DEVELOPMENT OF A SCALE FOR ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF MASS RECREATIONAL EVENTS

Dušan B. Perić, Milan Nešić, Branko Vujović

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Abstract


Regular physical activity is one of the most important factors for maintaining health and quality of life. Mass recreational sports events is a good way to promote physical activity. In this research, the Sports Olympics of Vojvodian Workers (SOVW) was evaluated as an example. The main aim of the study is to analyze a recreational sports event as a mass activity significant for public health. The secondary aim is the development of a valid questionnaire which is applicable in practice. On a sample of 205 participants of the 12th SOVW, of different age and gender, an instrument was applied that showed a good metric. The factor analysis gave a stable one-factor model with a unique scale for assessing the quality of mass recreational sports events. It is a simple and understandable questionnaire, easily applicable in practice. The results of this study showed that the ratings of respondents of different age and gender did not differ significantly. The SOVW was evaluated as an event of medium quality (total score amounts to 66.19% of the maximum).


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Physical Activity, Recreation of Employees, Quality Measurement, Mass Event

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