Fan empathy as a response to athlete transgressions

Volume: 23, Issue: 4, Pages: 719 - 735
Published: Oct 1, 2020
Abstract
Highlights• The concept of fan empathy is introduced and explicated.• An understanding of fan empathy adds to the knowledge of how fandom is experienced.• Fan empathy as a response to athlete transgressions may protect identification.• Five sensemaking processes that contribute to fan empathy are...
Paper Details
Title
Fan empathy as a response to athlete transgressions
Published Date
Oct 1, 2020
Volume
23
Issue
4
Pages
719 - 735
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