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Presenting a contextual model of the effects of corona virus outbreak on the state of sports in Iran: conditions, actions and consequences

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 PhD in Sport Management, Lecturer of Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Isfahan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

2 Department of Humanities, Naghshejahan Institute of Higher Education, Baharestan, Isfahan, Iran

3 PhD Student in Sport Management, Faculty of Physical Education & Sport Sciences University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

4 Master of Sport Management, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Isfahan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to present a contextual model of the effects of coronavirus outbreak on sports status in Iran. The research method was qualitative studies based on Grounded theory. Data were collected using interviews and document review. Using purposive sampling, 17 specialists in the fields of physical education and sports management, economics and management were selected as participants and data were collected through in-depth and semi-structured interviews to the point of theoretical saturation. The reliability coefficient of retest interviews in this study was 0.94. The data analysis results were obtained using Maxqda quality analysis software in three stages of open, axial and selective coding. Based on open coding, 98 open codes were identified by reviewing the interviews conducted with the participants in the study. Based on the results of axial coding and relationships between identified categories, 14 axial codes were formed. In the last step, according to the results of theoretical coding, three main categories of conditions, actions and consequences were inferred. Category of conditions in 3 dimensions of management, context and behavior; the category of action in 3 subsets of coping policies, accompaniment and support; the category of outcomes were categorized into 8 dimensions: physical effects, social anxiety., according to the research results, it was suggested that in order to reduce the effects of coronavirus in similar conditions in the future or the continuation of these conditions, managers and officials should focus on identified conditions, actions and consequences management policies in line with these components.

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Sport Management Studies
Volume 15, Issue 77
March and April 2023
Pages 215-242
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  • Receive Date: 27 March 2022
  • Revise Date: 05 September 2022
  • Accept Date: 14 September 2022
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