Designing a Role Model for Social Networks in Sport Tourism

Subject Areas : Sport Sciences Quarterly

aminreza chenari ¹ , reza shahbazi ² , hamed karimi ³ , ebrahim alidoust ⁴

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Received: 2023-05-12 Accepted : 2023-05-12 Published : 2022-11-22

Keywords: Tourism, sports tourism, Social networks,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study was to design a model for the role of social networks in sports tourism. The method of the present study was descriptive-survey, and it was applied research which was conducted as fieldwork. The statistical population of the research was managers and specialists of sports, tourism, cultural heritage, and sports media. The sampling method was selected from the available options, and 384 questionnaires were analyzed. The research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire whose validity was confirmed by 12 professors of sports management, tourism, and media. Convergent and divergent validity and composite reliability were also tested and confirmed by PLS software. Descriptive statistics methods, including frequency and percentage, and structural equation tests were performed by SPSS software version 25 and PLS version 3 to analyze the data. The results showed that social networks have a positive role in developing the dimensions of sports tourism; The results showed that social networks have a positive role in developing the dimensions of sports tourism; therefore, the use of social networks can play a positive role in the mental image of sports tourists.