PDF | Anime/manga (Japanese animation and comics) have been increasing in popularity worldwide for decades. But despite being a global phenomenon,... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...

PDF | Transhumanism is a school of thought that promotes the enhancement of humanity through technological intervention (e.g., cloning, gene therapies,... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...

PDF | Cosplay, a portmanteau of the words ‘costume’ and ‘roleplay’, involves fans dressing up and acting out fictional characters, usually at fan-themed... | Find, read and cite all the research you n...

Request PDF | Social Activities Mediate the Relation between Fandom Identification and Psychological Well-Being | Prior research demonstrates that a relationship exists between fan identification and ...

PDF | In the present research, we examine what it means for fans to take their interests "too far" in a multi-fandom, qualitative study. Specifically,... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...

PDF | Prior research, predominantly focusing on Western fans, has found that the anime fandom is comprised of a majority of males (Reysen, Plante,... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...

PDF | In the present research we test the veracity of 36 stereotypes of otaku that have appeared in definitions and descriptions of otaku in various... | Find, read and cite all the research you need ...

Request PDF | Intragroup helping as a mediator of the association between fandom identification and self-esteem and well-being | We examined whether intragroup helping mediates the relationship betwee...

Request PDF | ‘Get out of my fandom newbie’: A cross-fandom study of elitism and gatekeeping in fans | In the present article we discuss three studies aimed at better understanding elitism in the cont...

PDF | Fan groups are communities which develop a shared identity around a specific topic or idea. Hentai fans identify as part of a group which... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Re...

PDF | In the present study, we explored the associations between dimensions of parasocial connection and sex differences in connection of anime fans'... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

PDF | In the present study, we examined the associations between sources of influence (anime content, anime creators, voice actors, other fans) within... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...

PDF | We examined cosplaying and non-cosplaying anime fans' involvement in anime fandom drama, along with potential mediators underlying these... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Res...

PDF | In the present study we tested the hypothesis that cosplayers experience greater well-being than non-cosplayers within the anime fandom in part... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

PDF | We examined differences between cosplaying and non-cosplaying anime fans with regard to their motivation to participate in the anime fandom.... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...

PDF | The authors examined perceived discrimination directed toward one's fan group and toward oneself in multiple groups of fans. Specifically,... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on R...

PDF | We examined the prevalence rates of mental and neurodevelopmental illness among members of three different fandoms: anime, My Little Pony (brony),... | Find, read and cite all the research you n...

PDF | We tested whether there exist differences in the personality traits of anime fans who cosplay as compared to non-cosplaying anime fans. With... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...

PDF | We examined the differences between participants completing measures of well-being at an anime convention and participants completing the same... | Find, read and cite all the research you need ...

PDF | We examined cosplayers' perceptions of their favorite character representing their actual, ideal, and ought self as predictors of identification... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...

PDF | In the present research we examine the association between perceived maturity of a group and willingness to form a romantic relationship with a... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

PDF | In the present study, we examined routes to fandom membership and expressions of fan identity in members of the furry, anime, and fantasy sport... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

PDF | We examined the extent to which anime fans believe in paranormal phenomena and whether these beliefs are associated with preferences for specific... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...

PDF | Across two studies, we examined the extent to which popular anime series contained sexist content and tested whether anime consumption and genre... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...

PDF | We tested Wann's (2006) team identification-social psychological health model in a sample of self-identified anime fans. Anime fans completed... | Find, read and cite all the research you need o...

PDF | We examined the accuracy of perceptions of prejudice of members of two different fandoms: anime fans and furries. Anime and furry fans rated the... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...

PDF | We examined whether the psychological needs fulfilled by group membership predicted fanship (identification with a fan interest) and fandom... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ...

PDF | As a test of optimal distinctiveness theory, we examined the opposing motivations of inclusion/belongingness and differentiation/distinctiveness... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...

PDF | In the present study we examined the fan category prototype and associations between prototypicality of a fan, normality of fan interests, and... | Find, read and cite all the research you need ...

PDF | In this study, we examined predictors of entitlement in three fan groups. Fan entitlement in the present research reflects a belief that one is... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

PDF | We examined several plausible motivators of fans in three different fandoms and the association of these motivators with fan group identification.... | Find, read and cite all the research you n...

PDF | We tested the veracity of existing stereotypes about anime fans. Self-identified anime fans, both convention-going and online, completed a survey... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...

PDF | We examined the content of anime fan stereotypes in a sample of non-fans (N = 146). Self-identified non-fans of anime wrote about a prototypical... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...

PDF | Furries report in qualitative and quantitative studies that they feel discriminated against by the general public, but there are no published... | Find, read and cite all the research you need o...