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Rymina Anastasia Viktorovna
Kostroma State University
Motives for joining the fandom of female members of Asian romantic fan-cultures in the modern media space
Rymina A.V. Motives for joining the fandom of female members of Asian romantic fan cultures in the modern media space. Vestnik of Kostroma State University. Series: Pedagogy. Psychology. Sociokinetics, 2023, vol. 29, № 2, pp. 59-64. https://doi.org/10.34216/2073-1426-2023-29-2-59-64
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34216/2073-1426-2023-29-1-59-64
УДК: 343.98
Publish date: 2023-04-30
Annotation: The article deals with fan culture and analysis of theoretical and empirical studies of the motives for joining it. The existing involvement in romantic fan culture has been confirmed [McLelland, Zhang, Zsila, Demetrovics, Prasannam, Wang, Vorontsov], including partial dissatisfaction of female fans with their role in society or family, in relationship with a romantic partner. Based on the data obtained during the first stage of the empirical study (512 female fans, average age - 27 years (Std. otl. = 2.8)), assumptions were made regarding the reasons and motives for the involvement of Russian women in Asian romantic fandom cultures: 1) high involvement is a kind of "withdrawal - distancing" coping or an ego-defense; 2) some female fans tend to become addicted of participation in the fandom; 3) it is possible that involvement in Asian romantic fan culture contributes to the transformation of gender identity and the requirements of an “ideal romantic partner”.
Keywords: subculture, fan culture, fan, motivation, involvement, sexuality, anime, manga, coping, addiction, gender identity
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Author's info: Rymina Anastasia Viktorovna, Kostroma State University, Kostroma, Russia, rakyshkaetoia@mail.ru