“…7 The majority of studies that have been published, from a communication perspective, have focused primarily on media and sports. See: Bryan, Brown, Comisky, and Zillmann (1982); Bryant, Comisky, and Zillmann (1981); Duncan and Brummett (1987); Farrell (1989); Gantz (1981); Hocking (1982); Kruse (1981); MacAloon (1989);McDermott, Hocking, Johnson, and Atkin (1989); Morris and Nydahl (1983); Prisuta (1979); Reid and Soley (1979); Rothenbuhler (1989); Trujillo and Ekdom (1985). See also the special section in the Summer 1977 issue of Journalism Quarterly.…”