Designing a model for shaping the citizenship behavior of football fans based on the role of social media

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Ph.D. Student in Sports Management, Department of Physical Education, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor of Sports Management, Department of Physical Education, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.

3 Associate Professor of Sports Management, Department of Physical Education, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.

4 Assistant Professor of Sports Management, Department of Physical Education, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran

Abstract

The aim of the current research was to design a model for shaping the citizenship behavior of football fans based on the role of social media. This applied and qualitative research is based on grounded theory with Strauss and Corbin's approach. The statistical population included professors of sports management, sociology and psychology, managers of sports organizations, as well as specialists and activists in the field of social media, 21 of whom participated in research interviews using the snowball method and considering theoretical saturation. The research tool was a semi-structured interview and its validity and reliability were confirmed by using Guba and Lincoln (1985) indices, including validity, transferability, reliability and verifiability, and the retest reliability was 0.89. Data were analyzed using three-stage open, central and selective coding. The results of the research showed that hooliganism, the importance of directing and controlling the crowd and the ability of social media as causal factors; structural factors, management factors and social factors as background factors; socio-cultural factors, economic factors and political factors as intervening factors; educational, management strategies, reforming media, motivational, security and needs assessment policies as a strategy and social development, quality improvement, sports development and injury reduction are the consequences of shaping the citizenship behavior of football fans by relying on the role of social media. Therefore, managers of football clubs and stadiums can use social media to improve and shape the citizenship behavior of their fans.

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  • Receive Date: 08 February 2024
  • Revise Date: 28 April 2024
  • Accept Date: 28 May 2024

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