Why Tourists Choose Airbnb: A Motivation-Based Segmentation Study
- Daniel A. Guttentag Stephen L. J. Smith Luke R. Potwarka M. Havitz
- 24 August 2016
Business
Airbnb has grown very rapidly over the past several years, with millions of tourists having used the service. The purpose of this study was to investigate tourists’ motivations for using Airbnb and...
Association of park size, distance, and features with physical activity in neighborhood parks.
- A. Kaczynski Luke R. Potwarka B. Saelens
- 12 June 2008
Environmental Science
Parks with more features were more likely to be used for physical activity; size and distance were not significant predictors; parks with more facilities were more important than were park amenities.
Places to Play: Association of Park Space and Facilities with Healthy Weight Status among Children
- Luke R. Potwarka A. Kaczynski A. Flack
- 17 May 2008
Environmental Science, Sociology
It is suggested that availability of certain park facilities may play a more important role in promoting physical activity and healthy weight status among children than availability of park space in general.
Association of Parkland Proximity with Neighborhood and Park-based Physical Activity: Variations by Gender and Age
- A. Kaczynski Luke R. Potwarka B. Smale M. Havitz
- 21 February 2009
Environmental Science, Sociology
This study examined how the number and total size of neighborhood parks within 1 kilometer (km) of participants' homes, as well as distance to the closest park, were associated with...
Are park proximity and park features related to park use and park-based physical activity among adults? Variations by multiple socio-demographic characteristics
- A. Kaczynski G. Besenyi R. Reis
- 6 December 2014
Environmental Science, Sociology
Both park proximity and park facilities are related to park use and park-based PA and understanding how such associations vary across demographic groups is important in planning for activity-friendly parks that are responsive to the needs of neighborhood residents.
Exploring physical activity intention as a response to the Vancouver Olympics: an application and extension of the theory of planned behavior.
- Luke R. Potwarka
- 9 April 2015
Psychology
The theory of planned behavior (TPB) was used to understand motivational factors behind individuals' intention to become more active in response to the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Gender, geographic...
The Vancouver 2010 Olympics and leisure-time physical activity rates among youth in Canada: any evidence of a trickle-down effect?
- Luke R. Potwarka S. Leatherdale
- 3 March 2016
Medicine
It is concluded that trickle-down effects may in fact occur, but may tend to be localised within certain communities (i.e. close to where Olympic events are staged) and among particular segments of a population.
Assessing destination images of an Olympic host city using social media
- M. Banyai Luke R. Potwarka
- 2012
Sociology
The purpose of this study was to assess destination image components of Vancouver post 2010 Olympic Winter Games. To fulfill this aim, the present investigation examined comments posted on Tourism...
Residents’ support for the Olympic Games: Single Host-City versus Multiple Host-City bid arrangements
- Jordan T. Bakhsh Luke R. Potwarka R. Nunkoo Vivek Sunnassee
- 4 July 2018
Sociology
ABSTRACT This study explored the efficacy of an extant resident support model developed by Gursoy and Kendall (2006) in a hypothetical Olympic Single Host-City (SHC) and Multiple Host-City (MHC) bid...
Moderating Effects of Campus Recreation Participation in the Relationship between Grade Point Average and First-Year Student Engagement: An Exploratory Study
- R. Mayers A. Wilson Luke R. Potwarka
- 1 October 2017
Education
Health and student success outcomes are often thought to be associated with campus recreation participation. Thus, decision makers at the university level are interested in the relationship between...
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