Masoumeh Salahshouri; noshin benar; Mohammad Mahdi Rahmati
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Objective: The goal of this research was to analyze the experiences of transgender athletes.Methodology: The current qualitative study is application-oriented and the data are based on collected documentary information. This research was conducted using the Sandlowski, Barroso and Willis (2007) 7-step ...
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Objective: The goal of this research was to analyze the experiences of transgender athletes.Methodology: The current qualitative study is application-oriented and the data are based on collected documentary information. This research was conducted using the Sandlowski, Barroso and Willis (2007) 7-step meta-synthesis method and the common coding technique in qualitative research on 8 articles obtained through researching scientific databases such as Google Scholar, Elsevier, ResearchGate, ScienceDirect, and Pubmed. The analysis of concepts and the results of interviews with professional transgender athletes were also performed.Results: The research findings in 4 main themes: individual evolution, gender identity evolution, gender identity culture and acceptance gender identity, and 17 sub- themes: childhood behavior, being different, mental crisis, naming, Gender matching process, Identity disclosure, Identity matching, Consequences of identity disclosure, Identity concealment, humiliation, transphobia, awareness, family support, coach and teammate support, recognition and rejection were identified.Conclusion: The results of this research show the importance of creating a culture and creating a supportive environment by the sports community to accept transgender athletes.
Ehsan Mohamadi torkamani; Mohammad Mahdi Rahmati; Behnam Naghi-Pour Givi; Reza Sharbatzadeh
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Objective: Nowadays, lifestyle is an effective concept for studying the facts of life of different people. Elite athletes are always one of the most important groups in societies that their lifestyle is of interest to all. Studying the elite athletes’ lifestyles requires a valid and reliable tool. ...
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Objective: Nowadays, lifestyle is an effective concept for studying the facts of life of different people. Elite athletes are always one of the most important groups in societies that their lifestyle is of interest to all. Studying the elite athletes’ lifestyles requires a valid and reliable tool. Therefore, the aim of this study was to construct and validate Elite Athletes Lifestyle Questionnaire. Methodology: The study was mix method that in qualitative phase for identifying lifestyle indicators 19 experts selected for deep unstructured interview in targeted sampling. Qualitative data was analyzed using the Glaser approach of grounded theory and its validity was verified by 10 experts. The statistical population of the quantitative phase was all of the athletes in premier League of football, futsal, volleyball and basketball that 308 of them completed the researcher-made questionnaire in stratified random sampling. Data were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis and Fitting Model Indexes were confirmed after correction of some questions. Results: The results showed the Iranian elite athletes’ lifestyle tool has 10 dimensions include Responsibility, Financial Literacy, Leisure, Professional Thinking, Life Vision, Emotional Competencies, Consumption, Cultural Consumption, Religious Behavior and individual Issues. Also, the reliability of sub scales was confirmed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient and for the whole scale of 0.89. Conclusion: Due to the results the designed tool, has a good validity and reliability and can be used to study the distinctions of elite athletes lifestyles.
Abbas Gheshmi Meimand; Mohammad Pourkiani; Mohammad Mahdi Rahmati
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Objective: The purpose of this article is to define the culture of sport and presenting an indigenous model of the components of its, according to the anthropological definition of culture, using the theories of experts. Methodology: This article is in the framework of the qualitative research strategy ...
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Objective: The purpose of this article is to define the culture of sport and presenting an indigenous model of the components of its, according to the anthropological definition of culture, using the theories of experts. Methodology: This article is in the framework of the qualitative research strategy and interviews with 10 physical and cultural education managers and 5 cultural experts of the federations in a targeted sampling First, on the basis of common funds, the themes, related themes, the main themes and the themes of each of the categories of the topic of research are identified, finally, draws and analyzes the network of themes related to the nature of sport culture"What is sport culture?". Results: The results of the network designing are indicative of the culture of sport; there is a difference between the two themes of cultural sport and cultural sport, and these two themes are broader around the themes of organizing universal moral values, the intrinsic values of exercise, physical and physical values of exercise, national and historical values , Religious values, values of modern life and cultural anomalies of sport, define the culture of sport in Iran. Conclusion: According to research findings, culture of culture means "a set of values, norms, beliefs, customs and cultural and historical traditions affecting sporting behavior, as well as specific values derived from sports (martial arts, martial arts, and ...) influences the culture of people in the sports and community environment. "
Mehr Ali Hemmatinezhad; Mohammad Mehdi Rahmati; Mohammad Safarzadeh
Volume 5, Issue 1 , May 2016, , Pages 36-50
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting the presence of spectators in Basketball Super League matches in Iran. Methodology: The approach was a descriptive survey. The questionnaire of this study was previously used by Green (1995), Hansen and Gautheir (1992), Scofield ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting the presence of spectators in Basketball Super League matches in Iran. Methodology: The approach was a descriptive survey. The questionnaire of this study was previously used by Green (1995), Hansen and Gautheir (1992), Scofield (1983), Coasky (1994) and Xhaung et al. (1995) to investigate the influential factors on the attendance of spectators for ball sports in the stadiums. After determining the sample size by random sampling method, the questionnaires were distributed between 370 existing spectators in two stadiums of Tehran and Isfahan cities. Reliability of the questionnaire measured by Cronbach's alpha was 0.79. Data was analyzed using exploratory factor analysis, Friedman test, and Wilcoxon. Results: The results showed that factors such as order, moral security and discipline (regular and appropriate management in league, and appropriate conduct to control the spectators by security personnel and officers) were most important reasons for attendance at stadium. The most effective factors impact on attendance of spectators at the stadium included services, facilities and amenities of Stadium (suitability and comfortable access for buying tickets), achieving sport identity, and spending leisure time (Stadiums have facilities and modern equipment, and accompany with friends for attendance in competitions), the sensitivity of competition and its result, the presence of big players (stars) in sports teams, appropriate space and time for competition, the desirability of heating / cooling condition of saloon, playing games on weekends, and updated and suitable awareness of information about time and place of competition. Conclusion: According to the official results of this study, for increasing attendance of spectators at stadium, it is expected that authorities and the officials of games adopt appropriate planning for the promotion of order and moral discipline. Moreover, providing facilities for sports competitions and proper advertising about the time and place of competitions can increase the number of fans at stadiums.
