Sport involvement: A conceptual and empirical analysis

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• 作者：Anthony A. Beaton^a ; Daniel C. Funk^a ; ^{d.funk@griffith.edu.au"" rel=""nofollow} ; Lynn Ridinger^b ; Jeremy Jordan^c
• 关键词：Involvement ; Sport ; Segmentation
• 刊名：Sport Management Review
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：May 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：14
• 期：2
• 页码：126-140
• 全文大小：510 K

文摘

The conceptual roots of involvement are considered to better understand the construct's use in sport management research and practice. Sport involvement is conceptualized as a multifaceted construct representing the degree to which participation in a sport activity becomes a central component of a person's life and provides both hedonic and symbolic value. An empirical analysis of marathon runners (N = 3117) was conducted using three involvement facets of hedonic value, centrality and symbolic value to classify participants into theoretically meaningful groups within the broader, stage-based theoretical framework of the Psychological Continuum Model. The classification revealed behavioural differences suggesting runners with stronger psychological connections increasingly engage in the frequency, depth and breadth of running-related behaviours. Managerial implications are discussed.