Presenting a conceptual model of sports development based on modern Iranian Islamic civilization with a structural equation model approach

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Ph.D. Student, Sport Management, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin Branch, Qazvin, Iran

2 Assistant Professor of Sports Management, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran

3 Associate Professor of Sports Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

4 Sports Management, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin Branch, Qazvin, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to present a conceptual model of sports development based on modern Iranian Islamic civilization with a structural equation model approach. The present study is descriptive-correlational and including applied research that was conducted in the field. The statistical population of the present study included all prominent professors in the field of sports management specializing in the field of sports and Islam, as well as specialized professors in the field of Islamic civilization. A researcher-made questionnaire based on modern Iranian Islamic civilization was used to collect data. In this study, descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used to analyze the data. The obtained data were then analyzed using descriptive statistics tests and Kolmogorov-Smirnov test to determine the normality of the data and the structural equation model. All data analysis was performed using software, SPSS version 25 and PLS software. The results showed that based on path analysis, it was found that the new Iranian Islamic civilization related to sports has a direct, direct and significant effect on moral, communication, belief, economic, media, justice, science and work and effort. 0.92, 0.42, 0.94, 0.54, 0.91, 0.92, 0.87 and 0.83 explain their changes, respectively.

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