The impact of ageing on aggression among sport fans: the mediating role of fan hatred

Tamar Icekson is a faculty member of the MA Program in Organisational Development & Consulting at the Peres Academic Center and a teaching fellow in the Management and Education departments at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Her research focuses on optimism, occupational resilience and wellbeing. Tamar is also an organisational consultant, specialising in positive organisational interventions and group facilitation. She holds a PhD from Ben-Gurion University and an MA from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Anat Toder Alon is a faculty member and vice head of the School of Business Administration at the Peres Academic Center. Prior to working at the PAC, Anat was a staff researcher at Boston University's Institute for Leading in a Dynamic Economy. She teaches courses on marketing management, sports marketing, brand management and consumer behaviour. Her primary research interests include word-of-mouth dynamics and online communities, corporate social responsibility and sports fans. She holds a PhD from Boston University and an MA from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Avichai Shuv-Ami is a professor of marketing who has taught in universities and colleges in the US, the EU, Asia and Israel. He has served as head of the EMBA program, chairman of the marketing department and director of the IAA (International Advertising Association) programs at the School of Business of the College of Management in Israel. Prof. Shuv-Ami is also a consultant in the areas of business strategy, marketing strategy, product and brand marketing management and advertising. He has published research in the realms of strategy, branding, advertising and social protest. He has also published two books, one on marketing strategy and the other on business in economic crises.

Yaron Sela is a licensed clinical psychologist, holds a PhD (Clinical psychology) from Tel Aviv University and a PhD from The Hebrew University (Organizational Behavior). His research focusses on barriers and facilitators of voice in organizations, emlpoyees’ specifically sharing failures and mistakes between employees and supervisors. In addition, Yaron studies psychological digital mechanisms that underlie individuals’ experience. Currently, Yaron is a post‐doctoral researcher in the Research Center for Internet Psychology (CIP), Sammy Ofer School of Communication, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC). Yaron is also founder and CEO of P‐value Consulting company, specializing in delivering advanced market research, consumer behaviour and organizational measurement processes.