapping of the ethical, cultural and psychological aspects of attitudes towards Cosmetic Surgery Tourism

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)

    Author : Yu Fan Cui; Maria Kalaridi; Andreea Lita; [2022]
    Keywords : cosmetic surgery tourism; psychology; society; media culture; utilitarian ethics; ageism; constructivist grounded theory; positive aging; attitudes; evolution;

    Abstract : This qualitative research maps the attitudes of the cosmetic surgery tourism stakeholders towards the phenomenon from their ethical, cultural and psychological aspects. Utilitarianism, media culture and mental health state that leads to the decision to experience cosmetic tourism, inform the investigation of the aforementioned aspects. READ MORE

  3. 2. Loyalty program in a collegial sports context: promoting student fan behavior through rewards strategies

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Max Lundmark; [2017]
    Keywords : College sports; Loyalty programs; Psychology;

    Abstract : Författare: Max Lundmark Handledare: Bo Carlsson, Gun Normark. Nyckelord: Loyalty/rewards programs, reinforcement, consumer behavior. Syfte: Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur amerikanska universitet använder lojalitetsprogram. READ MORE

  4. 3. Stories of Significance : The Process and Practises of Sense-Making in the Sherlock Fan Community

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Kee Lundqvist; [2015]
    Keywords : coping theory; production of meaning; virtual anthropology; sherlock; tumblr; fan studies; fan psychology;

    Abstract : Building on professor of psychology Kenneth Pargament’s claim that people actively seek to establish a sense of significance and strive to minimize its loss, this study argues that fans of fictional works continually create a (subjectively seemingly) coherent interpretation of the source text that both builds upon and supports meaningful themes and phenomena found in the text. This, in turn, generates a subjective (though often communally negotiated) sense of significance. READ MORE

  5. 4. Living Life on Planet Jedward: The Genius of John and Edward Grimes : On Jedward. And Fandom.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Bethany-Alicia Tipping-Ball; [2014]
    Keywords : Autoethnography; Jedward; Group Psychology; Fandom-Induced Self-Efficacy; Transformational Leadership;

    Abstract : John and Edward Grimes (artist name "Jedward") have been active for four and a half years and have a heterogeneous following of fans. This thesis aims to investigate how and why people become Jedward fans, how they view the fandom and what experiences they have of being round the twins. READ MORE