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Measuring Engagement of Spectators of Social Digital Games
Published on: July 3, 2021
Sex differences in sport spectator involvement
1Department of Communication, University of Cincinnati, OH 45221-0184, USA. bahkcm@uc.edu
Abstract:
Among 107 male and 166 female college students, the present study examined sex differences in involvement with sports as spectators. A 14-item Likert-type scale was used to measure the subjects' emotional, cognitive, and behavioral involvement in sports as spectators. Confirming prior findings, male subjects exhibited higher involvement with sport spectating than did females. The current data also provide support for the unidimensionality, reliability, and validity of the Sport Spectator Involvement Scale.
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