The Role of Sport in spending Leisure Time of Army Soldiers in Tehran

The purpose of this study was investigating the role of sport in spending leisure time of army soldiers in Tehran. The research method of this survey is descriptive. The population of the study includes all army soldiers in Tehran which are 10000 people and 373 people of them were selected as sample according to the Morgan table. To gather the necessary data, a researcher made questionnaire was used including 25 questions. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by 12 experts of sport management and also its reliability was obtained 0.78 by Cronbach's alpha. For data analysis, descriptive statistical indicators (tables, charts and frequencies) were used. The following results were obtained: 30.28% of soldiers have leisure time less than one hour a day and most of them (43.71%) spend their leisure time in the afternoons and sport activities, watching TV and reading newspapers and magazines are three priorities of them in the leisure time programs. The satisfaction rate of leisure time spending of 38.28% of them is moderate and they also announced the moderate level of access to facilities and sport places. The results also showed that lack of exercise time (0.688), lack of sport facilities (0.653) and fatigue (0.585) are the main barriers of soldiers to spending their leisure time. Most soldiers (37.71%) mentioned that their awareness rate of the positive effects of exercise in leisure time is in medium level. The soldiers believe that the fitness (0.748), resistance to diseases (0.675) and decline of psychological pressure (0.637) are the main factors to participate in sports programs.

کلیدواژه ها:

leisure time ، sport ، soldier