Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Assistant Professor in Sports Management, Payame Noor University
2 M.A. in Sports Management, Payame Noor University
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between perceived social support and communication skills with how to spend leisure time relying on the physical activity of female high school students in Tehran. The research method is descriptive-correlational and has been performed in the field. The statistical population of the study was all 72500 female high school students in Tehran, which according to Morgan's table, 382 people are Multi-stage cluster selected. The research tools used were Ebrahimi et al.'s (2011) leisure questionnaire, Zimet et al.'s (1988) socially perceived social support questionnaire, and Barton's (1990) communication skills questionnaire. The results showed that there is a significant positive relationship between communication skills and perceived social support and how to spend leisure time relying on the physical activity of female high school students in Tehran. A positive and significant relationship between communication skills and perceived social support was also confirmed. Therefore, education managers are advised to be diligent in developing students' communication skills and to understand the perceived social support and development of communication skills as important factors in the development of leisure time by relying on physical activity.
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