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First published 2026

The Social Identity Buffer: How Cognitive,Affective,and Evaluative Ties Sustain Fan Commitment and Loyalty Amidst Club Controversies

Tomaž Čater, Barbara Čater, Igor Ivašković

Sport Marketing Quarterly

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Research article

First published 2022-7

Campaign Problems: How Fans React to Taylor Swift’s Controversial Political Awakening

Simone Driessen

American Behavioral Scientist

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Editorial

First published 2021

Editorial: Fandom and Controversy

Rebecca Williams, Lucy Bennett

American Behavioral Scientist

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Research article

First published 2021

Can the Celebrity Speak? Controversies and the Eulogistic Fandom of Shah Rukh Khan

Abir Misra

American Behavioral Scientist

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Research article

First published 2008-06

Local Heroes and Superstars

Leif Brandes, Egon Franck, Stephan Nüesch

Journal of Sports Economics

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Research article

First published 2024-6

Worth a Shot? The Impact of Athletes’ Vaccine Advocacy on Fan Attitudes and Behaviors

Molly Hayes Sauder, Michael Mudrick, Melissa Davies

Sport Marketing Quarterly

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Research article

First published 2024-2

The participatory politics and play of canceling an idol: Exploring how fans negotiate their fandom of a canceled ‘fave’

Simone Driessen

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies

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Research article

First published 2016-7

An inflated view of the facts? How preferences and predispositions shape conspiracy beliefs about the Deflategate scandal

John M. Carey, Brendan Nyhan, Benjamin Valentino [...]

Research & Politics

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First published 2024-11

De-celebrifying the problematic wanghong: Interlocking tensions in Chinese digital anti-fandom

Xinying Yang

International Journal of Cultural Studies

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First published 2024-2

Fan responses to ownership change in the English Premier League: Motivated ignorance,social creativity and social competition at Newcastle United F.C.

Ian Jones, Andrew Adams, Joanne Mayoh

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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