Seitz, Christopher M and Carney, Blánaid and McTavish, Ger and O'Brien, Aoife and Regan, Colin (2024) Spectators’ opinions about purchasing tickets from a smoke/vape-free stadium in Ireland: a qualitative study. Sport in Society, Early Online, https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2024.2424564.
This study sought to qualitatively explore spectators’ opinions of purchasing tickets in the future if Croke Park (a large stadium in Ireland) were to implement a smoke/vape-fee policy. During 2022 semi-final matches, a total of 107 spectators who were smoking/vaping at Croke Park’s designated areas were briefly interviewed. Transcript data was qualitatively analyzed, showing that most (80%) participants would continue to purchase tickets because of two common reasons: supporting their county at Croke Park was more important than smoking/vaping, and they would find a way to smoke/vape regardless of the rules. Reasons for not purchasing future tickets included: needing to smoke/vape, smoking/vaping is a human right, and smoking/vaping is part of the experience. The implications from the findings, and prior literature, suggest that a smoke/vape-free policy might not impact future ticket sales, given the rich sports heritage of Croke Park.
B Substances > Tobacco (cigarette smoking) > Nicotine product (e-cigarette / vaping / heated)
F Concepts in psychology > Attitude > Attitude toward substance use
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Prevention by setting > Sports based prevention
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
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