The objectives of this study were to (a) develop a conceptualization of role acceptance, later situated within the broader concept of role commitment, pertinent to the sport environment; (b) develop a measure integrating direct perceptions of role commitment and the bases of this variable; and (c) determine if role commitment could predict athletes’ intentions to return. To accomplish these objectives, multiple methods were used across 4 projects that leveraged the extant literature on acceptance and commitment perceptions from sport and organizational psychology, engaged athletes in focus groups in a think-aloud protocol, and obtained responses on iterative versions of a new role-commitment questionnaire from over 700 athletes from a variety of competitive and developmental levels. Overall, this approach captured the bases of role commitment (affective, normative, and continuance perspectives), as well as direct perceptions of role commitment, and demonstrated an important link to intentions to return to sport.
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The museum landscape has changed dramatically over the last 20 years. Technology has made possible new kinds of interactions, visitor expectations have broadened, competition for time and resources has become increasingly intense, and the buildings serve ever-more-complex roles. As a result, interactive designers, including those of us at Second Story, have evolved our skills and approaches to keep pace. This article summarizes many of our observations while sharing some of the best practices that we have evolved to create engaging interactive installations, websites, and experiences. Despite changes in technology and user behavior, a core focus on great storytelling should drive interactive design and serve as the critical element for museums communication and connecting with their visitors.
CHANGING EXPECTATIONSBruce Wyman (bwyman@secondstory.com) is director of creative development; Scott Smith is content strategist; Daniel Meyers is environmental designer; Michael Godfrey is lead user experience designer; all at Second Story Interactive Studios,
Role commitment, defined as “a dynamic and volitional psychological bond reflected in the dedication to and responsibility for one’s role” (Eys et al., 2020, p. 91), is suggested to be a critical perception contributing to sport group functioning (Carron & Eys, 2012). As such, understanding what facilitates athletes’ commitment to their role responsibilities is important in a performance context. Across two studies, the present work sought to examine if (a) cohesion serves as a potential antecedent of the affective, normative, and continuance bases of role commitment, (b) the bases of role commitment subsequently relate to direct perceptions of role commitment, and (c) role commitment is associated with intentions to return. Youth team sport athletes from Canada (n = 187; Study 1) and Spain (n = 419; Study 2) completed surveys at two time points in their seasons. In Studies 1 and 2, cohesion perceptions at Time 1 positively predicted affective and normative bases of role commitment at Time 2. Further, affective and normative bases of role commitment were positively correlated with direct role commitment perceptions. Finally, in Study 2, role commitment was positively associated with intentions to return. This research project demonstrates that one way to promote role commitment may be to emphasize and enhance the social relationships among team members and the team’s unity toward achieving its goals.
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