TY - JOUR
T1 - Vicarious achievement in sport and its link to temporal life satisfaction
T2 - a case study with college students based on ecological momentary assessment
AU - Kim, Jeeyoon
AU - James, Jeffrey D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Purpose:: Vicarious achievement is tested as a source/channel for fulfilling achievement needs and boosting life satisfaction through in-person sport spectating and sport media viewing; factors influential on vicarious achievement are examined. Method:: Through ecological momentary assessment and focusing on college students, 2,746 responses from 242 respondents were collected. With multi- and single-level SEM, the effects of sport spectating and sport media viewing on temporal life satisfaction through the mediation of vicarious achievement were tested; performance satisfaction and identification level were examined as influential factors. Findings:: Sport spectating was an effective context for boosting life satisfaction through vicarious achievement; sport media viewing was not. Compared to other activities, the extent of achievement perceived from sport spectating was similar to sport participation and greater than sport media viewing; extent of achievement perceived from sport media viewing was greater than non-sport media viewing (e.g. drama). In both contexts, performance satisfaction, identification-level, and vicarious achievement were, respectively, found as a predictor, moderator, and moderated mediator for temporal life satisfaction. Practical implication:: Sport spectating can be promoted as leisure contributing to well-being via vicarious achievement. Identification level can facilitate vicarious achievement. Contribution:: Empirical evidence of the well-being effect of vicarious achievement in sport is provided based on ecological momentary assessment.
AB - Purpose:: Vicarious achievement is tested as a source/channel for fulfilling achievement needs and boosting life satisfaction through in-person sport spectating and sport media viewing; factors influential on vicarious achievement are examined. Method:: Through ecological momentary assessment and focusing on college students, 2,746 responses from 242 respondents were collected. With multi- and single-level SEM, the effects of sport spectating and sport media viewing on temporal life satisfaction through the mediation of vicarious achievement were tested; performance satisfaction and identification level were examined as influential factors. Findings:: Sport spectating was an effective context for boosting life satisfaction through vicarious achievement; sport media viewing was not. Compared to other activities, the extent of achievement perceived from sport spectating was similar to sport participation and greater than sport media viewing; extent of achievement perceived from sport media viewing was greater than non-sport media viewing (e.g. drama). In both contexts, performance satisfaction, identification-level, and vicarious achievement were, respectively, found as a predictor, moderator, and moderated mediator for temporal life satisfaction. Practical implication:: Sport spectating can be promoted as leisure contributing to well-being via vicarious achievement. Identification level can facilitate vicarious achievement. Contribution:: Empirical evidence of the well-being effect of vicarious achievement in sport is provided based on ecological momentary assessment.
KW - Vicarious achievement
KW - ecological momentary assessment
KW - life satisfaction
KW - moderated mediation
KW - team identification
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U2 - 10.1080/23750472.2022.2081252
DO - 10.1080/23750472.2022.2081252
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85131442016
SN - 2375-0472
VL - 29
SP - 611
EP - 628
JO - Managing Sport and Leisure
JF - Managing Sport and Leisure
IS - 4
ER -