Bram Constandt
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 254692 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Bram Constandt |
| NOMBRES | Bram |
| APELLIDO | Constandt |
| FIRMA | CONSTANDT B |
| AFILIACIONES | Ghent University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5630-0745 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 26 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 26 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2020 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
A narrative review of qualitative studies exploring the normalization of gambling for youth and younger adults
Gambling is a highly visible and socially embedded activity among young people, with marketing, social practices, and digital platforms shaping perceptions and behaviours. This article presents a narrative review of qualitative studies (2015–25) exploring how gambling is normalized among youth and younger adults (up to 35 years), and how they perceive and respond to these processes. Four themes were constructed from n = 22 articles using a reflex…
Youth sports betting
Background Youth sports betting is a growing public health concern. This exploratory study scrutinizes the profile of young people who bet on sports, examining associations with addictive behaviors and sport participation.Method Through a school-based collaboration across Belgium, 11,103 young people between 12 and 24 years completed an anonymous questionnaire.Results Binary logistic regression analyses indicated that 33% of the variance in wheth…
Shaping the odds
Major sports events, such as the UEFA European Football Championship 2024 (EURO 2024), offer gambling companies an opportunity to promote their products to large audiences. This gambling communication raises public health concerns due to its association with higher rates of gambling participation and related harm. In Belgium, gambling advertising has been restricted since 2023, raising questions about how these restrictions impact gambling commun…
Sowing sport integrity
Background: Fraudulent behaviors such as doping and match-fixing need to be addressed early in physical education to safeguard sport integrity and, more generally, promote positive youth development. Past research has highlighted the potential of moral interventions in targeting different types of fraudulent behaviors in sport. Moral interventions address moral psychological drivers, including moral identity, anticipated guilt, and moral disengag…
Introduction to the special issue
Pedaling partnerships
Sponsorship has played a pivotal role in the growth and development of professional road cycling, contributing to the sport's worldwide popularity (Arthur et al., 1998; Benijts & Lagae, 2012; Lagae, 2022). The professional cycling teams operate within a unique environment where more than 90% of cycling teams’ revenues depend on sponsorship deals (Van Reeth, 2022a, 2022b). On average, a professional cycling team has between 20 and 30 sponsors (Bre…
A balancing act? An investigation of paradoxical tensions related to corporate social responsibility implementation in professional football
Embracing corporate social responsibility (CSR) is pivotal for professional sport organisations (PSOs) aiming to go beyond maximising profit and scoring goals by doing good, doing well, and avoiding harm. However, research indicates that balancing these sometimes contradictory demands, related to financial, sporting, and societal objectives while contending with institutional and stakeholder pressure creates tensions. Using Smith and Lewis' parad…
Do Athletes Tolerate Fraud for the Benefit of the Club? Applying the Lens of Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior
Fraud in sport is a prevalent and harmful form of deviant behavior. Across two experimental studies with British and Belgian sport club members (N = 597), we examined aversion to four types of sport-related fraud (corruption, asset misappropriation, match-fixing, and identity fraud) through the lens of unethical pro-organizational behavior (UPOB). Participants evaluated scenarios where fraud either benefited their club (pro-club condition represe…
The Grayness of Match-Fixing
In this study, we provide a nuanced perspective on a sub-type of match-fixing, called non-betting-related match-fixing (NBMF). Using a cross-sectional survey, we measured the prevalence and motives behind NBMF in Belgian amateur football and tennis. Additionally, we conducted a thorough study of the regulatory documents of the relevant (sports) organizations to examine the sanctionability of different types of NBMF by analyzing their disciplinary…
Insights into the Belgian gambling advertising ban
Beyond the risk factors of sports-related match-fixing
Despite the increasing academic interest in match-fixing, little is known about the behavioral determinants of this phenomenon. This study applies key theoretical concepts of situational action theory (SAT) to sportspersons’ decision-making process when confronted with sports-related match-fixing (SRMF) propositions. Using a factorial survey, amateur football players ( n = 661), and tennis players ( n = 609) in Flanders (Belgium) were asked to ev…
Are gambling company sports sponsorships a losing game? Investigating consumer responses on gambling, brand and team outcomes
The current study investigates the causal relationships between exposure to gambling sports sponsorship and consumers’ gambling-linked, team, and brand outcomes, as well as the underlying explanatory mechanisms. We conducted two single-factor between-subjects experiments (sponsoring brand: banking company vs. commercial gambling provider), among 200 adult participants per experiment. The results reveal that the participants did not see a good fit…
Sponsored
This systematic review of research on gambling sponsorship provides insight into the current state of the art of gambling sponsorship research, a theoretical framework for understanding the mechanisms underlying gambling sponsorship’s effects, and a future research agenda to guide advertising scholars. Literature searches in Scopus and Web of Science resulted in a total of 46 publications that focus on gambling sponsorships, which can be grouped …
The Moral Identity Questionnaire predicts prosocial behavior better than the Moral Identity Scale
Match-Fixing in European Sports
Over the past years, the scholarly interest in match-fixing has grown. Although several empirical studies have tried to map the prevalence of match-fixing, the scope has often been limited to a given country, sports discipline, level of sports, and/or type of match-fixing. Moreover, match-fixing is often stereotyped as a problem caused by external criminals, while match-fixing by internal stakeholders occurs on a larger scale. When it comes to in…
Part of the Game? Exploring the Prevalence and Normalization of Gambling in Belgian Sports Clubs
Gambling and sports are entangled in a close relationship. However, little remains known about gambling behaviors and perceptions in sports. Drawing on normalization theory, this study explores the prevalence and predictors of problem gambling as well as the normalization of gambling (including its availability and accessibility, prevalence, and socio-cultural accommodation) in sports clubs. A cross-sectional study design was implemented, based o…
Stuck between medals and participation
The results of our study indicated that the Sport-for-All projects of performance-oriented federations are often more superficial compared to Sport-for-All oriented federations, and that the latter federations play an important role in attaining public health targets. Moreover, policymakers should consider how they can optimize the role of the performance-oriented federations in the Sport-for-All delivery (e.g., they could function as a bridge to…
A Scoping Review of the Causes and Consequences of Fraud in Sport
This study provides a structured overview of the literature published between 2010 and 2020 on the causes and consequences of fraud in sport using a systematic search strategy. Our results show that the current literature on this phenomenon is mostly focused on football as a specific type of sport, and on competition manipulation as a specific type of fraud. Guided by the routine activity theory, we observed that motivated offenders, suitable tar…
Sports participation during a lockdown. How Covid-19 changed the sports frequency and motivation of participants in club, event, and online sports
The impact of the COVID-19 crisis and its related measures on how people practice and experience leisure continues to be significant. In the current study, a survey measuring sport participation during the third week of the first lockdown, that started on the 18th of March 2020 and has been gradually loosened as of the 18th of April 2020, was carried out among 13,515 Flemish citizens. Through a canonical correlation analysis, four clusters of COV…
The grey zone between tactics and manipulation
Match-fixing has already been studied in various sport disciplines. However, despite some well-known incidents in road cycling, match-fixing has barely been investigated in this unique sport discipline. Drawing on Ashforth and Anand's theoretical model of normalization of corruption in organizations and on the perceptions of 15 active Belgian road cyclists, this study examines road cyclists' attitudes towards collaboration and match-fixing in the…
At risk
The Olympic Oath and so Much More
Victor Boin (1886–1974) was one of Belgium’s most multi-talented athletes of the first quarter of the twentieth century, as evidenced by his achievements as an Olympic medallist in both water polo and fencing, and as a former vice-world champion, European champion, and Belgian champion in respectively swimming, ice skating, and jiujitsu. On a global level, Boin is well known for being the first modern athlete who swore the Olympic oath on behalf …
Hosting the Olympics in Times of a Pandemic
Postponing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to the global outbreak of COVID-19 marks a unique moment in the history of the Olympic Movement. For the first time since the cancelation of the Olympic Games during both World Wars, the Olympics will not take place as scheduled. This unprecedented postponement strongly impacts the Olympic Movement. Although only the future can tell exactly, the Antwerp 1920 Olympics can offer certain historical insights. Ex…
Exercising in Times of Lockdown
Countries all over the world implemented lockdowns to counteract COVID-19. These lockdowns heavily limited people's exercise possibilities. At the same time, experts advocated to remain physically active to prevent future health problems. Based on an online survey, this study examines adults' exercise levels and patterns during the COVID-19 lockdown in Belgium. Ordinal logistic regression analyses of 13,515 valid and population-weighted responses…
A Global History of Doping in Sport
A Global History of Doping in Sport: Drugs, Policy, and Politics." The International Journal of the History of Sport, 36(9-10), pp. 934–935
The grey zone between tactics and manipulation
Match-fixing has already been studied in various sport disciplines. However, despite some well-known incidents in road cycling, match-fixing has barely been investigated in this unique sport discipline. Drawing on Ashforth and Anand's theoretical model of normalization of corruption in organizations and on the perceptions of 15 active Belgian road cyclists, this study examines road cyclists' attitudes towards collaboration and match-fixing in the…
Match-Fixing in European Sports
Over the past years, the scholarly interest in match-fixing has grown. Although several empirical studies have tried to map the prevalence of match-fixing, the scope has often been limited to a given country, sports discipline, level of sports, and/or type of match-fixing. Moreover, match-fixing is often stereotyped as a problem caused by external criminals, while match-fixing by internal stakeholders occurs on a larger scale. When it comes to in…
Do Athletes Tolerate Fraud for the Benefit of the Club? Applying the Lens of Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior
Fraud in sport is a prevalent and harmful form of deviant behavior. Across two experimental studies with British and Belgian sport club members (N = 597), we examined aversion to four types of sport-related fraud (corruption, asset misappropriation, match-fixing, and identity fraud) through the lens of unethical pro-organizational behavior (UPOB). Participants evaluated scenarios where fraud either benefited their club (pro-club condition represe…
The Grayness of Match-Fixing
In this study, we provide a nuanced perspective on a sub-type of match-fixing, called non-betting-related match-fixing (NBMF). Using a cross-sectional survey, we measured the prevalence and motives behind NBMF in Belgian amateur football and tennis. Additionally, we conducted a thorough study of the regulatory documents of the relevant (sports) organizations to examine the sanctionability of different types of NBMF by analyzing their disciplinary…
Sports participation during a lockdown. How Covid-19 changed the sports frequency and motivation of participants in club, event, and online sports
The impact of the COVID-19 crisis and its related measures on how people practice and experience leisure continues to be significant. In the current study, a survey measuring sport participation during the third week of the first lockdown, that started on the 18th of March 2020 and has been gradually loosened as of the 18th of April 2020, was carried out among 13,515 Flemish citizens. Through a canonical correlation analysis, four clusters of COV…
The Olympic Oath and so Much More
Victor Boin (1886–1974) was one of Belgium’s most multi-talented athletes of the first quarter of the twentieth century, as evidenced by his achievements as an Olympic medallist in both water polo and fencing, and as a former vice-world champion, European champion, and Belgian champion in respectively swimming, ice skating, and jiujitsu. On a global level, Boin is well known for being the first modern athlete who swore the Olympic oath on behalf …
Hosting the Olympics in Times of a Pandemic
Postponing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to the global outbreak of COVID-19 marks a unique moment in the history of the Olympic Movement. For the first time since the cancelation of the Olympic Games during both World Wars, the Olympics will not take place as scheduled. This unprecedented postponement strongly impacts the Olympic Movement. Although only the future can tell exactly, the Antwerp 1920 Olympics can offer certain historical insights. Ex…
Exercising in Times of Lockdown
Countries all over the world implemented lockdowns to counteract COVID-19. These lockdowns heavily limited people's exercise possibilities. At the same time, experts advocated to remain physically active to prevent future health problems. Based on an online survey, this study examines adults' exercise levels and patterns during the COVID-19 lockdown in Belgium. Ordinal logistic regression analyses of 13,515 valid and population-weighted responses…
Bridge over Troubled Water
Community Sport Development Programs (CSDPs) that use an intersectoral capacity building approach have shown potential in reaching individuals in disadvantaged situations. This study has investigated how the application of capacity building principles in disadvantaged communities results in higher sport participation rates in these communities. A multiple case design was used, including six similar disadvantaged communities in Antwerp, Belgium; f…
At risk
The Olympic Oath and so Much More
Victor Boin (1886–1974) was one of Belgium’s most multi-talented athletes of the first quarter of the twentieth century, as evidenced by his achievements as an Olympic medallist in both water polo and fencing, and as a former vice-world champion, European champion, and Belgian champion in respectively swimming, ice skating, and jiujitsu. On a global level, Boin is well known for being the first modern athlete who swore the Olympic oath on behalf …
Hosting the Olympics in Times of a Pandemic
Postponing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to the global outbreak of COVID-19 marks a unique moment in the history of the Olympic Movement. For the first time since the cancelation of the Olympic Games during both World Wars, the Olympics will not take place as scheduled. This unprecedented postponement strongly impacts the Olympic Movement. Although only the future can tell exactly, the Antwerp 1920 Olympics can offer certain historical insights. Ex…
Part of the Game? Exploring the Prevalence and Normalization of Gambling in Belgian Sports Clubs
Gambling and sports are entangled in a close relationship. However, little remains known about gambling behaviors and perceptions in sports. Drawing on normalization theory, this study explores the prevalence and predictors of problem gambling as well as the normalization of gambling (including its availability and accessibility, prevalence, and socio-cultural accommodation) in sports clubs. A cross-sectional study design was implemented, based o…
Stuck between medals and participation
The results of our study indicated that the Sport-for-All projects of performance-oriented federations are often more superficial compared to Sport-for-All oriented federations, and that the latter federations play an important role in attaining public health targets. Moreover, policymakers should consider how they can optimize the role of the performance-oriented federations in the Sport-for-All delivery (e.g., they could function as a bridge to…
A Scoping Review of the Causes and Consequences of Fraud in Sport
This study provides a structured overview of the literature published between 2010 and 2020 on the causes and consequences of fraud in sport using a systematic search strategy. Our results show that the current literature on this phenomenon is mostly focused on football as a specific type of sport, and on competition manipulation as a specific type of fraud. Guided by the routine activity theory, we observed that motivated offenders, suitable tar…
Sports participation during a lockdown. How Covid-19 changed the sports frequency and motivation of participants in club, event, and online sports
The impact of the COVID-19 crisis and its related measures on how people practice and experience leisure continues to be significant. In the current study, a survey measuring sport participation during the third week of the first lockdown, that started on the 18th of March 2020 and has been gradually loosened as of the 18th of April 2020, was carried out among 13,515 Flemish citizens. Through a canonical correlation analysis, four clusters of COV…
The grey zone between tactics and manipulation
Match-fixing has already been studied in various sport disciplines. However, despite some well-known incidents in road cycling, match-fixing has barely been investigated in this unique sport discipline. Drawing on Ashforth and Anand's theoretical model of normalization of corruption in organizations and on the perceptions of 15 active Belgian road cyclists, this study examines road cyclists' attitudes towards collaboration and match-fixing in the…
The Moral Identity Questionnaire predicts prosocial behavior better than the Moral Identity Scale
Match-Fixing in European Sports
Over the past years, the scholarly interest in match-fixing has grown. Although several empirical studies have tried to map the prevalence of match-fixing, the scope has often been limited to a given country, sports discipline, level of sports, and/or type of match-fixing. Moreover, match-fixing is often stereotyped as a problem caused by external criminals, while match-fixing by internal stakeholders occurs on a larger scale. When it comes to in…
Insights into the Belgian gambling advertising ban
Beyond the risk factors of sports-related match-fixing
Despite the increasing academic interest in match-fixing, little is known about the behavioral determinants of this phenomenon. This study applies key theoretical concepts of situational action theory (SAT) to sportspersons’ decision-making process when confronted with sports-related match-fixing (SRMF) propositions. Using a factorial survey, amateur football players ( n = 661), and tennis players ( n = 609) in Flanders (Belgium) were asked to ev…
Are gambling company sports sponsorships a losing game? Investigating consumer responses on gambling, brand and team outcomes
The current study investigates the causal relationships between exposure to gambling sports sponsorship and consumers’ gambling-linked, team, and brand outcomes, as well as the underlying explanatory mechanisms. We conducted two single-factor between-subjects experiments (sponsoring brand: banking company vs. commercial gambling provider), among 200 adult participants per experiment. The results reveal that the participants did not see a good fit…
Sponsored
This systematic review of research on gambling sponsorship provides insight into the current state of the art of gambling sponsorship research, a theoretical framework for understanding the mechanisms underlying gambling sponsorship’s effects, and a future research agenda to guide advertising scholars. Literature searches in Scopus and Web of Science resulted in a total of 46 publications that focus on gambling sponsorships, which can be grouped …
A Global History of Doping in Sport
A Global History of Doping in Sport: Drugs, Policy, and Politics." The International Journal of the History of Sport, 36(9-10), pp. 934–935
Shaping the odds
Major sports events, such as the UEFA European Football Championship 2024 (EURO 2024), offer gambling companies an opportunity to promote their products to large audiences. This gambling communication raises public health concerns due to its association with higher rates of gambling participation and related harm. In Belgium, gambling advertising has been restricted since 2023, raising questions about how these restrictions impact gambling commun…
Sowing sport integrity
Background: Fraudulent behaviors such as doping and match-fixing need to be addressed early in physical education to safeguard sport integrity and, more generally, promote positive youth development. Past research has highlighted the potential of moral interventions in targeting different types of fraudulent behaviors in sport. Moral interventions address moral psychological drivers, including moral identity, anticipated guilt, and moral disengag…
Introduction to the special issue
Pedaling partnerships
Sponsorship has played a pivotal role in the growth and development of professional road cycling, contributing to the sport's worldwide popularity (Arthur et al., 1998; Benijts & Lagae, 2012; Lagae, 2022). The professional cycling teams operate within a unique environment where more than 90% of cycling teams’ revenues depend on sponsorship deals (Van Reeth, 2022a, 2022b). On average, a professional cycling team has between 20 and 30 sponsors (Bre…
A balancing act? An investigation of paradoxical tensions related to corporate social responsibility implementation in professional football
Embracing corporate social responsibility (CSR) is pivotal for professional sport organisations (PSOs) aiming to go beyond maximising profit and scoring goals by doing good, doing well, and avoiding harm. However, research indicates that balancing these sometimes contradictory demands, related to financial, sporting, and societal objectives while contending with institutional and stakeholder pressure creates tensions. Using Smith and Lewis' parad…
Do Athletes Tolerate Fraud for the Benefit of the Club? Applying the Lens of Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior
Fraud in sport is a prevalent and harmful form of deviant behavior. Across two experimental studies with British and Belgian sport club members (N = 597), we examined aversion to four types of sport-related fraud (corruption, asset misappropriation, match-fixing, and identity fraud) through the lens of unethical pro-organizational behavior (UPOB). Participants evaluated scenarios where fraud either benefited their club (pro-club condition represe…
The Grayness of Match-Fixing
In this study, we provide a nuanced perspective on a sub-type of match-fixing, called non-betting-related match-fixing (NBMF). Using a cross-sectional survey, we measured the prevalence and motives behind NBMF in Belgian amateur football and tennis. Additionally, we conducted a thorough study of the regulatory documents of the relevant (sports) organizations to examine the sanctionability of different types of NBMF by analyzing their disciplinary…
A narrative review of qualitative studies exploring the normalization of gambling for youth and younger adults
Gambling is a highly visible and socially embedded activity among young people, with marketing, social practices, and digital platforms shaping perceptions and behaviours. This article presents a narrative review of qualitative studies (2015–25) exploring how gambling is normalized among youth and younger adults (up to 35 years), and how they perceive and respond to these processes. Four themes were constructed from n = 22 articles using a reflex…
Political science (16 obras) · Doping in Sports (14 obras) · Psychology (14 obras) · Business (11 obras) · Sociology (11 obras) · Sports Analytics and Performance (10 obras) · Law (9 obras) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (9 obras) · Medicine (8 obras) · Advertising (7 obras)