Investigating the Impact of Regional Wars on the Validity of Middle Eastern Sports

Subject Areas : Sport Sciences Quarterly

hamidreza jalili ¹ , ali hemati ² , nima majedi ³ , mehdy naderinasab ⁴

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Received: 2023-07-12 Accepted : 2023-07-12 Published : 2023-02-20

Keywords: the Middle East, Sports, Military conflicts, regional killings,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of military conflicts and regional killings on the credibility of Middle Eastern sports. The research method was correlational in terms of data collection method. The statistical population of the study also included experts in sports and politics. In order to identify these samples, purposive sampling method was used which continued until theoretical saturation was reached and finally 52 people were identified as the final sample. The research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire whose validity and reliability were examined. Structural equation method was used to analyze the data of the present study. Data analysis of the present study was performed based on SPSS and PLS software. The results showed that military conflicts have an effect on the image of Middle Eastern sports of -0.198. Psychological conflicts also have an effect on the credibility of Middle Eastern sports of -0.387. The results of the present study showed that regional killings have an effect on the image of Middle Eastern sports by -0.540. Finally, the present study found that military-economic conflicts and cyber-military conflicts do not have a significant effect on the image of Middle Eastern sports.