Children’s awareness of alcohol sponsorship of sport in Ireland: Munster Rugby and the 2008 European Rugby Cup

International Journal of Public Health - Tập 59 - Trang 829-832 - 2014
Frank Houghton1, Lisa Scott1, Sharon Houghton2, Christopher Alan Lewis3
1Department of Humanities, Limerick Institute of Technology, Moylish, Republic of Ireland
2Department of Psychology, University of Limerick, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
3Department of Psychology, Institute for Health, Medical Sciences and Society, Glyndŵr University, Wrexham, UK

Tóm tắt

Examined children’s awareness of sport sponsorship in Ireland, focussing on the 2008 European Rugby Cup win by Munster Rugby. Following the Munster Rugby win in 2008, a cross-sectional sample of 1,175 children (7–13 years) in 11 National Schools in Ireland were asked which company sponsored “the cup that Munster won” and were then asked to name the product made by that company. Significantly higher level of awareness of the sponsor by children in Munster (69.9 %) to those outside Munster (21.5 %). No significant difference in the level of awareness of their product (alcohol) by location (inside Munster 75.9 %, outside Munster 83.6 %). These findings support the view for an immediate introduction of legislation banning the sponsorship of sport.

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