Theory and Social Media in Sport Studies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21834068 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gashaw Abeza (0000-0002-6230-8487, Towson University), Jimmy Sanderson (0000-0002-5292-5131, Texas Tech University System) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 284-292 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Sport Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1936-3907 • E-ISSN: 1936-3915 |
| Publisher | Human Kinetics (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1123/ijsc.2022-0108 |
| OpenAlex | W4293171329 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 57 |
A key feature of a robust academic discipline is that its homegrown theories and investing in theory contribute to building good research. In the field of sport and social media research, the rigorous utilization of theory is one of the areas where the field is still facing “disciplinary pain.” In fact, the unique features of social media provide researchers in the sport research community with a valuable opportunity for proposing, testing, applying, critiquing, comparing, integrating, and expanding theories. In this commentary, the authors, based on their own experience (as researchers, readers, and reviewers of social media in sport), contend that reference resources are lacking on this topic to help young (or existing) researchers locate appropriate theories for their research. Hence, this work identifies, documents, and discusses the theories used, advanced, and developed in social media research for sport studies. Furthermore, a compilation is brought together of different theories from various disciplines that researchers in this community may consider for their future work
Data science · Discipline · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Political science · Public relations · Social media · Social science · Sociology · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Engineering · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports Analytics and Performance · Sports, Gender, and Society
Social Media and Sport Studies (2014–2023)
Social Media as a Teaching‐Learning Tool to Enhance Students' Professional Profile
The Kraken Awakens
The State of Quantitative Research and a Proposed Research Framework in Social Media
Dynamic Social Media Content in Sport Communication Research
“Time to Award Some Medals”
Critiquing the Social Media Scholarship in Sport Studies
Habitually Scrolling
Social Media and Athlete Welfare
Opportunities for Advancing Relationship Marketing and Social Media Research
Brand Management and Social Media
Social Media Scholarship in Sport Studies and College Athletes’ Name, Image, and Likeness Opportunities
Regulating Ambush Marketing in an Increasingly Social Era
Connecting with fans in the digital age
The Equitable Games
Crisis, Kickoff, and Controversy
“Be a Good Fan During the Good, the Bad, and Even the Ugly”
A Critical Analysis of Coaches’ Perceptions of Athletic Department Involvement in Team-Related Social Media Activism
Social Media Activity and Ticket Pricing
Machine Learning in Sport Social Media Research
A Case Study of Marcus Rashford
Embracing Computational Approaches to Social Media Research
Your Analysis Is as Useless as Your Ovaries’
The cultural gentrification of the sneaker
La influencia de Twitter en las rutinas productivas de los periodistas deportivos en España
Investigation on airline passengers’ behaviors for biometric boarding technology
Artificial Intelligence–Enhanced Analytics in Sport Communication
Years of Communication & Sport
Beyond the spotlight
Social Media in Sport
Building Theory about Theory Building
Theory Construction as Disciplined Imagination
Sport and social media research
The theory contribution of case study research designs
Why We Follow
Organizational Theories
Building Theories from Case Study Research
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
“You Had One Job!” A Case Study of Maladaptive Parasocial Interaction and Athlete Maltreatment in Virtual Spaces
The Social Identity Theory of Intergroup Behavior
Understanding Professional Athletes’ Use of Twitter
Rediscovering the Social Group
Toward a Distinctive Sport Management Discipline
May No Act of Ours Bring Shame”
Untangling International Sport Social Media Use
Embracing the Social in Social Media
The Ball Game Is for the Boys
Adoption of Innovations in Digital Sports Journalism
From Loving the Hero to Despising the Villain
Communication Boundary Management
New Media and Global Sporting Cultures
Directionality of transitory dominance as a communication variable affecting humor appreciation
A Shift in Set
Twitter Talk and Twitter Sharing in Times of Crisis
Raising Our Game
Theory and Research in Mass Communication
Uses and Gratifications Research
The Agenda-Setting Function of Mass Media
Framing
| Citations per year | 9.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |