The process toward commitment to running—The role of different motives, involvement, and coaching

Rocha, Cláudio; Gratao, Otavio A.

doi:10.1016/j.smr.2017.10.003

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“…In the sport context, there are several studies in the literature that evaluate motivation in the child population [ 18 , 19 ], adult athletes [ 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 ], and recreational or amateur exercisers [ 24 , 25 , 26 ]. However, no studies have been found that evaluate the motivation of the population during this pandemic period, the psychological aspects being especially relevant since previous studies during periods of confinement have shown the existence of negative impacts, such as increased stress and depression caused by social distancing [ 27 ].…”

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Motives and Commitment to Sport in Amateurs during Confinement: A Segmentation Study

Angosto

Berengüí

Vegara-Ferri

et al. 2020

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The current COVID-19 pandemic has paralysed whole countries, which have had to confine their entire population and this changed people’s lives worldwide. The aim of this study is to identify the reasons for and the level of commitment to physical activity among the Spanish population during confinement and the return to the “new normal”. A sample of 1025 amateurs, 534 males and 491 females with an average age of 35 years old were interviewed using an online survey that collected their motives for practising sport and their commitment to physical activity. A cluster analysis combining hierarchical and non-hierarchical methods was performed, identifying three groups of amateurs: High Commitment (n = 650), Moderate Commitment (n = 324), and Low Commitment (n = 81). The main motives shown by the different groups were psychological motives related to an improved or managed general or emotional well-being. Regarding commitment, all the groups showed higher scores in enthusiasm for physical activity than affliction from sport. The variables referring to gender, educational level and sports habits showed differences that enabled the identification of the different groups. These findings highlight the importance of conducting segmentation studies that provide specific population profiles to improve the action strategies of governments and specialists.

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Motives and Commitment to Sport in Amateurs during Confinement: A Segmentation Study

Angosto

Berengüí

Vegara-Ferri

et al. 2020

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“…Notably, this is not the case for social reasons to quit running, nor for runners who run three times a week or more. Although these runners who run twice a week have a higher time investment compared to runners who run once a week or less, they might be able to better incorporate this activity in their schedule on a weekly basis [ 39 ]. For those running ≤1 per week, the involvement into running is lower, as compared to runners who dedicate to run twice a week.…”

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“…For those running ≤1 per week, the involvement into running is lower, as compared to runners who dedicate to run twice a week. These ‘occasional’ runners might perceive more reasons to quit since they have not been able to commit to the sport that often on a training basis yet [ 39 , 41 ]. Additionally, a lower running frequency might also affect the feeling of competence or experience, which in turn might increase the fear of getting injured [ 30 ].…”

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Runner’s Perceptions of Reasons to Quit Running: Influence of Gender, Age and Running-Related Characteristics

Menheere

Janssen

Funk

et al. 2020

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Physical inactivity has become a major public health concern and, consequently, the awareness of striving for a healthy lifestyle has increased. As a result, the popularity of recreational sports, such as running, has increased. Running is known for its low threshold to start and its attractiveness for a heterogeneous group of people. Yet, one can still observe high drop-out rates among (novice) runners. To understand the reasons for drop-out as perceived by runners, we investigate potential reasons to quit running among short distance runners (5 km and 10 km) (n = 898). Data used in this study were drawn from the standardized online Eindhoven Running Survey 2016 (ERS16). Binary logistic regressions were used to investigate the relation between reasons to quit running and different variables like socio-demographic variables, running habits and attitudes, interests, and opinions (AIOs) on running. Our results indicate that, not only people of different gender and age show significant differences in perceived reasons to quit running, also running habits, (e.g., running context and frequency) and AIOs are related to perceived reasons to quit running too. With insights into these related variables, potential drop-out reasons could help health professionals in understanding and lowering drop-out rates among recreational runners.

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“…The current view in scientific literature implies that attraction is a combination of two dimensions that have been previously analyzed separately: the degree of importance given by the consumer to the involvement in a certain activity (service) or to a certain product and the hedonic value or pleasure that can be attached to them. Self-expression is considered to be a message that can be communicated to consumers at a specific moment, and this information is directly related to the action/service or product under consideration (e.g., identified as a sports team fan) (Rocha & Gratao, 2018). The centrality will take into account the dimension that expresses the degree of congruence between the individual's scale of values and the role played by a certain activity in his life, an identifiable role especially from a social perspective, based on the construction and development of relationships with acquaintances, friends or family (such as the opportunity to socialize at a game).…”

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Sport Events Customers’ Behavior in the Light of Hedonic Consumption

Gârdan¹,

Andronie²,

Dumitru³

2020

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Consumption of sport events has raised the specialists’ interest since it has become a global phenomenon, accessible to a large mass of consumers. At the same time, this consumption generates implications from an economic, social, and cultural point of view, in the countries/locations where various sport events have been organized, through the development of cultural and sport tourism. Sport event consumption belongs to the category of consumption acts that presume total implication apart from individuals and accordingly, their emotional involvement. This involvement is correlated on the one hand with the typology and the nature of needs and consumption motives underlying this consumption, and on the other hand with the more and more intensive promotion of these events and the easier participation access of consumers. Consumer involvement is a multidimensional construct, so the idea of an “involvement profile” is more appropriate to describe how the consumer relates to such products or services. The purpose of our paper is to clarify whether involvement within consumption for sport events customers is determining a specific behavior for the hedonic type of consumption also related to other categories of products or services. The consumption of sport events represents mainly a hedonic type of consumption correlated with a high level of emotional involvement during the consumption process, an involvement developed against the backdrop of the special role, and specific meaning that sport events can have at the level of individuals’ perception.

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The process toward commitment to running—The role of different motives, involvement, and coaching

Cited by 16 publications

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Motives and Commitment to Sport in Amateurs during Confinement: A Segmentation Study

Motives and Commitment to Sport in Amateurs during Confinement: A Segmentation Study

Runner’s Perceptions of Reasons to Quit Running: Influence of Gender, Age and Running-Related Characteristics

Sport Events Customers’ Behavior in the Light of Hedonic Consumption

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