Journal of Rescue Relief

en Contextual Factors Affecting the Role of Family in Sports Socialization among the Athlete Relief Workers of the Red Crescent Society Contextual Factors Affecting the Role of Family in Sports Socialization among the Athlete Relief Workers of the Red Crescent Society سایر موارد مرتبط با بحران، حوادث وامدادونجات Other matters related to crisis, disasters and rescue & relief پژوهشي Research article <div style="text-align: left;">INTRODUCTION: Considering the role of socialization factors in encouraging people to participate in sports and the importance of the family in this process, the present study aimed to assess the contextual factors affecting the role of the family in sports socialization among the athlete relief workers of the Red Crescent Society. METHODS: This exploratory qualitative research used the Glaser Grounded theory. The statistical population of the research included 16 professors of sports sociology and experts of the Red Crescent Society, who were interviewed using a targeted non-probability sampling method with maximum diversity or heterogeneity based on the theoretical saturation index. The data were analyzed based on three stages: open, axial, and selective coding. FINDINGS: According to the findings, the contextual factors include the two main categories of community conditions and family conditions and six subcategories, including management and structural limitations, financial and facility limitations, little participation of parents in sports activities, little family investment in sports, emotional support, and raising families' awareness of sports. CONCLUSION: Apart from physical strength, people need to meet other requirements to become an athlete. Moreover, in addition to individual abilities, facilities, access to opportunities, and socialization factors, such as family and community conditions, have also major roles to play in the process of becoming an athlete.</div> INTRODUCTION: Considering the role of socialization factors in encouraging people to participate in sports and the importance of the family in this process, the present study aimed to assess the contextual factors affecting the role of the family in sports socialization among the athlete relief workers of the Red Crescent Society. METHODS: This exploratory qualitative research used the Glaser Grounded theory. The statistical population of the research included 16 professors of sports sociology and experts of the Red Crescent Society, who were interviewed using a targeted non-probability sampling method with maximum diversity or heterogeneity based on the theoretical saturation index. The data were analyzed based on three stages: open, axial, and selective coding. FINDINGS: According to the findings, the contextual factors include the two main categories of community conditions and family conditions and six subcategories, including management and structural limitations, financial and facility limitations, little participation of parents in sports activities, little family investment in sports, emotional support, and raising families' awareness of sports. CONCLUSION: Apart from physical strength, people need to meet other requirements to become an athlete. Moreover, in addition to individual abilities, facilities, access to opportunities, and socialization factors, such as family and community conditions, have also major roles to play in the process of becoming an athlete. Athlete relief workers, Family, Qualitative study, Role of family, Sports socialization Athlete relief workers, Family, Qualitative study, Role of family, Sports socialization 162 168 http://jorar.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-806-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Zeynab Mohammadzadeh زینب محمدزاده virastar2009@yahoo.com 2217969900 0009-0000-1675-6732 No PhD student of Department of Sociology of Sports, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran جمعیت هلال احمر Ali Baseri 100319475328460011334 100319475328460011334 Yes Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Shahla Hojjat 100319475328460011335 100319475328460011335 No Assistant Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran Shiva Azadfada 100319475328460011336 100319475328460011336 No Associate Professor, Department of Business Management, Faculty of Management, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Zahra Alipour Darvishi 100319475328460011337 100319475328460011337 No Associate Professor, Department of Business Management, Faculty of Management, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran