Differences in residents’ social impact perception of a cycling event based on the fear of the COVID-19 pandemic

Vegara-Ferri, José Miguel; Pallarés, Jesús G.; Angosto, Salvador

doi:10.1080/16184742.2021.1903526

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“…In some studies like Biricik and Sivrikaya [17] were revealed that students who worked out during the pandemic had less fear of Covid-19. In another study, Vegara-Ferri et al [18] found that approximately one third of the 349 Spanish residents' social impact perception of a cycling event afraid of the situation, another third are not afraid at all about the possible risks of infection and their health, while the rest are indifferent to the situation.…”

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Fear of Covid-19 in Fitness Centers

Tunçkol¹,

Sahin²

2022

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Background: The fitness centers are the places which people can do exercise for their physical fitness, subjective wellbeing and health. These places should have suitable conditions like ventilation system, locker rooms, hygiene etc. But in the period of Covid-19 pandemic, air conditions, locker rooms and hygiene procedures couldn’t solve the infections wide spreading. Then the situation went worst and precautions like lockdowns, shut downs and curfews came in our life. In this period, people have fear of Covid-19 all over the world. After the lockdowns, shut downs and curfews people still have fear of Covid-19. Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the fear of Covid-19 in thorough the fitness center members in the process of normalization. Material and Methods: This study utilized the survey method that is used most commonly in descriptive research models. In the survey method, samples consist of large groups, and each member of the group is asked about own opinions in order to learn attitudes on a case, fact or a situation. For determining the fear level a survey applied to subjects consisted from Personal Data Form and “Fear of Covid-19” Scale. The study group is consisted from 394 individuals who have valid memberships in different sizes of fitness centers. Results: After the analysis, normal distribution of the data was examined according to the values of skewness and kurtosis. Further analysis showed that members having mid-level (mean=16,33) fear of Covid-19. And also there’s significant difference according to age and place of residence variables. Conclusion: More countries should take into consideration to understand how the pandemic of Covid-19 affects fear levels of fitness center members globally. Also it could be recommended to prevention programs to members for help to overcome fear of Covid-19. Keywords: Covid-19, Fear, Fitness, Members

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Fear of Covid-19 in Fitness Centers

Tunçkol¹,

Sahin²

2022

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“…Event support was measured by using three statements "I think it is good that the city of Leuven has financially supported the UCI Road World Championships cycling", "I think it is important that large international sports events are organised in Leuven" [7,9,10,60], supplemented with "If the UCI Road World Championships had been cancelled, I would have regretted it". The statements were measured on a 7-point Likert scale (ranging from 1-strongly disagree to 7-strongly agree [61]) and show acceptable internal reliability (α ranges from 0.917 to 0.934 [9]).…”

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Involvement, Social Impact Experiences, and Event Support of Host Residents Before, during, and after the 2021 UCI Road World Championships

2022

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Host residents’ support is of paramount importance for the success of spectator sports events. Factors influencing event support have been investigated in past research, but usually in isolation. The current study includes multiple factors by analysing the relationship among involvement, social impact experiences, and event support. Data were collected online four and six months before, during, and two months after the 2021 UCI Road World Championships from 3219 from residents, representative for the city of Leuven (Belgium). The 2021 UCI Road World Championships offered a unique context, as it was the first large spectator sports event organised in Flanders since COVID-19. The event had a limited social impact, but this increased over time (e.g., community spirit and event support). Social impact experiences mainly exerted a significant influence on event support rather than attitudinal and behavioural involvement factors. The results of this study inform national and local policymakers to attract events, event organisers to achieve impact and legacy, and other scholars to improve the understanding of spectator sports event research.

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“…Since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic began, the perceptions of attending a sporting event among spectators have changed drastically (Drury et al, 2021;Morton and Power, 2022;Vegara-Ferri et al, 2021). Fears of attending a mass-gathered sporting event became rampant due to the potential virus infection (McCloskey et al, 2020;Sato et al, 2022).…”

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“…Since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic began, the perceptions of attending a sporting event among spectators have changed drastically (Drury et al. , 2021; Morton and Power, 2022; Vegara-Ferri et al. , 2021).…”

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Perceived risk-based sport spectator segmentation during the pandemic situation

Kang,

Yamashita,

Matsuoka

2024

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PurposeAlthough many attempts to discover key segments of sport spectators have been extant, little segmentation effort has been made to reflect pandemic situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this research is twofold: (1) to classify sport spectators into key segments based on perceived risks associated with a mass-gathered sporting event during the COVID-19 pandemic and (2) to identify each segment’s profiles.Design/methodology/approachQuestionnaire surveys of spectators attending a Japanese rugby game during the COVID-19 pandemic (January–June 2021) were conducted (n = 1,410). A combination of hierarchical and non-hierarchical clustering methods was executed.FindingsThe results revealed the five-cluster solution as the optimal number of clusters representing the samples (i.e. spectators with extremely low-risk perception, those with low-risk perception, those with moderate-risk perception, those with high-risk perception and those with higher social risk perception). This five-cluster solution showed sufficient stability and validity. Moreover, each segment had different profiles regarding three background aspects – demographics, psychographics and behavioral variables.Originality/valueThis study is the first effort to segment sport spectators based on perceived risks associated with a mass-gathered sporting event in the pandemic situation. Despite extensive segmentation studies to explore sport fans, contribution reflecting the post-crisis situations is scant. Therefore, the findings provide insight into this realm by providing a new viewpoint for understanding sport spectators during a possible future pandemic era.

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Differences in residents’ social impact perception of a cycling event based on the fear of the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 19 publications

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Fear of Covid-19 in Fitness Centers

Fear of Covid-19 in Fitness Centers

Involvement, Social Impact Experiences, and Event Support of Host Residents Before, during, and after the 2021 UCI Road World Championships

Perceived risk-based sport spectator segmentation during the pandemic situation

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