scholarly journals Basketball jones: Fan passion, motives, and reactions to the suspension of the National Basketball Association season due to COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin J. I. Schellenberg ◽  
Jeremie Verner-Filion ◽  
Allen Quach ◽  
Daniel Seth Bailis
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
National Basketball Association ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Coping Responses ◽  
Obsessive Passion ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Harmonious And Obsessive Passion

The suspension of the 2019-2020 National Basketball Association (NBA) season due to the COVID-19 pandemic meant that NBA fans were unable to engage in an activity that they loved in the midst of a global health crisis. In this research, we assessed if fan responses to the suspension were associated with different types of fan passion and motives. Shortly after the NBA season suspension, NBA fans (N = 395) completed online surveys assessing harmonious and obsessive passion for being an NBA fan, motives for watching games, and various attitudes and responses to the suspension. We found that both fan passion and motives predicted responses to the suspension, particularly obsessive passion which predicted greater levels of distress, coping responses, and negative attitudes toward the suspension. These findings have implications for both the passion and fan motives literatures.

scholarly journals The Two Dimensions of Passion for Sport: A New Look Using a Quadripartite Approach

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Benjamin J.I. Schellenberg ◽  
Jérémie Verner-Filion ◽  
Patrick Gaudreau ◽  
Sophia Mbabaali
Keyword(s):  
Goal Attainment ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
Harmonious Passion ◽  
Obsessive Passion ◽  
Dualistic Model Of Passion ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
Harmonious And Obsessive Passion ◽  
New Look

Research relying on the dualistic model of passion has consistently found that harmonious passion for sport is positively associated with adaptive outcomes and that obsessive passion for sport is positively associated with maladaptive outcomes. In this research, we tested if various sport outcomes were related to within-person combinations of both harmonious and obsessive passion. Three samples of athletes (total N = 1,290) completed online surveys that assessed various sport outcomes (e.g., sport enjoyment, goal attainment), along with harmonious and obsessive passion for their sport. We found that athletes were best served by having either high harmonious passion or low obsessive passion or, in many cases, high harmonious passion that was combined with low obsessive passion. These results add to our understanding of passion by showing that combinations of harmonious and obsessive passion for sport are differentially associated with indicators of a positive sport experience.

scholarly journals We Are the Champions, But How Do We Respond? Savoring and Dampening in Response to Championship Victories Among Passionate Sports Fans

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-264
Author(s):  
Benjamin J.I. Schellenberg ◽  
Jérémie Verner-Filion ◽  
Patrick Gaudreau
Keyword(s):  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Sports Fans ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
Obsessive Passion ◽  
Sport Fans ◽  
Harmonious And Obsessive Passion ◽  
Additional Reason

The aim of this research was to test if the ways passionate sport fans respond immediately after an important team victory depend on the extent to which passion is harmonious or obsessive. Fans of Liverpool F.C. (n = 299) and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (n = 334) completed online surveys shortly after their teams had won an important championship game. Fans answered questions assessing passion and the extent to which they engaged in savoring (i.e., attempting to maintain, augment, or prolong positive emotions) and dampening (i.e., attempting to stifle positive emotions) after the victory. In both samples, the authors found that both harmonious and obsessive passion predicted greater savoring, but only obsessive passion predicted greater dampening. These findings build on previous research and suggest an additional reason for which harmonious and obsessive passion among sport fans tend to predict more and less adaptive outcomes, respectively.

scholarly journals The two roads of passionate goal pursuit: links with appraisal, coping, and academic achievement

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin J. I. Schellenberg ◽  
Daniel Seth Bailis
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Goal Attainment ◽  
Cognitive Appraisals ◽  
Final Grade ◽  
Coping Responses ◽  
Obsessive Passion ◽  
Coping Processes ◽  
Harmonious And Obsessive Passion ◽  
And Coping

Background and Objectives: In this research, we testing the role of cognitive appraisals in explaining why harmonious and obsessive passion dimensions are related to distinct forms of coping, and explored if performance was impacted by these appraisal and coping processes.Design: Undergraduate students (N = 489) participated in a longitudinal study and completed three surveys throughout the course of an academic year.Methods: Participants completed assessments of both passion dimensions (Time 1), reported how they were appraising and coping with the mid-year exam period (Time 2), and provided consent to obtain their final grade in Introductory Psychology (Time 3). The hypothesised model was tested using structural equation modeling.Results: Harmonious and obsessive passion dimensions were linked with approach and avoidant coping responses, respectively. Cognitive appraisals, particularly appraisals of challenge and uncontrollability, played an indirect role in these relationships. In addition, both appraisals and coping responses had an indirect effect in the relationship between passion dimensions and final grade. Conclusions: These results identify cognitive appraisal as a reason why passion dimensions are linked with distinct coping tendencies, and demonstrate the role appraisal and coping processes in the journey toward passionate goal attainment.

scholarly journals The Two Dimensions of Passion for Sport: A New Look Using a Quadripartite Approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin J. I. Schellenberg ◽  
Jeremie Verner-Filion ◽  
Patrick Gaudreau ◽  
Sophia Mbabaali
Keyword(s):  
Goal Attainment ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
Total N ◽  
Harmonious Passion ◽  
Obsessive Passion ◽  
Dualistic Model Of Passion ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
Harmonious And Obsessive Passion ◽  
New Look

Research relying on the dualistic model of passion has consistently found that harmonious passion for sport is positively associated with adaptive outcomes and that obsessive passion for sport is positively associated with maladaptive outcomes (e.g., Vallerand & Verner-Filion, 2020). In this research, we tested if various sport outcomes were related to within-person combinations of both harmonious and obsessive passion. Three samples of athletes (total N = 1,290) completed online surveys that assessed various sport outcomes (e.g., sport enjoyment, goal attainment), along with harmonious and obsessive passion for their sport. We found that athletes were best served by having either high harmonious passion or low obsessive passion or, in many cases, high harmonious passion that was combined with low obsessive passion. These results add to our understanding of passion by showing that combinations of harmonious and obsessive passion for sport are differentially associated with indicators of a positive sport experience.

scholarly journals We are the champions, but how do we respond? Savoring and dampening in response to championship victories among passionate sports fans

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin J. I. Schellenberg ◽  
Jeremie Verner-Filion ◽  
Patrick Gaudreau
Keyword(s):  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Sports Fans ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
Obsessive Passion ◽  
Harmonious And Obsessive Passion ◽  
Additional Reason

Our aim in this research was to test if the ways passionate sports fans respond immediately after an important team victory depend on the extent to which passion is harmonious or obsessive. Fans of Liverpool F.C. (n = 299) and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (n = 334) completed online surveys shortly after their teams had won an important championship game. Fans answered questions assessing passion and the extent to which they engaged in savoring (i.e., attempting to maintain, augment, or prolong positive emotions) and dampening (i.e., attempting to stifle positive emotions) following the victory. In both samples, we found that both harmonious and obsessive passion predicted greater savoring, but only obsessive passion predicted greater dampening. These findings build on previous research and suggest an additional reason for why harmonious and obsessive passion among sports fans tend to predict more and less adaptive outcomes, respectively.

Obesity – a global health crisis

2014 ◽  
pp. 9-10
Author(s):  
Hannah Brinsden
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Health Crisis

scholarly journals 2020 FDA TIDES (Peptides and Oligonucleotides) Harvest

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 145
Author(s):  
Othman Al Musaimi ◽  
Danah Al Shaer ◽  
Fernando Albericio ◽  
Beatriz de la Torre
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Drug Administration ◽  
Mode Of Action ◽  
Chemical Structure ◽  
Food And Drug Administration ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
New Drug ◽  
Target Mode ◽  
The Us

2020 has been an extremely difficult and challenging year as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and one in which most efforts have been channeled into tackling the global health crisis. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved 53 new drug entities, six of which fall in the peptides and oligonucleotides (TIDES) category. The number of authorizations for these kinds of drugs has been similar to that of previous years, thereby reflecting the consolidation of the TIDES market. Here, the TIDES approved in 2020 are analyzed in terms of chemical structure, medical target, mode of action, and adverse effects.

scholarly journals Medicines dispensing practice during the era of COVID-19 pandemic: a commentary

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gemmechu Hasen ◽  
Rashed Edris ◽  
Gadisa Chala ◽  
Yesuneh Tefera ◽  
Hawi Hussen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Turning Point ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Pharmacy Services ◽  
Resource Limited Settings ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Drug Dispensing ◽  
Resource Limited ◽  
Retail Outlets ◽  
Jimma Town

AbstractThe coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic is putting a huge strain on healthcare systems and is a turning point for the beginning of a global health crisis of an unprecedented condition. As such, the provision of quality pharmacy services particularly, dispensing practice with pre-existing challenges in resource-limited settings is a grave concern in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, in this commentary we described the pattern of dispensing practice in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic by evaluating the current condition of drug dispensing practice in drug retail outlets of Jimma Town.

scholarly journals The Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Religious Exercise: Preliminary Remarks

Laws ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Adelaide Madera
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Regulatory Frameworks ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Legal Contexts

Since 2020, the spread of COVID-19 has had an overwhelming impact not only on our personal lives, but also on domestic regulatory frameworks. Influential academics have strongly underlined that, in times of deep crisis, such as the current global health crisis, the long-term workability of legal systems is put to a severe test. In this period, in fact, the protection of health has been given priority, as a precondition that is orientating many current legal choices. Such an unprecedented health emergency has also raised a serious challenge in terms of fundamental rights and liberties. Several basic rights that normally enjoy robust protection under constitutional, supranational, and international guarantees, have experienced a devastating “suspension” for the sake of public health and safety, thus giving rise to a vigorous debate concerning whether and to what extent the pandemic emergency justifies limitations on fundamental rights. The present paper introduces the Special Issue on “The crisis of the religious freedom during the age of COVID-19 pandemic”. Taking as a starting point the valuable contributions of the participants in the Special Issue, it explores analogous and distinctive implications of the COVID-19 pandemic in different legal contexts and underlines the relevance of cooperation between religious and public actors to face a global health crisis.

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