{"id":102,"date":"2026-03-26T16:57:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T23:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/civicsport\/?page_id=102"},"modified":"2026-04-03T14:59:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T21:59:19","slug":"journal-articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/civicsport\/journal-articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Journal Articles<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Gang, A. C.<\/strong>, Lee, J. Y., Griffin, R., & Pedersen, P. M. (2026). Understanding the outcomes of associational involvement in football fan clubs: Assessing the validity of socialization and selection hypothesis. Leisure Sciences. 48<\/em>(1), 94\u2013113. Understanding the Outcomes of Associational Involvement in Football Fan Clubs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Choi, K., Gang, A. C.<\/strong>, Park, J. Lee, J., & Kimbrough, P. (2025). Private coaching in competitive youth football: Labor, inequities, and the commodification of skill development. Sport in Society<\/em>. Advance online publication. Private coaching in competitive youth football<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Gang, A. C.<\/strong>,<\/span> <\/strong>Park, J., Lee, J., Choi, K., Rhee, Y., Park, J., & Park, J. Y. (2025). Why your World Cup experience doesn\u2019t help you much: Understanding the roots of inequalities in women\u2019s elite football through Bourdieu\u2019s theory on field. <\/span>International Review for the Sociology of Sport. <\/em>Advance online publication.<\/span> <\/em>Why your World Cup experience doesn\u2019t help you much<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Gang, A. C.<\/strong>, Lee, J. Y., Rhee, Y. C., Park, J., & Pedersen, P. M. (2025). Civic engagement and mega sport event volunteerism: Understanding the civic potential associated with Olympic volunteerism. <\/span>International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics<\/em>.  <\/span>17<\/em>(4), 591\u2013612. <\/span>Civic engagement and mega sport event volunteerism<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. McMain, E., Gang, A. C.<\/strong>, & Jo, E. (2025). Many ways to lead: A discourse analysis of sport as an influencer for climate action. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 49<\/em>(5), 383\u2013405. Discourse Analysis of Sport as an Influencer for Climate Action<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Latififard, M., Mirer, M., & Gang, A. C.<\/strong> (2025). Introduction to the special issue on politics, sport, and communication \u2013 A global perspective. International Journal of Sport Communication, 18<\/em>(3), 261\u2013265. Introduction to the Special Issue on Politics, Sport, and Communication<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Byon, K. K., Yoon, J., Gang, A. C<\/strong>., Park, J., & Pedersen, P. M. (2024). Tracing the perceptional changes roused by a mega sport event in the context of strained bilateral relations: Measuring the effect of the 2018 FIFA world cup Russia on the perceptions of Georgians. International Journal of Sport Marketing and Sponsorship. 26<\/em>(1), 76\u201391. Measuring the effect of the 2018 FIFA world cup Russia on the perceptions of Georgians<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Stalstrom, J., Iskhakova, M., <\/span>Gang, A. C.<\/strong>, & Pedersen, Z. (2024). Beyond the Youth Olympic podium: Analysis of Youth Olympic Games educational program, opportunities through the lens of experiential learning theory. <\/span>The Sport Journal<\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Park, J. Y., Park, J., Lee, J., & <\/span>Gang, A. C.<\/strong> (2024). A qualitative study of NCAA Division II college athletes\u2019 mentoring relationship experiences in higher education.<\/span> Journal of College Student Development. 65<\/em>(6), 684\u2013689. <\/span>A Qualitative Study of NCAA Division II College Athletes’ Mentoring Relationship Experiences in Higher Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Choi, K., Lee D., Jung, S., Yoo, S., & Gang, A. C.<\/strong> (2024). The importance of goal setting and the meaning of success: A narrative inquiry into the Asian Cup journey of the South Korean National Football Team (U-17) coach. Journal of Sport and Leisure Studies. 96<\/em>(2), 193\u2013207. The Importance of Goal Setting and the Meaning of Success: A Narrative Inquiry into the Asian Cup Journey of the South Korea National Football Team<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. Park, J., Cho, J., Gang A. C.<\/strong>, Lee, H., & Pedersen, P. M. (2024). Machine learning prediction of factors affecting Major League Baseball (MLB) game attendance: Algorithm comparisons and macroeconomic factor of unemployment. International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship. 25<\/em>(2), <\/em>382\u2013395. Machine learning prediction of factors affecting Major League Baseball (MLB) game attendance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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        1. Gang, A. C., <\/strong>Griffin, R., & Pedersen, P. M. (2023). Identifying civic opportunity structure within professional football fan clubs. Journal of Sport and Social Issues<\/em>. 47<\/em>(5), 433\u2013359. Identifying Civic Opportunity Structures Within Professional Football Fan Clubs<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Lee, M., Gang, A. C.<\/strong>, Kim, D., Yeo, I., & Pedersen, P. M. (2023). The role of emotions in team-licensed merchandise consumption: Examining the relationship among team identification, team performance, emotions, and purchase intention. Journal of Global Sport Management, 10<\/em>(2), 277\u2013296.The Role of Emotions in Team-licensed Merchandise Consumption<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Gang A. C.<\/strong>, Yoon, J., Park, J., Yoo, S., & Pedersen, P. M. (2023). Mega sport event volunteers: Understanding the role of space in social capital development at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games. Sociology of Sport Journal. 40<\/em>(1), 30\u201339. Understanding the Role of Space in Social Capital Development at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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