Analysis of factors affecting the decline of neighborhood sports
Authors:
Mohsen Tayebi, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran, ORCID: 0000-0001-9197-9493, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Majid Keramati Moghadam, Islamic Azad University, Boroujerd Branch, Lorestan, Iran, ORCID: 0000-0002-6780-8763, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ali Yavar Azizpour Fard, Faculty member of Lorestan University, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Abstract:
Neighborhood sports, sports activities and games that are performed at the neighborhood level and with the participation of its residents to spend part of their leisure time and meet the need for movement and physical activity of people of different ages in urban neighborhoods. It was good and today we are witnessing the decline of this type of activity. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to identify and prioritize the causes of decline in neighborhood sports. Research methods. The research method was descriptive-analytical which was performed by field method and was applied in terms of purpose. The survey was composed of experts from the field of public sports and neighborhoods (200 people), of which 127 people were selected as the research sample by stratified random sampling method. Materials. The research measurement tool included a researcher-made questionnaire with face and content validity while carefully reviewing research texts and literature and consulting professors and experts (10 people), and the reliability of the questionnaire using Cronbach’s alpha test (α = 0.83) Calculated. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation coefficient, exploratory factor analysis and second-order confirmatory factor analysis) were used to analyze the data. Results. The results showed that infrastructural, individual, social and interpersonal causes are involved in the decline of neighborhood sports. Therefore, it can be said that in order to preserve and revitalize sports in the neighborhoods and highlight its role in increasing physical activity and health of the community, the authorities should plan and take action to eliminate the identified causes.
Keywords:
sports, neighborhood, infrastructure factors, neighborhood sports.
DOI: 10.14526/2070-4798-2022-17-3-110-118.