Types of fantasy sports users and their motivations

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1208-1228

  Farquhar, Lee K ^a   Meeds, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPORTS;

ON-LINE COMMUNITIES; ONLINE FANTASY SPORTS; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; USES AND GRATIFICATIONS;

MOTIVATION;

EID: 34548275642     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2007.00370.x     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Althaus, S. Tewksbury, D 2000). Patterns of Internet and traditional news media use in a networked community. Political Communication, 17 (1 21 45.
2. Carlson, J. M. Hyde, M. S 1984). Situations and party activists' role orientations: A Q study. Micropolitics, 3, 441 464.
3. Cattell, R. B 1978). The Scientific Use of Factor Analysis in Behavioral and Life Sciences. New York : Plenum Press.
4. Chan-Olmsted, S. M. Park, J. S 2000). From on-air to online world: Examining the content and structures of broadcast TV stations' web sites. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, 77 (2 321 339.
5. Conway, J. Rubin, A 1991). Psychological predictors of television viewing motivation. Communication Research, 18 (4 443 463.
6. Fantasy Sports Trade Association 2002). Fantasy Sports Trade Association National customer behavior survey. Surveys accessed November 15, 2003 via direct communication with FSTA at http://www.fsta.org/contact/
7. Fantasy Sports Trade Association (2003). Fantasy Sports Trade Association National customer behavior survey. Surveys accessed November 15, 2003 via direct communication with FSTA at http://www.fsta.org/contact/
8. Green, L 1996). Technology and conversation: Construction and destruction of community. Australian Journal of Communication, 23 (3 54 67.
9. Green, L 2001). Treating Internet users as "audiences:" Suggesting some research directions. Australian Journal of Communication, 28 (1 33 42.
10. Hu, J 2003). Sites see big season for fantasy sports. Retrieved March 25, 2004 from http://business2-cnet.com.com/2100-1026_3-5061351.html?tag= fd_lede2_hed
11. James, J. D. Ridinger, L. L 2002). Female and male sport fans: A comparison of sport consumption motives. Journal of Sport Behavior, 25 (3 260 278.
12. Leung, L 2001). Gratifications, chronic loneliness, and Internet use. Asian Journal of Communication, 11 (1 96 119.
13. Lin, C. Jeffres, L 2001). Comparing distinctions and similarities across websites of newspapers, radio stations, and television stations. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 78 (3 555 573.
14. McKeown, B. Thomas, D 1988). Q Methodology. Sage University Paper Series on Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences. Series no. 07-066. Beverly Hills, CA : Sage.
15. Milne, G. R. McDonald, M. A 1999). Sport Marketing: Managing the Exchange Process. Sudbury, MA : Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
16. Papacharissi, Z. Rubin, A. M 2000). Predictors of Internet use. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 44 (2 175 196.
17. Perse, E. Ferguson, D 2000). The benefits and costs of web surfing. Communication Quarterly, 48 (4 343 359.
18. Rabby, M. Walther, J 2003). Computer-mediated communication effects on on relationship formation and maintenance. In D. J. Canary M. Dainton (Eds Maintaining Relationships Through Communication: Relational, Contextual, and Cultural Variations (pp. 141 162). Mahwah, NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
19. Rogers, E 1986). Communication Technology: The New Media. New York : Free Press.
20. Rubin, A 1981). An examination of television viewing motivations. Communication Research, 8 (2 141 165.
21. Rubin, A. Perse, E 1987). Audience activity and soap opera involvement: A uses and effects investigation. Human Communication Research, 14 (2 246 268.
22. st century. Mass Communication & Society, 3 (1 3 37.
23. Sloan, L. R 1989). The motives of sports fans. In J. H. Goldstein (Ed Sports, Games, and Play: Social and Psychological Viewpoints, 2nd ed pp. 175 226). Hillsdale, NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
24. SportsLine.com, Inc 2003). SportsLine.com fantasy football subscription revenue grows 36%. Retrieved July 4, 2007 from http://cbs.sportsline.com/info/ ir/press/2003/ffball1003
25. Stephenson, W 1953). The Study of Behavior. Chicago : University of Chicago Press.
26. Taylor, T 2003). Multiple pleasures: Women and online gaming. Convergence, 9 (1 21 46.
27. Trail, G. T. James, J. D 2001). The motivation scale for sport consumption: Assessment of the scale's psychometric properties. Journal of Sport Behavior, 24 (1 9 19.
28. Utz, S 2003). Social identification and interpersonal attraction in MUDs. Swiss Journal of Psychology, 62 (2 91 101.
29. Vincent, R. Basil, M 1997). College students' news gratifications, media use, and current events knowledge. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 41 (3 380 392.
30. Wann, D. L 1995). Preliminary validation of the sport fan motivation scale. Journal of Sport & Social Issues, 19 (4 377 396.
31. Wann, D., Friedman, K., McHale, M. Jaffe, A 2003). The Norelco sport fanatics survey: Examining behaviors of sports fans. Psychological-Reports, 92 (3 930 936.