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Proceed<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 12th Annual Conference © 2011 IAABD<br />

2.12 Watch<strong>in</strong>g soccer makes me feel like part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> team<br />

2.13 I watch soccer because I want to be with o<strong>the</strong>r people<br />

2.14 I enjoy soccer when I am with a large group <strong>of</strong> people<br />

2.15 I enjoy watch<strong>in</strong>g soccer because it <strong>in</strong>creases my self-esteem<br />

2.16 I like <strong>the</strong> stimulation I get from watch<strong>in</strong>g soccer<br />

2.17 I enjoy watch<strong>in</strong>g soccer more than any o<strong>the</strong>r enterta<strong>in</strong>ment<br />

2.18 Watch<strong>in</strong>g soccer is simply a form <strong>of</strong> recreation for me<br />

2.19 My favourite team’s success or failure is m<strong>in</strong>e<br />

2.20 I watch soccer so I can be with my partner<br />

2.21 I watch soccer so I can be with my family<br />

2.22 I watch every soccer match that Bafana-Bafana plays<br />

2.23 I watch soccer because I am related to one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> players<br />

2.24 Every South African should watch Bafana-Bafana games<br />

2.25 I enjoy travell<strong>in</strong>g to watch soccer because it is a form <strong>of</strong> tourism<br />

2.26 Every South African soccer fan should have a vuvuzela, makarapa, etc.<br />

To measure sport spectatorship constructs, Wann’s (1995) Sport Fan Motivation Scale (SFMS)<br />

<strong>in</strong>strument was adapted to suite South African audience. For example, gambl<strong>in</strong>g was an item listed under<br />

Economic factor and <strong>the</strong> study <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong>come and tourism under <strong>the</strong> same factor and Aes<strong>the</strong>tic was<br />

elaborated to (tsamayas and shibobos) which mean dribbl<strong>in</strong>g and a good display <strong>of</strong> football. That is <strong>the</strong><br />

local language that is used and familiar with South African football fans. Wann (1995) developed <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong>strument to measure factors that motivate <strong>in</strong>dividuals to become football spectators. The scale has 8<br />

sub-scales: eustress, self-esteem, escape, enterta<strong>in</strong>ment, economic, aes<strong>the</strong>tic, group affiliation, and family;<br />

which load as separate sub-scales. The scale was designed to measure sport fan motivation and it was<br />

utilized <strong>in</strong> South Africa, specifically for soccer world cup. Numerous sport spectatorship studies <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Wann, Schrader & Wilson (1999) have tested <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>strument and have reported acceptable levels <strong>of</strong><br />

construct validity. For this reason, <strong>the</strong> questionnaire was adapted to measure motives for football<br />

spectatorship dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> 2010 FIFA World Cup <strong>in</strong> South. Preced<strong>in</strong>g data collection, researchers tested<br />

content validity by conduct<strong>in</strong>g a comprehensive literature review <strong>of</strong> sport spectatorship constructs.<br />

Thereafter, as recommended by Dwivedi, Choudrie, and Br<strong>in</strong>kman (2006), a pilot test was conducted with<br />

7 university students to check that <strong>the</strong> content <strong>of</strong> questionnaire would be understandable to <strong>the</strong> target<br />

respondents. After a few m<strong>in</strong>or changes, <strong>the</strong> f<strong>in</strong>al questionnaire consisted <strong>of</strong> 2 sections: respondents’<br />

demographics section and <strong>the</strong> sport fan motivation questions consist<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> 26 items.<br />

Data analysis<br />

Quantitative analysis was performed. All returned questionnaires were checked for completeness. Those<br />

with more than 3 miss<strong>in</strong>g responses on <strong>the</strong> Likert scale were rejected. However, those with no more than<br />

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