key: cord-0027227-1b30c933 authors: Lin, Yi-Hsiu title: Antecedents and Outcomes of Social Capital: Evidence from a Professional Baseball Franchise date: 2022-02-11 journal: Psychol Res Behav Manag DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s338512 sha: 8c8885d11cc55042412f1076af2d305c183da889 doc_id: 27227 cord_uid: 1b30c933 PURPOSE: The empirical paper aimed to develop a theoretical model of social capital in professional spectating sports by investigating the antecedents and outcomes related to social capital from the spectator’s viewpoint. PARTICIPANT AND METHOD: Brothers Elephants, a professional baseball franchise in the Chinese Professional Baseball League, provided the research setting. The study’s participants consisted of 422 spectators of a Brothers Elephants game at its home field, Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Field. Around half of the participants were male; 46.4% of them aged between 30 and 39 years old. Data analysis was conducted through structural equation modeling. RESULTS: Results revealed that social interactions positively correlated with social capital, prosocial behavior, and spectator intention to re-attend the sporting event. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) also positively predicted intention to re-attend the sporting event, social capital, and prosocial behavior. Social capital significantly correlated with prosocial behavior and subjective well-being, and prosocial behavior significantly correlated with subjective well-being and intention to re-attend the sporting event. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that social capital can be developed through social interactions and perceived CSR in the context of professional spectator sporting events, with such social capital increasing, in turn, prosocial behavior, subjective well-being, and intention to re-attend the sporting event. From perspective of practical implication, professional sports franchise can develop more campaigns that boost sports spectators’ perceived social interactions and CSR, which can increase their social capital, prosocial behavior, subjective well-being, and their intention to re-attend the sporting event. Sporting events create both economic and noneconomic benefits. Recently, researchers in sports management have begun investigating the social, rather than economic, effects of sport. 1,2 Social effects include enhanced social value, civic pride, social cohesion, and social capital. [3] [4] [5] Research regarding social effects has investigated both mega sporting events and community-based events. [6] [7] [8] [9] Studies have shown that social capital can be created and accumulated among sports participants, which generates camaraderie among individuals in the community. 7,10 Because a growing consensus maintains that social capital can be developed through sports participation or attendance at sports events, 6 it is a critical matter that warrants additional research. Studies conducted qualitatively on social capital in the sports context have indicated that sport can bring social changes in the society. 11, 12 Sport has been demonstrated to create positive social changes. 13 By hosting and taking part in sporting events, people can raise their social capital. 8, 9, 14, 15 Studies have argued that the benefits of participating in sport include the development of social capital, and one study created a sporting event participation social capital scale. 16 Moreover, the literature has recommended that the difference between social capital and outcomes of social capital should be emphasized 17, 18 because collectively participating in a community either formally or informally may not necessarily entail receipt of social capital. Social capital should be based on trust and reciprocity whereas outcomes of social capital should include the constructs or behaviors that result from social capital, 16, 19 which distinguishes social capital from outcomes of social capital. Although a number of studies have investigated social capital in the context of sport, exploring antecedents and outcomes of social capital in sport needs further investigation. 16 Therefore, this study made theoretical and practical contributions by empirically constructing a theoretical model that incorporated the antecedents and outcomes of social capital in the context of professional sport. How studies have defined social capital has varied. 20 Social capital is related to individuals in a community pursuing a common goal, 21 and it can refer to the sense of connectedness between individuals. 22 Additionally, Putnam 18 suggested that social capital includes three characteristics: trust, a network, and reciprocity. Trust is deemed the most critical factor because a social network can only be established once trust is established. 7 Putnam 20 further indicated that collective social engagement forms social ties, and Sherry 10 argued that social capital is a multidimensional construct. Engagement in associational and civic interactions may be a means of creating networks and social norms related to social capital 23 that generate a high level of trust and reciprocity. This study defined social capital as a multidimensional construct in which the social ties of trust, networking, and reciprocity are evident among community members engaged in collective social engagement. Although scholars typically emphasize the positive benefits of social capital, negative outcomes, including racism, sectarianism, social exclusion, and corruption, are also associated with social capital. 24 The current study, however, focused only on the positive benefits of social capital. Social capital is applicable in the context of sport because sport facilitates the development of a community's internal relationships. 25, 26 Sport can also establish connections between communities and decrease one's sense of social isolation. 8, 27, 28 The correlation between social capital and sport has been investigated, and although sport does not always increase social capital, 8, 10, 17, 28, 29 sports management researchers have discovered that social capital can be generated through the organization of sport 3, 7, 14, 30 or participation in sporting events. 8, 28 Sports participation has a positive effect on socially isolated individuals and is beneficial to the establishment of social relationships within a community. 31 Social capital in sport can be roughly classified into three categories. First, sport create social benefits and achieve community goals through cooperation among stakeholders. 13, 14, 17 Second, the literature has recognized that social capital between sports participants, volunteers, and coaches has can develop through sports participation. 9, 10, 15 Third, the effect of hosting mega sporting events on social capital, national identity, and social camaraderie has also been investigated. 5, 6, 32, 33 Formation of Research Hypothesis in the Study Social Interactions and Intention to Re-Attend the Sporting Event Social interactions in sporting events referred to connections among sports spectators. 34 A refined definition of social interactions in sporting events proposed by Koenig-Lewis et al 35 argued that temporary and enduring connections among sports spectators correspond, respectively, to interactions with anonymous others and familiar friends or family. Social interactions among sports spectators rather than the sporting event itself may be presumed to be a primary driver for value creation, 35 which emphasized the importance of social interactions among sports spectators in sporting events. Intention to re-attend the sporting event in this study is derived from behavioral intention. Behavioral intention in leisure and sports is often characterized by the intentions to recommend and revisit. 36 More specifically, intention to recommend and revisit in this study refers to the intention to share the experience through word-of-mouth communications and return to the sporting event. As such, intention to re-attend the sporting event was conceptualized by adopting the notion that incorporated both intention to recommend and revisit as suggested by Inoue and Havard. 5 The theory of planned behavior argues that subjective norms are only one of the predictors of behavioral intention, 37 suggesting that other factors also influence an individual's behavioral intention. In one study, most participants or spectators joined sports events with their significant others, implying that interacting with significant others during sports events strengthens people's intention to attend such events. 38 Sports consumer behavior studies have argued that socialization is a primary motive for attending or participating in sports events. 39, 40 For example, participating in a running event can inspire psychological attachment through social interactions, and this can drive further participation in such events. 16 Furthermore, facilitating interactions among sports spectators can enhance overall evaluations of the sporting event and subsequent word-of-mouth. 35 Therefore, Hypothesis 1 (H1) postulated that perceived social interactions during the sporting event would positively correlate with the intention to re-attend the sporting event. An empirical study conducted at a running event determined that runners regarded community-based running events to be recreational events that provide a platform for social interactions with significant others. Therefore, running events may be a setting in which social capital is developed. 16 More specifically, because social facilitation has been deemed a unique factor of sports events, 39 participating in sporting events may be a means of interacting with peers and strengthening interpersonal connections or social networks. A similar concept can be applied to spectator sports events, and socialization is a reason that spectators attend such events. 41 Additionally, social interactions were found to be correlated with social capital in the online game context. 42 Thus, Hypothesis 2 (H2) claimed that spectators' perceived social interactions during the sporting events would positively correlate with their social capital. Prosocial behavior is defined as voluntary actions that can benefit other people in a way of physical helping, emotional comforting, and financial or social assistance. 43, 44 Sports participation promotes individuals' prosocial values and behavior. 45 Similarly, an experimental design study indicated that sports consumers behavior is related to prosocial behavior. 46 Social facilitation has been extensively exhibited in the context of sport, especially when sports fans are highly psychologically attached to a sports team. 39 Fans who deeply identify with a specific team share an inclination to attend sporting events to both support the team and enjoy the game. The literature concerning group dynamics has argued that group identity contributes to an inclusive orientation among in-group members, 47 and the in-group effect has a positive effect on prosocial team behavior in the context of sport. 48, 49 Additionally, social interactions resulting from attending a sporting event meet individuals' social needs. Thus, Hypothesis 3 (H3) proposed that spectators' perceived social interactions during the sporting event would be positively associated with their prosocial behavior. CSR refers to a series of activities adopted by an organization regarding its perceived societal obligations. 50 Additionally, CSR is associated with an organization's ethical behavior and social obligations, which may be beyond the organization's financial goals. 51 CSR activities have been increasingly implemented in sports organizations to support various demands including economic, social and environmental causes required by the community. 52 Empirical results revealed a positive indirect relationship between perceived corporate social responsibility and behavioral loyalty mediated by involvement 53 and perception of social entrepreneurship. 54 Individuals' perceptions toward CSR initiatives exerted an influence on the development of behavioral intention regarding spectator sports events. 55 Therefore, Hypothesis 4 (H4) postulated that spectators' perceived CSR during the sporting event would positively correlate with their intention to reattend the sporting event. Philanthropical responsibility of CSR was demonstrated to have a positive influence on social capital. 56 Sports events or sports organizations usually affiliate with specific philanthropic causes to increase participants' or spectators' psychological attachment and sense of meaningfulness. [57] [58] [59] In addition, customers' perceived CSR generates connectedness with the corporations that Dovepress Lin engage in CSR. 60 Therefore, Hypothesis 5 (H5) stated that spectators' perceived CSR during the sporting event would positively relate to their social capital. Empirical studies have indicated that the perception of CRS has an effect on a group's prosocial behavior 61 and encourages employees in the service industry to be prosocially motivated. 62, 63 Therefore, a person's persistent prosocial behavior can be improved through CSR involvement. 64 Hypothesis 6 (H6) suggested that spectators' perceived CSR during the sporting event would positively relate to their prosocial behavior. Social capital positively correlates with sports participation, such as participating in a sports and leisure club. 65 The formation of social capital enables individuals to develop greater informal connections with other community members. 66 Moreover, social capital may elicit prosocial behavior, including making donations to sports organizations that aid the community or serving in the community. 16, 66 Hypothesis 7 (H7), therefore, postulated that spectators' perceived social capital during the sporting event would positively correlate with their prosocial behavior. Subjective well-being is defined as an individual's overall evaluation of their quality of life based on his or her life satisfaction, positive and negative emotions 67, 68 argued that subjective well-being is "an indicator of perceived long-term happiness, positive affect and life satisfaction" (p.2). Empirical studies indicated that subjective wellbeing is positively correlated with spectatorship in sporting events. [69] [70] [71] Social capital has a positive correlation with subjective well-being. 72, 73 Similarly, one study found a positive relationship between social capital and subjective well-being in social media. 74 Furthermore, two sub-dimensions of neighborhood connections as well as feelings of trust and safety were found to significantly mediate the association between sport participation and well-being. 75 Hence, Hypothesis 8 (H8) postulated that spectators' perceived social capital would positively relate to their subjective well-being. Prosocial behavior positively correlates with gratitude, 76 which in turn exerts a positive influence on subjective well-being. 77 Subjective well-being positively correlates with prosocial behavior, 78 and an online study suggested that altruistic behavior positively correlates with subjective well-being. 79 Additionally, positive feelings are a significant outcome variable of prosocial behavior. 80 Hypothesis 9 (H9), therefore, suggested that specatators' perceived prosocial behavior would positively relate to their subjective well-being. A key outcome of prosocial behavior is individuals' contributions to a group. 81 Attending sporting events attracts companions and significant others to participate because of the social opportunities provided during spectating sports. Additionally, a friend's behavior is associated with an individual's prosocial goal pursuit. 82 Attending sports events with friends or significant others may be a method of contributing to the group that includes the significant others. Hypothesis 10 (H10) postulated that spectators' perceived prosocial behavior would positively relate to their intention to re-attend the sporting event. Brothers Elephants, a franchise in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), was the research setting of this study. The home field of Brothers Elephants is located in Taichung City. Brothers Elephants has been playing in the CPBL since its establishment in 1990 and has gained popularity and a large fan base in Taiwan. The average number of spectators per game for CPBL and Brother Elephants was 3573 and 4086 in 2020 season, respectively, 83 which implies that Brother Elephants has been popular among fans in CPBL. The study was to develop a theoretical model of social capital in professional spectating sports by investigating the antecedents and outcomes related to social capital. As such, a cross-sectional research design was adopted. A self-administered online survey was applied for data collection. The research procedure in the study consists of several parts. After the theme of the study was confirmed, an extensive review of literature was performed. Research hypotheses were rigorously developed then. Next, an online survey was generated. Additionally, on-site data collection was conducted after research ethics application was approved. Finally, solid data analyses was performed and insightful findings were reported. Brothers Elephants, a professional baseball franchise in the CPBL provided the research setting. The Research Ethics Committee (REC) of National Taiwan University (NTU) has reviewed and approved this study. This study followed the code of ethics required by REC at NTU and was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. A group of seven research assistants collected data through stratified sampling at a Brothers Elephants home game at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Field during the 2020 CPBL season. More specifically, the data collection was conducted on November 1, 2020. The inclusion criterion for participants was being a spectator 20 years of age and older. The exclusion criterion for participants was being a spectator who was unable to communicate in Chinese. After having been assigned to specific zones in the ballpark, the research assistants approached spectators and asked if they were willing to participate in this study. Interested spectators were given a QR code that linked to the online questionnaire. The online survey started with informed consent to participate in the study. After reviewing the content of informed consent, participants can either proceed to the questionnaire by clicking "I completely understand and agree with the content of informed consent" or simply exit the survey if they were not willing to participate. Specifically, informed consent from the participants in the study were well obtained prior to study commencement. Giveaways of Brothers Elephants licensed merchandise served to incentivize participants to complete the survey. Participants spent approximately 5 to 10 minutes completing the survey, and 422 valid responses were collected. The sampling error of the study was estimated to be 2.8% based on the conditions (sample size of 422, average number of spectators per Brother Elephants' game of 4086 and confidence interval of 95%). Among the participants, 50.5% were male; 49.5% were female. The age distribution of participants were 29.9% (20-29), 46.4% (30-39), 21.3% (40) (41) (42) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) , and 2.4% (50 and above). The profile of participants' education was 7.8% (senior high school and below), 69.9% (bachelor), 21.6% (master), and 0.7% (doctorate). Finally, the information of participants' occupation was 1.2% (farming), 17.8% (military/civil servants/ education), 34.8% (services), 13.3% (manufacturing), 11.1% (business), and 21.8% (others). The scales measuring social capital were adopted from the work of Gibson et al 6 and included five subdimensions: collective action, trust and safety, social connections, tolerance of diversity, and value of life. Social interactions were measured using the scale developed by Funk et al. 41 Two items from the original survey, "If someone's car breaks down outside my house, I will invite them in to use the phone" and "In the past 6 months, I have done a favor for a sick neighbor" were removed because of insufficient suitability for the Taiwanese context. Because social capital is society specific, adapting the instrument for valid measurement is reasonable. 84 CSR was measured using the scale adapted from Lichtenstein et al. 85 Subjective well-being was measured using the scale developed by Portela et al. 73 Intention to re-attend the sporting event was measured from the work of Inoue and Havard, 5 and prosocial behavior was measured using the scale developed by Baumsteiger and Siegel. 86 All criteria were measured by means of a 7-point Likert scale with 1 referring to "strongly disagree" and 7 denoting "strongly agree" (Table 1) . Finally, demographic variables, including gender, age, educational background, and occupation, were collected. The construct validity of the measurements in the study was ensured through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). An acceptable level of model fit was indicated for this study. The average variance extracted (AVE) for all constructs in the study exceeded 0.5. Meanwhile, the standardized factor loadings of all items were greater than 0.5, indicating that acceptable convergent validity was attained (Table 1) . Moreover, the AVEs for each construct exceeded the shared variance between constructs, indicating that discriminant validity of the measurements was achieved ( Table 2 ). The Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability for all constructs in this study ranged from 0.81 to 0.90 and from 0.77 to 0.92, demonstrating satisfactory reliability. Additionally, normal distribution of data was implied as the absolute value of skewness and kurtosis of all variables was less than 3 and 10, respectively. 87 In addition to avoiding item ambiguity by adopting a valid and reliable measurement scale, Harman's single factor test was performed to examine common method variance. Specifically, the results of the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test (0.91) and Bartlett's test of sphericity (χ 2 = 5818.03, d.f. = 171, p < 0.01) revealed that the sample was adequate for factor analysis. The result of factor analysis suggests that the first factor explained 47.33% of the total variance. Accordingly, common method variance was avoided in this study. The statistical methods used in this study were descriptive statistics, internal consistency coefficient, composite reliability, Harman's single factor test, CFA, and structural equation modeling (SEM), all of which were performed in SPSS 20.0 and LISREL 8.70. The mean, standard deviation, skewness, and kurtosis were computed for descriptive statistics. The internal consistency coefficient was computed to examine reliability using the criterion proposed by Nunnally and Bernstein. 88 Moreover, Harman's single factor test was performed to investigate the issue of common method bias. 89 Item parceling was applied to the scale of social capital and generated the average scores of its five subdimensions. These served as the indicator scores in subsequent data analysis, including CFA and SEM. CFA was conducted to examine construct validity, 90 including convergent validity and discriminant validity, as proposed by Hair et al. 91 Finally, SEM was performed to investigate the proposed structural relationships in this study. Covariance matrix as inputs along with maximum likelihood estimation was applied when performing CFA and SEM in the study. Ten research hypotheses (H1 through H10) were proposed and tested to empirically explore antecedents and outcome variables associated with social capital in professional spectating sports from the spectator's perspective. According to the criteria suggested by Hair et al. 73 SEM results provided a satisfactory measure of the data: χ 2 /d.f. = 4.22 (χ 2 = 596.28, d.f. = 141), NFI = 0.96, CFI = 0.97, SRMR = 0.063, RMSEA=0.095, 90% CI for RMSEA=(0.088,0.010). All proposed hypotheses in the present study were supported ( Figure 1 ). H1, H2, and H3 postulated positive correlations between spectators' perceived social interactions during the sporting event and intention to re-attend the sporting event, social capital, and prosocial behavior. Analysis indicated that all paths were statistically significant (γ H1 = 0.20, t = 3.02; γ H2 = 0.54, t = 7.34; γ H3 = 0.30, t = 4.08); thus, H1 through H3 were supported. Results implied that the higher the degree of sports spectators' perceived social interaction was in the sporting event, the higher their intention to return, perceived social capital, and prosocial behavior were. H4, H5, and H6 proposed positive correlations between spectators' perceived CSR and their intention to re-attend the sporting event, social capital, and prosocial behavior. Analysis demonstrated that all associations between spectators' perceived CSR and their intention to re-attend the sporting event, social capital, and prosocial behavior were statistically significant (γ H4 = 0.20, t = 3.28; γ H5 = 0.14, t = 2.11; γ H6 = 0.33, t = 5.19). Therefore, H4, H5, and H6 were supported. Findings suggested that the more favorable attitudes toward CSR adopted by sports franchises, the greater their intention to reattend the sporting event, social capital, and prosocial behavior were. H7 explored the relationship between spectators' social capital and their prosocial behavior and H8 focused on the relationship between spectators' social capital and their subjective well-being. Analysis revealed that the relationships between spectators' social capital and their prosocial behavior was statistically significant (β H7 = 0.24, t = 3.80); spectators' social capital and their subjective well-being was statistically significant (β H8 = 0.27, t = 4.32). Therefore, H7 and H8 were supported. Results indicated that the higher the degree of sports spectators' perceived social capital, the higher perceived prosocial behavior and subjective well-being were. H9 examined the relationship between spectators' prosocial behavior and their subjective well-being, and H10 investigated the relationship between spectators' prosocial behavior and their intention to re-attend the sporting event. Because analysis indicated that spectators' prosocial behavior significantly predicted their subjective well-being (β H9 = 0.57, t = 8.24), and intention to re-attend the sporting event (β H10 = 0.46, t = 6.23), meaning that H9 and H10 were supported. Results suggested that the higher the degree of sports spectators' prosocial behavior, the higher subjective well-being and intention to re-attend the sporting event were. Results of this study demonstrated that several antecedents and outcome variables associated with social capital generate positive social interactions among participants in professional sporting events. Social interactions positively predicted intention to re-attend the sporting event (H1), which is consistent with Azjen's theory of planned behavior 37 that emphasizes the influence of significant others on behavioral intention. Socialization and social facilitation have been considered to be primary motives for attending sporting events, [38] [39] [40] which supports the finding that social interactions positively correlate with intention to re-attend sporting events, and echoes that social interactions enhance sports spectators' loyalty to the sporting events. 35 Furthermore, social interactions positively predicted social capital (H2), which is consistent with the finding from empirical studies that participation in sports can be conducive to the development of social capital. 16 Similarly, such findings echo the positive correlation between social interactions and social capital in the online game context. 42 Additionally, social interactions positively predicted prosocial behavior (H3). Social interactions during the sporting event may be an element of group identity that leads to a sense of inclusiveness among in-group members, 47 which then positively affects prosocial behavior in sport. 48, 49 Accordingly, professional sports franchises may consider developing promotional activities to enhance spectators' perceived social interactions in the ballpark, which can increase their intention to re-attend to the sporting event, prosocial behavior, and social capital. CSR positively predicted intention to re-attend the sporting event (H4). The finding is consistent with empirical results from the literature, 53, 55 suggesting greater perceived CSR directly or indirectly leads to greater intention to reattend the sporting event. Moreover, CSR was found to positively affect social capital (H5), which is consistent with the literature. [57] [58] [59] Furthermore, perceived CSR positively related to prosocial behavior (H6), which is consistent with the empirical findings that CSR perceptions lead to or improve prosocial behavior. [61] [62] [63] [64] As such, effectively communicating with spectators on the CSR initiatives and campaigns engaged by professional sports franchises becomes critical in order to ensure greater intention to re-attend the sporting event, social capital and prosocial behavior. Social capital also predicted positive prosocial behavior (H7), which is consistent with empirical findings. 16, 66 Higher perceived social capital leads to a higher level of prosocial behavior. Additionally, social capital predicted positive subjective well-being (H8). This finding is consistent with those from empirical research that perceived social capital positively correlated with subjective wellbeing, 72, 73 specifically in the contexts of family and social media (Hwang et al, 2019) . 63, 74 Wise utilization of social media by professional sports franchises on building up perceived social capital among spectators is encouraged. Prosocial behavior was positively associated with subjective well-being (H9), which is consistent with empirical findings from the literature that prosocial or altruistic behavior positively correlates with subjective well-being. 78, 79 Additionally, perceived prosocial behavior in sports events positively relates to intention to re-attend the sporting event (H10). This finding is echoed in the literature, such as in the works of Batson and Powell 81 and Barry and Wentzel, 82 who found that individuals contribute to the group by attending sporting events with their significant others. Constant communications with spectators on what professional sports franchises have dedicated to in terms of prosocial behavior in the ballpark is encouraged, such as displaying signage that signals sports-related prosocial behavior. Some limitations of the current study must be addressed. First, the antecedents and outcomes associated with social capital in the study may not be comprehensive. Accordingly, future studies should incorporate different potential variables that cause and are caused by social capital in the context of professional spectator sports. Moreover, the study was conducted in the context of professional baseball, which may not lend the findings sufficient generalizability. Therefore, further efforts are encouraged to investigate the proposed model within the context of various sports and cultures. Additionally, various measurement instruments regarding the variables under study can be found in literature. Future studies may consider adopting different measurement instruments to validate the findings from this study. Finally, the representativeness of the sample in the study may not be satisfactorily ensured due to the limited information concerning target population profile of Brother Elephants' spectators. As such, multiple samples and multiple study designs are encouraged for future investigations. The current study yielded contributions to the literature on social capital in professional spectator sports theoretically and practically. First, the present study responded to calls to thoroughly explore antecedents and outcome variables associated with social capital in the context of sports by constructing a theoretical model. 16 Second, the perceived social interactions and CSR were found to contribute to the formation of social capital, prosocial behavior, and intention to return to another sporting event. Third, social capital was determined to promote subjective well-being and prosocial behavior. Fourth, prosocial behavior was determined to promote subjective well-being and intention to return to another sporting event. Finally, the results from the present study indicated that social capital can be developed by attending or participating in sports events through social interactions and CSR, which generate a greater level of prosocial behavior, subjective well-being, and intention to return. From perspective of practical implication, professional sports franchise can develop more campaigns that boost sports spectators' perceived social interactions and CSR, which can increase their social capital, prosocial behavior, subjective well-being, and their intention to re-attend the sporting event. Professional spectator sport events, therefore, can be beneficial for not only the sports franchise but also society as a whole. To elaborate, sports franchises may benefit from spectators' greater intention to re-attend the sporting events. In the meantime, the society as a whole may benefit from spectators' increased social capital, prosocial behavior and subjective well-being. 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