Adam Love
Biographic Data
| ID | 168339 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adam Love |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adam |
| FAMILY NAME | Love |
| SIGNATURE | LOVE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5864-945X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 50 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Impact of Social Exchange on Referees’ Job Satisfaction
The purpose of the current study was to examine how perceived organizational support and leader-member exchange influence job satisfaction through organizational trust among sport referees. A total of 602 referees, most of whom were part-time referees, from 13 different sports in China participated in an online survey. The results of structural equation modeling revealed that leader-member exchange had a significant positive relationship with job…
Exploring the relationship of social networks on team effectiveness
The purpose of the current study was to explore the relationship between college sports teams’ social networks (i.e., cohesion) and performance (i.e., effectiveness) within distinct sports cultures—specifically, elite sports in Korea vs. recreational sports in Hong Kong. A total of 600 student-athletes participated in a survey, comprising 256 athletes from 30 teams (12 men's teams and 18 women's teams) in Korea and 344 athletes from 27 teams (14 …
The Politics of Taking a Knee
During the 2016 National Football League season, Colin Kaepernick was the subject of intense media scrutiny as he protested racial injustice by taking a knee during the national anthem. Given the fact that the sports media is disproportionately dominated by White men, this study analyzed media framing of Kaepernick with particular consideration to the racial demographics of journalists producing media coverage. Our analysis indicates that positiv…
Media Analysis of Lia Thomas Surrounding 2022 National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Win
In March 2022, swimmer Lia Thomas became the first transgender athlete to win a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I individual title. The current study analyzed popular online media coverage of Thomas during the month of the NCAA championships. Conservative-oriented media set the agenda by publishing a disproportionate number of articles about Thomas, frequently framing her performance as (a) illegitimate and (b) enabled by…
South Korean members' experiences on the LPGA Tour
This study explored the experiences and perceptions of South Korean players on the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour with respect to stereotyping and discrimination. Specifically, we investigated South Korean Tour members' perspectives about interactions with their fellow golfers, LPGA officials, and members of the media. A combination of group and individual interviewers with 11 South Korean women who played on the LPGA Tour were …
Black U.S. Military Affiliated Perspectives on Sport Media's Coverage of Racial Representation and Athlete Activism
Black U.S. military affiliated sport fans hold a unique place in society, as their multiple identities (i.e., racial and career) may possess conflicting elements. Militarism preaches nationalism, meritocracy, and bootstrapism, whereas Black sport activism questions if these “American” values extend to people of color. The current study interviewed Black military affiliated individuals ( N = 10) to understand their perceptions on nationalism and r…
“We All Play Pretty Much the Same, Except. . .”
We use the case of a recreational college Quidditch class to examine the consequences of gender-integrated sport for gender essentialist ideology. Data include ethnographic observations and course journal data from 23 first-year undergraduates playing Quidditch over four months. While a gender-integrated sport provided numerous opportunities for participants to witness similarities in performance among men and women, we found only limited challen…
Symbolic Power and Dual Careers of Athletes
This study explored the successful career transition experiences of Korean college athletes who ceased to participate in sport prior to completing their college eligibility. In particular, the research addressed the ways in which they overcame challenges while pursuing their desired post-sport career paths. A qualitative approach was adopted to explore participants’ life transitions, uncovering six primary themes: (1) entering the athletic specia…
I Don’t Know How You Get Past That”
College football programs invest millions of dollars into recruiting top high school prospects. This recruiting process is covered extensively by reporters from sports media outlets. While the players being recruited are predominately Black, the sports media is disproportionately dominated by White men. In this context, the current study reports on data from interviews with 15 participants who work in the college football recruiting media industr…
Media Framing of the Unified Korean Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team
North and South Korea competed with a unified women’s ice hockey team at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Although the two nations had fielded unified teams at previous international sporting events, the decision to form a unified women’s ice hockey team in 2018 became a contentious political issue. To investigate the relationship between traditional media and social media when covering a controversial political issue in…
Recruiting Reporters’ Perceptions of Ethical Issues
In the Internet era, a substantial online media industry dedicated to covering the recruitment of high school athletes to college sports programs has developed in the United States. The current study explored the perceptions of football recruiting reporters with respect to their ethical responsibilities and the issues they face in their jobs. In doing so, the study builds on the work of Yanity and Edmondson, who explored the perceptions of journa…
A Breath of Fresh Air”
In the 2016 National Football League (NFL) Draft, Moritz Böhringer became the first international player ever selected without having previously played in North America. The current study examined media coverage of Böhringer during the process of him being identified as an NFL prospect, working out for NFL scouts, being drafted, and trying to make an NFL roster. Ultimately, Böhringer was framed as an international experiment that produced serious…
Media Representations of Multiracial Athletes
There is a substantial body of research examining racialized narratives about Black and White athletes. However, there is an absence of literature that has specifically explored multiracial identities in the sport context. The purpose of the current study was to examine narratives constructed in the media when discussing the race(s) of multiracial athletes. Investigators conducted a qualitative media analysis using 68 online and print news articl…
Excessive Celebration? The Racialization of Recruiting Commitments on College Football Internet Message Boards
The current study analyzed comments posted on Internet message boards devoted to U.S. college football. The investigators collected comments ( N = 3,800) about instances in which a player initially announced intent to attend a particular university, but later changed his mind and signed a National Letter of Intent to attend a different university. While few posts included explicit mention of race ( n = 11), commenters more frequently used forms o…
Out of bounds? Racial discourse on college basketball message boards
While the frequency of overt racism has decreased in most public spaces, being replaced by more subtly racialized narratives, the Internet appears to be an exception where explicit racism continues to proliferate. Online message boards dedicated to US collegiate basketball are sites where groups dominated by white male users discuss the lives and performances of young, primarily black, student-athletes. Against this backdrop, the current study in…
Equity or Essentialism
Feminist scholars have critically analyzed the effects of sex segregation in numerous social institutions, yet sex-segregated sport often remains unchallenged. Even critics of sex-segregated sport have tended to accept the merits of women-only teams at face value. In this article, we revisit this issue by examining the underlying assumptions supporting women's and girls' teams and explore how they perpetuate gender inequality. Specifically, we an…
Out of bounds? Racial discourse on college basketball message boards
While the frequency of overt racism has decreased in most public spaces, being replaced by more subtly racialized narratives, the Internet appears to be an exception where explicit racism continues to proliferate. Online message boards dedicated to US collegiate basketball are sites where groups dominated by white male users discuss the lives and performances of young, primarily black, student-athletes. Against this backdrop, the current study in…
Media Representations of Multiracial Athletes
There is a substantial body of research examining racialized narratives about Black and White athletes. However, there is an absence of literature that has specifically explored multiracial identities in the sport context. The purpose of the current study was to examine narratives constructed in the media when discussing the race(s) of multiracial athletes. Investigators conducted a qualitative media analysis using 68 online and print news articl…
Excessive Celebration? The Racialization of Recruiting Commitments on College Football Internet Message Boards
The current study analyzed comments posted on Internet message boards devoted to U.S. college football. The investigators collected comments ( N = 3,800) about instances in which a player initially announced intent to attend a particular university, but later changed his mind and signed a National Letter of Intent to attend a different university. While few posts included explicit mention of race ( n = 11), commenters more frequently used forms o…
I Don’t Know How You Get Past That”
College football programs invest millions of dollars into recruiting top high school prospects. This recruiting process is covered extensively by reporters from sports media outlets. While the players being recruited are predominately Black, the sports media is disproportionately dominated by White men. In this context, the current study reports on data from interviews with 15 participants who work in the college football recruiting media industr…
Media Analysis of Lia Thomas Surrounding 2022 National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Win
In March 2022, swimmer Lia Thomas became the first transgender athlete to win a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I individual title. The current study analyzed popular online media coverage of Thomas during the month of the NCAA championships. Conservative-oriented media set the agenda by publishing a disproportionate number of articles about Thomas, frequently framing her performance as (a) illegitimate and (b) enabled by…
Media Framing of the Unified Korean Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team
North and South Korea competed with a unified women’s ice hockey team at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Although the two nations had fielded unified teams at previous international sporting events, the decision to form a unified women’s ice hockey team in 2018 became a contentious political issue. To investigate the relationship between traditional media and social media when covering a controversial political issue in…
Equity or Essentialism
Feminist scholars have critically analyzed the effects of sex segregation in numerous social institutions, yet sex-segregated sport often remains unchallenged. Even critics of sex-segregated sport have tended to accept the merits of women-only teams at face value. In this article, we revisit this issue by examining the underlying assumptions supporting women's and girls' teams and explore how they perpetuate gender inequality. Specifically, we an…
South Korean members' experiences on the LPGA Tour
This study explored the experiences and perceptions of South Korean players on the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour with respect to stereotyping and discrimination. Specifically, we investigated South Korean Tour members' perspectives about interactions with their fellow golfers, LPGA officials, and members of the media. A combination of group and individual interviewers with 11 South Korean women who played on the LPGA Tour were …
Symbolic Power and Dual Careers of Athletes
This study explored the successful career transition experiences of Korean college athletes who ceased to participate in sport prior to completing their college eligibility. In particular, the research addressed the ways in which they overcame challenges while pursuing their desired post-sport career paths. A qualitative approach was adopted to explore participants’ life transitions, uncovering six primary themes: (1) entering the athletic specia…
Equity or Essentialism
Feminist scholars have critically analyzed the effects of sex segregation in numerous social institutions, yet sex-segregated sport often remains unchallenged. Even critics of sex-segregated sport have tended to accept the merits of women-only teams at face value. In this article, we revisit this issue by examining the underlying assumptions supporting women's and girls' teams and explore how they perpetuate gender inequality. Specifically, we an…
Out of bounds? Racial discourse on college basketball message boards
While the frequency of overt racism has decreased in most public spaces, being replaced by more subtly racialized narratives, the Internet appears to be an exception where explicit racism continues to proliferate. Online message boards dedicated to US collegiate basketball are sites where groups dominated by white male users discuss the lives and performances of young, primarily black, student-athletes. Against this backdrop, the current study in…
Excessive Celebration? The Racialization of Recruiting Commitments on College Football Internet Message Boards
The current study analyzed comments posted on Internet message boards devoted to U.S. college football. The investigators collected comments ( N = 3,800) about instances in which a player initially announced intent to attend a particular university, but later changed his mind and signed a National Letter of Intent to attend a different university. While few posts included explicit mention of race ( n = 11), commenters more frequently used forms o…
Media Representations of Multiracial Athletes
There is a substantial body of research examining racialized narratives about Black and White athletes. However, there is an absence of literature that has specifically explored multiracial identities in the sport context. The purpose of the current study was to examine narratives constructed in the media when discussing the race(s) of multiracial athletes. Investigators conducted a qualitative media analysis using 68 online and print news articl…
Media Framing of the Unified Korean Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team
North and South Korea competed with a unified women’s ice hockey team at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Although the two nations had fielded unified teams at previous international sporting events, the decision to form a unified women’s ice hockey team in 2018 became a contentious political issue. To investigate the relationship between traditional media and social media when covering a controversial political issue in…
Recruiting Reporters’ Perceptions of Ethical Issues
In the Internet era, a substantial online media industry dedicated to covering the recruitment of high school athletes to college sports programs has developed in the United States. The current study explored the perceptions of football recruiting reporters with respect to their ethical responsibilities and the issues they face in their jobs. In doing so, the study builds on the work of Yanity and Edmondson, who explored the perceptions of journa…
A Breath of Fresh Air”
In the 2016 National Football League (NFL) Draft, Moritz Böhringer became the first international player ever selected without having previously played in North America. The current study examined media coverage of Böhringer during the process of him being identified as an NFL prospect, working out for NFL scouts, being drafted, and trying to make an NFL roster. Ultimately, Böhringer was framed as an international experiment that produced serious…
I Don’t Know How You Get Past That”
College football programs invest millions of dollars into recruiting top high school prospects. This recruiting process is covered extensively by reporters from sports media outlets. While the players being recruited are predominately Black, the sports media is disproportionately dominated by White men. In this context, the current study reports on data from interviews with 15 participants who work in the college football recruiting media industr…
“We All Play Pretty Much the Same, Except. . .”
We use the case of a recreational college Quidditch class to examine the consequences of gender-integrated sport for gender essentialist ideology. Data include ethnographic observations and course journal data from 23 first-year undergraduates playing Quidditch over four months. While a gender-integrated sport provided numerous opportunities for participants to witness similarities in performance among men and women, we found only limited challen…
Symbolic Power and Dual Careers of Athletes
This study explored the successful career transition experiences of Korean college athletes who ceased to participate in sport prior to completing their college eligibility. In particular, the research addressed the ways in which they overcame challenges while pursuing their desired post-sport career paths. A qualitative approach was adopted to explore participants’ life transitions, uncovering six primary themes: (1) entering the athletic specia…
Black U.S. Military Affiliated Perspectives on Sport Media's Coverage of Racial Representation and Athlete Activism
Black U.S. military affiliated sport fans hold a unique place in society, as their multiple identities (i.e., racial and career) may possess conflicting elements. Militarism preaches nationalism, meritocracy, and bootstrapism, whereas Black sport activism questions if these “American” values extend to people of color. The current study interviewed Black military affiliated individuals ( N = 10) to understand their perceptions on nationalism and r…
The Politics of Taking a Knee
During the 2016 National Football League season, Colin Kaepernick was the subject of intense media scrutiny as he protested racial injustice by taking a knee during the national anthem. Given the fact that the sports media is disproportionately dominated by White men, this study analyzed media framing of Kaepernick with particular consideration to the racial demographics of journalists producing media coverage. Our analysis indicates that positiv…
Media Analysis of Lia Thomas Surrounding 2022 National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Win
In March 2022, swimmer Lia Thomas became the first transgender athlete to win a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I individual title. The current study analyzed popular online media coverage of Thomas during the month of the NCAA championships. Conservative-oriented media set the agenda by publishing a disproportionate number of articles about Thomas, frequently framing her performance as (a) illegitimate and (b) enabled by…
South Korean members' experiences on the LPGA Tour
This study explored the experiences and perceptions of South Korean players on the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour with respect to stereotyping and discrimination. Specifically, we investigated South Korean Tour members' perspectives about interactions with their fellow golfers, LPGA officials, and members of the media. A combination of group and individual interviewers with 11 South Korean women who played on the LPGA Tour were …
The Impact of Social Exchange on Referees’ Job Satisfaction
The purpose of the current study was to examine how perceived organizational support and leader-member exchange influence job satisfaction through organizational trust among sport referees. A total of 602 referees, most of whom were part-time referees, from 13 different sports in China participated in an online survey. The results of structural equation modeling revealed that leader-member exchange had a significant positive relationship with job…
Exploring the relationship of social networks on team effectiveness
The purpose of the current study was to explore the relationship between college sports teams’ social networks (i.e., cohesion) and performance (i.e., effectiveness) within distinct sports cultures—specifically, elite sports in Korea vs. recreational sports in Hong Kong. A total of 600 student-athletes participated in a survey, comprising 256 athletes from 30 teams (12 men's teams and 18 women's teams) in Korea and 344 athletes from 27 teams (14 …
Sociology (13 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (13 works) · Political science (12 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (12 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Law (10 works) · Gender Studies (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Media studies (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works)