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Articles

Vicarious achievement in sport and its link to temporal life satisfaction: a case study with college students based on ecological momentary assessment

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Pages 611-628 | Received 03 Feb 2021, Accepted 19 May 2022, Published online: 30 May 2022
 

ABSTRACT

Purpose::

Vicarious achievement is tested as a source/channel for fulfilling achievement needs and boosting life satisfaction through in-person sport spectating and sport media viewing; factors influential on vicarious achievement are examined.

Method::

Through ecological momentary assessment and focusing on college students, 2,746 responses from 242 respondents were collected. With multi- and single-level SEM, the effects of sport spectating and sport media viewing on temporal life satisfaction through the mediation of vicarious achievement were tested; performance satisfaction and identification level were examined as influential factors.

Findings::

Sport spectating was an effective context for boosting life satisfaction through vicarious achievement; sport media viewing was not. Compared to other activities, the extent of achievement perceived from sport spectating was similar to sport participation and greater than sport media viewing; extent of achievement perceived from sport media viewing was greater than non-sport media viewing (e.g. drama). In both contexts, performance satisfaction, identification-level, and vicarious achievement were, respectively, found as a predictor, moderator, and moderated mediator for temporal life satisfaction.

Practical implication::

Sport spectating can be promoted as leisure contributing to well-being via vicarious achievement. Identification level can facilitate vicarious achievement.

Contribution::

Empirical evidence of the well-being effect of vicarious achievement in sport is provided based on ecological momentary assessment.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Notes

1 The data used in this study was collected as part of a dissertation project and overlaps with data used in another study.

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