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The cultural phenomenon that is March Madness - Coggle Diagram
The cultural phenomenon that is March Madness
Key People
Chelsi Day, PsyD
Dr. Kristin Dieffenbach
Melissa Fogel, Psy.D.
Arnold LeUnes, senior professor at TAMU
Key Resources
American Psychological Association
Association for Applied Sports Psychology
Psychology Today
Key Ideas
Relatability- As most people did not play D1 basketball, most general fans relate more to the underdog rather than the better teams
Geographical connectivity- People relate to and care about the schools that represent their town/state/ region and feel bonded to them
Schadenfreude- Deriving pleasure from other's misfortune
Interpersonal relationships- Many make an occasion out of March Madness and spend the time to bond with one another. In fact, the amount of vasectomies increase in March as men find the time to relax and watch the tournament with family.
Strengths
Already a lot of research has been done on the subject
Lots of data and numbers to justify findings
Many unique findings that pose multiple reasons as to why March Madness is poplar, but as similar ones that stand up to the scrutiny by general consensus.
Weaknesses
Not much data on how March Madness effects college students specifically
Much of the data will need to be cross-analyzed with separate sports psychology studies on college students, not only with ones March Madness related
Contribution
Much of the data is dispersed and some of it is niche, pertaining only to the psychological aspects of March Madness that are needed for the publication. My research paper would culminate all of that data into one research article.
My article would also evaluate how a specific age group, college-age students, are psychologically impacted by March Madness, as opposed to where most research groups fans into one collective.