TY - JOUR
T1 - The influence of triathletes’ serious leisure traits on sport constraints, involvement, and participation
AU - Ma, Shang Ming
AU - Ma, Shang Chun
AU - Chen, Sheng Fong
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This study aims to confirm a structural model of serious leisure traits, constraints, involvement, and resultant participation with a sample of triathletes in Taiwan. Questionnaires were collected from 371 triathlon participants in the 2015 Ironman 70.3 Taiwan. The findings confirmed the antecedent role of serious leisure traits in the constraint–involvement relationship. In particular, serious leisure traits exerted a positive influence on sport participation through constraints and involvement, and sport constraints and involvement fully mediated between serious leisure traits and sport participation. The results show that triathletes with stronger serious leisure traits participated more frequently in daily training, finished longer distances in the event, and had spent more years as triathletes due to their low perceived constraints and high sport involvement. Based on these findings, several managerial implications for triathlon event organisers and governing bodies are discussed.
AB - This study aims to confirm a structural model of serious leisure traits, constraints, involvement, and resultant participation with a sample of triathletes in Taiwan. Questionnaires were collected from 371 triathlon participants in the 2015 Ironman 70.3 Taiwan. The findings confirmed the antecedent role of serious leisure traits in the constraint–involvement relationship. In particular, serious leisure traits exerted a positive influence on sport participation through constraints and involvement, and sport constraints and involvement fully mediated between serious leisure traits and sport participation. The results show that triathletes with stronger serious leisure traits participated more frequently in daily training, finished longer distances in the event, and had spent more years as triathletes due to their low perceived constraints and high sport involvement. Based on these findings, several managerial implications for triathlon event organisers and governing bodies are discussed.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85109902826
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U2 - 10.1080/02614367.2021.1948592
DO - 10.1080/02614367.2021.1948592
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85109902826
SN - 0261-4367
VL - 41
SP - 100
EP - 114
JO - Leisure Studies
JF - Leisure Studies
IS - 1
ER -