The effect of lifestyle on the aggression of sports fans of the Iranian Premier League

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Ahmad Mahmoudi 1
Mohammad Ghasemi 2
Reza Amin Zadeh 3
Ali Latif Ali alazavi 4
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
2 PhD student in Sports Management, Faculty of Sports and Health Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Imam Reza International University, Mashhad, Iran
4 Master of Sport Management Imam Reza International University (AS), Mashhad, Iran. Imam Reza International University (AS), Mashhad, Iran.
10.22034/ntsmj.2024.2031059.1046
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to the effect of lifestyle on the aggression of sports fans of the Premier Football League of Iran. The current research was applied in terms of purpose and in terms of type, descriptive-correlation studies based on structural equation modeling. The statistical population of the research included the spectators of Iran's premier football league, and to obtain the sample size, Cochran's unknown population size formula was used and the sample size was estimated (N=285). In order to collect data in this research, two standard questionnaires about health-promoting lifestyles (Walker et al, 1987), and vandalistic behaviors in football spectators (Gholinezhad,1396), were used. The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between the lifestyle(r=0.66) and the components of interpersonal relationships(0.56) and nutrition(0.51) with aggressive and vandalistic behaviors in fans(p<0.05) and there is a negative and significant relationship between the components of spiritual growth(r=-53) and self-actualization responsibility for health(r=-0/49) stress management(r=-0/63) and sports and physical activity(r=-0.49) with aggressive and vandalistic behaviors in fans (p<0.05). Also, it was found that the structural equation model of the relationship between lifestyle and aggressive and vandalistic behaviors in Iranian football fans has a significant fit. Therefore, according to the findings, it can be stated that people's lifestyle has a direct effect on the occurrence of aggressive and vandalistic behaviors in fans present in sports environments and venues, and therefore, there is a need to provide training and provide appropriate platforms and also, culture building in different social dimensions tried to improve the lifestyle of people in the society in order to prevent and avoid such unpleasant behaviors in sports venues.
Keywords
Lifestyle
Aggression and violence
Vandalism
Hooliganism
Sports fans
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