). Coaches play an instrumental role in the experience of youth sport participants. Coaches influence outcomes such as bullying ( Shannon, 2013 ), motivational orientations ( Smoll et al., 2007 ), effort ( Rowold, 2006 ), overall engagement ( Mageau & Vallerand, 2003 ), positive youth development outcomes
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Motivations, Barriers, and Supports: An Examination of the Experiences of Women of Color Recreational Sport Coaches
Eric Legg and Rebecca Varney
A Segmentation Analysis of American Sports Bettors by Involvement
Brendan Dwyer, Stephen L. Shapiro, and Joris Drayer
current study utilized involvement theory as the segmentation mechanism and Mowen’s 3M Model of Motivation and Personality as the framework for comparing the different segments of sports bettors and nonbettors. This posteriori approach of segmentation and group contrast has been conducted in the fields of
Leveraging Events to Develop Collaborative Partnerships: Examining the Formation and Collaborative Dynamics of the Ontario Parasport Legacy Group
Laura Misener, Landy Di Lu, and Robert Carlisi
and stakeholders are involved than many other types of partnerships, thus necessitating different relationship management and motivational skills. This may also be of interest for future host regions, with attempts to engage in cross-sector partnerships for achieving long-term community objectives. In
University–Organization Collaboration in Sport for Development: Understanding Practitioners’ Perspectives and Experiences in Research and Evaluation Partnerships
Meredith A. Whitley, Jon Welty Peachey, Julia Leitermann, NaRi Shin, and Adam Cohen
and technology exchange” ( Ankrah & AL-Tabbaa, 2015 , p. 387). This conceptual process framework was created as the end product following a systematic review of research on UIC which identified 109 studies that were analyzed against five categories: (a) organizational forms of UIC, (b) motivations for
Why Do Unfairly Paid Trainees Persist? Pay Fairness and Human Capital Investment in Development Leagues
Christopher M. McLeod and Nola Agha
persist in employment situations where they perceive unfair pay. Specifically, we integrate human capital theory with pay fairness theories, which are widely used in management studies but make opposite predictions about trainees’ motivations when they perceive unfair pay. We show how human capital theory
The Attention Economy and Esports: An Econometric Analysis of Twitch Viewership
Nicholas M. Watanabe, Hanhan Xue, Joshua I. Newman, and Grace Yan
management research, there has been a growing line of empirical studies analyzing motivations for consumer/participant behaviors in esports (e.g., Pizzo et al., 2018 ; Qian, Zhang, Wang, & Hulland, 2019 ). In these instances, esports has generally been approached as a new context through which to extend
Fashion Versus Comfort: Exploring the Gendered Marketing Messages of Sport Team Licensed Merchandise
Katherine Sveinson and Larena Hoeber
specifically, sport fans are expected, at a minimum, to wear clothing in their team’s official colors ( Sveinson & Hoeber, 2015 ). Existing studies have explored fan merchandise from consumers’ perspectives, including motivations, identification, and intent to purchase (e.g., Apostolopoulou et al., 2012
Developing Student-Athlete School Satisfaction and Psychological Well-Being: The Effects of Academic Psychological Capital and Engagement
Minjung Kim, Brent D. Oja, Han Soo Kim, and Ji-Hyoung Chin
adapted by Luthans et al. ( 2012 ) and used to cast light on the particularities of the student-oriented academic realm. It encompasses four state-like and motivational cognitive constructs intended to further efforts at academic success. PsyCap is defined as “an individual’s positive psychological state
Exploring the Trajectory of Active-Sport-Event Travel Careers: A Social Worlds Perspective
Richard J. Buning and Heather J. Gibson
Utilizing a social worlds perspective, the study examined active-sport-event travel career progression in the sport of cycling. Event travel careers are considered potentially lifelong patterns of travel to participate in events that evolve through stages with distinct behaviors and motivations. Quantitative methods were used to test tenets of an inductively derived model of the active-sport-event travel career for cyclists. An international sample of cyclists were surveyed online; N = 1,452 responded. Using general linear modeling, the results depicted an escalation in motivation related to intellectual, social, mastery competence, giving back, and competition against others with career progression. However, while travel behavior related to preferred events characteristics changed with career progression, preferred characteristics related to destinations and travel style remained relatively stagnant. Implications for destination and event management are discussed.
Applicability of Job Diagnostic Survey to Administrative Positions in University Physical Education and Sport
Shirley Cleave
Although administrators of physical education and sport programs have been the focus of considerable research, one area that has been neglected is the design of administrative positions and its influence on the levels of satisfaction and motivation experienced by administrators. This study was undertaken to address this deficiency. The relationship between job design and worker attitudes and behaviors has been examined in business and industry for many years and a number of models have been developed. The Job Characteristics Model of job design developed by Hackman and Oldham (1976, 1980) provided the theoretical framework for the study. The sample for the study consisted of administrators in physical education, intercollegiate athletics, and recreation/intramural programs in selected Canadian and American universities. The analyses showed significant differences between this sample and the general working population with respect to perceptions of job design and levels of satisfaction and motivation. Gender and nationality had minimal effect on the administrators' perceptions.