There are many studies on the determinants of visitor spending at sport events. However, few investigate effect satisfaction and even fewer relate this to expectations. The present study examines case World Ski Championships 2015 which were held in Falun, Sweden. A particular focus is if how influences visitors’ expenditures. It hypothesized argued that depends relative prior empirically found ...

Research question Online abuse is prevalent in sport and can be the by-product of trigger events – reactive social media posts that motivate online hate. Little known about what triggers abuse, types content, how this impacts certain groups. The current research examined behaviour emerges, evolves during a event, through gendered lens.Research methods This employed two phase, mixed approach dig...

The purpose of this case study was to understand the personal experience of a female athlete (aged 24 years) undergoing a significant change-event from a team sport (rugby) to an individual sport (weightlifting) at an elite level. Two in-depth informal interviews were conducted. A number of change-events were experienced in several contexts, including a change of sports, a change in academic st...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of major multi-sport events on health and socioeconomic determinants of health in the population of the city hosting the event. DESIGN Systematic review. DATA SOURCES We searched the following sources without language restrictions for papers published between 1978 and 2008: Applied Social Science Index and Abstracts (ASSIA), British Humanities Index (BHI), Co...

Objective: Although it is well-established that the ability to manage stress is a prerequisite of sporting excellence, the construct of psychological resilience has yet to be systematically examined in athletic performers. The study reported here sought to explore and explain the relationship between psychological resilience and optimal sport performance. Design and method: Twelve Olympic champ...