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Motivation for following College Sports Teams' Social Media Accounts

대학스포츠팀 소셜미디어의 이용동기

  • Park, Jae-Ahm (Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, University of Arkansas) ;
  • Dittmore, Stephen W. (Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, University of Arkansas)
  • Received : 2014.09.29
  • Accepted : 2014.11.06
  • Published : 2014.11.30
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Abstract

This study attempted to verify what motivates fans to follow college sports teams' social media and identify the motivational factors that can best predict fans' social media consumption. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) indicated that previously identified seven motives for online consumption, i.e., information, diversion, socialization, pass-time, fanship, team support, and technical knowledge, are compatible with the use of college sports teams' social media. In addition, a results of multiple regression found diversion, socialization, fanship, team support, and technical knowledge to significantly predict the level of social media consumption while information and pass-time did not significantly affect social media consumption. In particular, socialization had the greatest influence on social media consumption.

이 연구의 목적은 스포츠팬들이 대학 스포츠 팀의 SNS를 이용하는 동기를 분석하는 것에 있다. 연구대상자는 NCAA Division1 대학교에 재학 중인 대학생을 모집단으로 선정하여 비확률 표본추출법(non-probability sampling)중 편의 표본추출법(convenience sampling method)을 이용하여 3개의 NCAA Division1 대학에서 총 320명을 표집 하였다. 최종 응답률은 49%(N=159)이었으며, 이 중 질문문항의 일괄적인 처리 혹은 무응답, 오기입 등 신뢰성이 떨어진다고 판단되어지는 13부의 설문지를 제외하고 총 146부를 분석에 사용하였다. 확인적 요인분석과 다중회귀 분석을 실시한 결과, diversion, socialization, fanship, team support, 그리고 technical knowledge 동기가 대학스포츠팀 SNS이용에 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 information 그리고 pass-time 동기는 SNS이용에 유의한 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다.

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