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پیاپی 37 (پاییز 1400)

The purpose of this study was to determine the causal relationships of cognitive and affective processes of intention to change with the components of sport commitment model among athletes. To this aim, 370 student athletes studying physical education (184 males and 186 females) were sampled using simple cluster random method from the Tehran city’s Islamic Azad universities and completed the questionnaires. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling at a 95% confidence level. The results showed that perception of change by increasing irrational ideas and subsequently increasing negative emotions has a significant effect on the decrease of intention to change. Also, intention to change directly, as well as through reducing sport enjoyment and involvement opportunities, and increasing involvement alternatives, had a significant effect on the sport commitment. The findings are discussed with emphasis on the mechanism of sport commitment formation in situations demanding change.

The present study was conducted to determine effectiveness of teaching self-regulatory learning strategies on academic procrastination and self-compassion of student athletes participating in sport Olympiad. The research method was semi-experimental with pretest-posttest design with control group, in which among 388 student athletes participating in Golestan sport Olympiad, 185 participants were selected a study sample by random sampling. 45 participants with high academic procrastination and low self-compassion were selected among which 30 participants were included by simple random sampling and were divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group received self-regulatory learning strategies training for 10 sessions weekly. Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA) was used to analyze the data. Results showed a significant difference between the two study groups of experimental and control meaning that teaching self-regulatory learning strategies reduces level of academic procrastination and increases self-compassion of the student athletes participating in sport Olympiad.

The present study was carried out to design a model of the effect of selfie, social network sites usage, and the number of photos shared in social network sites on the happiness among national team athletes. This study was a survey research in terms of the methodology. The statistical population of this study included all athletes of national teams in Iran in different sport fields. Due to hard and difficult access to these athletes, 200 athletes of the national team were selected as the study sample. The results of this study showed that, the number of photos shared in social network sites has a significant positive effect on the happiness. Considering the results obtained in this study, it was found that, the model presented in this study has a suitable fit.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of social media use and academic involvement in academic performance of athletic students. The research method was of correlation type. The statistical population consisted of the players of selected national student teams (soccer, futsal, handball, volleyball, and wrestling). To investigate the variables of the present study, the conceptual model of Alshuaibi et al. (2018) was used. To analyze the data, Regression analysis was employed. The results showed that use of social media had a significant effect on academic performance of -0.889. The results of stepwise regression showed that among the components of academic involvement, emotional involvement had the greatest influence on the academic performance of athletic students. As a first step, emotional conflict regression was able to predict 28% of athletic students' academic performance.

This study aimed to investigate the role of sensation seeking and cultural intelligence by mediating the threshold of tolerance in sport violence in football fans. The research method is descriptive-correlational. Among all fans of Sepidrud Rasht and Nasaji Mazandaran teams in the Premier League of 2018-19, 380 were selected by simple random sampling method. Data were collected using Zuckerman's sensation seeking, cultural intelligence, distress tolerance and sport violence questionnaires, and was analyzed using Pearson correlation and path analysis. The results showed that there is a positive relationship between sensation seeking with sport violence, and there is a negative relationship between cultural intelligence and the threshold of tolerance with sport violence. Also, the results showed that the tolerance threshold in the relationship between sensation seeking and cultural intelligence plays a mediating role. Based on the results, it can be said that sport violence in football fans is affected by psychological factors such as the sensation seeking of people and their level of cultural intelligence, which is mediated through their threshold of tolerance and irritability.

importance of commitment to the next generation among all groups has led to the understanding of the need for commitment to the next generation among athletes today. This issue has led to the present study, designed to investigate the beliefs and practices of professional athletes toward commitment to the next generation. This descriptive survey employed a 20-question, researcher-made questionnaire with questions designed on a five-point Likert scale as the research tool. The validity of this questionnaire was confirmed by expert opinion, and the reliability of the questionnaire was 0.89. The statistical population of this study consisted of all male athletes from national teams in selected sports (207 persons), and 132 persons were selected by random sampling. The results showed that the belief in commitment to the next generation among professional athletes is at a desirable level (mean = 3.15) and their practice (mean = 1.92) is in poor condition.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of sport nostalgia on the national football team fans' presence in the stadium. The purpose of this research is applied research and in terms of method of execution and in terms of type of analysis, it is descriptive correlation. The statistical population of this study consisted of all supporters of Iranian national football team which according to Morgan table 384 people were selected as sample of the study the results of this study showed that in sport nostalgic feeling, arousal, affectivity and familiarity were significant explanatory variables. So feeling of sporting nostalgia had a significant effect on the willingness of the national football team to attend the stadium in a positive direction. Therefore, by improving the feeling of sports nostalgia, it can improve the willingness of fans to attend the stadium.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the role of fan loyalty on the mental toughness of the Futsal Premier League players. This study is descriptive and correlational. The purpose of the present study is based on the purpose of the field study. The statistical population of this study consists of all the players of the Futsal Premier League clubs (There are 138 players in the teams of Copa Sungun, Gityepsand, Sohan Mohammad Sima Qom, Ahvaz Drilling, Azarakhsh Bandar Abbas and Shahin Kermanshah. All players were selected as the sample of the study, out of which 129 questionnaires were returned correctly). To collect data, Kobasa Mental Hardiness Questionnaire (1984) and Fan Loyalty Questionnaire from the Perspectives Viewpoint: Abul Hassani Customer Loyalty Questionnaire (2015) with reliability (α = 0.79) was used. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used in this study. Descriptive statistics were used to express demographic and descriptive characteristics of the study. Using elasticity and skewness indices to evaluate the distribution of data (natural or abnormal) and to answer and answer research questions and to draw up a measurement model and a structural model using SPSS 20 and Smart PLS version 2.0 (due to the small number of research samples) was used. The results showed that, at the level of 0.95, fan loyalty (attitude and behavioral loyalty) had an impact on athletes' mental toughness.

The present study was designed and Implementation with the aim of investigating the state of spiritual well-being of volleyball players in the Iranian Premier League. The present research method was survey. The statistical population of the present study included all the players of the Iranian volleyball premier league teams, whose number according to the obtained reports were 220 people. Based on Morgan sample size table, 136 people were identified as the research according to the available selection. The collection tool of the present study included a standard spiritual well-being questionnaire. In the present study, were used of one-sample t-test, independent t-test and ANOVA to analyze the data. The results showed that the state of spiritual well-being is in unfavorable conditions. The results of independent t-test showed that the mean of spiritual well-being among the research samples was significantly different according to marital status, age group, level of education and economic level.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between psychologically symptoms and celebrity worship by the mediating role of desire for fame and maladaptive daydreaming on the national Taekwondo champions. The present study was a descriptive correlational study. The statistical population of taekwondo playeres with participating experience in the national taekwondo championships and championship history was formed that 336 people (296 girls and 40 boys) were selected by random cluster sampling. Data were collected by using the Vanesa Baneules’ celebrity worship, the Terluin’s psychologically symptoms, Vanesa Baneules’ desire for fame, and Sumers’ maladaptive daydreaming Questionnaire. Data analysis was performed by using Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation analysis. The results of data analysis showed that psychologically symptoms (Anxiety, depression, worry, physical symptoms) have a positive and significant effect on celebrity worship by the mediating role of desire for fame and maladaptive daydreaming on the national Taekwondo champions. According to the results, Due to the poor social skills of celebrity worshipers that cause symptoms of anxiety and depression in them, a set of psychological skills training activities by the Taekwondo Federation in the form of mental skills training workshops and psychological counseling to adolescents to realize their existence so Strengthen self-reliance in them, suggested.

The aim of this study was to investigate the role of religious beliefs on the tendency to use energy substances in professional athletes. The present study is one of the applied researches that was conducted in the field. The method of the present study was survey. The statistical population of the present study included all professional athletes in the country in different disciplines and leagues that had high levels of active sports. Due to the uncertainty of the population size, based on the Cochran sample size formula in the uncertainty of the population, 384 people were identified as the research sample. After distributing and collecting the questionnaires, 361 questionnaires were analyzed. The results of the present study showed that religious beliefs, including belonging to the principles of religion and commitment to the branches of religion, reduce the tendency to use energetic substances in professional athletes.

The present study was designed and conducted to investigate the impact of social dynamics on social capital and sports participation. The method of the present study was descriptive-analytical and was a causal method based on structural equation modeling. The statistical population of the study included the employees of Abadan Oil Refining Company, which based on the information obtained, their number included 400 people. According to random selection and according to Morgan sample size table, 351 people were identified as the research sample. Finally, after distributing and collecting research questionnaires, 322 questionnaires were analyzed. Data collection tools in the present study included standard questionnaires. The statistical method used in the present study included the structural equation method. SPSS and PLS software were used to analyze the data of the present study. The results showed that social dynamics has an effect on social capital of 0.947. The results also showed that social dynamics has an effect on sports participation of 0.948

The aim this study was developing a pattern of environmental attitudes in students with an emphasis on green sports. The statistical population of present study was experts aware of subject of research that 14 people were identified as research sample in qualitative section. The statistical population included a small number of all sports teachers in girls' schools in Tehran city, but comprehensive information on the number of these people was not available. 384 people according to the Cochran sample were identified as the research sample. After distributing and collecting research questionnaires, 357 questionnaires were analyzed. Data collection tools in the present study included a semi-structured interview and a researcher-made questionnaire. The results showed that a total of 22 items were identified as effective factors on the development of environmental attitudes in students with emphasis on green sports in 4 sections including managerial, cultural, social and educational factors.

The present study was a descriptive- correlative one which has done by using a questionnaire cross-sectary. The research was a descriptive correlational study and the study population consisted of all the students of Allmeh Tabataba’i University. For this aim, 287 students voluntarily participated in this research via snowball sampling. To analyze the data, both quantitive and qualitative methods were used. Also, considering that the distribution was not normal, we used the Spearman test to investigate the relationship between the variables. The results showed that 68% of the university students were physically inactive, also, 81%, 21%, and 49% of them reported high scores on anxiety, stress, and depression, respectively. The results showed positive and significant relationships between academic engagement, physical activity, and age. There was also an inversed relationship between academic engagement, depression, and anxiety.

The prevalence of coronavirus and the adoption of methods to combat its spread have different effects on the physical, mental and social health of people in the community. The aim of this study was to compare the mental health and depression rates of active and inactive men and women in the Covid-19 pandemic. The statistical population of this study included 332 men and women from Tehran and Isfahan. The data were collected using the Stress, Anxiety and Depression Questionnaire, the General Health Questionnaire and the Beck Physical Activity Questionnaire. The results of this study show that there is a significant difference between active and inactive men and women in the components of mental health and its subscales, components of stress, anxiety and depression (P≤0/050). In general, it seems that physical activity can be used as a tool to improve the level of physical and mental health of people to deal with this disease and its complications.

The occupational nature of health care professionals is such that employees in these occupations are exposed to a variety of stressful and obsessive-compulsive factors. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of virtual mindfulness training on reducing the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive Symptoms. The present research project was quasi-experimental and pre-experimental-post-experimental design with a control group. The statistical population of this study included all health workers of Shariati Hospital in Tehran in 1399. The sample size included 30 people from this community, who were selected by voluntary sampling method and divided into two groups of 30 experiments and control. The Madzley Questionnaire was used to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder. After selecting the experimental and control group, experimental intervention (mindfulness) was performed on the experimental group for 11 sessions of 60 minutes (each session in 2 30-minute periods), and after completing the training program from each Two post-test groups were performed. Data analysis in SPSS software version (24) was performed using multivariate covariance analysis test and the significance level was considered to be p <0.05. Mindfulness training on reducing the total score of intellectual-practical obsession and its subscales (review, washing and cleaning, slowness-repetition and hesitation-accuracy) in the experimental group compared to the control group (p <0.05). Virtual mindfulness training seems to be an effective way to reduce obsessive-compulsive disorder and promote self-awareness behavior.