Effects of Online Video Sport Spectatorship on the Subjective Well-Being of College Students: The Moderating Effect of Sport Involvement

Yi-Hsiu Lin, Chen-Yueh Chen, Yen-Kuang Lin (), Chen-Yin Lee () and Chia-Yi Cheng
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Yi-Hsiu Lin: Master Program of Sport Facility Management and Health Promotion, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
Chen-Yueh Chen: Doctoral Program of Transnational Sport Management and Innovation, National Taiwan Sports University, Taoyuan 33301, Taiwan
Yen-Kuang Lin: Graduate Institute of Athletics and Coaching Science, National Taiwan Sport University, Taoyuan 33301, Taiwan
Chen-Yin Lee: Graduate Institute of Educational Art and Healing, Mingdao University, Changhua 52345, Taiwan
Chia-Yi Cheng: Department of Recreation and Leisure Industry Managemnt, National Taiwan Sport University, Taoyuan 33301, Taiwan

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 5, 1-11

Abstract: Individuals’ engagement in sports and sport-related entertainment is reported to improve their subjective well-being (SWB). We investigated whether online video sport spectatorship (OVSS) enhances the SWB of college students and whether sport involvement moderates the correlation between OVSS and SWB. For this, a pretest–posttest experimental design with a 3-week-long intervention (OVSS) was adopted. Two groups, intervention and control, were formed. The findings revealed that OVSS improved SWB ( p = 0.017). Furthermore, sport involvement moderated the correlation between OVSS and SWB ( p = 0.024). Specifically, participants with high levels of sport involvement in the intervention group exhibited better SWB (M = 5.51) than did the corresponding controls (M = 4.69). By contrast, among participants with low levels of sport involvement, only the intervention group showed improved SWB; however, it remained unchanged in the control group. The present study enriches the relevant literature and provides empirical evidence for the psychological benefits conferred by OVSS. Our findings may serve as a reference for designing interventions aimed at improving individuals’ overall quality of life.

Keywords: online video sport spectatorship; subjective well-being; sport involvement; mental health; college student (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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