Developing, Validating and Reliabilization of an Instrument for assessing Factors Affecting Sport Spectators Involvement of Iran`s Football, Volleyball and Basketball Professional Leagues

Document Type : Research Paper

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The purpose of this study was design of reliable and valid questionnaire for assessing the factors affecting spectator sport of Iranians football, basketball and volleyball professional leagues. The statistical sample of this study was 10, 30 and 500 spectators from each league that randomly selected from attendant spectators in stadiums. Face, apparent, construct, and criterion (concurrent) validity, internal reliability and consistent coefficient of research questionnaire surveyed in designing instrument stage. For statistical analysis of data used descriptive and inferential statistics methods includes Pearson correlation coefficient for determining consistency coefficient and criterion validity of questionnaire, Cronbaches ` alpha, KMO and Bartlet, explorative factor analysis, by SPSS and Amos soft wares. Result showed consistency coefficient of pilot edition` s research questionnaire was .56 and its internal consistency was .84. Explorative factor analysis showed 8 factors that affecting on spectators attendance and these factors indicated .57% of variance. These factors were facility, information- attractiveness, performance- antiquity, timing- informing, interaction- escape and excitement. Internal consistency of final edition research questionnaire was .89.

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Volume 6, Issue 22 - Serial Number 22
March and April 2014
Pages 173-188

  • Receive Date 03 January 2012
  • Revise Date 15 February 2015
  • Accept Date 23 January 2013