Chanmin Park

DOI:10.26584/RDPA.2023.08.7.2.1 Vol.7(No.2) 1-11, 2023

This study seeks to identify operational realities and issues experienced by the elderly subset of public sports fecilities users, who are representative of the socially vulnerable groups, through in-depth analysis with the aim of proposing solutions for improvement. Through this study, we have identified the following four key issues in the operation of public sports facilities: Limited availability and accessibility, Barriers to various users, Underutilization of resources, and Lack of risk management plan. Overall, in order to raise awareness of the importance of physical activity in daily life to socially vulnerable individuals including the elderly, and consequently increase participation rates, we need a medium to long-term message strategy. This strategy should include elements such as the form, intensity, and diversity of the message, including information, promotion, and persuasion strategies. We have become overly accustomed to a system where socially marginalized groups need to apply for access to public sports facilities. It is high time to shift towards an approach of anticipatory governance where services are readily secured and users are actively identified to ensure smooth usage. This adjustment is an essential direction that needs to be explored.

public sports facilities, limited availability, barriers, underutilization, socially vulnerable, risk management

Minkyo Lee , Weon-il Lee

DOI:10.26584/RDPA.2023.08.7.2.13 Vol.7(No.2) 13-26, 2023

The purpose of this research is to examine the effects of different types of athlete scandals (i.e., DUI, sex assault, doping, match fixing) and team identification on attitudes toward athletes and corporate sponsors. A sample of 95 undergraduate students recruited from a sport management program were randomly assigned to a 4 (scandal types) x 2 (repeated exposures) experimental design. The results of the linear mixed model showed that the participants reported different ratings of attitude toward athletes and sponsors according to the types of scandals and level of team identification. Specifically, a sexual assault elicited more unfavorable attitude toward an athlete, while match fixing led to a more negative attitude toward the sponsor. Team identification significantly moderated the effects of scandals on fans’ attitude toward the brand and athletes. The current paper discusses several theoretical and practical implications.

sport scandals, risk management, sponsorship

Daehwan Kim

DOI:10.26584/RDPA.2023.08.7.2.27 Vol.7(No.2) 27-49, 2023

The purpose of this study was to examine how the quality of educational programs and the service environment (i.e., servicescape) influence parents’ loyalty to youth soccer clubs. The present study targeted parents of youth soccer club members in the province of Gyeongnam in South Korea as a research population, and 350 online surveys were distributed via a convenience sampling method After deleting 44 cases with incomplete responses, 306 cases were utilized in the final analysis. A confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were conducted to test the research hypotheses. The results showed that educational service quality and servicescape positively influenced parent satisfaction. Additionally, there was no difference between the effects of educational service quality and servicescape on parent satisfection. Lastly, the results revealed that parent satisfaction had a positive effect on their loyalty to youth soccer clubs. This study offers a holistic framework for understanding the pivotal factors for parents’ satisfection and loyalty in the context of youth soccer clubs and provides practical implications for developing management strategies in this context.

youth soccer club, educational service quality, servicescape, satisfaction, loyalty

Ye Hoon Lee , Wonsang Shin , Jaeyeong Park , Sihyeon Noh , Juhee Hwang

DOI:10.26584/RDPA.2023.08.7.2.51 Vol.7(No.2) 51-69, 2023

This study aimed to investigate the current state of E-sports for people with disabilities and provide suggestions for future development in this field. A total of 243 people with disabilities completed a paper-pencil questionnaire, which assessed their participation in E-sports and experiences during participation. The results showed that 44.6% of the respondents participated in e-sports activities. The main reasons for participating were 'fun' and 'to relieve stress'. Respondents mostly played in their own facilities, followed by public and school facilities, with PC games being the most popular genre. The favorite e-sports events were 'Nintendo Wii', 'GoStop', 'FIFA Online', and others. Respondents mostly played 1-2 times a week.This study proposes the cultivation of inclusivity, prioritizing enjoyment and entertainment as primary motivators, and augmenting the accessibility of gaming facilities and equipment through the integration of assistive technologies for future advancements. Overall, the study provides insights into the current status of e-sports use by people with disabilities and offers tangible directions for future improvements, aiming to make e-sports participation more accessible and inclusive.

accessibility, disabled individuals, e-sports, inclusion, participation, PC games

Hyehyun Hong , Yoon Jin Kim

DOI:10.26584/RDPA.2023.08.7.2.71 Vol.7(No.2) 71-85, 2023

As a wide range of health-related attitudes and behaviors is affected by health consciousness level, scholars have considered it a significant mental aspect of one’s health. However, due to its conceptual complexity and ambiguity, its measures have been inconsistent across studies and often integrated with measuring overt health behaviors. In this regard, this study aimed to propose and validate the Korean version health consciousness (HC) scale, focusing on the psychological dimensions. The scale, which was originally developed and tested in the U.S. context, was translated into Korean and used to measure one’s level of health consciousness among 525 college students in South Korea. Overall, the results of item analysis showed the potency of the scale as a statistically valid and reliable measure of health consciousness and provided significant correlations with attitudinal and behavioral variables regarding physical activity. Based on the results and discussion, we expect the scale to be useful in predicting many health-promoting behaviors and relevant attitudes and in helping to develop effective health promotion programs in the post-COVID-19 era.

health consciousness, scale development, physical activity, health promotion

Hee-tae Roh , Hyung-il Lee , Su-youn Cho

DOI:10.26584/RDPA.2023.08.7.2.87 Vol.7(No.2) 87-98, 2023

This study aimed to investigate the fluid replacement effects of water or sports beverages on the peripheral markers of blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity during endurance exercises at high ambient temperatures. Six healthy males were recruited and completed running trials in the following four conditions: 1) thermoneutral temperature at 18℃ (trial 18), 2) high ambient temperature at 32℃ without fluid replacement (trial 32), 3) high ambient temperature at 32℃ with water replacement (trial 32+W), and 4) high ambient temperature at 32℃ with sports beverage replacement (trial 32+S). Blood samples were collected pre-exercise, post-exercise, and 1-h post-exercise for each condition. In trial 32, hematocrit levels were significantly increased post-exercise than pre-exercise (p < 0.05). In all trials, the S100β levels were significantly increased post-exercise compared to pre-exercise (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the S100β levels were significantly decreased in all trials 1-h post-exercise than post-exercise (p < 0.05), and these levels were significantly higher 1-h post-exercise in trial 32 than in other trials (p < 0.05). In all trials, ammonia levels were significantly higher post-exercise than pre-exercise (p < 0.05). These results suggested that exercises at high ambient temperatures could damage the BBB more than exercises at thermoneutral temperatures. Additionally, water or sports beverage hydration during acute exercises at high ambient temperatures can effectively reduce BBB damage caused by exercise and thermal stress.

exercise, heat stress, blood-brain barrier, hydration, sports beverages

Jinhee Kim

DOI:10.26584/RDPA.2023.08.7.2.99 Vol.7(No.2) 99-117, 2023

This study is an attempt to understand the theory of new materialism based on the coexistence of humans and machines to discuss the possibility of convergent sports coaching. The participants in the study were five coaches who participated in a non-face-to-face convergence training course. Data were collected through interviews, and content analysis was conducted. As a result of the study, coaches recognize the entanglement with machines in non-face-to-face education as a subjective factor in learning, leading them to reflect on the connection between humans and machines. The coaches have observed cooperation between people and machines through data production, and the cooperative response that stimulated the machine to continue learning about the coach appeared spontaneously. Based on its findings, the study proposed to revitalize research on the patterns of human entanglement with inhumane factors, including machines, in the field of sports coaching.

posthuman, convergent coaching, entanglement, relationality, new materialism