2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

A study on continuous participation in sport events applying the concept of specialization

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23700735
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Sports science
Research Institution	Hiroshima University of Economics
Principal Investigator	OKAYASU Isao 広島経済大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (90551664)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2012
Keywords	スポーツイベント / 専門志向化 / マラソン大会 / 継続参加行動 / 類型化
Research Abstract	The purpose of this study is to investigate people’s continuous participation in sports events, especially in marathon races, applying the concept of specialization. The study is focused on the relationship between the types of average runners and the factors of continuous participation. The results indicate two types of classification based on the concept of specialization. One is related to the runners’ intention and the other is related to the overall ability of the runners. Regarding with association of continuous participation, this study suggested common factors in general runners. As for the association of the continuous participation, the study suggests that there are some parts in common when they participate in races or events continuously.