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Serious Leisure Event Volunteering and Social Capital

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It has been argued that all serious leisure activity is founded upon a strong sense of companionship and community. Besides, social capital is widely believed to generate mutual understanding and communal reciprocity. Sport event volunteering is considered a form of serious leisure. However, the interrelationships between these concepts deserve further investigation. This study analyzed the interrelationships between serious leisure volunteering and social capital acquisition of 311 World Masters Games volunteers using a structural equation model. Moreover, differences between groups of volunteers were assessed. The findings revealed a significant relationship between serious leisure and social capital. For example, local volunteers identified significantly more with serious leisure volunteering than those from outside of the host region.

Keywords: MASTERS GAMES; SOCIAL CAPITAL ACCRUEMENT; SPORTS EVENT VOLUNTEERING

Document Type: Research Article

Affiliations: 1: Institute of Sport Economics and Sport Management, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany 2: Department of Sport Leadership & Management, School of Sport & Recreation, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand 3: Department of Tourism and Events, Faculty of Culture and Society, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand

Publication date: May 24, 2023

This article was made available online on February 2, 2023 as a Fast Track article with title: "SERIOUS LEISURE EVENT VOLUNTEERING AND SOCIAL CAPITAL".

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  • Event Management, an International Journal, intends to meet the research and analytic needs of a rapidly growing profession focused on events. This field has developed in size and impact globally to become a major business with numerous dedicated facilities, and a large-scale generator of tourism. The field encompasses meetings, conventions, festivals, expositions, sport and other special events. Event management is also of considerable importance to government agencies and not-for-profit organizations in a pursuit of a variety of goals, including fund-raising, the fostering of causes, and community development.

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