Sentido de pertenencia y cultura fandom en jovenes y adolecentes.

Abstract

The need to belong is a fundamental human motivation, in which people move towards the establishment of relationship and belonging where social networksact as an space for them to develop. The fandoms are groups of people (fans) which are part of a community that interacts around an object, person, text, etc. The present work has as purpose to describe the sense of belonging in young people and teenagersfrom the fandom culture. The methodology used was qualitative, the participants consisted of 14 teenagers, chosen based on compliance with the inclusion criteria. Focal groups were used as a data collection method. Getting as a result that individuals that belonged to a fandom, has a support network that helps them face emotional problems, a sense of belonging that makes them feel heard and accompanied, they are also inspired and motivated by this artist to achieve goals.