Elite Sport, What Is It Good For? Developing A Scale To Measure The Public’s Perception Of The Positive And Negative Societal Outcomes Of Elite Sport Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Theoretical backgroundAs nations are increasingly investing amounts of public money in elite sport development, elite sport pol- icy makers are asked to justify their choices (De Bosscher, Shibli, Westerbeek, & van Bottenburg, 2015). Subsequently, policy makers often claim that elite sport will not only lead to more medals, but it will also trigger a wide range of outcomes that benefit the population (Grix & Carmichael, 2012). ...