We explore the social psychological processes through which fan-based experiences become situated in fans' larger life narratives. Drawing on original survey data with long-term U.S. soap opera fans, we examine how the psychological mechanism of autobiographical reasoning functions in fans' construction of self-narratives over time. The case study presented here is a subset of a larger investigation into the age-related structure of fans' activities, identities, and interpretive capacities. Situated at the intersections of gerontological (life span/life course) theory and contemporary fan studies, our project mines relatively uninvestigated theoretical terrain. We conclude with a brief discussion of implications for future fan studies
Two studies examined age differences in autobiographical reasoning within narratives about personal ...
The primary developmental task of adolescence (12–18 years old) is identity development. During this...
While consumers have always been fascinated by the works and private lives of celebrities, some cons...
We explore the social psychological processes through which fan-based experiences become situated in...
In this article we explore a life course perspective on fandom, with particular emphasis on fandom a...
In this article we explore a life course perspective on fandom, with particular emphasis on fandom a...
This article uses e-mail interviews with nine female fans to explore what it means to be a fan over ...
We explore the future of media fandom through integrating insights from gerontology, human developme...
This thesis considers the role of sports fandom in the lives of older adults who have left full-time...
In the past years, much psychological research and social studies have contributed to explaining and...
Paper correspondence between fans and creators/producers is a sort of historiographic challenge to t...
Research focused on identity and community aspects of fandoms has been largely quantitative (Groene ...
Television is one of the most effective and fastest changing forms of mass communication. As advance...
Two studies examined age differences in autobiographical reasoning within narratives about personal ...
The fandom of Lady Gaga is, like other fandoms, defined by its affective attachment to the object of...
Two studies examined age differences in autobiographical reasoning within narratives about personal ...
The primary developmental task of adolescence (12–18 years old) is identity development. During this...
While consumers have always been fascinated by the works and private lives of celebrities, some cons...
We explore the social psychological processes through which fan-based experiences become situated in...
In this article we explore a life course perspective on fandom, with particular emphasis on fandom a...
In this article we explore a life course perspective on fandom, with particular emphasis on fandom a...
This article uses e-mail interviews with nine female fans to explore what it means to be a fan over ...
We explore the future of media fandom through integrating insights from gerontology, human developme...
This thesis considers the role of sports fandom in the lives of older adults who have left full-time...
In the past years, much psychological research and social studies have contributed to explaining and...
Paper correspondence between fans and creators/producers is a sort of historiographic challenge to t...
Research focused on identity and community aspects of fandoms has been largely quantitative (Groene ...
Television is one of the most effective and fastest changing forms of mass communication. As advance...
Two studies examined age differences in autobiographical reasoning within narratives about personal ...
The fandom of Lady Gaga is, like other fandoms, defined by its affective attachment to the object of...
Two studies examined age differences in autobiographical reasoning within narratives about personal ...
The primary developmental task of adolescence (12–18 years old) is identity development. During this...
While consumers have always been fascinated by the works and private lives of celebrities, some cons...