Studying the Impact of War and Terrorism on the Image of Middle Eastern Sport

Subject Areas : Sport Sciences Quarterly

hamidreza jalili ¹ , ali hematiafif ² , nima majedi ³ , mehdi naderinasab ⁴

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Received: 2023-02-17 Accepted : 2023-02-17 Published : 2022-06-22

Keywords: terrorism, Sport, Middle East, war,

Abstract :

The present study aimed to study the impact of war and terrorism on the image of Middle Eastern sport. The research method was correlational in terms of data collection. The statistical population of this study consisted of experts in the field of sport and politics. Purposeful sampling was used to identify these samples. The sampling continued until theoretical saturation was reached and finally 52 individuals were identified as the sample. The research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire whose validity and reliability were assessed. Structural equation method was used for data analysis. All data analysis was done in SPSS and PLS software. The results of the study showed that military warfare has an effect of -0.198 on the Middle East sport aspect. Also, psychological warfare has an effect of -0.387 on the Middle East sport. The results of the present study showed that terrorism has an effect of -0.540 on the Middle East sport aspect. The present study found that economic warfare and cyber warfare had no significant effect on Middle Eastern sport.