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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor | School of Hotel and Tourism Management | en_US |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Huang, Sabrina (SHTM) | en_US |
| dc.creator | Liu, Jiajie | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://theses.lib.polyu.edu.hk/handle/200/13461 | - |
| dc.language | English | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Hong Kong Polytechnic University | en_US |
| dc.rights | All rights reserved | en_US |
| dc.title | I have my body : the bodily experience of Chinese female trail running participants and its impact on consumer citizenship and pro-social behavior | en_US |
| dcterms.abstract | Substantial shifts have been observed in the social status of women in the 21st century, initiating changes in gender roles and societal attitudes. This transformation, driven by feminist ideologies and global endeavors for gender equality, has permeated into areas such as sports and leisure, with trail running standing out as a prime example. The escalation in women’s involvement in sports and sports tourism is regarded as an outcome of empowerment and self-development, even though hurdles such as male supremacy, security issues, and demands for inclusivity still remain. The field of feminist sport tourism research seeks to confront these challenges while advocating gender equality and recognizing the advantages women’s participation brings forward. To comprehend the perspectives of women in trail running tourism, it is crucial to delve into their embodied experiences. There exist gaps in current research, including insufficient theoretical exploration concerning gender disparities within sports tourism, limited focus on embodied experiences specifically related to women’s sports tourism, as well as overlooking of broader tourism experiences. The purpose of this study is to construct and authenticate a scale that measures the embodied experiences of Chinese female trail runners, subsequently scrutinizing their influence on aspects such as involvement, commitment, psychological capital, quality of life, customer citizenship behavior and pro-social behavior. An additional aspect of the research was to investigate the potential moderating outcome of the participants’ duration of stay. | en_US |
| dcterms.abstract | The development of the measurement tool involved a comprehensive literature review, conducted interviews, pre-tests, and pilot tests. This resulted in a four-dimensional scale incorporating domains such as arousing experiences, immersive experiences, environmental experiences, and self-discovery experiences. A total of 645 responses were collected and subjected to statistical analyses using SPSS and AMOS software packages. These analyses embraced techniques including exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, structural equation modeling, and multi-group analysis. Out of 16 proposed path coefficients, results demonstrated that 13 were significant. These outcomes lend support to the notion of length of stay playing a partial moderating role. Specifically, the domain of “arousing experiences” had a significant bearing on “enduring involvement”. Simultaneously, the “immersive experiences”, “environmental experiences”, and “self-discovery experiences” domains exerted a considerable impact on both “enduring involvement" and “sport commitment”. Further, it was found that “enduring involvement” positively influenced “psychological capital” and “Quality of Life” (QOL). Both these factors, in turn, had a positive impact on “customer citizen behavior” and “pro-social behavior”. The study also confirmed that the length of stay acted as a partial moderator within the proposed model. | en_US |
| dcterms.abstract | This investigation possesses considerable theoretical merit, as it introduces a scale for embodied experiences specifically tailored for Chinese female trail runners. Despite the progress in sports research, there remains a dearth of study in the area of sports embodiment phenomenology, thus underscoring the necessity for a more comprehensive understanding of the body’s role in tourism experiences. By identifying four facets in the embodied experiences of women partaking in trail running -arousal, immersion, environment, and self-discovery - this examination delves into a framework that connects these experiences to enduring involvement, sport commitment, psychological capital, quality of life, customer citizenship, and pro-social behavior intention among Chinese female trail runners. From a practical standpoint, this research offers valuable insights into the embodied experiences of Chinese female trail runners within the field of sports tourism. The findings reveal how these experiences may shape involvement, commitment, psychological capital, QOL, customer citizen behavior, and pro-social behavior. Consequent implications entail providing crucial information for race organizers, promoting gender-inclusive event management within sports tourism, tackling equity concerns, and facilitating contributions towards sustainable development goals and gender equity within sports tourism. | en_US |
| dcterms.extent | xii, 258 pages : illustrations | en_US |
| dcterms.isPartOf | PolyU Electronic Theses | en_US |
| dcterms.issued | 2024 | en_US |
| dcterms.educationalLevel | DHTM | en_US |
| dcterms.educationalLevel | All Doctorate | en_US |
| dcterms.LCSH | Mountain runners -- China | en_US |
| dcterms.LCSH | Women athletes -- Psychology | en_US |
| dcterms.LCSH | Sports and tourism | en_US |
| dcterms.LCSH | Tourism -- Social aspects | en_US |
| dcterms.LCSH | Hong Kong Polytechnic University -- Dissertations | en_US |
| dcterms.accessRights | restricted access | en_US |
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