A conceptual model of how people adopt recreation activities

Brandenburg, John; Greiner, Wendy; Hamilton-Smith, Elery; Scholten, Hans; Senior, Rosemary; Webb, John A.

doi:10.1080/02614368200390221

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“…More generally it suggests that the factors that might promote a desire to allocate time to sport or leisure may not necessarily be the same as those which determine which specific activities are undertaken as illustrated in swimming volunteering by Burgham and Downward (2005). Further, Brandenberg et al (1982) and Wilson (2004) show, respectively, that the choice to participate and volunteer in sports activity emerges sequentially as thresholds of commitment for the individual are established based upon appraisals of the perceived costs and benefits of their choices.…”

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Exploring the Economic Choice to Participate in Sport: Results from the 2002 General Household Survey

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International Review of Applied Economics

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This article explores the decision to participate in sports activities in the United Kingdom using a qualitative choice framework. The consistency of the results with neoclassical theories of leisure, and heterodox economic theory, which embraces a psychological view of decision making and structure of demand, is assessed. Finding more support for the latter perspective, the implications of this for sports policy are discussed.Sports, participation, choice behaviour, B41, C2, D11, D12,

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Section: Economic Theories Of Participationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring the Economic Choice to Participate in Sport: Results from the 2002 General Household Survey

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2007

International Review of Applied Economics

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“…Dargitz (1988) found that urban youth, living with adults who fished, were significantly more likely to be involved in fishing, and reported enjoying fishing more than those without adult anglers at home. Brandenburg, Greiner, Hamilton-Smith, Scholten & Webb (1982) included opportunity for a recreational apprenticeship with a close acquaintance as a key component of a model explaining adoption of recreation activities.…”

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