
Marjan SaffariUniversity of Ottawa · Faculty of Health Sciences
Marjan Saffari
Ph.D., Sport Management
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Introduction
My research contributions and interests have focused on leisure behavior, leisure physical activity behavior and natural-based tourism. I am also interested in gender differences and feminist theories in leisure studies.
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Publications (61)
The purpose of this research was to design a paradigm of recreational women's sport in Iran, which was carried out with a qualitative exploratory approach-the grounded theory with the Strauss and Corbin (1998) approach. The statistical population of the research consisted of all the experts who had practical and scientific expertise in the fields o...
The objective of this study was to analyze the economic factors of Iranian professional football. The participants comprised experts specializing in football and sports economics. The purposive sampling method was employed to identify participants for the research. A total of 12 individuals were selected as the statistical sample. Data analysis was...
The present study aimed to examine the effect of serious leisure on travel intention and place attachment among Iranian trekking tourists. The participants of the study were the trekking tourists of Mount Tochal that stayed at least 12 nights a year in this mountain resort. PASS software was used to determine the sample size of the study. Finally,...
Several conceptual models have been developed in previous studies to address destination competitiveness; Nevertheless, to our knowledge, this issue has not been examined from the perspective of developing a cogent and integrated model in the field of sports tourism. Hence, this paper's primary objective was to provide an integrated competitiveness...
Purpose
This paper aims to identify factors that affect the sports tourism destination's competitiveness on a small island. Hence, this study looks at and evaluates these factors. The study then comes up with a model that clarifies the interrelationships between these factors.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors broke down the data analysis pr...
Leisure under the effect of socioeconomic developments and global values is one of the concerns of individuals. Leisure activities can affect people's physical health and lead to a better life and successful aging in adults. On the other hand, the growth and development of machine life, reduction of working hours and activities, most importantly cu...
The participation of women in adventure tourism in recent decades is remarkable, and this challenges gender stereotypes, traditional norms, and discrimination against women in some societies. Given their unique and attractive nature, leisure activities, including adventure tourism, can be considered to improve women’s living conditions and to empow...
The present study aimed to systematically review the research in the field of leisure-time physical activity. It was a secondary study, done in the systematic review method. Accordingly, an evaluation form was prepared and its face and content validity were approved by five experts in the field of sport and leisure management to determine the inclu...
Purpose: Nowadays, gender inequality can be observed in most areas. The study aimed to understand the Career Development of Women in Iranian Sport Management. Methodology: This study was conducted through Grounded Theory. The statistical population comprised the academic elite in sports management, women's studies, and management. The sample includ...
By the play, athletes' thoughts and ideas can be developed from childhood and help them to progress physically, mentally, emotionally and socially in the future. The purpose of this study was to identify the indicators of child play club with play and maturity approach. In order to identify, analyze and report patterns in the data that play a key r...
This study aimed to develop scenarios of Iranians’ future participation in leisure-time physical activity (LTPA). To this end, 12 experts in the field of leisure, sociology, and sport management were invited to take part. The Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) method was used to organize and analyze the data collected in a qu...
Leisure is an opportunity for self-development, self-definition and community rejuvenation, acquisition of experience and development of social interactions. However, it is "relatively" free and constrained by factors such as gender, cultural and social policies governing societies. The current study is aimed at examining married women's leisure pr...
Leisure is an exceptional opportunity to transmit culture and strengthen social cohesion and vitality. Leisure is a gender-related, economic, socio-cultural, political and legal issue. According to studies conducted, "Cultural-Social Policies for Women's Sport in Iran" (Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution 1997) and "Policies on Improving Leisure...
In recent years, adventure sports have been growing increasingly. Adventure sports are new and appealing activities that regularly include some kinds of physical and mental challenges and the relative presence of the natural environment. These activities are presenting new paths and some time they called a serious competitor for mainstream sport. T...
The present study aimed to determine the effects of serious leisure on place attachment in amateur athletes. The present research was an applied-correlational study with structural equation modeling. The statistical population consisted of all amateur athletes in Enghelab Sports Complex. The sample size was determined using PASS based on the resear...
The present study aimed to determine the effect of enduring involvement in adventure
tourism on women’s empowerment. The methodology of the present research has been
applied in terms of purpose, and from the perspective of the method, descriptiveCorrelation was specifically based on structural equation modeling using Smart PLS 3
software. The resea...
Leisure behavior patterns are usually based on places and spaces. The purpose of this study was to analysis the relationships between serious leisure, identity and Place dependence in women. It was applied from the aspect of purpose and of the descriptive-correlational type in terms of nature and theme, and was conducted based on structural equatio...
Physical activity can contribute to societal health and prevent antisocial behaviors. This
study explored the driving forces facilitating these goals in Iran’s socio-cultural
context. Through a literature review, investigation of available political documents,
interviews with experts and consensus of the research team, seventy-three driving
forces...
In this study, we determined the causal relationship between some of the predictors and outcomes of sports tourists’ satisfaction using structural equation modeling. Motivation and involvement as predictors and behavioral intentions (WOM and intention to revisit) were considered as outcomes. The results indicated the significant mediating role of d...
Background and Objectives: Studies of variables related to the levels of student physical activity can provide an active lifestyle throughout their lives. Thus, this study was conducted to identify the factors affecting the socio-cultural environment in physical activity of students of Iranian University of Medical Sciences.
Materials and Methods:...
Leisure behavior and its associated factors are complex and manifold. The present study sought to investigate the effects of serious leisure (perseverance, effort, career, identity and ethos) and recreation specialization (economic commitment, experience and lifestyle) on place attachment (place dependence, social bonding and place identity) of ind...
The aim of this study was to present a paradigm for adventure sports development. The qualitative methodology used in this study has followed an interpretive approach that was achieved by grounded theory. Data was collected from literature, interviews, focus groups, adventure sports-related documentary films, and movies. The results of this study a...
Background. Given the importance of women and their role in society, women's recreational sports are considered as one of the major issues in the fields of sports and leisure.
Objectives. This qualitative study, which was conducted using an exploratory approach, aims to determine the contextual conditions of Iranian women's recreational sports.
Met...
Active cities are an investment source in the development of environmental, social, economic and human capitals. Their effect on aspects of urban life is very tangible and cannot easily be ignored. An important issue in active cities is to consider different age groups and the need for a comprehensive review of factors that contribute both directly...
Physical education teachers are an essential component of Sports teaching in schools and as the founder exercise much influence on all the sports section of country, Recognition of professional competence necessary is their main purpose of this survey. This qualitative study and practices underlying theory (Grounded) was performed. The statistical...
Events are the attraction of destinations and one of the most important key marketing propositions in promoting places to attract an increasing number of tourists. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the causal relations motivations and satisfaction of Sports Event Tourists with mediating role of Involvement. The present study met...
Identifying the motivations of sports tourists is an
essential concept in understanding their behavior and
their decision-making process. Therefore, the purpose of
this study was to determine the causal relationship
between pull and push motives on the behavior of sports
tourists: the Mediating role of satisfaction. The
methodology of the present r...
The current research aims to examine the Tehran municipality’s behavior and management with regard sport for all based on good city governance’s indicators. Populations of the research were all of managers, employees, secretariats and consultants of Tehran city’s “Saraye Mahallat” (Neighborhoods House). Samples were 384 individuals selected based o...
Social responsibility is new concept in marketing and sociology field that football clubs have potential to use it. The main objective of this study was codification of Strategies for Football Clubs of Iran's Primer League. The sample consisted of 19 people's experts, administrators, coach and faculty who were selected through theoretical sampling...
In this study the effects of structural model nostalgia on football fans’ intentions to purchase have been tested. For this purpose, Ali Karimi as nostalgic items was selected and his fan students were considered as the sample size. To evoke fans’ nostalgia, a film was produced from Ali Karimi’s personal and sport life, and after identifying the co...
Marketers apply a variety of approaches to attract customers and gain more profits. One method is the utilization of nostalgia marketing. The use of nostalgic sport characters has not been sufficiently studied. This research determined the reliability and validity of the questionnaires presented in the studies Evoked Nostalgia by Pascal et al. (200...
The essence of science is to build comprehensives model rather than scattered data, because the data can be discovered, explained and interpreted using models. The lack of reliable models in sport, and in particular sport for all, encouraged the researcher to achieve a model for sport for all in Iran. The aim of the present study is to propose a mo...
سالمندي يكي از دورههاي اجتنابناپذير عمر انسان است كه ويژگيهاي خاص خود را داراست. در اين دوره از عمر، سالمند با موضوعات و مسائلي روبرو ميشود كه هم براي خود او، هم ديگران و هم جامعه از اهميت خاصي برخوردار است. این موضوعات و مسائل به دلیل نیاز به کسب شناخت و مهارت؛ با ورود انديشمندان علوم انساني و اجتماعي به عنوان يك حوزه مطالعاتي شكل گرفته و توجه...
Increase in people participation in Sport for all has always been considered by policy makers. This paper aims to present a model to institutionalize sport for all of Iran. For this purpose, researchers referred to the experts of the sport for all of Iran and collected data from them through deep interviews. Then, the data resulted from twenty-nine...
برای حفظ سلامت و نشاط آحاد جامعه ضروری است زمینه های لازم برای همگانی کردن ورزش در کشور فراهم آید. این امر به طور مکرر توسط مسئولان کشور در همه سطوح مورد تأکید قرار گرفته است. مقاله حاضر چارچوبی را برای بررسی موانع و راهکارهای ارتقای ورزش همگانی در ایران از نظر مدیران و متخصصان امر (تعداد نمونه) فراهم می آورد و برخی راه حل ها و راهبردهای موفق مورد...
The purpose of this research was to compare of dimensions of the learning organization in Physical Education Organization , National Olympic Committee and Physical Education branch of Ministry of Education.
One-hundred and twenty experts from physical education organization were selected through systematic sampling, thirty seven expert from Nationa...