Document Type
Article
Department or Administrative Unit
Management
Publication Date
1-2016
Abstract
Sport consumer behavior (SCB) research continues to grow in both popularity and sophistication. A guiding principle in much of this research is that sport consumers seek out sport-related experiences, and the benefits they yield, in order to satisfy needs and wants. This approach has provided new knowledge and insight into sport consumers. One outcome of this focus is that the vast majority of research on sport consumers has centered on psychological characteristics of these sport experiences related to evaluative and affective components. In addition, this research has predominately relied on cross-sectional studies and attitudinal surveys to collect information with less emphasis on how various situational or environmental factors can influence attitudinal data patterns at the individual and group level. This special issue seeks to deepen our understanding of SCB by providing seven papers that demonstrate or validate findings using multiple studies or data collections.
Recommended Citation
Funk, Daniel; Lock, Daniel; Karg, Adam; and Pritchard, Mark, "Sport Consumer Behavior Research: Improving Our Game" (2016). All Faculty Scholarship for the College of the Sciences. 222.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/cotsfac/222
Journal
Human Kinetics Journal
Rights
© Human Kinetics, Inc.
Comments
This is the accepted manuscript version of the article.
Accepted author manuscript version reprinted, by permission, from Human Kinetics Journal, 2016, volume 30 (2): 113–116, https://doi.org/10.1123/jsm.2016-0028. © Human Kinetics, Inc.