Document Type : Research Paper
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Ph.D Student of Sport Management, Sport Sciences Department, Isfahan (Khorasgan) branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
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Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Sport Sciences Department, Isfahan (Khorasgan) branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
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Assistant professor of Sport Management, Physical Education and Sport Sciences Department, Mobarakeh branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
10.22080/jsmb.2025.26327.3874
Abstract
Background & Purpose: The purpose of this research was to evaluate and fit the model of sustainable development of sports tourism in the desert regions of the country.
Methodology: The current research was applied in terms of purpose and quantitative in terms of method. The statistical population of the research included undergraduates and doctoral students in the fields of sports and tourism management and experts in the field of sports and tourism, who were selected by the method of complete and available sampling and included 215 people. Data collection was done through a researcher-made questionnaire. Data analysis was done using Smart Pls software. The face and content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by the professors of sports management and tourism. Reliability was also obtained through Cronbach's alpha method of 0.91, which indicated its desirable value.
Results: The findings of the research showed that the factors that make up the research model inspired by the data theory of the foundation were divided into five general categories including causal conditions, contextual conditions, intervening conditions, strategies and consequences, and the examination of the model in the quantitative part of the research showed that all The categorized factors had a significance greater than 1.96 and their standard coefficients were greater than 0.4. Based on this, it can be said that the research model had a good and acceptable fit. Conclusion: According to the results of the research, it is clear that decision-making organizations regarding the issue of sports tourism in the country should use appropriate strategies for the sustainable development of this industry as much as possible so that they can benefit from its numerous consequences in various economic sectors. political, cultural, environmental and social benefits of the country.
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