Nostalgia of sports tourism: with a modeling approach at the individual level of nostalgia through the attitudes and behavioral intentions of young spectators of the premier football league

Background and Aim:  Recent researches list various factors to understand the behavior of sports fans, which include motivation, satisfaction and loyalty. Therefore, the aim of the research was to investigate the nostalgia of sports tourism with the approach of modeling at the individual level of no...

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Main Authors: Saeed Zareh, Ali Zarei, Farshad Tojari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iran-Mehr: The Institute for Social Study and Research 2020-10-01
Series:مطالعات روانشناختی نوجوان و جوان
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Online Access:http://jayps.iranmehr.ac.ir/article-1-445-en.pdf
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Ali Zarei
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description Background and Aim:  Recent researches list various factors to understand the behavior of sports fans, which include motivation, satisfaction and loyalty. Therefore, the aim of the research was to investigate the nostalgia of sports tourism with the approach of modeling at the individual level of nostalgia through the attitudes and behavioral intentions of the spectators of the premier football league. Research method: This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of method, and its statistical population was all the spectators present at the home games of the football teams of the Iranian premier league (N= 500,000). The statistical sample for the individual level model was randomly selected from among all the spectators present at the home games of the football teams of Iran's premier football league, and 518 completed questionnaires were returned. The data collection tool was the revised questionnaire of Chu (2014). The validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by 5 experts in the field of sports management. The reliability of questionnaires was obtained using Cronbach's alpha coefficient for nostalgia questionnaire α=0.93, attitude α=0.91, behavioral intentions α=0.89. For data analysis, SPSS 20 software package was used to perform descriptive statistics and Lisrel version 0.9 to perform inferential statistics (CFA, SEM). CFA results showed that all the components in the model were confirmed. Results: SEM results showed that nostalgia and its components have a significant effect on the audience's attitude and behavioral intentions in the individual level model (Sig<0.05). Nostalgia and its components have a significant relationship with the audience's attitude and behavioral intentions in the individual level model (Sig < 0.05). Attitude did not have a significant mediating role in the relationship between nostalgia and behavioral intentions of the audience at the level of the individual model. Conclusion: According to the results of the research, it can be suggested to sports marketers that by inviting old and legendary players to matches and using them in advertisements, they evoke a sense of nostalgia and strengthen people's attitudes. With this approach, it can be predicted that the attitudes and behavioral intentions of the audience will increase.
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spelling doaj.art-a6da379255ed4f31971f77f24f9297f22023-11-25T21:53:19ZengIran-Mehr: The Institute for Social Study and Researchمطالعات روانشناختی نوجوان و جوان2821-25252020-10-0111297308Nostalgia of sports tourism: with a modeling approach at the individual level of nostalgia through the attitudes and behavioral intentions of young spectators of the premier football leagueSaeed Zareh0Ali Zarei1Farshad Tojari2 Department of Sports Management, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Department of Sports Management, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Department of Sports Management, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran, Background and Aim:  Recent researches list various factors to understand the behavior of sports fans, which include motivation, satisfaction and loyalty. Therefore, the aim of the research was to investigate the nostalgia of sports tourism with the approach of modeling at the individual level of nostalgia through the attitudes and behavioral intentions of the spectators of the premier football league. Research method: This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of method, and its statistical population was all the spectators present at the home games of the football teams of the Iranian premier league (N= 500,000). The statistical sample for the individual level model was randomly selected from among all the spectators present at the home games of the football teams of Iran's premier football league, and 518 completed questionnaires were returned. The data collection tool was the revised questionnaire of Chu (2014). The validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by 5 experts in the field of sports management. The reliability of questionnaires was obtained using Cronbach's alpha coefficient for nostalgia questionnaire α=0.93, attitude α=0.91, behavioral intentions α=0.89. For data analysis, SPSS 20 software package was used to perform descriptive statistics and Lisrel version 0.9 to perform inferential statistics (CFA, SEM). CFA results showed that all the components in the model were confirmed. Results: SEM results showed that nostalgia and its components have a significant effect on the audience's attitude and behavioral intentions in the individual level model (Sig<0.05). Nostalgia and its components have a significant relationship with the audience's attitude and behavioral intentions in the individual level model (Sig < 0.05). Attitude did not have a significant mediating role in the relationship between nostalgia and behavioral intentions of the audience at the level of the individual model. Conclusion: According to the results of the research, it can be suggested to sports marketers that by inviting old and legendary players to matches and using them in advertisements, they evoke a sense of nostalgia and strengthen people's attitudes. With this approach, it can be predicted that the attitudes and behavioral intentions of the audience will increase.http://jayps.iranmehr.ac.ir/article-1-445-en.pdfnostalgiaattitudebehavioral intentionsaudience
spellingShingle Saeed Zareh
Ali Zarei
Farshad Tojari
Nostalgia of sports tourism: with a modeling approach at the individual level of nostalgia through the attitudes and behavioral intentions of young spectators of the premier football league
مطالعات روانشناختی نوجوان و جوان
nostalgia
attitude
behavioral intentions
audience
title Nostalgia of sports tourism: with a modeling approach at the individual level of nostalgia through the attitudes and behavioral intentions of young spectators of the premier football league
title_full Nostalgia of sports tourism: with a modeling approach at the individual level of nostalgia through the attitudes and behavioral intentions of young spectators of the premier football league
title_fullStr Nostalgia of sports tourism: with a modeling approach at the individual level of nostalgia through the attitudes and behavioral intentions of young spectators of the premier football league
title_full_unstemmed Nostalgia of sports tourism: with a modeling approach at the individual level of nostalgia through the attitudes and behavioral intentions of young spectators of the premier football league
title_short Nostalgia of sports tourism: with a modeling approach at the individual level of nostalgia through the attitudes and behavioral intentions of young spectators of the premier football league
title_sort nostalgia of sports tourism with a modeling approach at the individual level of nostalgia through the attitudes and behavioral intentions of young spectators of the premier football league
topic nostalgia
attitude
behavioral intentions
audience
url http://jayps.iranmehr.ac.ir/article-1-445-en.pdf
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