Analysis of commitment in long distance running has developed rapidly over the past
decade. No attention has been devoted, however, to different commitment patterns of …

Sport and leisure roles contribute to health and to the quality of life. Therefore,
understanding the underlying causes of the commitments to these roles have gained in …

The purpose of this investigation was twofold:(a) to explore and describe the relationships
between different facets of motivation, involvement, and commitment to running, and (b) to …

Accumulating studies suggested that serious leisure qualities (SLQs) had an important
correlate to leisure motivation (LM). However, the role of SLQs on LM remains ambiguous …

Regular running or jogging has been promoted for improved health and well-being. The
potential negative aspects of commitment or 'addiction'to the activity have received less …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore relations among constraints and motivation
for running events commitment along with relations among motivation and future …

The aim of this work is to analyse the commitment to running among urban runners by
identifying groups regarding commitment to this sport and by defining their …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to acquire improved comprehension of the
motivational factors and the various constraints associated with individuals' participation in …

The purpose of the study was to obtain descriptive information from runners concerning
various aspects of their running, leading to the development and validation of a scale to …

The article reviews the literature on firstly, theoretical orientations toward aging and sport
involvement and makes predictions about the behaviour of the aged, and then, after …