Designing a model of barriers to the participation of the elderly in sports with an emphasis on social welfare factors
Subject Areas : Innovation in Sports ManagementLeila Shokohi Rostami 1 , Zayalabedin Falah 2 , Taher Behlekeh 3 , Asra Asgari 4
1 - PhD student in sports management, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran
2 - Associate Professor of Sports Management, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor of Sports Management, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran
4 - Assistant Professor of Sports Management, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran
Keywords: health of the elderly, sports for the elderly, participation in sports, social security,
Abstract :
The purpose of this research was to design a model of barriers to the participation of the elderly in sports with an emphasis on social well-being factors. A qualitative research with a systematic exploratory approach was chosen. The statistical population included two parts of human resources (professors, managers, elderly, and doctors) and information sources (books, articles, documents, media). Sampling was done in a sufficient number and with a judgment method based on reaching theoretical saturation (17 people). Research tools included systematic library study and structured exploratory interviews. The validity of the instrument was evaluated and confirmed based on the validity of the sample, the opinion of experts and the agreement between the correctors. In order to analyze the findings, a multi-stage conceptual coding method with a systemic analysis approach was used. Based on the extracted conceptual framework, it included 5 main categories and 42 open codes. The results of selective coding showed that the barriers to the participation of the elderly in sports with an emphasis on social welfare factors include economic barriers (expensiveness, macroeconomics and budgets of organizations), educational barriers, barriers related to social security, health barriers (physical and mental) and anxiety. Individual livelihoods of the elderly (occupation, housing, family). Based on the results, it can be said that social well-being factors can reveal the main obstacles to the participation of the elderly in sports and programs related to physical activities, and therefore, to improve the level of participation of the elderly in sports programs, their social well-being should be considered.
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