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  1. You would not download a soulmate: Attributes of fictional characters that inspire intimate connection.

    Article • Psychology of Popular Media, February 2025, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Stephen Reysen

  2. Gender Pay Gap in Sports on a Fan-Request Celebrity Video Site

    Article • April 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Stephen Reysen, Nazanin Sabri

  3. Sexism and Racism Negatively Predict Preference for Diverse Characters in Star Wars Fans

    Article • Psychology of Popular Media, February 2023, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Stephen Reysen

  4. ‘Get out of my fandom, newbie’: A cross-fandom study of elitism and gatekeeping in fans

    Article • The Journal of Fandom Studies, June 2020, Intellect

    Stephen Reysen

  5. My Animal Self: The Importance of Preserving Fantasy-Themed Identity Uniqueness

    Article • Identity, October 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Stephen Reysen

  6. Belongingness as a mediator of the relationship between felt stigma and identification in fans

    Article • The Journal of Social Psychology, September 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Stephen Reysen

  7. Initial validation and reliability of the single-item measure of immersion

    Article • Creative Industries Journal, May 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Stephen Reysen

  8. Fan and Non-Fan Recollection of Faces in Fandom-Related Art and Costumes

    Article • Journal of Cognition and Culture, March 2018, Brill

    Stephen Reysen