Autor segons l'article: de Andres-Sanchez, J.; de Torres-Burgos, F.; Arias-Oliva, M.;
Departament: Gestió d'Empreses
Autor/s de la URV: Arias Oliva, Mario / De Andrés Sànchez, Jorge
Paraules clau: Wearable technology Vaporfly tech Utaut Tam Scale Running economy Road distance running Information-technology Extension Ethics in sports Ethics Consumer acceptance Acceptance model
Resum: Objectives: The Vaporfly tech (VFT) for road running shoes has supposed a disruption in distance running shoes. Academic research suggests that VFT improves performance, at least, in elite and sub-elite athletes. This paper assesses empirically factors influencing the acceptance of disruptive competition technologies, focusing on the perceptions about the VFT shoes by amateur athletes.Material and methods: We analyse a survey over 252 Spanish amateur athletes (214 men and 38 women). Our research uses Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), including ethical awareness of athletes that is measured by means of their judgement on moral equity (ME), and athlete income.Results: The proposed model explains almost half of the intention to use (IU) disruptive technologies by athletes. Adjusted structural equation model (SEM) shows that significant influential factors on IU are easiness expectation whose path coefficient (pc) is 0.467 (p<0.01), performance expectancy (pc=0.203, p<0.05), perception on ME (pc=0.298, p<0.01) and athlete's income (pc=0.123, p<0.01). Surprisingly, social influence has a weak influence on the IU. Similar results are attained with Poisson regression.Discussion: This paper applies a theoretical framework that combines findings in consumer behaviour (UTAUT model) and moral equity dimension of a multiple ethical scale to explain intention to use VFT. Of course, proposed methodology can be used to evaluate a disruptive tech within the context of any other sport.Conclusions: Findings have important implications in the sport industry. As we expected and also has shown by reviewed literature linked to sport tech, conventional UTAUT has been revealed useful theoretical framework to explain the acceptance of disruptive sport techs in the competitive arena. In addition, ethical aspects also should be considered in their development.
Àrees temàtiques: Public health, environmental and occupational health Psychology Physical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitation Pedagogical & educational research Orthopedics and sports medicine Hospitality, leisure, sport & tourism Education Educación Developmental and educational psychology Deporte Ciencias sociales Ciencias de la educación Actividad física y deportiva
Accès a la llicència d'ús: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Adreça de correu electrònic de l'autor: mario.arias@urv.cat jorge.deandres@urv.cat jorge.deandres@urv.cat
Identificador de l'autor: 0000-0002-6874-4036 0000-0002-7715-779X 0000-0002-7715-779X
Data d'alta del registre: 2024-08-03
Versió de l'article dipositat: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
URL Document de llicència: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Referència a l'article segons font original: Journal Of Sport And Health Research. 15 (1): 197-214
Referència de l'ítem segons les normes APA: de Andres-Sanchez, J.; de Torres-Burgos, F.; Arias-Oliva, M.; (2023). WHY DISRUPTIVE SPORT COMPETITION TECHNOLOGIES ARE USED BY AMATEUR ATHLETES? AN ANALYSIS OF VAPORFLY SHOES WITH AN UTAUT MODEL. Journal Of Sport And Health Research, 15(1), 197-214. DOI: 10.58727/jshr.89629
DOI de l'article: 10.58727/jshr.89629
Entitat: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Any de publicació de la revista: 2023
Tipus de publicació: Journal Publications
Repositori URV