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Measuring the Factors affecting the Development of Badminton Based on Social Solidarity

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 PhD student in sports sociology, Department of Sociology and Social Sciences, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University of Tehran, Iran
2 Islamic azad university sport sociology manager
3 Assistant Professor, Sports Physiology, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
The culmination of sports competitions is the Olympic Games, in which a selection of sports elites from all over the world compete, so the purpose of this research is to measure the factors affecting the development of badminton based on social Solidarity. The statistical population of the present study consists of 242 elite athletes in the field of badminton, which include; Athletes, trainers, supervisors, and sports managers who are active in this field, and all the people of the statistical society participated in the research. Also, to measure the effective factors on the development of badminton based on social cohesion, a researcher-made questionnaire was used. The research findings show; GFI, AGFI and NFI indices indicate a very good fit. Also, in examining the fit of the structural model of the research, the relationship between the factors affecting the development of badminton sports based on social cohesion also showed that the factor loading of the standard coefficients of the component was more than 0.4, which indicates the existence of a significant relationship between the factors of the sense of community integration (0.643), friendly and affectionate relationships (0.887), the amount of social relationships (0.912) and group interactions based on shared and embodied values (0.948) are with the general concept of the research, Finally, it is suggested; Coaches should provide a way to increase the social cohesion of badminton elites by focusing more on strengthening social cohesion in the majority of teams and emphasizing continuous training in the field of consolidating athletes' relationships.
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Volume 22, Issue 2
Humanities
Summer 2025

  • Receive Date 26 September 2023
  • Revise Date 11 November 2023
  • Accept Date 08 October 2025