Applying importance-performance analysis to residents’ perceptions of large sporting events
The objective of this study was to apply an importance-performance analysis to analyze residents’ perceptions of a large sporting event. Initially, a confirmatory factorial analysis was conducted t...
Influencia del docente y la docente, la metodología y el contenido de las clases de educación física en la percepción de estudiantado chileno
Resumen Introducción. La relevancia de la educación en la sociedad actual es evidente, por ello, es de vital importancia conocer la percepción de los diversos actores que interactúan en esta, en particular, la del estudiantado sobre las metodologías y contenidos que ofrece el profesorado es determinante en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje. Objetivo. Conocer la percepción que reportan estudiantes de tres centros educativos de la región de Valparaíso (Chile), en relación con la satisfacción por las actividades deportivas, la clase de educación física y la función del personal docente. Metodología. Se utilizó una escala de 12 ítems agrupadas en tres dimensiones. Se aplicó una escala de perc…
Evaluation of the perceived social impacts of the Formula E Grand Prix of Santiago de Chile David
[Abstract] The aim of this study is to analyse residents' perception of the social impact of the Formula E Grand Prix of Santiago de Chile. A sample of 414 residents was collected through a questionnaire made up of 46 items regarding possible positive and negative impacts. Descriptive analysis, confirmatory factorial analysis and cluster analysis were performed. The results showed two groups with different perceptions of this sporting event: realistic (n=152) and favourable (n=162). Sociodemographic variables referring to education level, civil status, income level, location of the family residence and political orientation contribute to significantly differentiating the clusters. The varia…
Validation of the Marathon Motivation Scale in Chile
The objective of this work was to validate the Marathon Motivation Scale (MOMS) for its application in the Chilean context. The study used a non-experimental, descriptive and transversal design. The sample was non-probability and intentional and was composed of 250 subjects (143 male and 104 female) runners who participated in the International Marathon of Viña del Mar with an average age of 29.8 (TD = 10.1) years. For the analysis of the data, an exploratory factorial analysis was carried out with free parameters, another one with seven factors fixed to the theoretical dimensions and a confirmatory factorial analysis with the items corresponding to the MOMS model. The validity and reliabil…
Amateur Runners’ Commitment: An Analysis of Sociodemographic and Sports Habit Profiles
The aim of this work is to analyse the commitment to running among urban runners by identifying groups regarding commitment to this sport and by defining their sociodemographic profile and their sports habits. A sample of 1806 participants in popular urban races in the city of Valencia was interviewed using an 11-item questionnaire on commitment to running, sociodemographic characteristics, and sports habits. The psychometric properties of the running-commitment scale allowed for the identification of two factors in commitment to running: enthusiasm for running (6 items) and affliction from running (5 items). Subsequently, a cluster analysis combining hierarchical and non-hierarchical metho…
Impact of COVID-19 on Sustainable University Sports: Analysis of Physical Activity and Positive and Negative Affects in Athletes
The suspension of university activities due to the pandemic affected training and sports competitions. However, some universities adapted online education, allowing students to carry out their activities without being infected by the virus. The aim of this study was to find out the impact of the pandemic on physical activity levels and the positive and negative effects on Chilean university athletes. The information was obtained by applying the PANAS scale and demographic and physical activity variables were also measured. The sample of Chilean university athletes (n = 254) were aged between 18 and 31 years (M = 22.17
Sporting habits of urban runners: Classification according to their motivation
This study analyses the sporting habits of runners participating in short-distance urban running events to identify groups with different motivations towards the practice of endurance running and participation in urban running events. A sample consisting of 937 participants in the Valencia running circuit was interviewed using a questionnaire consisting of a scale of 22 items to analyse their motives for participating in popular races. An exploratory and confirmatory factorial analysis was carried out to check the validity of the instrument, and the analysis identified the following four factors into which the indicators were grouped: psychological and physical motives (3 items), social mot…
Perception of the Fair Social Distribution of Benefits and Costs of a Sports Event: An Analysis of the Mediating Effect between Perceived Impacts and Future Intentions
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VALIDACIÓN DE UNA ESCALA PARA EL ANÁLISIS DE LAS PERCEPCIONES DE LOS RESIDENTES SOBRE EL IMPACTO SOCIAL DE UN CENTRO DEPORTIVO
Resumen La finalidad de este estudio es validar una escala para el análisis de las percepciones de los residentes sobre el impacto social de un centro deportivo. Se recogió una muestra de 406 residentes del municipio de Moncada (Valencia), con un error de muestreo de ±4,82, que contestaron a una encuesta de 31 ítems que recogían posibles impactos sociales derivados de la presencia del centro deportivo en la localidad. La aplicación de análisis factorial exploratorio y confirmatorio redujo la escala a 28 indicadores distribuidos en siete dimensiones de impacto: impacto sociocultural, impacto socioeconómico, impacto en la imagen y la promoción del municipio, impacto en el desarrollo urbano y …
EL FÚTBOL COMO POTENCIADOR DE TURISMO DEPORTIVO
El turismo deportivo se puede definir como un viaje de ocio con el fin de participar, de distintas formas, en actividades físico-deportivas. Respecto al fútbol, sus encuentros constituyen grandes eventos deportivos, atracciones donde el turista vivencia, principalmente de forma pasiva, distintas actividades, ya sea como espectador o como visitante de las atracciones turístico-futbolísticas. Sin duda, el fútbol tiene un importante valor turístico, en especial para la estructura turística local, incidiendo de manera directa en aspectos como la promoción y difusión de un destino turístico. En este marco, los clubs de fútbol se convierten en promotores turísticos de su ciudad, además de desarro…
Entrepreneurship and Resilience in Spanish Sports Clubs: A Cluster Analysis.
Entrepreneurial orientation can be an effective response by sports clubs to manage a recession, such as the COVID-19 crisis. Therefore, its study can be fundamental to understand different ways of managing a recession. This study analyzes the entrepreneurial orientation of Spanish non-profit sports clubs to identify different groups and their profiles. The sample is composed of 145 Spanish non-profit sports clubs. Different validated scales have been used to analyze entrepreneurial orientation, business model adaptation, service quality, and economic and social performance (performance in social impact and performance in social causes). Entrepreneurial orientation is the variable used to di…
Public Perception of Costs Associated with Major Sporting Events
Sporting events have become first-order promotional tools of large cities, allowing them to reach levels of dissemination economically unaffordable as conventional advertising. The social impact of the event on residents is very important, given their role as main actors. Perceptions of the residents of the cities that host sporting events have been extensively studied, although in this case a singular point of comparison to study the perception of the costs of organizing and holding the sporting event is provided. The purpose of this chapter is to assess the perception of the citizens of Valencia (Spain) on specific aspects of three sports events held in the city in 2012: European Grand Pr…
Confianza de los docentes en la capacidad resolutiva del adolescente frente al conflicto en las aulas
espanolRecientes investigaciones afirman que, a mayor autonomia del alumnado en la gestion de sus propios conflictos, mayor efectividad tendran los programas de convivencia de los centros educativos. Por ello, en el presente estudio se analiza el grado de confianza del profesorado en la capacidad resolutiva de conflictos de su alumnado, dada la escasa literatura al respecto, y puesto que el apoyo percibido resulta ser un predictor de exito en el desarrollo optimo del adolescente. En primer lugar, se creo una Escala de Confianza ad hoc basada en la escala de “Activos y fortalezas desde la perspectiva del profesorado” de Pertegal Vega et al. (2011). Posteriormente, se administro a una muestra…