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.

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 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 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 ◽  
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 Savoring and dampening with passion: How passionate people respond when good things happen

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin J. I. Schellenberg ◽  
Patrick Gaudreau
Keyword(s):  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Positive Events ◽  
Harmonious Passion ◽  
Obsessive Passion ◽  
Harmonious And Obsessive Passion ◽  
Soccer Fans ◽  
Strong Relationships

How do people react when they experience a positive event while pursuing a passionate activity? In this research, we conducted three studies to test if the extent to which people respond to positive events by engaging in savoring (i.e., attempting to maintain or enhance positive emotions) and dampening (i.e., attempting to down-regulated or stifle positive emotions) is predicted by levels of harmonious and obsessive passion for an activity. Study 1 (n = 321) and Study 2 (n = 547) both showed that harmonious passion positively predicted savoring, whereas obsessive passion predicted less savoring and greater dampening. Moreover, in Study 2, savoring mediated the relationships between both passion varieties and well-being outcomes. In Study 3, we extended these findings and tested if these relationships depended on whether a positive event was a result of an in-progress or completed achievement. Soccer fans (n = 394) imagined how they would react if their favorite team won either the semi-final (in-progress condition) or final (completed condition) of the ongoing UEFA champions league. In both scenarios, harmonious passion was a stronger predictor of savoring than obsessive passion. Obsessive passion also showed strong relationships with dampening in both scenarios, although this relationship was attenuated in the completed condition. Overall, these results reveal that passion varieties matter for predicting how people manage their good feelings following positive events, a finding that has implications for our understanding of the pathways that link passion varieties with well-being outcomes.

scholarly journals Consumption Context Effects on Fine Wine Consumer Segments’ Liking and Emotions

Foods ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1798
Author(s):  
Lukas Danner ◽  
Trent E. Johnson ◽  
Renata Ristic ◽  
Herbert L. Meiselman ◽  
Susan E.P. Bastian
Keyword(s):  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Product Information ◽  
Context Effects ◽  
Emotional Responses ◽  
Wine Quality ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
Wine Consumption ◽  
The Impact ◽  
First Time ◽  
Practical Implications

Wine consumer lifestyle segmentation has been widely studied; however, most studies have solely utilised online surveys. This work investigated the impact of context on wine consumer segments’ liking and emotions while consuming wines in different environments. Two studies were conducted with regular wine consumers segmented based on their fine wine behaviour using the Fine Wine Instrument. Study 1 (n = 122) investigated the effects of wine variety and product information, and Study 2 (n = 346) the effects of wine quality and consumption context, on hedonic and emotional responses of the segments. Within both studies, three segments were identified and named: Wine Enthusiasts, Aspirants and No Frills. The Wine Enthusiast segment generally liked the wines more and perceived more intense positive emotions when consuming wine compared to the No Frills segment, with the Aspirant’s likes and emotion intensities ranging in between. Wine Enthusiasts were more discriminative of their preferred wines and reported stronger positive emotions when tasting higher quality (Study 1) and more complex (Study 2) wines. The consistent results across the two studies showed for the first time that consumer segments, based on lifestyle segmentation, differ in their hedonic and emotional responses towards wine when actually tasting wines, demonstrating that the Fine Wine Instrument has practical implications and can identify wine consumers displaying different wine consumption behaviours.

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