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ADDRESSING HOW ELITE SPORT IMPACTS UPON SOCIETY, deals with the research question: ‘What are the positive and negative societal outcomes of elite sport?’ How can Olympic athletes as role models, Olympic events, and Olympic Success deliver a societal impact? This is measured with the MESSI model (Mesuring Elite sport Societal impact), with 10 dimensions (and 73 subelements).
| Praet, L., De Bosscher, V., Smismans, S., Derom, I. (2024). Public perceptions on elite sport’s societal outcomes: A validated scale in a European context. European Journal of Sport Sciences, 3(4), p.8-17. |
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| De Bosscher, V., Descheemaeker, K., Van Roey, A., De Rycke, J., Derom, I. (2022). De maatschappelijke impact van topsport. SPLISS. Onderzoek in opdracht van Sport Vlaanderen & Baillet Latour. Brussel: VUB. ISBN: 9789072325136 | De maatschappelijke impact van topsport in Vlaanderen (9.94 MB) "pdf" |
| De Bosscher, V., Descheemaeker, K., Van Roey, A., De Rycke, J., Derom, I. (2022). L'impact sociétal du sport de haut niveau en la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. SPLISS. Recherche commandée par l'Adeps & Baillet Latour. Bruxelles: VUB. ISBN :9789072325143 | L'impact sociétal du sport de haut niveau - Rapport final (9.09 MB) "pdf" |
| De Bosscher, V., Shibli, S., & De Rycke, J. (2021). The societal impact of elite sport: introduction to ESMQ special issue. | Full paper - De Bosscher et al. (2021) (1.65 MB) "pdf" |
| De Rycke, J., De Bosscher, V.*, Funahashi, H. (published online 21.02.2020). The cure or the cause? Public opinions of elite sports’ societal benefits and harms. Sport in Society. | Read abstract |
| Seguí-Urbaneja, J, Inglés, E, Alcaraz, S. De Bosscher, V. (2020). La metáfora de la pirámide deportiva: el efecto trickle down y up en España. [Sport pyramid metaphor: trickle down and up effect in Spain. ] La Revista Internacional de Medicina y Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte, 20(77). | Read abstract |
| De Rycke, J., De Bosscher, V.*, Funahashi H., Sotiriadou, P. (2019). Public Perceptions of the Societal Impact of Elite Sport: Scale Development and Testing. Journal of Sport Management, 33 (6), 560-571. | Read abstract |
| De Rycke, J., De Bosscher, V* (2019). Mapping the potential societal impacts triggered by elite sport: a conceptual framework, International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, Volume 11 Issue 3, 485-502. | Read abstract |
| Funahashi, H., De Bosscher, V., Mano, Y. (2015). Understanding public acceptance of elite sport policy in Japan: A structural equation modelling approach. European Sport Management Quarterly, 15, 4, 478-504. | Full paper--Funahashi et al.(2015) (628.82 KB) "pdf" |
| De Bosscher, V., Sotiriadou, P., van Bottenburg, M. (2013). Scrutinizing the sport pyramid metaphor: an examination of the relationship between elite success and mass participation in Flanders. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 3, 319-341. | Full paper-De Bosscher et al.(2013) (708.28 KB) "pdf" |
