The relationship between values and lifestyle with women's sports participation

Document Type : Original Research

Authors

1 Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Physical Education, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran

2 University of Tabriz - Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences

3 Azerbaijan Lotus Wheel Higher Education Institute, Tabriz, Iran

4 Department of Sports Management, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch

10.22034/sls.2021.19677

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between values and lifestyle with the participation of women in sports in Marand. This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive in nature. In terms of data collection, it is a field study. The statistical population of the study included all women and girl’s athletes in Marand who are active in sports clubs under the supervision of Marand Youth and Sports Department, which according to the statistics of Marand Youth and Sports Department, 27903 people are active. According to Morgan's table, 384 people were included in the research sample. The research instrument was a standard questionnaire for sports participation, Gill et al. (1988) questionnaire, for values and lifestyle questionnaire, Corcoran and Fisher questionnaire (2000), which confirmed the validity and reliability of the questionnaires. In order to analyze the data, the Kolmograph-Smirnov test and Pearson correlation coefficient were used to analyze the data using SPSS statistical software. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between values and lifestyle with women's sports participation in Marand city. There is also a significant relationship between learning, diversity, fashion, responsibility, attention to history and religion, passion, quantity, intellectual and physical ability with sports participation.

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