The process toward commitment to running—The role of different motives, involvement, and coaching

Claudio M. Rocha and Otavio A. Gratao

Sport Management Review, 2018, vol. 21, issue 4, 459-472

Abstract: •Process toward commitment to running does not necessarily start with involvement.•Process toward commitment to running can start in early stages of motivation.•Enjoyment and health motives are predictors of attitudinal involvement with running.•Attitudinal involvement and behavioral involvement are predictors of commitment.•Coached runners differ from non-coached in their process toward commitment.The purpose of this investigation was twofold: (a) to explore and describe the relationships between different facets of motivation, involvement, and commitment to running, and (b) to test whether recreational coached runners differ from non-coached runners in their motivation, involvement, and commitment to running. Drawing on the psychological continuum model (PCM), a model was proposed to test relationships among motives, attitudinal and behavioral involvement, and commitment to running as a leisure activity. Results showed that two (enjoyment and health) out of five motives were significant indicators of attitudinal involvement. Attitudinal involvement was a significant predictor of behavioral involvement, which in turn was a significant predictor of commitment. Coached runners differed from non-coached runners in all tested variables. The structural relationships among the variables varied based on the tested group. Implications for theory and practice are presented.

Date: 2018
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