Social Capital and Participation of Elderly Woman Based on the Sport Acceptance

Authors

    Siavash Khodaparast Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran
    Vahid Bakhshalipour * Department of Public Administration, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran vahidbakhshalipour@yahoo.com
    Abozar Parsa Master of Sports Management, Mehr Astan Institute of Higher Education, Astaneh Ashrafieh, Iran

Keywords:

subjective development, women, participation, social capital

Abstract

Objective: The present study was performed aiming to address the social capital and participation of elderly women based on the sport acceptance.

Methods: The research method is applied and is a descriptive- survey research. The statistical population of the study includes the elderly women. 227 elderly women were selected as the sample size and simple probabilistic sampling method was used. Standard questionnaire was administered and SPSS and PLS were used for data analysis.

Findings: The effect of cognitive social capital variable on the elderly women’s sport participation subjective development was 9.98, the effect of communication social capital on the subjective development of elderly was 2.71, the effect of structural social capital on the objective development of elderly women’s sport participation was 6.98 and effect of structural social capital on the subjective development of elderly women’s sport participation is 2.32 indicating that variables are influenced by each other. (p<0.05).

Conclusion: according to the findings, increasing the social capital rate of elderly women is a promising y to enhance the participation of elderly women through sport participation. So, authorities and policy makers should plan and make policies in order to increase social capital as a variable affecting sport participation of elderly people.

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Published

2025-08-01

Submitted

2024-05-20

Revised

2024-07-12

Accepted

2024-07-25

How to Cite

Khodaparast , S. ., Bakhshalipour , V. ., & Parsa, A. . (2025). Social Capital and Participation of Elderly Woman Based on the Sport Acceptance. Applied Family Therapy Journal (AFTJ) , 5(4), 235-245. https://journals.kmanpub.com/index.php/aftj/article/view/4086

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