The preliminary results show that

• on average, levels of passion for being a Jets fan decreased over the course of the season.

• fans with high levels of obsessive passion at the start of the season reported feeling more negative feelings while watching the Jets play at the end of the season. 

• fans with high levels of harmonious passion felt more positive feelings while watching the Jets play and were more satisfied with their social life throughout the season.

• Showing that passion decreases over time is important because, unlike emotional experiences, passion represents a relationship with an activity that is more central to people’s identities.

• These findings support research with sport fans on the benefits of having high harmonious passion, and the downsides of having high obsessive passion.

• The findings from this study have been published in peer-reviewed journals, including

  • Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology: The published version is available here, and a freely accessible pre-print version is available here.