Men's Experiences of Mass Participation Sport Events

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore men’s experiences of Mass Participation Sport Events (MPSEs). An inductive qualitative approach was adopted. Ten men that attended at least one MPSE over one years prior to data collection were interviewed. Purposive and snowball sampling were used to recruit participants. Qualitative data analysis software Atlas.ti was used to analyze the data with a thematic content analysis approach (Braun & Clarke, 2012). The analysis started by inductive incident-to-incident and then selective coding. When the researchers agreed on the trustworthiness and consistency of the codes across all interviews, the triangle of activity, people, and place that define humans’ experiences (Ooi, 2005; Volo, 2009; Weed, 2001) was used to organize the codes into categories. Findings contribute to the literature on experiences of MPSEs, and help practitioners create more inclusive events.