Effect of Event Service Quality and Satisfaction on Happiness Among Runners of a Recurring Sport Event
- 26 November 2014
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Leisure Sciences
- Vol. 37 (1), 87-107
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2014.938846
Abstract
The consumption of sport events through direct participation can influence participants’ perception of happiness with that experiential purchase given the time and resources invested in that experience. The purpose of the study was to examine how sport event service quality aspects operationalized through the physical environment, interaction, and outcome factors influence overall satisfaction with the event and experiential happiness. Data were collected from 300 runners who participated in 5k and 10k races. Structural equation modeling analysis revealed the positive effect of outcome and physical environment factors on satisfaction with the event and the positive influence of event satisfaction and outcome quality on experiential happiness. The overall expectations on the quality of the event experience can be a focus for event managers aiming to achieve social marketing goals related to positive psychology from the event participation.Keywords
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