Costs and Perseverance in Serious Leisure Careers

M Lamont; M Kennelly; Brent D Moyle

doi:10.1080/01490400.2013.857623

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Costs and Perseverance in Serious Leisure Careers

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Costs and Perseverance in Serious Leisure Careers

M Lamont, M Kennelly and Brent D Moyle

Leisure Sciences, Vol.36(2), pp.144-160

2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2013.857623

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amateurs

costs

serious leisure

perseverance

triathlon

Few studies have explored the impacts of costs on serious leisure careers. This article presents a case study of amateur athletes encountering a significant cost-cancellation of the 2012 Ironman New Zealand triathlon-and how they persevered despite this cost. Through a phenomenological research design incorporating qualitative interviews with 14 amateur triathletes, grounded theory analysis revealed that despite encountering a significant cost, athletes remained committed to their serious leisure careers. Athletes acknowledged and accepted the inherent risk of cancellation associated with outdoor sports events. Their experiences stimulated deployment of cognitive and behavioral strategies aimed at rationalizing or mitigating risk. This article contributes three theoretical propositions regarding costs encountered by serious leisure amateurs, how they persevere around costs, and concomitant impacts on serious leisure career trajectories. © 2014 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

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Title: Costs and Perseverance in Serious Leisure Careers
Authors: M Lamont (Author) - Southern Cross University
M Kennelly (Author) - Griffith University
Brent D Moyle (Author) - Southern Cross University
Publication details: Leisure Sciences, Vol.36(2), pp.144-160
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc.
Date published: 2014
DOI: 10.1080/01490400.2013.857623
ISSN: 0149-0400
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451075602621
Output Type: Journal article

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