The Impact of Atmosphere in the City on Subjective Well-Being of Rio de Janeiro Residents During (vs. Before) the 2014 FIFA World Cup

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Andrea SchlegelTechnische Universität München

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https://doi.org/10.1123/jsm.2017-0108
Keywords:
environmental psychology; liminality; quality of life; sport event; WHO-5 well-being index
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Volume 31: Issue 6
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This study looks at the hosting of the 2014 Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup in Rio de Janeiro and, based on research drawing on environmental psychology and studies of liminality, hypothesizes that the perceived celebrative atmosphere in the city increases subjective well-being of host city residents (cariocas). Data were collected via in-person intercept surveys from 221 and 218 cariocas before and during the event, respectively. There was an increase in subjective well-being from before the event to during the event. The results of two-group path modeling revealed further that there was a positive impact of the perceived celebrative atmosphere in the host city on residents’ subjective well-being during the event; the effect was weaker (though still positive) for the time period when the event was not being hosted. Initiatives may build upon the atmospheric elements in a city to increase subjective well-being of residents, particularly in the context of event hosting.

Schlegel, Pfitzner, and Koenigstorfer are with the Department of Sport & Health Management, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.

Address author correspondence to Joerg Koenigstorfer at joerg.koenigstorfer@tum.de.
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