Modeling a Demonstration Effect: The Case of Spectators' Experiences at 2015 Pan Am Games' Track Cycling Competitions

Potwarka, Luke R.; Drewery, David; Snelgrove, Ryan; Havitz, Mark E.; Mair, Heather

doi:10.1080/01490400.2017.1325796

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“…Conversely, during sports, competitors are typically focused on the play and have less time to evaluate an individual's appearance and facilities do not have mirrors. Furthermore, there are few spectators during drop-in and intramural sports who typically engage in the evaluation of physical appearances (Madrigal, 2006;Potwarka et al, 2018).…”

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How Constraints to Campus Recreation Participation Differ Based on Activity Type, Gender, and Citizenship

Selvaratnam

Snelgrove

Wood

et al. 2021

Recreational Sports Journal

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The purpose of this study was to explore the differential effects of constraints on participation in three different types of campus recreation (i.e., intramural sports, drop-in sports, fitness center), and how constraints differ based on gender and citizenship. Data were collected from undergraduate students ( n = 344) using a questionnaire at a large university in Ontario, Canada and analyzed using logistic regression and Mann–Whitney U. Non-participation in intramurals was associated with not knowing how to get involved, drop-in sports with not knowing enough people to participate, and fitness center with feeling uncomfortable exercising in public. Women and men did not differ in the ten constraints measured in the study. International students were more constrained than domestic students by feeling as though the recreation facilities were inaccessible. Implications for practice are discussed.

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How Constraints to Campus Recreation Participation Differ Based on Activity Type, Gender, and Citizenship

Selvaratnam

Snelgrove

Wood

et al. 2021

Recreational Sports Journal

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“…In terms of live spectatorship of elite sports, both Ramchandani and Coleman ( 2012 ) and Potwarka et al ( 2017 ) found that the live event inspired spectators to increase their sport participation. Potwarka et al ( 2017 ) found that cognitive dimensions of the spectator experience (i.e., fantasy, flow, evaluation, esthetics, and physical attractiveness) led to the inspiration, though inspiration does not guarantee participation. Ramchandani and Coleman ( 2012 ) suggested that spectators must be provided with information on how to change or increase participation based on inspiration from attending sport events.…”

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Sport Events for Sport Participation: A Scoping Review

Teare

Taks

2021

Front. Sports Act. Living

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Research on sport participation impacts from sport events has been sporadic. This scoping review assesses the current state of literature that addresses impacts, legacies, and leveraging of sport events for sport participation outcomes and the gaps in terms of study context and research designs. Two systematic approaches of article identification were performed: a traditional database search and a systematic manual search. Studies on sport participation outcomes from events mainly focused on mega sport events and adult populations, with the majority employing cross-sectional data and quantitative methods. The use theoretical of frameworks is limited and inconsistent. There is a need for longitudinal investigations, as well as more focus on youth populations, participant events, and smaller-sized events to advance the research agenda for sport participation outcomes from sport events.

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“…However, this focus on an “end-state” has obscured other potential effects from the hosting of events. Notably, limited research has focused on how the event may affect spectators’ psychological state (Potwarka et al , 2018). Thus, it is possible certain psycho-social constructs known to predict sport participation are affected by observing an event, yet other factors limit eventual participation (e.g.…”

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“…Though sport event research has examined demonstration effects in multiple contexts (e.g. Brown et al , 2017; Frick and Wicker, 2016; Potwarka and Leatherdale, 2016) and toward participation (Potwarka et al , 2018), three distinct gaps are present within the sport event literature.…”

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Are “youth days” effective at motivating new sport participation? Evidence from a pre-post event research design

Bakhsh

Potwarka

Snelgrove

2019

IJEFM

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects that exposure to a youth day event at an elite sport competition has on youth spectators’ motivations to participate in the sport on display. Design/methodology/approach The paper was underpinned by the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Pre- and post-event questionnaires were administered to local grade seven and eight students (n=318) as part of a youth day event at the 2016 Milton International Track Cycling Challenge in Ontario, Canada. Questionnaires assessed each TPB construct one week before the youth day and immediately following the event. Findings The paper provides empirical insights about the shifts from pre- to post-event behavioral antecedent measures. Results suggest youth day events can be effective at driving positive shifts in participation intention and subjective norm among youth populations. Research limitations/implications A control group was not possible as an ethical limitation was created from the school boards which did not allow for some students/classes within the study to not experience the event. Researchers are encouraged to develop a study which allows for a youth control group and assesses the shift in behavioral antecedents at multiple time points post-event. Practical implications The paper includes implications for how to leverage subjective norms as a means of motivating post-event participation. Originality/value The paper fulfils a methodological gap to move beyond cross-sectional data and employ pre-post event research designs to measure the effect spectating an elite sport competition can have on youth’s motivation to participate in the sport on display.

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Modeling a Demonstration Effect: The Case of Spectators' Experiences at 2015 Pan Am Games' Track Cycling Competitions

Cited by 24 publications

References 54 publications

How Constraints to Campus Recreation Participation Differ Based on Activity Type, Gender, and Citizenship

How Constraints to Campus Recreation Participation Differ Based on Activity Type, Gender, and Citizenship

Sport Events for Sport Participation: A Scoping Review

Are “youth days” effective at motivating new sport participation? Evidence from a pre-post event research design

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