Previous research has shown that the highs and lows of sport fandom are more extreme for fans with strong levels of obsessive passion. The authors tested if this amplification effect applied to how hockey fans felt throughout a National Hockey League (NHL) playoff series. Fans of the Winnipeg Jets (N = 57) reported levels of harmonious and obsessive passion prior to the start of the 2019 NHL playoffs and then reported their feelings the day after each game of the first playoff round. The results supported the amplification hypothesis by showing that the impact of game result on both positive and negative feelings the day after a game was more extreme for fans with high obsessive passion. This moderating effect, however, appeared to be driven primarily by responses to losses.

先前的研究表明，对于狂热的狂热爱好者来说，体育迷的高潮和低谷更为极端。作者测试了这种放大效应是否适用于整个国家曲棍球联盟 (NHL) 季后赛系列赛中曲棍球迷的感受。温尼伯喷气机队的球迷 ( N  = 57) 在 2019 年 NHL 季后赛开始前报告了他们的和谐和痴迷热情，然后在季后赛第一轮每场比赛后的第二天报告了他们的感受。结果支持放大假设，表明比赛结果对比赛结束后第二天的积极和消极情绪的影响对于具有高度痴迷热情的球迷来说更为极端。然而，这种调节效应似乎主要是由对损失的反应驱动的。