Transforming passion into positive impact: a positive psychology based study of rational fandom communication design

Jing Chen; Siqi Huang; Zilin Liu; Xinyi Li

doi:10.54254/2753-7102/2026.37961

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Received: 8 October 2026

Published: 16 October 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7102/2026.37961

Article Type: Research Article

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Chen,J.;Huang,S.;Liu,Z.;Li,X. (2026). Transforming passion into positive impact: a positive psychology based study of rational fandom communication design. Advances in Social Behavior Research,17(11),32-39.

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