Schlesinger, Torsten; Nagel, Siegfried (2015). Does context matter? Analysing structural and individual factors of member commitment in sport clubs. European Journal for Sport and Society, 12(1), pp. 53-78. Waxmann
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This article addresses factors that infl uence member commitment in sport clubs. Based on the theory of social action and the economic behaviour theory, it focuses not only on individual characteristics of club members but also on the corresponding structural conditions of sport clubs. Accordingly, a multilevel framework is developed for explaining member commitment in sport clubs. Different multilevel models were estimated in order to analyse the infl uences of both the individual and corresponding context Level in a sample of n = 1,699 members of 42 Swiss and German sport clubs. The multilevel analysis permitted an adequate handling of hierarchically structured data. Results of These multilevel analyses indicated that the commitment of members is not just an outcome of individual characteristics such as strong identifi cation with their club, positively perceived (collective) solidarity, satisfaction with their sport club, or voluntary engagement. It is also determined by club-specific structural conditions: commitment proves to be more probable in rural sport clubs and clubs that explicitly support sociability. Furthermore, cross-level effects in relation to member commitment were also found between the
context variable sociability and the individual variable identification.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) > Sport Sociology and Management |
UniBE Contributor: |
Schlesinger, Torsten, Nagel, Siegfried |
Subjects: |
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology 700 Arts > 790 Sports, games & entertainment |
ISSN: |
1613-8171 |
Publisher: |
Waxmann |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Torsten Schlesinger |
Date Deposited: |
31 Mar 2015 16:03 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:45 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.66615 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/66615 |
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