Abstract

This study investigated the product/user relationship between a sample of 186 athletes and their racing bicycles. These participants completed a product relationship questionnaire that utilized a five-point Likert scale that investigated five pre-validated determinants of a product/athlete attachment. The questionnaire obtained an internal consistency using Cronbach’s Alpha with a range of 0.73-0.89 of the sub sections. The results of this study achieved generally supportive responses for all five determinants of the product/user attachment. The data therefore supported that a positive product attachment can exist between athletes and this particular form of sporting equipment. By acknowledging that a product attachment can exist – even in the performance orientated biases of a competitive sport, offers the possibility of a new potential form of design-based ergogenics that warrants further exploration in the future.

摘要

这项研究调查了186名运动员与其赛车自行车之间的产品/用户关系。这些参与者完成了一项产品关系问卷，该问卷使用五点李克特量表来调查产品/运动员附件的五个预先验证的决定因素。问卷使用Cronbach的Alpha进行了内部一致性分析，各子节的范围为0.73-0.89。这项研究的结果获得了对产品/用户附件的所有五个决定因素的总体支持。因此，数据支持运动员与这种特定形式的运动器材之间可以存在积极的产品依恋关系。承认产品依附存在-即使在竞技运动中注重性能的偏见中，