Beliefs and Practices of Professional Athletes Toward Commitment to Future Generations

Document Type : Original research

Authors
habib honari 1
mehdi emadi 2
Javad Shahlaee 3
gholamali kargar 3
1 Department of Faculty of Physical Education & Sports Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education & Sports Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran
2 PHD Student of Sport management, Department of Physical Education & Sports Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran
3 Associate Professor of Allameh Tabataba'i University
10.22089/spsyj.2019.7647.1824
Abstract
importance of commitment to the next generation among all groups has led to the understanding of the need for commitment to the next generation among athletes today. This issue has led to the present study, designed to investigate the beliefs and practices of professional athletes toward commitment to the next generation. This descriptive survey employed a 20-question, researcher-made questionnaire with questions designed on a five-point Likert scale as the research tool. The validity of this questionnaire was confirmed by expert opinion, and the reliability of the questionnaire was 0.89. The statistical population of this study consisted of all male athletes from national teams in selected sports (207 persons), and 132 persons were selected by random sampling. The results showed that the belief in commitment to the next generation among professional athletes is at a desirable level (mean = 3.15) and their practice (mean = 1.92) is in poor condition
Keywords
Commitment to Future Generation
Belief
Practice
Athlete

Subjects

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Sport Psychology Studies
Volume 10, Issue 37 - Serial Number 37
September 2021
Pages 107-124

  • Receive Date 12 July 2019
  • Revise Date 21 December 2019
  • Accept Date 31 December 2019