The role of sport involvement on residents’ evaluation of Youth Olympic Games benefits, quality of life, and event support
Journal article
Kaplanidou, Kyriaki, Cho, Inje, Chatziefstathiou, Dikaia and Ma, Chris 2025. The role of sport involvement on residents’ evaluation of Youth Olympic Games benefits, quality of life, and event support. Journal of Olympic Studies. 6 (2), pp. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.5406/26396025.6.2.01
| Authors | Kaplanidou, Kyriaki, Cho, Inje, Chatziefstathiou, Dikaia and Ma, Chris |
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| Abstract | The study aimed to examine how host city residents’ sport involvement influences certain psychological concepts such as involvement with mega-events, evaluation of event benefits, community quality of life (CQoL), and ultimately event support. Data were collected from an online resident panel from the two host cities of the 2016 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) using a web survey with 294 subjects. Structural equation modeling was used to test the study's six hypotheses. The results supported the proposed model indicating the influential role of sport involvement on the psychological involvement with the YOG, which subsequently positively influenced the evaluation of YOG benefits, which in turn increased residents’ CQoL and event support. YOG involvement fully mediated the relationship between general sport involvement and YOG benefits. The findings contribute to involvement and social exchange theories by shedding light on the variables that enhance mega-event resident support and quality of life. |
| Keywords | Sport involvement; Youth Olympic Games; Community; Quality of life; Event support; Legacies; Impact |
| Year | 2025 |
| Journal | Journal of Olympic Studies |
| Journal citation | 6 (2), pp. 1-20 |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
| ISSN | 2639-6017 |
| 2639-6025 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.5406/26396025.6.2.01 |
| Official URL | https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jos/article-abstract/6/2/1/402660/The-Role-of-Sport-Involvement-on-Residents?redirectedFrom=fulltext |
| Publication dates | |
| Online | 01 Oct 2025 |
| 01 Oct 2025 | |
| Publication process dates | |
| Deposited | 15 Sep 2025 |
| Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
| Output status | Published |
| Additional information | Publications router. |
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