Abstract

The present research intends to examine the model for elders’ leisure time. This research is a descriptive-analytical study, reported as applied study. The statistical population consists of the faculty members of universities, managers and specialists at Championship Deputy, General Sports Federation and rural sports federation and the sociologists. To analyze data, both descriptive and inferential statistics were used. In the present research, software SPSS22 was used for structural equation and software AMOS was used for design of model. Results from research led to detect eight factors including managerial-political, economic, sociocultural, health, educational, facility, sports, individual-environmental factors affecting elders’ leisure time. Findings from confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the elders’ leisure time can be used. To sum up, the results from research led to design of model for elders’ leisure time so that managerial-political, economic, sociocultural, health, educational, facility, sports, individual-environmental factors with factor loading 0.9, 0.87, 0.85, 0.84, 0.82, 0.76, 0.71 and 0.63 have the highest contribution, respectively. Further, findings from model fitting indices indicate favorable fitting and confirmed model for elders’ leisure.

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