Ingroup Bias and Ingroup Projection in the Furry Fandom

Reysen, Stephen; Plante, Courtney N.; Roberts, Sharon E.; Gerbasi, Kathleen C.

doi:10.5539/ijps.v7n4p49

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“…The Furry Fandom has been found in past research to be a stigmatized target. According to IARP, current mainstream media sources continually connect the fandom with sexual deviance around fursuits or animals, which is not a representative image of the entire population [9,13,14], such as television shows (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode 'Fur and Loathing in Las Vegas), films (Plushies and Furries), and even news stations. There was an impressive extent of furries who felt that the furries are depicted adversely by the media overall.…”

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Destigmatization in the Furry Fandom: A Case Study on the X University Self-organization in China

Mao¹

2022

Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Sport Science, Education and Social Development (SSESD 2022)

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As a popular subculture among the Z generation, Furry Fandom has recently become a topic of mainstream media coverage. Previous research on Furry Fandom suggests that furry fans suffer from strong social stigma often perpetuated by negative or inaccurate media portrayals as sexual deviant, socially awkward, or bestiality fetish, and sometimes they stigmatize themselves. Nevertheless, in China, less social stigma has been observed about Furry Fandom. Paradoxically, furry fans in China even exhibit self-deprecation inside and outside the communities. Taking the Furry self-organization at X University in Beijing, China, as an example, this paper used the Process Tracing Case Study Method and conducted in-depth online interviews with the administrator of the self-organization to investigate the factors causing this phenomenon. As a comparative social study, firstly, the study introduces a general overview of the Furry Fandom as a new subculture in China and the differences between the portrayal of western and Chinese mainstream media sources. Secondly, the study reviews prior studies specifically on the stigmatization of the Furry Fandom, and the study introduces the methodology. Thirdly, self-organization is introduced and analyzed as an empirical case study of the existence and development of Furries in China. Finally, the limitation of this research and suggestions for the future study are given in the conclusion. This study fills a research gap regarding Furry Fandom in China.

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Destigmatization in the Furry Fandom: A Case Study on the X University Self-organization in China

Mao¹

2022

Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Sport Science, Education and Social Development (SSESD 2022)

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“…It has been suggested that when fans have a shared interest, a noticeable sense of community is developed (Obst et al, 2002). For example, in the “Furry” fandom, fans have a shared interest in anthropomorphism and zoomorphism (Chadborn et al, 2018; Gerbasi et al, 2008; Reysen et al, 2015) which has been largely attributed to the overall sense of community (Chadborn et al, 2018). This sense of community has been constructed psychologically for some time now.…”

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The role of cyberbullying victimization in the relationship between adult BTS fans' psychological sense of community and wellbeing

Laffan

Stenson

Flood

2022

Journal Community Psychology

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Adult fans of K‐Pop band BTS are part of a diverse and global fandom that has an evident psychological sense of community associated with psychosocial benefits such as increases in wellbeing. This study aimed to investigate if cyberbullying victimization plays an influential role in the relationship of BTS fans' psychological sense of community and wellbeing using an online co‐designed survey administered to 183 participants. There was a significant positive relationship found between psychological sense of community and wellbeing. The results of a moderation analysis were interpreted as cyberbullying victimization not having an influential role in this positive relationship, despite cyberbullying typically having detrimental effects on interpersonal relationships and communities generally. It was concluded that BTS fans' psychological sense of community may be buffering against the adverse consequences of cyberbullying victimization and/or competent anti‐cyberbullying and online safety practices are being carried out in online BTS fan communities. Implications for anti‐cyberbullying researchers and cyberbullying prevention efforts are also discussed.

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Acculturation strategies as predictors of fandom identification in the fanfiction, Star Wars fan, and furry communities

Reysen,

Plante,

Packard

et al. 2023

The Journal of Social Psychology

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Ingroup Bias and Ingroup Projection in the Furry Fandom

Cited by 4 publications

References 32 publications

Destigmatization in the Furry Fandom: A Case Study on the X University Self-organization in China

Destigmatization in the Furry Fandom: A Case Study on the X University Self-organization in China

The role of cyberbullying victimization in the relationship between adult BTS fans' psychological sense of community and wellbeing

Acculturation strategies as predictors of fandom identification in the fanfiction, Star Wars fan, and furry communities

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