Marion E Hambrick
Biographic Data
| ID | 6188162 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marion E Hambrick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marion E |
| FAMILY NAME | Hambrick |
| SIGNATURE | HAMBRICK M E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Louisville |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4159-0049 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Legitimising leisure at work
Leisure-based physical activity during the workday is associated with positive health and well-being outcomes, yet participation among university employees remains inconsistent. Guided by leisure constraints theory, this qualitative study examined how employees experience and negotiate workplace physical activity within organisational settings. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 university employees participating in an informal fac…
Relationships between financial, cultural, emotional, and general wellbeing
The impacts of cultural engagement on individuals’ health and wellbeing have been well documented. Researchers have highlighted positive effects on various psychological, physiological, and social outcomes as a result of participation in cultural events such as attending concerts, theater, museums, and art exhibits. The purposes of this study were to create an instrument to measure wellbeing constructs (e.g., cultural, emotional, social, physical…
Effects on personal and cultural wellbeing of attending free community outreach concerts given by a professional orchestra
Despite hundreds of investigations into the benefits of arts engagement for health and wellbeing, much of what we know comes from research in clinical settings, and little is understood about the positive effects of attending live musical performances. As many professional orchestras have begun re-examining their purpose and mission statements, they also seek ways to measure their impact beyond ticket sales and donations in hopes of highlighting …
Co-Attendance Communities
The growth of professional soccer in the United States is evident through the rapid expansion of franchises and increased game attendance within Major League Soccer (MLS) and the United Soccer League (USL). Coinciding with this growth is the emergence of European-style supporters' groups filling sections of MLS and USL stadiums. In this study, the authors utilized an egocentric network analysis to explore relationships among supporters' group mem…
CrossFit across Three Platforms
Niche sports have limited opportunities to promote their sport offerings via traditional communication channels and may rely upon alternatives such as social media to accomplish their marketing goals (Puchan, 2004). Williams and Chinn (2010) developed a relationship marketing conceptual framework to examine social media usage and marketing within a sports context. This study used the framework with the burgeoning sport of CrossFit and examined th…
Leisure, work, and family
Building on the work of Hambrick, Simmons, and Mahoney (2013 Hambrick, M. E., Simmons, J. M., & Mahoney, T. Q. (2013). An inquiry into the perceptions of leisure-work-family conflict among female Ironman participants. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 13, 173–199. [Google Scholar]), the purpose of this study was to examine perceptions of leisure-work-family conflict among male Ironman participants, as well as the strategies…
Pin It
The social media platform Pinterest has emerged as a popular virtual space to showcase content found online (Hempel, 2012). Encouraging users to “pin” and comment on content featuring sports-related activities, athletes, and merchandise, Pinterest presents an opportunity for sports organizations looking to connect and build communities with fans. This study employed the relationship-marketing conceptual framework (Grönroos, 2004) to examine how f…
From Yellow to Blue
This research explored how Lance Armstrong utilized image repair strategies during 2012 and early 2013. This time frame represented a turbulent period in his career, as he faced a doping investigation by the U.S. government and later admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs during a nationally televised interview with Oprah Winfrey. Armstrong’s 859 tweets during this time period and his comments during the Oprah Winfrey interview were collec…
Understanding Professional Athletes’ Use of Twitter
The online social network Twitter has grown exponentially since 2008. The current study examined Twitter use among professional athletes who use Twitter to communicate with fans and other players. The study used content analysis to place 1,962 tweets by professional athletes into one of six categories: interactivity, diversion, information sharing, content, promotional, and fanship. Many of the tweets fell into the interactivity category (34%). A…
From Yellow to Blue
This research explored how Lance Armstrong utilized image repair strategies during 2012 and early 2013. This time frame represented a turbulent period in his career, as he faced a doping investigation by the U.S. government and later admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs during a nationally televised interview with Oprah Winfrey. Armstrong’s 859 tweets during this time period and his comments during the Oprah Winfrey interview were collec…
Leisure, work, and family
Building on the work of Hambrick, Simmons, and Mahoney (2013 Hambrick, M. E., Simmons, J. M., & Mahoney, T. Q. (2013). An inquiry into the perceptions of leisure-work-family conflict among female Ironman participants. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 13, 173–199. [Google Scholar]), the purpose of this study was to examine perceptions of leisure-work-family conflict among male Ironman participants, as well as the strategies…
CrossFit across Three Platforms
Niche sports have limited opportunities to promote their sport offerings via traditional communication channels and may rely upon alternatives such as social media to accomplish their marketing goals (Puchan, 2004). Williams and Chinn (2010) developed a relationship marketing conceptual framework to examine social media usage and marketing within a sports context. This study used the framework with the burgeoning sport of CrossFit and examined th…
Pin It
The social media platform Pinterest has emerged as a popular virtual space to showcase content found online (Hempel, 2012). Encouraging users to “pin” and comment on content featuring sports-related activities, athletes, and merchandise, Pinterest presents an opportunity for sports organizations looking to connect and build communities with fans. This study employed the relationship-marketing conceptual framework (Grönroos, 2004) to examine how f…
Understanding Professional Athletes’ Use of Twitter
The online social network Twitter has grown exponentially since 2008. The current study examined Twitter use among professional athletes who use Twitter to communicate with fans and other players. The study used content analysis to place 1,962 tweets by professional athletes into one of six categories: interactivity, diversion, information sharing, content, promotional, and fanship. Many of the tweets fell into the interactivity category (34%). A…
From Yellow to Blue
This research explored how Lance Armstrong utilized image repair strategies during 2012 and early 2013. This time frame represented a turbulent period in his career, as he faced a doping investigation by the U.S. government and later admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs during a nationally televised interview with Oprah Winfrey. Armstrong’s 859 tweets during this time period and his comments during the Oprah Winfrey interview were collec…
Pin It
The social media platform Pinterest has emerged as a popular virtual space to showcase content found online (Hempel, 2012). Encouraging users to “pin” and comment on content featuring sports-related activities, athletes, and merchandise, Pinterest presents an opportunity for sports organizations looking to connect and build communities with fans. This study employed the relationship-marketing conceptual framework (Grönroos, 2004) to examine how f…
Leisure, work, and family
Building on the work of Hambrick, Simmons, and Mahoney (2013 Hambrick, M. E., Simmons, J. M., & Mahoney, T. Q. (2013). An inquiry into the perceptions of leisure-work-family conflict among female Ironman participants. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 13, 173–199. [Google Scholar]), the purpose of this study was to examine perceptions of leisure-work-family conflict among male Ironman participants, as well as the strategies…
CrossFit across Three Platforms
Niche sports have limited opportunities to promote their sport offerings via traditional communication channels and may rely upon alternatives such as social media to accomplish their marketing goals (Puchan, 2004). Williams and Chinn (2010) developed a relationship marketing conceptual framework to examine social media usage and marketing within a sports context. This study used the framework with the burgeoning sport of CrossFit and examined th…
Co-Attendance Communities
The growth of professional soccer in the United States is evident through the rapid expansion of franchises and increased game attendance within Major League Soccer (MLS) and the United Soccer League (USL). Coinciding with this growth is the emergence of European-style supporters' groups filling sections of MLS and USL stadiums. In this study, the authors utilized an egocentric network analysis to explore relationships among supporters' group mem…
Relationships between financial, cultural, emotional, and general wellbeing
The impacts of cultural engagement on individuals’ health and wellbeing have been well documented. Researchers have highlighted positive effects on various psychological, physiological, and social outcomes as a result of participation in cultural events such as attending concerts, theater, museums, and art exhibits. The purposes of this study were to create an instrument to measure wellbeing constructs (e.g., cultural, emotional, social, physical…
Effects on personal and cultural wellbeing of attending free community outreach concerts given by a professional orchestra
Despite hundreds of investigations into the benefits of arts engagement for health and wellbeing, much of what we know comes from research in clinical settings, and little is understood about the positive effects of attending live musical performances. As many professional orchestras have begun re-examining their purpose and mission statements, they also seek ways to measure their impact beyond ticket sales and donations in hopes of highlighting …
Legitimising leisure at work
Leisure-based physical activity during the workday is associated with positive health and well-being outcomes, yet participation among university employees remains inconsistent. Guided by leisure constraints theory, this qualitative study examined how employees experience and negotiate workplace physical activity within organisational settings. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 university employees participating in an informal fac…
Psychology (7 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (6 works) · Advertising (5 works) · Business (5 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Social media (3 works)