Uniting a sport teams’ global fan community: prototypical behavior of satellite fans enhances local fans’ attitudes and perceptions of groupness

Research question: This research examines the determinants and conditions that influence local sport fans’ evaluations of satellite fans (i.e. foreign fans abroad) of their favorite team. Specifically, we consider how prototypical (versus non-prototypical) sport fan behavior of the satellite fans influences the local fans’ perceptions of group entitativity and attitudes. In addition, the study takes into account the local fans’ fear of losing...