Amin Dehghan Ghahfarokhi; Reza Shahbazi; Abbas Seifollahi
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to characterize green behavior in sporting sites. The present research method is descriptive and survey type that in terms of purpose, practical and in terms of the method is field data collection. The statistical population of this study was all managers, staff, ...
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The purpose of the present study was to characterize green behavior in sporting sites. The present research method is descriptive and survey type that in terms of purpose, practical and in terms of the method is field data collection. The statistical population of this study was all managers, staff, officials, and customers of sports complexes in district 6 of Tehran city and the sample consisted of 384 persons who were selected randomly. The research instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire whose Formal and content validity was confirmed by 12 people of sport and environmental management professors And construct validity also was confirmed by structural equation modeling. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling using SPSS software version 24 and PLs version 3 software. The research findings showed that Green behavior in sports sites has a positive and significant effect on environmental knowledge, environmental orientation, environmental Credibility, environmental requirements, expectation, and economic justification. As a result, Environmental issues observance in sports areas are not only is appropriate for keeping the environment healthy but also it will bring a lot of financial benefits to sports authorities.
