Journal articles: 'Sports – Taiwan'

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Huang, Hsiu-Chin, Li-Wei Liu, Chia-Ming Chang, Huey-Hong Hsieh, and Hsin-Chi Lu. "The Effects of Locus of Control, Agents of Socialization and Sport Socialization Situations on the Sports Participation of Women in Taiwan." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 10 (2019): 1841. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16101841.

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Compared to men, the sports participation of women is lower, especially in the East. Not many studies have compared the impacts of locus of control, agents of socialization, and sport socialization situations on the sports participation of women. Hence, the purpose of this study is to explore the contributing factors which may promote the sports participation of women in Taiwan. To do this, 450 structured questionnaires were distributed to women in Chiayi, Taiwan, with an 89.3% return rate. The study found that internal locus of control, agents of socialization, and sport socialization situation had positive impacts on the sports participation of women. In line with these results, the study suggests the strengthening of the internal locus of control of women, making the best use of socialization agents, and improvement of sport socialization situations, in order to promote sports participation in women.

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Yen, Chun Chang, Li-Hsing Ho, Wei-San Su, Yao-Shun Hsueh, and Hsiu-Chin Huang. "Motivations, Constraints, and Lifestyle Adjustments Associated with Urban Taiwanese Women's Use of Sport and Health Clubs." Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal 40, no. 6 (2012): 971–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2012.40.6.971.

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The current emphasis on women's health and gender egalitarianism in Taiwan means that urban women are joining sport and health clubs in pursuit of self-development. The aim in this study was to develop and analyze the motivations, constraints, and methods of lifestyle adjustment in regard to urban women's use of sport and health clubs in Taiwan. Participants were 373 women from 5 cities in Taiwan and tests were conducted using structural equation modeling. The results indicated that the motivations, constraints, and lifestyle adjustments with regard to leisure sports positively affected women's participation in sports clubs. Specifically, although participation constrains acted as crucial antecedent variables influencing motivations to participate, they did not have any influence on lifestyle adjustments. Based on the results of this study, suggestions are made about management and policies of sport and health clubs.

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YU, Tien-Deng, Koji TAKAHASHI, Ai ARAMAKI, and Kentaro TAI. "Sports Philosophy Research Trends in Taiwan." Journal of the Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education 40, no. 1 (2018): 13–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.9772/jpspe.40.1_13.

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Kuo, Chin-tsai. "The Effect of Recreational Sport Involvement on Work Stress and Quality of Life in Central Taiwan." Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal 41, no. 10 (2013): 1705–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2013.41.10.1705.

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I investigated the relationships between recreational sport involvement, work stress, leisure sport coping strategies, quality of life, and sport commitment in sport participants in central Taiwan. These variables were assessed in a structured questionnaire and LISREL path analysis was used to verify the proposed conceptual model. Results showed that regular participation in recreational sports may serve as a coping strategy and consequently reduce work stress. In addition, sport participation may facilitate continued sport participation owing to improvements in individuals' quality of life.

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Lee, Ping-Chao, Hsien-Che Huang, Ren-Shiang Jiang, and Kuo-Wei Lee. "The Establishment of a Sports Lottery in Taiwan." International Journal of the History of Sport 29, no. 4 (2012): 601–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09523367.2012.658192.

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Wang, Michael Chih-Hung, Julian Ming-Sung Cheng, Bernardinus M. Purwanto, and Kuntari Erimurti. "The Determinants of the Sports Team Sponsor's Brand Equity." International Journal of Market Research 53, no. 6 (2011): 811–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.2501/ijmr-53-6-811-829.

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This research attempts to investigate the determinants of a sports team sponsor's brand equity and whether the proposed structural relationships vary across countries. Field data are collected from sports team fans in two Asian economies/countries, i.e. Taiwan and Indonesia. According to the findings, in general, team identification and perceived congruence between the sponsor and the sponsored sports team affect the sponsor's credibility, which in turn has an impact on the sponsor's brand equity. ‘Country’ moderates the above structural relationships. However, the effects of team identification and perceived congruence on the sponsor's credibility do not receive supportive evidence in Taiwan and Indonesia respectively.

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Lin, Chih-Wei, Wei-Ming Chen, Wei Peng Tan, Su-Shiang Lee, and Wen-Hua Yang. "A Study on the Willingness to Develop Sports Tourism in Taiwan." GATR Journal of Management and Marketing Review 3, no. 2 (2018): 61–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.35609/jmmr.2018.3.2(1).

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Objective - This study aims to construct a model for the willingness to develop sports tourism, using the factors of place attachment, the impact of sports tourism, attitude and willingness to develop sports tourism. Methodology/Technique - The study gathers data via questionnaires. Following this, purposive sampling is used to distribute the questionnaires and the collected data is analysed using descriptive statistics, confirmatory factor analysis and a structural equation model. Findings - Once the aforementioned analysis is conducted, the following conclusions were drawn. First, the model construction fits well. Second, the factor of place attachment has a significant positive influence on the perceived impact of sports tourism. Both the positive perception of sports tourism and the attitude for developing sports tourism have a positive impact on willingness to develop sports tourism. Contrary to this, negative perceptions of sports tourism have a negative impact on the attitude to develop sports tourism, although it has no significant impact on the willingness to develop sports tourism. Novelty - This study demonstrates that the higher the degree of place attachment associated with the inhabitants of Taiwan, the greater recognition there is of the impact of sports tourism. The most important finding of this study is that this positive impact enhances the attitude and willingness of inhabitants to develop sports tourism. The study also develops some practical strategies based on the study results. Type of Paper: Empirical Keywords: Place Attachment; Willingness; Sports Tourism; Tourism Impact. JEL Classification: Z30, Z39.

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Tseng, Yu-Hsien. "Reproduction of the female image and nationalism in Taiwanese sport documentaries." International Review for the Sociology of Sport 51, no. 8 (2016): 897–916. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1012690214568732.

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In Taiwan, female athletes receive little media attention or are objectified when they win international competitions. However, this objectification does not merely demonstrate sexism toward female athletes, but it also indicates current social views toward national identity and nationalism in Taiwan. This study examined the representation of female athletes from the perspectives of historical background, the narrative structure of documentaries, gendered discourse and gendered nationalism. A textual analysis approach was adopted and documentary theory was employed as a theoretical framework. Four sports documentaries regarding female athletes produced from 2002 to 2009 were analysed. The results showed that in addition to the female athletes telling their stories, the voices of male others were also included to portray the female athletes’ experiences. Moreover, the female athletes were depicted as physically masculine but emotionally feminine, and represented as sports heroines and daughters of Taiwan. As presented by the narration strategy, the female body embodies the gendered nationalism and gendered discourse pervading Taiwanese sports culture.

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Yu, Junwei. "Promoting Buddhism through Modern Sports: The Case Study of Fo Guang Shan in Taiwan." Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research 53, no. 1 (2011): 28–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10141-011-0020-x.

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Promoting Buddhism through Modern Sports: The Case Study of Fo Guang Shan in TaiwanIn the past, traditional Buddhism in China focused on chanting and meditation that detached itself from the society. However, after generations of strenuous efforts to promote ‘Humanistic Buddhism’, several Masters have been encouraging religion to engage more in daily lives. One of the proponents was Master Hsin Yun, who was born and raised in mainland China and subsequently moved to Taiwan along with the ‘Monk Rescue Team’. It was in Taiwan that Master Hsin Yun founded Fo Guang Shan, one of the most sacred Buddhist sites on the island. At the beginning, he started the place from scratch, setting up basketball courts for the followers to take part in basketball games. Upholding the notion that Buddhism needs to engage the public, Master, therefore, has a unique way of combing religion with modern sports in an attempt to let more people get in touch with religion. Accordingly, basketball, soccer, gymnastics, and other sports were promoted and sponsored under the auspices of Fo Guang Shan, which certainly topples public stereotypes around sedentary Buddhism. In the end, Master hopes that, in the future, sports can unite healthy Fo Guang followers worldwide and bring honor to Taiwan.

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Liao, Shu-Hsien, Retno Widowati, and Kai-Chun Yang. "Investigating sports behaviors and market in Taiwan for sports leisure and entertainment marketing online recommendations." Entertainment Computing 39 (August 2021): 100442. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.entcom.2021.100442.

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Kang, Chen-Nan. "Operation Management of Sport Facility: An Example of Recreation Division of National Taiwan University Sports Center." Sports & Exercise Research 12, no. 2 (2010): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.5297/ser.1202.001.

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Gau, Li-Shiue, and Jong-Chae Kim. "The influence of cultural values on spectators' sport attitudes and team identification: An East-West perspective." Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal 39, no. 5 (2011): 587–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2011.39.5.587.

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The impacts of national cultural-value configurations on spectator sport attitudes and fan team identification were examined. The proposition was explored that associations among fans' sports attitudes and team identification are weaker in cultures with value systems centering on the pursuit of knowledge versus cultures centering on individual liberty and enjoyment of life. Surveys of comparable samples of college students were taken from 3 countries: Korea (n = 92), Taiwan (n = 99), and USA (n = 167). It was found that the relationships between spectator sport attitudes and team identification were higher for the American sample than for the Korean and Taiwanese samples. This pattern of findings supported the proposition.

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Tsai, Ju-Je, Chien-Hsin Wang, and Hung-Jen Lo. "Locus of control, moral disengagement in sport, and rule transgression of athletes." Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal 42, no. 1 (2014): 59–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2014.42.1.59.

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We explored the relationships among locus of control, moral disengagement in sport, and rule transgression of athletes and whether or not moral disengagement mediates the relationship between locus of control and rule transgression. The participants were 462 athletes at a college in Taiwan. The instruments were the Sport Locus of Control Scale, the Moral Disengagement in Sport Scale, and the Rule Transgression Scale. The results revealed that a high external locus of control was positively related to moral disengagement in sport and frequent rule transgression. The relationship between locus of control and rule transgression was mediated by moral disengagement in sport. We suggest that athletes with an external locus of control should receive moral education to the end of enhancing the quality of sports contests and competitions through fewer rule transgressions and greater moral engagement.

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Hsiao, Chih-Tung, Hui-Ling Peng, and Hui-Hua Huang. "The impact of sports ethics of professional baseball player to the development of sports industry in Taiwan." Quality & Quantity 46, no. 6 (2011): 1753–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11135-011-9556-4.

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Chen, Lily Shui-Lien, and Yung-Hsin Lee. "ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PERSONALITY TRAITS AND ATTENDING A FITNESS CENTER." Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal 35, no. 10 (2007): 1323–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2007.35.10.1323.

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The sports and recreation industry is emerging in Taiwan. Few related studies have used it as a sample. This study has been designed to explore the notion of personality traits based on fitness center members in Taiwan. Because of its validity and wide use (Furnham, Moutafi, & Crump, 2003), the Five Factor Model (FFM) developed by McCrae and John (1992) is adopted in this study to assess the personality of fitness center members. The measurement scale of personality traits is cited from Saucier's (1994) Mini-Markers. The empirical findings reveal that those people with low tendency to experience negative emotions, i.e., neuroticism, and high tendency to experience positive emotions, i.e., extroversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness, will join the fitness center. Sports and recreation industry managers can design strategy to satisfy their customer needs based on these findings.

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Liu, Day Yang, Wen Chun Tsai, Pei Leen Liu, and Chung Yi Fang. "Determinants of sales revenue in innovation diffusion effects of Taiwan sports lottery during the FIFA World Cup 2018." International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147- 4478) 10, no. 4 (2021): 43–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v10i4.1198.

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This article analyzes the factors affecting the sales revenue of sports lottery from the perspective of innovative diffusion theory by system dynamics analysis. With the quantification and simulation of system dynamics, the sales revenue of sports lottery is affected is found. With the daily sales amount during the FIFA World Cup 2018 as samples, six variables (reach frequency, adoption rate, betting among per person per day, advertisement expenditure, advertisement successful rate, and potential bettor increase rate) are used to find out the key factors. According to the simulation result of this study, it indicates that all the variables exert a positive influence on the sales revenue. The magnitude of influence on sales, from large to small, they are betting among per person per day, reach frequency and adoption rate in word-to-mouth, potential bettors increase rate, advertisement expenditure and advertisement successful rate in the advertisement effects. During the FIFA World Cup 2018, advertising effects initiated the diffusion of sports lottery. Compared to the advertising effects, word-to-mouth effects were bigger. In the same situation and with the same resources, Taiwan Sports Lottery, the operator could change the betting among per person per day and change the word-to-mouth advertising with priority. When major matches take place in the future, Taiwan Sports Lottery is suggested to judge if it maintains an optimistic attitude for future growth, it shall begin to promote advertising effects. When more people learn more about the sports lottery, with the diffusion of word-to-mouth advertising, the effects will be most significant.

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Tsai, Chiung-Tzu Lucetta. "Enjoying Aeronautic Sports: A Strategic Plan for Hot Air Ballooning Development in Taiwan." Tourism Analysis 18, no. 3 (2013): 335–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/108354213x13673398610899.

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Wei, Shiang-Ming. "Objectives Orientation and Strategies Implementation for the Development of Competitive Sports in Taiwan." Sports & Exercise Research 17, no. 1 (2015): 1–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.5297/ser.1701.001.

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Shieh, Meng-Dar, and Yu-En Yeh. "A comparative study on perceptual evaluations of sports shoe exterior colors in Taiwan." Color Research & Application 40, no. 2 (2014): 178–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/col.21870.

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Chen, Mei-Jung, Wen-Bin Lin, Shao-Wei Yeh, and Mei-Yen Chen. "Constructing Sports Promotion Models for an Accessibility and Efficiency Analysis of City Governments." Sustainability 13, no. 16 (2021): 9390. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13169390.

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This study provides a systematic analysis of sports promotion efficiency in 22 administrative districts in Taiwan from 2011 to 2018. We first considered sports behavior and sports information promotion and connected the multiple intermediate products using network DEA, used the public performance and outputs to measure the total efficiency of sports promotion in the 22 administrative districts, and then established the final input–output indicators. The long-term tracking of sports promotion efficiency shows that, while Taipei and Taoyuan experienced upward trends, the other 20 administrative districts saw declining trends. We also used truncated regression to identify 14 environmental variables that affected the efficiency of sports promotion in the 22 administrative districts from 2016 to 2018, with the results showing that funding, satisfaction with life, and average BMI in each administrative district were significant factors, revealing the latest trends in and measurements of governance in terms of government accessibility.

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Hu, Anne Wan-Ling, and Olwen Bedford. "Development and Validation of the Sports Fan Ethnocentrism Scale." Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal 40, no. 2 (2012): 215–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2012.40.2.215.

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Our main purpose in this study was to develop a sports fan ethnocentrism (SFE) scale and test whether or not SFE impacts sports viewing motivations and behaviors. First, 3 rounds of the Delphi technique (Gupta & Clarke, 1996) were applied to develop items for the scale. Then, using quota sampling by region, gender, and age we obtained 900 valid surveys from Major League Baseball (MLB) viewers in Taiwan. We then conducted structural equation modeling with viewing time and motivations to confirm construct validity. The characteristics of Taiwanese SFE were found to be as follows: a) SFE is a positive common value in spectator sports that support local athletes; b) Taiwanese MLB viewers generally possess SFE; and c) SFE had an indirect impact on viewing behavior via interest in sports. The results illustrated positive aspects of SFE and suggest that fans may support their own team without feeling hostility toward those from other countries.

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Chiu, L.-L., Y.-F. Wu, M.-T. Tang, H.-C. Yu, L.-L. Hsieh, and S. S.-Y. Hsieh. "ACTN3 Genotype and Swimming Performance in Taiwan." International Journal of Sports Medicine 32, no. 06 (2011): 476–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0030-1263115.

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Tsai, Chin-Chueh, Lee-Hwa Chen, Jing-Horng Lu, and Ichun Yeh. "Prevalence Of Walking For Transportation In Taiwan." Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 37, Supplement (2005): S325. http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/00005768-200505001-01680.

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Tsai, Chin-Chueh, Lee-Hwa Chen, Jing-Horng Lu, and Ichun Yeh. "Prevalence Of Walking For Transportation In Taiwan." Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 37, Supplement (2005): S325. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00005768-200505001-01680.

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Hu, Susan C., Nuan-Ching Huang, Ya-Tin Lin, Shiann-Far Kung, and Linda L. Lin. "Associations Between Physical Facilities and Organizational Participation and Levels of Physical Activity of Adults in Tainan, Taiwan." Journal of Physical Activity and Health 10, no. 8 (2013): 1109–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.10.8.1109.

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Background:During the past decade many studies have endeavored to evaluate the relationships between environmental attributes and physical activity, but there is limited data on this subject in Taiwan. This is the first study to investigate both objective and subjective environments in relation to different levels of physical activity in adults in Tainan, Taiwan.Methods:A 2-stage survey examining relationships between physical and social environments and physical activity was designed. It was administered to a sample including 231 community directors and 804 randomly selected residents. Community audits and telephone interviews were used as the objective and subjective measures in the study, respectively.Results:No correlation was found between the objective and the subjective measures of physical environments. Only the subjective measures were significantly related to city residents’ physical activities. Perceived physical facility was found to be correlated with engagement in physical activity, whereas organizational participation was associated with the regularity of physical activity. Of the 4 types of leisure activity examined in this study, dancing and aerobic activities are more likely to be engaged in regularly.Conclusions:Factors associated with the regularity of physical activity are not the same as factors associated with engagement in physical activity.

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Gau, Li-Shiue. "Identifying Core, Exciting, and Hybrid Attributes in Fans' Assessments of Major (World Cup) Spectator Sports Events." Psychological Reports 113, no. 3 (2013): 786–803. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/01.05.pr0.113x29z9.

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This paper adopts a methodology of asymmetrical analyses to investigate the relevant importance of spectator sport attributes in terms of their non-linear associations with the benefits that fans experience while watching sports. Questionnaires tapping 16 attributes (e.g., teamwork, sportsmanship, level of competition) and 16 benefits (e.g., good mood, exciting experience, support for my favorite team) were distributed to a sample of fans at the outdoor broadcast of the 2010 World Cup final game at the National Stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 427 participants rated the importance and benefit of each attribute experienced from watching the game. Attributes were categorized as core, exciting, or hybrid attributes. The star player was the core attribute; rivalry, popularity, and coach were the exciting attributes; and the other 12 attributes were hybrid. Two-dimensional space analyses showed that attributes “sportsmanship, teamwork, and supporting a team” were both explicitly and implicitly important attributes. The methodology of asymmetrical analyses can help managers prioritize the focus of attributes and allocate resources effectively.

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Fotiadis, Anestis, Chris Vassiliadis, and Shang-Pao Yeh. "Participant’s preferences for small-scale sporting events." EuroMed Journal of Business 11, no. 2 (2016): 232–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/emjb-07-2015-0039.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate sports participants’ choice behaviour and draw useful conclusions about the ideal features of small-scale sporting events that maximize attractiveness and desirability among potential competitors to attend and compete. Design/methodology/approach – Conjoint analysis was used to determine how participants value different elements and features of two small-scale cycling events, one in Taiwan and the other in Greece. A questionnaire was developed and distributed to 195 cyclists during the event in Kaohsiung, Taiwan and to 169 competitors of a similar competition in Sfendami, Greece. It consisted of two basic parts. The first presented 19 alternative scenarios that have been associated with such sporting events while the second assessed the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of participant’s in order to provide an average profile of the participants in each location. The conjoint data collected was analysed using the SPSS “Conjoint Module” at the aggregate level (i.e. pooled data). Findings – Based on the preferences of these amateur cyclists the most important factors for Taiwanese events are “preferred season to organizing the event”, “registration cost”, and “preferred time period”, while those participating in the Greek event emphasized “registration cost” and “scenery”. Overall, the analysis highlights five differences and five similarities that exist between these two countries. Research limitations/implications – The study is small-scale and although sample sizes are sufficient to be representative of the participants in each event there are limitations in generalizing these results to larger sports meetings and other countries. Practical implications – The findings of this study provide event coordinators and sport marketers practical insights into small-scale event planning and the development of effective marketing strategies designed to appeal to a greater range of participants. Furthermore, the comparative nature of the study can facilitate a transfer of know-how which can be used for development of sport events in Mediterranean area, whose sport events’ organizers can, in the future, more effectively approach potential East Asian participants. Originality/value – This is the first study to use a combination of seven parameters in conjoint analysis to examine amateur cyclists’ preferences and is one on the few studies to examine the differences between Asian and European participants.

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Tsai, Chiung-Tzu Lucetta. "Media systems and their effects on women's sport participation in Taiwan." Sport, Education and Society 14, no. 1 (2009): 37–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13573320802615023.

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Wu, Hui-Pin, Chih-Chuan Wang, and Wan-Ching Chiu. "Adolescent athletes' physical self-concept mediates the relationship between parental expectations and athletes' sports achievement." Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal 49, no. 7 (2021): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.10460.

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We examined the relationships between parental expectations and the physical self-concept and sports achievement of their adolescent children, and investigated the mediating role of the adolescent athletes' physical self-concept in the relationship between parental expectations and adolescents' sports achievement. A survey was conducted with 385 junior high school students taking physical education classes in Taiwan. The results show that parental expectations had a positive effect on adolescents' physical self-concept, and that adolescents' physical selfconcept had a positive effect on their sports achievement. In addition, the results revealed a full mediating effect, indicating that higher expectations by parents that their children would get high scores and perform better improved adolescents' physical self-concept, which, in turn, positively influenced their sports achievement. Our findings confirm the importance of parental expectations for the sports achievement of adolescents, and highlight the importance of individual physical self-concept for the achievement of adolescent athletes.

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Liu, Yih, and Winby York-Kwan Chen. "Dupuytren's disease among the Chinese in Taiwan." Journal of Hand Surgery 16, no. 5 (1991): 779–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0363-5023(10)80135-2.

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Yang, Jen-Jen, Huai-Wei Lo, Chen-Shen Chao, Chih-Chien Shen, and Chin-Cheng Yang. "Establishing a Sustainable Sports Tourism Evaluation Framework with a Hybrid Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Model to Explore Potential Sports Tourism Attractions in Taiwan." Sustainability 12, no. 4 (2020): 1673. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12041673.

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In recent years, the awareness of sustainable tourism has risen around the world. Many tourism industries combine sports to attract more customers to facilitate the development of the economy and the promotion of local culture. However, it is an important task to establish a comprehensive tourism evaluation framework for sustainable sports tourism. This study proposes a Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) model to discuss the above issues, using the Bayesian Best Worst Method (Bayesian BWM) to integrate multiple experts’ judgments to generate the group optimal criteria weights. Next, the modified Visekriterijumska Optimizacija i Kompromisno Resenje (VIKOR) technique is combined with the concept of aspiration level to determine the performance of sports attractions and their priority ranks. In addition, this study adds a perspective of institutional sustainability to emphasize the importance of government support and local marketing. The effectiveness and robustness of the proposed model is demonstrated through potential sports tourism attractions in Taiwan. A sensitivity analysis and models comparison were also performed in this study. The results show that the proposed model is feasible for practical applications and that it effectively provides some management implications to support decision-makers in formulating improvement strategies.

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Hsieh, Ru-Lan, I.-Nan Lein, Wen-Chung Lee, and Ti-Kai Lee. "DISABILITY AMONG THE ELDERLY OF TAIWAN." American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 74, no. 5 (1995): 370???374. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00002060-199509000-00010.

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Wang, Wensheng, and Renfu Lo. "The 2009 Match-fixing Incident in Taiwan’s Professional Baseball League." Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research 55, no. 1 (2012): 39–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10141-012-0016-1.

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AbstractThe Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) was the first professional sports league ever created in Taiwan, but has been plagued by a series of match-fixing scandals starting from 1996. However, the 2009 scandal happened to the most popular club, Brother Elephants. The corrupt “Windshield Wiper” ring was the mastermind behind whole affair. Twenty-six former and active players and coaches were involved that put the games’ ethics and integrity in jeopardy. In particular, star players such as Cao Jinhui and Chen Zhiyuan were banished from baseball forever, which certainly shocked the public. Accordingly, the CPBL was again on the verge of disbandment. Facing such a crisis, fans organized a street protest and spontaneously demanded that the government take actions against such an adverse environment. Subsequently, the authorities stipulated several plans in order to revive the “national sport” people used to love.

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Jiang, Ching-Chuan. "Greeting the new era of orthopedics in Taiwan." Formosan Journal of Musculoskeletal Disorders 1, no. 1 (2010): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fjmd.2010.10.010.

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Yang, Sheng-Kuang, Yen-Chen Huang, and Yi-Hsien Lin. "Development of Physical Education Model for 7-12th Graders." International Business Research 10, no. 3 (2017): 69. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ibr.v10n3p69.

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During physical, social support also affects the change in students’ attitude towards sports. Therefore, in order to propose suggestions for improving physical education, this study enrolled students participating in sports team in Taiwan as the research subjects and performed investigations them to develop the participation model for students in sports teams and provide constructive strategies according to it, in order to effectively improve students’ sports participation. According to the research conclusions, the goodness of fit of the overall measurement model is good, the convergent validity and discriminant validity are acceptable, and most of the relevant indices all meet the criteria. This study used path analysis to analyze the path coefficients among various variables, and discovered that all of the paths were significant. The potential variable that has the most significant influence on participation motivation is social support, namely, the influence of social support on participation motivation is more significant.

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Chen, Chen-Yueh, and Yi-Hsiu Lin. "Persuasion effect of corporate social responsibility initiatives in professional sport franchise: Moderating effect analysis." PLOS ONE 15, no. 12 (2020): e0243579. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243579.

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This study used the elaboration likelihood model as a theoretical basis to explore the effects of various persuasion strategies on consumer perception and attitude regarding the corporate image of sports organizations that engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. The moderating effects of involvement, sports team identification, and sports fan curiosity were also examined. The multiple-study approach was employed to increase the external validity of the research. Two studies with cross-sectional between-subject pre–post experimental design were conducted with a total of 390 participants. The research setting was the Fubon Guardians baseball team of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Study I and the Taiwan Beer Basketball Team of the Super Basketball League in Study II. Communication through the central and peripheral routes improved consumers’ CSR perception. Furthermore, under low involvement, weak sports team identification, and low sports fan curiosity conditions, communication through the central route and peripheral route improved the participants’ CSR perception. However, under high involvement, strong sports team identification, and high sports fan curiosity conditions, the different communication methods had nonsignificantly different effects. The findings of this study provide both academic contributions and practical implications.

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Huang, Wei-Yang, Chih-Chao Hsu, and Jung-Yi Lee. "Research on the Motivation and Attitude of College students' Physical Education in Taiwan." International Journal of Physical Education, Fitness and Sports 8, no. 1 (2019): 95–109. http://dx.doi.org/10.26524/ijpefs19112.

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College students' physical education plays an important role in physical activity and cultivates the concept of independent health management. At present, what kind of learning attitude do Taiwan college students face in physical education? What motivation does the student influence the attitude of the physical education? What is the relevance? All of the above are the purpose of this study. The research method adopts the questionnaire survey method, and the survey data adopts descriptive statistical analysis, independent sample t test, single factor variance analysis, LSD post hoc comparison method, and typical correlation analysis. Research results: 1. The different background variables of Taiwanese college students are that the main motivation factor of physical education is to obtain good health fitness for "physical health". 2. Taiwanese college students have different background variables. They all think that the "cognitive learning" of physical education is the main factor of attitude, that is, the knowledge about health care and sports skills. 3. There is a positive correlation between learning motivation and learning attitude (?=.90). Learning motivation is one of the important factors affecting learning attitude. Research conclusions: 1. The factors of Taiwanese male and female college students' motivation for learning in physical education are mainly based on "physical health". 2. Freshmen have higher motivations and learning attitudes in physical education than second-grade to fourth-grade. 3. Taiwan female college students average 1 or 2 times per week, male college students have the most athletes 2 to 3 times per week, more than 90% of college students like sports. 4. There is a positive correlation between learning motivation and learning attitude, indicating that the stronger the attribute of learning motivation "physical health", the higher the student's learning attitude. 5. Satisfying students' motivation for learning helps students to learn positively. 6. Another important task of the college physical education class is to prepare students for future lifelong sports.

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Lu, Frank J. H., and Yawen Hsu. "Injured Athletes' Rehabilitation Beliefs and Subjective Well-Being: The Contribution of Hope and Social Support." Journal of Athletic Training 48, no. 1 (2013): 92–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-48.1.03.

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Context Injuries are a significant problem in the world of sports. Hope and social support are very important features in providing psychological help as people face life challenges such as sport injuries. Objective To examine how hope and social support uniquely and jointly predict postinjury rehabilitation beliefs, rehabilitation behavior, and subjective well-being. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Four sports-injury rehabilitation centers of local universities in Taiwan. Participants A total of 224 injured Taiwanese collegiate student-athletes. Main Outcomes Measure(s) The Trait Hope Scale, the Sports Injury Rehabilitation Beliefs Survey, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Positive Affective and Negative Affective Scale, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support were completed by participants after they received their regular rehabilitation treatment. Results We conducted hierarchical regressions and found that social support and 2 types of hope in injured athletes predicted their rehabilitation beliefs and subjective well-being. However, only hope agency predicted their rehabilitation behavior. Also, hope and social support had an interactive effect on the prediction of subjective well-being; for participants with low hope pathways, the perception of more social support was associated with higher levels of subjective well-being, whereas social support had only a relatively low association with subjective well-being among participants with high hope pathways. Conclusions Enhancing hope perceptions and strengthening injured athletes' social support during rehabilitation are beneficial to rehabilitation behavior and subjective well-being.

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Thurecht, Rachael, and Fiona Pelly. "Key Factors Influencing the Food Choices of Athletes at two Distinct Major International Competitions." Nutrients 12, no. 4 (2020): 924. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12040924.

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This study aimed to identify the factors influencing the food choices of athletes at the Universiade and Commonwealth Games and explore differences in the cohort across sport, competition history and demographic characteristics. A sample of 385 athletes (n = 153, 2017 Universiade, Taiwan; n = 232, 2018 Commonwealth Games, Australia), from 69 countries and 29 sports participated in this cross-sectional observational study. Participants rated 36 items from the Athlete Food Choice Questionnaire and 11 additional items (gut comfort, doping risk, availability, location, money, convenience, time of day, hunger, medical conditions, and food allergies) on how frequently (1 never to 5 always) each influences their food choices. “Performance”, “sensory appeal”, “food and health awareness” and “weight control” were reported as most frequently, while the least were “emotional influence”, “influence of others” and “food values and beliefs”. Commonwealth Games athletes were older, more experienced and more likely to report “performance” (median = 4.33 versus 4.00, U = 20250.0, p = 0.012) and less likely to report “emotional influences” (median = 2.80 versus 3.20, U = 14273.0, p = 0.001) than Universiade athletes. Greater numbers of younger athletes were often or always influenced by available money. Athletes across all sports reported frequently considering gut comfort in their food choices. These results can inform nutrition education strategies of high-performance athletes.

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Tsai, Chun-Hao, Yi-Chin Fong, Ying-Hao Chen, Chin-Jung Hsu, Chia-Hao Chang, and Horng-Chaung Hsu. "The epidemiology of traumatic humeral shaft fractures in Taiwan." International Orthopaedics 33, no. 2 (2008): 463–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00264-008-0537-8.

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Chan, Kuei-Hui, Chao-Hui Wu, and Chia-Chi Wang. "Nutritional Supplement Use among Professional Baseball Players in Taiwan." Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 42 (May 2010): 662. http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000385848.06526.65.

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Yeh, Chun-Chu, Crystal Jia-Yi Lin, James Po-Hsun Hsiao, and Chin-Huang Huang. "Landscape Damage Effect Impacts on Natural Environment and Recreational Benefits in Bikeway." Diversity 13, no. 2 (2021): 52. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d13020052.

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Landscape is an important element in outdoor sports recreation. Cyclists’ perception of an environment reflects their interaction with the actual environment; they become aware of the recreation site through their primary receptive senses. As one popular bikeway in Taiwan, the landscape along Dong-Feng bikeway appeals to many cyclists. Nevertheless, the landscape was spoiled due to a soil conservation project. This study follows the theorem of planned behavior (TPB) and applies contingent behavior scenario to evaluate the recreational benefits and the damage effect of landscape. The empirical model uses travel cost method (TCM) to estimate the consumer surplus of cyclists. Under the scenario of damaged landscape, the number of trips went down 1.01 times and the recreational benefit dropped to NT$750, making the cost of damaging the landscape to NT$132 per person. The result indicates that the landscape of environment quality is crucial to cyclists, and it is important to preserve the natural environment of bike paths for developing the sport tourism sustainability.

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Ma, Shang Chun, and Kyriaki Kaplanidou. "Service quality, perceived value and behavioral intentions among highly and lowly identified baseball consumers across nations." International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship 21, no. 1 (2019): 46–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijsms-02-2019-0018.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand how team identification and country influence professional baseball team spectators’ evaluations of service quality factors, perceived value and future behavioral intentions. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected online from sports consumers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in Taiwan (n = 600) and Major League Baseball in the USA (n = 460). A regression-based estimation method (PROCESS) and structural equation modeling approach were used to assess the relationships. Findings Both direct and indirect (via perceived value) effects of most service quality factors (schedule convenience, economic consideration, game amenities, ticket service and venue quality) on behavioral intentions are stronger for lowly than for highly identified CPBL fans. The indirect effect of home team on behavioral intentions is stronger for the lowly identified CPBL fans. The direct effect of game amenities and the indirect effect of venue quality (via perceived value) on behavioral intentions are stronger for the highly identified MLB fans. The indirect effect of opposing team and economic consideration is stronger for the lowly identified MLB fans. The positive relationship between venue quality and perceived value is stronger for the USA than for Taiwan fans. The relationships between game amenities and perceived value and between perceived value and behavioral intention are perceived to be invariant between fans from the two countries. Taiwan fans’ behavioral intentions tend to be directly and indirectly affected by service quality factors, whereas US fans’ behavioral intentions tend to be indirectly affected by service quality factors. Originality/value The study provides empirical evidence of the moderating role of team identification associated with the relationships between separate service quality factors, perceived value and behavioral intentions among consumers of a professional spectator sports in two different countries.

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Kuo, Sai-Hua. "Involvement Vs Detachment: Gender Differences in the Use of Personal Pronouns in Televised Sports in Taiwan." Discourse Studies 5, no. 4 (2003): 479–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14614456030054002.

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CAI, Zong Yan, Ku Fu HSU, Yi An LIN, et al. "Survey Study of the Use of Nutritional Supplements in Taiwan Elite Athletes." Asian Journal of Physical Education & Recreation 18, no. 2 (2012): 65–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.24112/ajper.181848.

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LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in English; abstract also in Chinese. The purpose of this study was to understand the current usage of nutritional supplements in Taiwan elite athletes. This study adopting purposive sampling, we surveyed 105 male and 80 female athletes across sports selected for doping control at the National Athletic Games during year 2007 in Taiwan to understand the athletes’ use of nutritional supplements 14 days prior to the games. Categories of nutritional supplements include vitamin/mineral supplements, amino acid supplements, instant energy supplements, healthcare foods, and drinks. The results indicated 88.1% of the athletes have used nutritional supplements. The usage rates for different categories of nutritional supplements were vitamin/mineral supplements (48.1%), drinks (45.9%), healthcare foods (39.5%), amino acid supplements (31.9%), and instant energy supplements (24.9%). Female athletes had a higher tendency to use vitamin/mineral supplements (55.0% vs. 42.9%) and healthcare foods (47.5% vs. 33.3%) compared to male athletes. Among the sports, weightlifters/bodybuilders and swimmers have all used nutritional supplements (100%), especially the use of creatine for the weightlifters/bodybuilders (69.7%) and multivitamin (76.2%) for the swimmers. In addition, the most consumed types in different categories of nutritional supplements were multivitamins (37.3%) for vitamin/ mineral supplements, creatine (26.5%) for amino acid supplements, chocolate (15.1%) for instant energy supplements, Cordymax Cs-4 Capsules (16.2%) for healthcare foods, and sports drinks (42.4%) for drinks. In conclusion, the results on the current use of nutritional supplements for Taiwan elite athletes could act as a reference to coaches, athletes and sports organizations. 本研究目的在於了解台灣優秀選手使用營養增補劑的現況。本研究採立意抽樣，我們調查了2007年全國運動會(全運會) 期間，105 名男性以及 80 名女性需接受運動禁藥抽檢之選手，以了解其比賽前14天使用營養增補劑的情形。營養增補劑種類包括：維生素/礦物質、胺基酸補給品、即時能量補給品、保健食品，以及飲料類。本研究結果顯示88.1%的運動員有使用營養增補劑。不同種類的營養增補劑中，選手使用率分別為維生素/礦物質 (48.1%)；飲料 (45.9%)；保健食品 (39.5%)；胺基酸補給品 (31.9%)；即時能量補給品 (24.9%)。相較於男性選手，女性選手在維生素/礦物質 (55.0% vs. 42.9%) 與保健食品 (47.5% vs. 33.3%) 的使用率有較高的趨勢。在所有的運動項目中，舉重/健美以及游泳選手營養增補劑的使用率為100%，特別是舉重/健美選手對肌酸 (69.7%)，以及游泳選手對綜合維生素 (76.2%)有較高的使用率。此外，不同種類的營養增補劑中，選手最常使用的分別為維生素/礦物質之綜合維生素 (37.3%)；胺基酸補給品之肌酸 (26.5%)；即時能量補給品之巧克力 (15.1%)；保健食品類之動能食物膠囊 (16.2%)；飲料類之運動飲料 (42.4%)。本研究對台灣優秀選手使用增補劑的現況之結果可作為教練、選手以及各級運動團體之參考。

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Chen, Yen-Jong, Rodney H. Matsuoka, and Kun-Cheng Tsai. "Spatial Measurement of Mobility Barriers: Improving the Environment of Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Taiwan." Journal of Aging and Physical Activity 23, no. 2 (2015): 286–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/japa.2014-0004.

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Mobility barriers can impede physical activity, increase the fear of falling, and pose a threat to the ability of older adults to live independently. This study investigated outdoor mobility barriers within a nonretirement public housing community located in Tainan, Taiwan. Site observations and interviews with older adult residents determined that parked motor scooters, potted plants, the rubber tiles of play areas, and a set of steps were the most important barriers. In addition, the space syntax parameters of control value and mean depth were effectively able to quantitatively measure improvements in walkability resulting from the hypothesized removal of these four barriers. These measures of improved walkability can be included in a cost-benefit analysis of spatial improvement factors to help policymakers address the mobility and accessibility needs of older adults.

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Hsieh, S. S., D. H. Tsao, T. H. Huang, and K. Y. Chan. "VALIDITY EVALUATION OF THE TAIWAN CHINESE PERCENT FAT PREDICTION EQUATION." Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 30, Supplement (1998): 276. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00005768-199805001-01570.

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Huang, I.-C. "Employment outcomes following spinal cord injury in Taiwan." International Journal of Rehabilitation Research 40, no. 1 (2017): 84–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/mrr.0000000000000208.

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Gau, Li-Shiue. "Development of a Model Connecting Self-directive Value and Satisfaction of Sociability Needs in Sport Spectators." Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal 41, no. 5 (2013): 795–803. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2013.41.5.795.

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I developed a model for spectators of team sporting events in a collectivistic society to explain the relationships among self-directive value, team identification, social capital, and a sense of belonging in the context of being a member of a fan group. I distributed a survey in central Taiwan to 890 people who watched a sporting event for at least 30 minutes per week. The results showed that the model I had developed was supported except that my hypothesis that there would be a relationship between self-directive value and the fans' social capital was only partly supported. Team identification played a fully mediating role and spectator attitudes played a moderating role, in the relationship between self-directive value and fans' social capital. The model accounted for 59% of the variance in sense of belonging, and indicated the possibility, in the collectivist society of Taiwan, of balancing being self-directive and having social needs satisfied as a member of a fan group for a sports team.

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Wang, Michael Chih-Hung. "Investigating the different congruence effects on sports sponsor brand equity." International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship 18, no. 2 (2017): 196–211. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijsms-05-2017-089.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the following relationships in the Asian sports sponsorship context: first, the influence of self-congruity and perceived congruence on sponsor brand identification and sponsor credibility, respectively; second, the influence of sponsor brand identification and sponsor credibility on sponsor brand equity; and third, the mediating effect of sponsor brand identification and sponsor credibility on the relationship that self-congruity and perceived congruence each have with sponsor brand equity. Design/methodology/approach A field study was conducted in Taiwan, where 410 questionnaires were collected from baseball fans of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (the local professional baseball league). Findings The findings support all of the hypotheses and reveal that self-congruity and perceived congruence leverage sponsor brand equity through sponsor brand identification and sponsor credibility, respectively. Both sponsor brand identification and sponsor credibility partially mediate the relationship that self-congruity and perceived congruence each have with sponsor brand equity. Practical implications The findings of this study can assist sponsorship managers in realising how to leverage a sponsor brand equity. Originality/value The conceptual model investigated both direct and indirect (i.e. mediated) effects by providing different theoretical explanations to explore how self-congruity and perceived congruence leverage sponsor brand equity in the Asian sports sponsorship context.

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