The quality of service evaluated by customers who do not attend the gym according to sociodemographic differences

Authors

  • Elsa Vieira Sport Science School of Rio Maior, Polytechnique Institute of Santarém, Rio Maior, Portugal Research Center in Business Science (NECE), Covilhã, Portugal & Life Quality Research Centre (CIEQV), Santarém, Portugal. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7659-3111
  • João J. M. Ferreira Management and Economics Department, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal and Research Center in Business Science (NECE), Covilhã Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5928-2474
  • Ricardo São João School of Management and Techonology of Santarém, Polytechnic Institute of Santarém, Santarém, Portugal and Center of Statistics and Applications of University of Lisbon (CEAUL), Lisbon, Portugal. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3137-0891
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/cpd.492641
Keywords: Fitness centre, Sport, Sport Management

Supporting Agencies

  • The authors would like to thank to NECE – Research Unit in Business Sciences funded by the Multiannual Funding Programme of R&D Centres of FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, under the project UIDB/04630/2020

Abstract

This study aims to know the level of importance and performance of the attributes of quality of service, from the perspective of former clients of a health club and to study whether variables such as: gender, level of education, age, price, permanence and attendance behave. different with regard to the importance and performance given to the attributes of service quality, from the point of view of former clients of a health club.

The methods were based on a questionnaire to a sample of 101 former customers of a health club, using the performance-importance analysis and ANCOVA, to assess which characteristics of former customers influence the difference between performance and importance, having as factors: gender and education and as covariates: age, monthly fee, length of stay and monthly frequency. The results obtained showed statistically significant influences on variables such as: gender, educational qualifications, retention and attendance.

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Vieira, E., Ferreira, J. J. M., & São João, R. (2022). The quality of service evaluated by customers who do not attend the gym according to sociodemographic differences. Sport Psychology Notebooks, 22(3), 114–123. https://doi.org/10.6018/cpd.492641
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