The present study aimed to investigate the role of social support and sport consumption in explaining women’s sport participation. The study was conducted using survey and the data were collected through questionnaires. The population consisted of women of 19 years and above. The sample, consisted of 500 women, was selected using multi-stage random cluster sampling. To analyze the data, the researchers used regression and Structure Equation Modeling (SEM) using AMOS software. The results of the study showed that women participated in professional sports (15%), regular sports (18.8%), health-oriented sports (17%), recreational sports (15.2%), and irregular exercises (8%). Additionally, 26% of women follow no sport activities. The mean sport participation of women was 125 minutes per week with a range of 10 to 600 minutes. The results showed that social support and sport consumption can explain respectively 53 and 46 percent of the variance in sport participation. Together these two variables explained 62 percent of this variance.
A. Norozi,A. , Maleki,A. , Parsamehr,M. and Ghasemi,H. (2017). Investigating the Role of Social Support and Sport Consumption in Explaining Sport Participation of Women in Ilam). Journal of Iranian Social Studies, 11(2), 120-145.
MLA
A. Norozi,A. , , Maleki,A. , , Parsamehr,M. , and Ghasemi,H. . "Investigating the Role of Social Support and Sport Consumption in Explaining Sport Participation of Women in Ilam)", Journal of Iranian Social Studies, 11, 2, 2017, 120-145.
HARVARD
A. Norozi A., Maleki A., Parsamehr M., Ghasemi H. (2017). 'Investigating the Role of Social Support and Sport Consumption in Explaining Sport Participation of Women in Ilam)', Journal of Iranian Social Studies, 11(2), pp. 120-145.
CHICAGO
A. A. Norozi, A. Maleki, M. Parsamehr and H. Ghasemi, "Investigating the Role of Social Support and Sport Consumption in Explaining Sport Participation of Women in Ilam)," Journal of Iranian Social Studies, 11 2 (2017): 120-145,
VANCOUVER
A. Norozi A., Maleki A., Parsamehr M., Ghasemi H. Investigating the Role of Social Support and Sport Consumption in Explaining Sport Participation of Women in Ilam). Journal of Iranian Social Studies, 2017; 11(2): 120-145.
