Spectators' worries and attitudes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case of a women's volleyball match in Japan
International Journal of Sport and Health Science
; 19:81-86, 2021.
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in English
| CAB Abstracts | ID: covidwho-1841647
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to explore spectators' worries and attitudes during the COVID-19 pandemic and to compare them by age group. The survey was conducted with spectators at a home match for Victorina Himeji, a professional women's volleyball club in Japan. Two hundred and seventeen spectators rated their worries about becoming infected with COVID-19 after being in the arena as well as their attitudes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results reveal that spectators visiting the arena had significant levels of worry related to the attendees (e.g., "Gathering crowds of people in the arena" and "Possibility that someone in the arena is infected with COVID-19"). Furthermore, younger people were more worried about COVID-19 infection than other age groups, although no significant difference in attitudes appeared among the age groups. The findings of this study suggest the importance of practicing social distancing in the arena as well as measuring spectators' body temperature before they enter the arena. Furthermore, sport event organizers may need to implement the strategy of infection prevention based on spectators' age groups and other personal attributes.
Sport and Recreational Activities [UU625]; Social Psychology and Social Anthropology [UU485]; Women [UU500]; Rural Sociology [UU800]; audiences; age groups; attitudes; ball games; sport; athletes; football; sociology; women; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; man; Japan; APEC countries; East Asia; Asia; high income countries; OECD Countries; very high Human Development Index countries; Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirinae; Coronaviridae; Nidovirales; positive-sense ssRNA Viruses; ssRNA Viruses; RNA Viruses; viruses; Homo; Hominidae; primates; mammals; vertebrates; Chordata; animals; eukaryotes; spectators; SARS-CoV-2; social aspects
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International Journal of Sport and Health Science
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2021
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