Source 1 The main idea of this article was about how fans identify with teams and the

factors that go into their identification. This study looked at what motivates fans to cheer for certain teams and the gratification they get out of cheering for the team. This article can contribute to my project because it can help me to understand the fans I interview better and see if the motivating factors I hear from them are in line with what the study said. Hu, Anne Wan-Ling, and Lin-Ru Tang. "Factors motivating sports broadcast viewership with fan identification as a mediator." Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal 38.5 (2010): 681+. Academic OneFile. Web. 7 Apr. 2014. Source 2 The main idea of this study was to see how college students respond to their school winning and losing. The study states that college students have some of the highest team association and some of the highest reaction rates to outcomes. This study was especially interested in the shame that comes with a loss. This article contributes to my project because it can backup the responses I get from students after a win or a loss. Elison, Jeff, Julie A. Partridge, and Daniel L. Wann. "Understanding college sport fans' experiences of and attempts to cope with shame." Journal of Sport Behavior 33.2 (2010): 160+. Academic OneFile. Web. 7 Apr. 2014. Source 3 This study looks at how fans associate with sports teams and their athletes, especially on a social basis. The researchers attempted to find what motivated fans towards certain fans and athletes

and the emotions associated with interacting with those athletes. This study can contribute to my project because with student athletes, student fans are constantly interacting with the athletes, on the way to class, in class, anywhere on campus and I might be able to see how that affects actions toward certain players at games. Sun, Tao. "Antecedents and consequences of parasocial interaction with sport athletes and identification with sport teams." Journal of Sport Behavior 33.2 (2010): 194+. Academic OneFile. Web. 7 Apr. 2014. Source 4 This study looked at the positive emotions fans get from their teams doing well and how it improves their self-concept when their team does well, especially when they are fans of teams that historically good and win a lot. This is another study that focused on level of fandom and team identification. This study will contribute to my project because with FSU's spring teams being so successful, I will be able to see how fans react and if it lines up with the studies results. Keenan, Brian, Leslie Page, and Daniel L. Wann. "Testing the team identification-social psychological health model: examining non-marquee sports, seasonal differences, and multiple teams." Journal of Sport Behavior 32.1 (2009): 112+. Academic OneFile. Web. 7 Apr. 2014. Source 5 This study looked at superstitions that sports fans have and how much the fans stick their superstitions. The study looked at fans allegiance to their team and how likely they were to distance themselves in the short-term after a poor performance and see if they still identified with them in the long-term. This study is relevant to my project because baseball is one of the most

superstitious sports and I led to want to find out if any fans have superstitions and rituals and how effective they are. Wilson, Shana M., et al. "Roles of team identification and game outcome in sport fan superstitious behaviors." Journal of Sport Behavior 36.4 (2013): 417+. Academic OneFile. Web. 7 Apr. 2014. Source 6 This study looked at team identification in respect to gender. Sports and team identification is thought to be a male dominated aspect, but what about females and their level of identification and fandom. This study can contribute to my project because I will be able to observe the difference between male and female fans and their actions. I will try to see if their is a difference in proportion of males and females at games. Dunham, Mardis D., Paula J. Waddill, and Daniel L. Warm. "Using sex and gender role orientation to predict level of sport fandom." Journal of Sport Behavior 27.4 (2004): 367+. Academic OneFile. Web. 7 Apr. 2014.