Published Articles

Chadborn, D., Edwards, P., & Reysen, S., (2016). Reexamining differences between fandom and local community. Psychology of Popular Media Culture. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000125

Chadborn, D., Plante, C. N., & Reysen, S. (2017). Quest motivation uniquely predicts outgroup evaluation in fan communities. The Phoenix Papers, 3(1), 405-416.

Reysen, S., Plante, C., & Chadborn, D. (2017). Better together: Social connections mediate the relationship between fandom and well-being. AASCIT Journal of Health, 4, 68-73.

Chadborn, D., Edwards, P., & Reysen, S. (2017). Displaying fan identity to make friends. Intensities: The Journal of Cult Media, 9, 87-97.

Chadborn, D., Plante, C., & Reysen, S. (2017). Perceived stigma, social identity, and normative behavior as predictors of prosocial behavior in a fan community. International Journal of Information Systems and Technology 6(1).

Reysen, S., Chadborn, D., Plante, C. N., (2017). Activism, character identification, and frequency of watching My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. American Association for Science and Technology Journal of Psychology, 3(2), 12-16.

Reysen, S. Plante, C. N., Chadborn, D., Roberts, S. E., Gerbasi, K. C., Miller, J., Gamboa, A., & Ray, A. (2018). A brief report on the prevalence of self-reported mood disorders, anxiety disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and autism spectrum disorder in anime, brony, and furry fandoms. The Phoenix Papers, 3(2), 64-75.

Plante, C., Chadborn, D., & Reysen, S. (2018) “When entertaining isn’t enough”: Fan motivation and word of mouth spreading of fan interests. Journal of Digital & Social Media Marketing, 6(2), 168-180.

Plante, C. N., Chadborn, D., Groves, C., & Reysen, S. (2018). Letters from Equestria: Prosocial media, helping, and empathy in fans of My Little Pony. Communication and Culture Online, 9, 206-220.

Reysen, S., Chadborn, D., & Plante, C. N. (2018). Theory of planned behavior and intention to attend a fan convention. Journal of Convention & Event Tourism, 19(3), 204-218.

Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., Chadborn, D., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2020). ‘Get out of my fandom newbie’: A cross-fandom study of elitism and gatekeeping in fans. Journal of Fandom Studies, 8(2), 123-146.

Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., & Chadborn, D. (2022). Perceived permeability of group boundaries as a mediator between belonging to multiple fandoms and loneliness. Popular Culture Studies Journal, 10(1), 315-333. [Download]

Submitted and in Press

Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Chadborn, D., Roberts, S. E., Gerbasi, K.C. (In Press). Intragroup helping as a mediator of the association between fandom and well-bring in Brony, Anime, and Furry fandoms.