A 4-MONTH INTERVENTION STUDY IN COMBATING HATE SPEECH AND PROMOTING INCLUSIVITY AND TOLERANCE AMONG YOUTH FAN CLUBS IN ALBANIA.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33598/nk030n12Keywords:
football, fandom, hate speechAbstract
The purpose of this study is to obtain information (through the development of a questionnaire) and evaluate the effect (post vs pre) from the activities developed within the project Fans Power: "Uniting for Respect" regarding the hate speech of young people fans of two different teams (Tirana, Partizani). 41 young fans participated in this study, of which 26 were boys and 15 were girls. The project implementation (pre to post evaluation- 4 months' period) comprised various activities aimed at achieving its objectives. Referring to the responses of the fans after (post) completion of the developed activities, an improvement in the % of responses related to prosocial behavior and a reduction of discriminatory language in both boys and girls can be observed in all questions. Both boys and girls after the activities are willing to moderate discriminatory language in case of loss much more often than before the activities, from 19.4% (before) to 71.4% (after) the activities. Both boys and girls can manage their emotional state in relation to the opposing fans in case of victory much more often after the activities, from 25.8% before the activities to 57.1% after the activities. After the activities, the boys answered 57.1% almost always compared to 33.3% before the activities to the question of whether they are ready to be involved in joint activities with the fans of the opposing team. While girls answered this question 71.4% often compared to 15.4% before. To the question, would you be willing to promote positive behavior on social networks after the activities, the fans answered 71.4% almost always compared to 48.4% of the fans before the activities. The question is influenced by the reactions of the players in their behavior towards fans after the activities as boys and girls after the activities carried out a significant increase in the influence of the players compared to money is observed.
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