Identifying the Problems of Iranian Immigrant Athletes

Taghavi Nejad, Mojgan; Shafiee, Shahram; Eskandari Pour, Mojtaba

doi:10.22124/jsmd.2024.26233.2865

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Master of Sports Management, Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Guilan, Guilan, Iran

² Associate Professor of Sports Management, Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Guilan, Guilan, Iran

³ PhD Student in Sports Management, Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Guilan, Guilan, Iran

10.22124/jsmd.2024.26233.2865

Abstract

Objective: The present study was conducted with the aim of identifying the problems of Iranian immigrant athletes.
Methodology: The research method was quantitative-descriptive research. The statistical population of the research includes Iranian immigrant athletes, and a targeted method was used in the sampling of the research, which includes 63 people. The research tool is a researcher-made questionnaire that includes four dimensions: economic and financial, cultural and social, emotional and psychological, legal and legal, 32 items, whose validity was confirmed by six sports management professors. In the reliability investigation, the results of Cronbach's alpha showed α=0.89. The research questionnaire was sent to the target immigrants and after collecting, 63 questionnaires were analyzed using SPSS24 and PLS3 software.
Results: The results showed that in the economic and financial component, the dependence factor of athletes' financial receipt on the result; In the cultural and social component, the Corona prevalence factor and stopping international travel and being deprived of social and cross-cultural interactions with immigrants and athletes from other cities and countries; In the emotional and psychological component, the factor of lack of social support from family, friends, etc. and in the legal component and Legally, the factor of sports punishment due to lack of familiarity with the rules and regulations of the league is considered as the highest priority of Iranian immigrant athletes.
Conclusion: The research results showed that by identifying the problems of Iranian immigrant athletes, the necessary awareness should be given to the potential immigrants and also the immigrants should be familiar with the integration process and its problems for better adaptation.

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Volume 14, Issue 2 - Serial Number 42Summer- 42June 2025Pages 45-64

Volume 14, Issue 2 - Serial Number 42
Summer- 42
June 2025
Pages 45-64