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  • Big spenders in a booming sport: Consumption capital as a key driver of triathletes’ sport-related expenditure

    Author(s)
    Wicker, Pamela
    Prinz, Joachim
    Weimar, Daniel
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Wicker, Pamela V.
    Year published
    2013
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    Abstract
    The demand for triathlon has increased considerably during recent years; however, up to now there is little research available on the economic aspects of this sport. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the sport-related expenditure of triathletes. Based on the concept of consumption capital, a theoretical framework is presented that explains sport-related expenditure. Quantitative data were collected using a nationwide online survey of active triathletes in Germany (n=786). Yearly sport-related expenditure amounts to €2745 on average. Regression results show that consumption capital (years of participation, ...
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    The demand for triathlon has increased considerably during recent years; however, up to now there is little research available on the economic aspects of this sport. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the sport-related expenditure of triathletes. Based on the concept of consumption capital, a theoretical framework is presented that explains sport-related expenditure. Quantitative data were collected using a nationwide online survey of active triathletes in Germany (n=786). Yearly sport-related expenditure amounts to €2745 on average. Regression results show that consumption capital (years of participation, weekly time of practice, self-assessed level of performance, and participation in triathlon competitions) and socio-demographic characteristics (age and income) are significant drivers of sport-related expenditure. The findings have implications for the management and marketing of triathlon and related products (e.g. tourism) because of the increasing number of participating triathletes who represent an economically interesting target group.
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    Journal Title
    Managing Leisure
    Volume
    18
    Issue
    4
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1080/13606719.2013.809190
    Subject
    Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services not elsewhere classified
    Commercial Services
    Tourism
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/56364
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