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Excitement vs Entertainment – Intrinsic Motivations and Spending Habits of Spectators at Individual Sport Competitions: The Case of FINA World Championships

Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research

Volume 112 (2026): Issue 1 (January 2026)

By: Péter Szabó , Tamás Laczkó and Miklós Stocker

Open Access

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Authors

Péter Szabó

Faculty of Health Sciences, Doctoral School of Health Science, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary

Department of Sport Management, Hungarian University of Sports Science, Budapest, Hungary

Tamás Laczkó

tamas.laczko@etk.pte.hu

Department of Health Promotion and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary

Miklós Stocker

miklos.stocker@uni-corvinus.hu

Institute of Strategy and Management, Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2026-0004 | Journal eISSN: 1899-4849 | Journal ISSN: 2081-2221

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Language: English

Page range: 40 - 53

Submitted on: May 13, 2025

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Accepted on: Sep 3, 2025

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Published on: Jan 2, 2026

Published by: Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

Keywords:

Sports motivational factors,

Spectators’ expenditure,

Major international sports events,

Related subjects:

Cultural studies,

General cultural studies,

Business and economics,

Business management,

Sports and recreation,

Physical education,

Sociology of sports

© 2026 Péter Szabó, Tamás Laczkó, Miklós Stocker, published by Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

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