The Impact of the 2010 Women’s Rugby World Cup on Sustained Volunteering in the Rugby Community
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
2.1. Volunteer Motivation
2.2. Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Sport Engagement
2.3. Satisfaction with the Volunteering Experience
2.4. Determinants of Future Volunteering
3. Methodology
Context Data and Variables
4. Results
4.1. Independent Variables
4.1.1. Socio-Demographics
4.1.2. Sports Participation and Volunteering Engagement
4.1.3. Event Motivation
4.1.4. Event Volunteers’ Satisfaction
4.2. Dependent Variables
Future Volunteering Intentions
4.3. Factor Analysis
4.3.1. Factor Analysis of Event Motivation
4.3.2. Factor Analysis-2010 WRWC Volunteers’ Satisfaction
5. Predictors of Future Volunteering
6. Conclusions
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Variable | Description | Mean | SD |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | ‘1 Male, 0 Female’ | 0.500 | 0.504 |
Children | Have children ‘1 Yes, 0 No’ | 0.19 | 0.392 |
Ethnicity | ‘1 White British, 0 Other ethnicity’ | 0.930 | 0.259 |
Education | ‘1 Degree level education, 0 Other’ | 0.610 | 0.490 |
Fulltime | ‘1 Full time work, 0 Not’ | 0.571 | 0.498 |
Partime | ‘1 Part time work, 0 Not’ | 0.157 | 0.366 |
Student | ‘1 Student, 0 Not’ | 0.129 | 0.337 |
Retired | ‘1 Retired, 0 Not’ | 0.086 | 0.281 |
Unemployed | ‘1 Unemployed, 0 Not’ | 0.057 | 0.204 |
age1824 | ‘1 Aged 18 to 24 years, 0 Not’ | 0.357 | 0.482 |
age2534 | ‘1 Aged 25 to 34 years, 0 Not’ | 0.142 | 0.352 |
age3544 | ‘1 Aged 35 to 44 years, 0 Not’ | 0.142 | 0.455 |
age4559 | ‘1 Aged 45 to 59 years, 0 Not’ | 0.285 | 0.455 |
age6069 ** | ‘1 Aged 60 to 69 years, 0 Not’ | 0.071 | 0.259 |
Variable | n | Description | Mean | SD |
---|---|---|---|---|
plyrugby | 70 | Playing rugby ‘1 Yes, 0 No’ | 0.543 | 0.502 |
plyothsp | 70 | Playing other sport ‘1 Yes, 0 No’ | 0.343 | 0.478 |
Type | 70 | Volunteer in women’s game ‘1 Yes, 0 No’ | 0.29 | 0.455 |
Currentlyvolunter | 70 | Currently volunteering in clubs ‘1 Yes, 0 No’ | 0.543 | 0.502 |
pastvolunteering | 37 | Past volunteering in clubs ‘1 Yes, 0 No’ | 0.26 | 0.44 |
years | 70 | Years volunteering at the club | 4.37 | 6.265 |
hrsseason | 70 | Weekly hours in season | 4.6 | 6.102 |
hrsnotseason | 70 | Weekly hours out of season | 3.59 | 5.058 |
othvol | 70 | Volunteer elsewhere ‘1 Yes, 0 No’ | 0.442 | 0.5 |
Importance | 33 | Rugby more important ‘1 Yes, 0 No’ | 0.479 | 0.485 |
Satisfaction | 54 | Range: ‘5 very satisfied to 1 very satisfied’ | 4.35 | 0.894 |
Variable | Description | Mean | SD |
---|---|---|---|
othrugevt | I am willing to volunteer for any other rugby-related event | 6.06 | 1.14 |
rugbyclbvol | I intend to continue volunteering at rugby clubs | 5.77 | 1.32 |
othspevt | I am willing to volunteer for any major sport event | 5.88 | 1.31 |
n = 70 |
Items | Career | Patriotism | Contacts | Leisure | Rewards | Values | Growth | Love Rugby |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I wanted to do something worthwhile | 0.736 | |||||||
I feel it is important to help others | 0.758 | |||||||
I wanted to help make the event a success | 0.779 | |||||||
Because of my devotion to my country | 0.835 | |||||||
I wanted to help my country gain international prestige | 0.882 | |||||||
My love for my country makes me to help it to host an event | 0.875 | |||||||
I want to express my pride in my country | 0.830 | |||||||
I wanted to interact with others | 0.832 | |||||||
I wanted to work with different people | 0.821 | |||||||
I wanted to meet people | 0.850 | |||||||
I wanted to develop relationships with others | 0.712 | |||||||
Volunteering experience will look good on my C.V. | 0.896 | |||||||
I wanted to gain some practical experience | 0.788 | |||||||
I could make new contacts that might help my career | 0.857 | |||||||
I wanted to gain work-related experience | 0.798 | |||||||
I wanted to gain beneficial experience in any job | 0.791 | |||||||
Volunteering makes me feel needed | 0.890 | |||||||
I can explore my own strength | 0.644 | |||||||
Volunteering makes me feel important | 0.732 | |||||||
I wanted to get free food at the event | 0.764 | |||||||
I wanted to get event licensed apparel | 0.840 | |||||||
I wanted to get tickets/free admission | 0.851 | |||||||
I like any event related to rugby | 0.619 | |||||||
Rugby is something I love | 0.862 | |||||||
I enjoy being involved in rugby activities | 0.839 | |||||||
I wanted to get away from everyday life responsibilities | 0.672 | |||||||
I wanted to slow down the pace of my life | 0.725 | |||||||
Volunteering is a good escape from my own troubles | 0.906 | |||||||
I wanted to relieve the stress of everyday life | 0.947 | |||||||
By volunteering I feel less lonely | 0.610 | |||||||
Cronbach’s a | 0.915 | 0.909 | 0.923 | 0.859 | 0.885 | 0.863 | 0.871 | 0.794 |
Eigenvalues | 4.110 | 3.941 | 3.595 | 3.401 | 2.685 | 2.512 | 2.398 | 2.288 |
Total Variance (%) | 13.258 | 12.712 | 11.596 | 10.97 | 8.66 | 8.104 | 7.736 | 7.382 |
Items | Facilities | Organisation | Athletes’Attitudes | Support |
---|---|---|---|---|
Support received | 0.629 | |||
Prior information received regarding my tasks | 0.731 | |||
Communication with other volunteers | 0.637 | |||
Athletes were appreciative of the care I provided | 0.824 | |||
Athletes were agreeable to work with | 0.865 | |||
Athletes contributed to a positive experience | 0.790 | |||
Pre-event training was acceptable | 0.728 | |||
The ceremonies | 0.753 | |||
The opening ceremony | 0.645 | |||
Rugby activities for spectators | 0.757 | |||
Organisation of Rugby Games | 0.677 | |||
Organisation of social events during the event | 0.696 | |||
Facilities were well designed | 0.679 | |||
Ease of movement around the facilities | 0.841 | |||
Access at the facilities | 0.845 | |||
Cleanliness of the facilities | 0.903 | |||
Visibility of Rugby Games | 0.866 | |||
On-site availability of bathroom facilities | 0.840 | |||
Cronbach’s a | 0.958 | 0.890 | 0.868 | 0.867 |
Eigenvalues | 6.191 | 3.193 | 2.931 | 2.767 |
Total Variance (%) | 32.582 | 16.804 | 15.428 | 14.565 |
(1) Othrugevt | (2) Rugbyclbvol | (3) Othspevt | |
---|---|---|---|
Career-Orientation | −0.458 | −0.018 | −0.167 |
(−1.43) | (−0.04) | (−0.37) | |
Patriotism | 0.0481 | 0.114 | 0.00712 |
−0.3 | −0.47 | −0.04 | |
Interpersonal-Contacts | −0.0416 | −0.304 | 0.0804 |
(−0.16) | (−0.99) | −0.27 | |
Leisure | −0.0957 | −0.173 | −0.066 |
(−0.54) | (−0.68) | (−0.33) | |
Extrinsic-Rewards | −0.211 | −0.253 | −0.237 |
(−0.88) | (−0.84) | (−0.88) | |
Expression-of-Values | 0.198 | 0.255 | 0.158 |
−0.71 | −0.89 | −0.47 | |
Personal-Growth | 0.236 | 0.174 | 0.332 |
−0.95 | −0.61 | −1.66 | |
Love-of-Rugby | −0.219 | 0.0825 | −0.323 |
(−0.68) | −0.26 | (−1.18) | |
facilities | 0.181 | 0.0102 | 0.165 |
−0.89 | −0.06 | −0.57 | |
Rugby-activities | −0.0378 | 0.35 | −0.286 |
(−0.18) | −1.67 | (−1.35) | |
attitudes | 0.0171 | −0.485 * | −0.356 |
−0.08 | (−2.14) | (−1.87) | |
support | 0.399 ** | −0.165 | 0.536 * |
−2.75 | (−0.84) | −2.3 | |
plyrugby | −0.852 | 0.95 | −0.284 |
(−1.28) | −1 | (−0.40) | |
plyothsp | −0.152 | −0.541 | −0.0107 |
(−0.26) | (−1.00) | (−0.02) | |
type | 0.397 | 0.736 | 0.44 |
−0.79 | −1.08 | −0.84 | |
years | 0.00832 | −0.0338 | −0.000906 |
−0.16 | (−0.51) | (−0.02) | |
hrsseason | 0.00363 | 0.0191 | 0.0159 |
−0.04 | −0.19 | −0.17 | |
hrsnotseason | 0.0323 | −0.0355 | 0.0282 |
−0.26 | (−0.29) | −0.25 | |
othvol | 0.259 | 0.224 | −0.162 |
−0.63 | −0.41 | (−0.31) | |
gender | −0.129 | 0.421 | 0.185 |
(−0.47) | −1.27 | −0.71 | |
children | −0.0849 | −0.715 | −0.0178 |
(−0.17) | (−1.17) | (−0.03) | |
ethnicity | −0.101 | −1.186 | −0.0204 |
(−0.14) | (−1.05) | (−0.04) | |
education | 0.991 * | 0.328 | 1.075 ** |
−2.13 | −0.61 | −2.81 | |
Full-time | 0.619 | −1.664 | −0.115 |
Part-time | 0.0808 | −1.037 | −0.319 |
−0.11 | (−1.01) | (−0.38) | |
Student | 0.427 | −1.278 | −0.0397 |
−0.45 | (−0.97) | (−0.04) | |
Retired | −0.129 | −0.933 | −0.0504 |
(−0.15) | (−0.85) | (−0.06) | |
age1824 | 0.468 | 0.192 | −0.493 |
−0.28 | −0.09 | (−0.27) | |
age2534 | −0.00603 | 0.995 | −0.223 |
(−0.00) | −0.48 | (−0.12) | |
age3544 | −1.194 | 1.139 | −0.825 |
(−0.84) | −0.62 | (−0.55) | |
age4559 | −0.38 | 1.072 | −0.455 |
(−0.37) | −0.92 | (−0.50) | |
_cons | 5.152 *** | 6.498 *** | 5.805 *** |
−4.14 | −4.17 | −5.06 | |
N | 63 | 63 | 63 |
1 R2 | 0.533 | 0.472 | 0.534 |
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Koutrou, N. The Impact of the 2010 Women’s Rugby World Cup on Sustained Volunteering in the Rugby Community. Sustainability 2018, 10, 1030. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10041030
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Chicago/Turabian StyleKoutrou, Niki. 2018. "The Impact of the 2010 Women’s Rugby World Cup on Sustained Volunteering in the Rugby Community" Sustainability 10, no. 4: 1030. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10041030