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Title: Defining and Measuring Subjective Wellbeing for Sport Policy
Authors: Testoni, S
Mansfield, L
Dolan, P
Issue Date: 2018
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Citation: International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics
Abstract: This paper makes the case for assessing the value of sport based on people’s reports of subjective wellbeing (SWB), i.e. how they feel. We compare SWB to conventional definitions of wellbeing. We discuss how SWB is measured, distinguishing between evaluations (e.g., life-satisfaction) and experiences (feelings held moment to moment). We then consider evidence on the impact of sport on both evaluations and experiences of SWB, showing that the two give rise to different insights. We argue that measures that focus on how people feel as they go about their lives are better suited to accounting for the value of sport. We conclude by encouraging the measurement of experiences of SWB in sport policy.
URI: http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/16744
ISSN: 1940-6959
Appears in Collections:Dept of Life Sciences Research Papers

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