Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
- Mahshid Gholi poor 1
- Farzad GHAFOURI 2
- Javad Shahlaei bagheri 2
- gholamreza shabani bahar 3
- Holger Preuss 4
1 1- Ph.D. Candidate in Sport Management, faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran
2 Associate Professor in Sport Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran
3 Professor in Sport Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran
4 5- Professor in Sport Economics, Sport Sociology and Sport History, Johannes Gutenberg‐University, Mainz, Germany
Abstract
The present study was conducted with the aim of identifying multilevel factors that determine the social inclusion of the elderly in physical activity. This study was a multimethod qualitative research, and interviews, analysis of secondary documents and observation of participants were used to collecting data. The population included experts and researchers of sports for the elderly, sociologists, psychologists, trainers with high experience in the field of sports for the elderly and the elderly who participated in physical activity at least one day a week in different sports environments. Twenty-six people were interviewed using the snowball sampling method. The microscopic examination of data method (line by line analysis) was used to analyze the research data, and the data were categorized as Initial data, first-order, and higher-order themes based on Strauss and Corbin's (1998) analytical steps. The results of the research showed that various factors at the micro, meso and macro levels had an effect on creating suitable conditions for the social inclusion of the elderly in physical activity; In addition, comprehensive social development at the community level also significantly affects these dynamics and ultimately leads to the social inclusion of the elderly in physical activity. These results can help the organizations in charge of physical activity and sports in order to properly plan and use effective methods to include the elderly in physical activity and can be an effective step towards the realization of social justice in the country.
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