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However, academic research has yet to systematically explore the underlying psychological mechanisms associated with the transition from \u201cviewing\u201d behavior to \u201cparticipatory\u201d consumption.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Drawing on a management psychology perspective, this study aims to construct and test a sequential mediation model to examine the associations among Motivation for Watching Sports Events, emotional responses, psychological belonging, and consumption behavior.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A questionnaire survey was conducted among a sample of 563 Chinese viewers with experience watching live sports broadcasting. Established scales were used to measure Motivation for Watching Sports Events, positive emotional responses, psychological belonging, and consumption behavior. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 26.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA) and AMOS 24.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA) software, and sequential mediation effects were examined using PROCESS macro Model 6 and the Bootstrap method.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study found that: (1) motivation for Watching Sports Events was positively associated with consumption behavior (\u03b2 = 0.575, p &amp;lt; 0.001) and showed indirect associations with consumption behavior through the mediating roles of emotional responses and psychological belonging, with mediation effect sizes of 0.114 and 0.088, respectively; (2) emotional responses and psychological belonging showed a significant sequential mediating effect in the association between viewing motivation and consumption behavior (effect size = 0.032). Specifically, viewing motivation was associated with positive emotional responses, which were further associated with psychological belonging and consumption behavior.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study supported the proposed \u201ccognitive-emotional-identity-behavior\u201d sequential mediation model and examined the psychological mechanisms underlying the association between \u201cviewing\u201d and \u201cconsumption.\u201d The findings enrich the theoretical understanding of sports consumption behavior and provide practical insights for stakeholders in the sports industry regarding strategies to enhance viewers' emotional experiences and strengthen community belonging.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1941880","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,28]],"date-time":"2026-09-28T04:29:28Z","timestamp":1790569768000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["From \u201cviewing\u201d to \u201cparticipation\u201d: a study on the mechanisms underlying consumption behavior among sports streaming audiences"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Ziqi","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"China University of Mining and Technology","place":["Xuzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Simin","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"China University of Mining and Technology","place":["Xuzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Feng","family":"Zhai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"China University of Mining and Technology","place":["Xuzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"82","DOI":"10.1186\/s41235-021-00349-3","article-title":"Systemic racism: individuals and interactions, institutions and society","volume":"6","author":"Banaji","year":"2021","journal-title":"Cogn. 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