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A Social Influence Perspective on Uses of Online Football Forums: The Case with Turkish Football Fans

A Social Influence Perspective on Uses of Online Football Forums: The Case with Turkish Football Fans

Anıl Sayan, Vehbi Gorgulu, Itır Erhart, Yonca Aslanbay
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781799877073|ISBN10: 1799877078|EISBN13: 9781799877523
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7707-3.ch021
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Sayan, Anıl, et al. "A Social Influence Perspective on Uses of Online Football Forums: The Case with Turkish Football Fans." Research Anthology on Business Strategies, Health Factors, and Ethical Implications in Sports and eSports, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 373-390. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7707-3.ch021

APA

Sayan, A., Gorgulu, V., Erhart, I., & Aslanbay, Y. (2021). A Social Influence Perspective on Uses of Online Football Forums: The Case with Turkish Football Fans. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Business Strategies, Health Factors, and Ethical Implications in Sports and eSports (pp. 373-390). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7707-3.ch021

Chicago

Sayan, Anıl, et al. "A Social Influence Perspective on Uses of Online Football Forums: The Case with Turkish Football Fans." In Research Anthology on Business Strategies, Health Factors, and Ethical Implications in Sports and eSports, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 373-390. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7707-3.ch021

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Abstract

This study aims to shed light on Turkish football forum users on the Internet from a social identity and uses and gratifications (U&G) perspective in order to reveal joint intentions among football fans online. The research model of the current study applies a uses and gratifications approach to examine whether fan motivations while using online football forums determine we-intentions among forum members. Social influence processes are also essential in the context of research on online forums, since they determine changes in attitudes and actions produced by the virtual social influence that may occur at different levels. Findings reveal uses and gratifications of football forum participation as maintaining interpersonal interconnectivity, generating entertainment and purposive value along with affective social identity construct determined we-intention among forum users.

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