The effect of serious leisure and specialized recreational behaviors on spatial attachment with the mediating role of lifestyle among (athletic students of Maragheh city)

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of serious leisure and specialized recreational behaviors on spatial attachment with the role of lifestyle mediation among (student-athletes in Maragheh). The nature of the present study is descriptive-survey and correlational. The sample size included 384 male and female student-athletes of Maragheh city who were randomly selected and classified into clusters. The sample size consisted of 384 male and female student-athletes of Maragheh city who were randomly selected and categorized. To collect data from the field of data collection in this study, Gold et al.'s (2011) Serious Leisure Questionnaire, Kyle et al.'s (2005) Spatial Attachment Questionnaire, McFarlane (1994) Recreation Specialization Questionnaire, and Lifestyle Questionnaire Khanfir, 1398, the validity of the questionnaires was confirmed and the reliability of the questionnaires (0.95, 0.79, 0.874 and 0.832) was obtained to analyze the data from SPSS software and smartpls3 Used. Also, structural equation analysis has been used to study the model. The results of data analysis showed that serious leisure time on spatial attachment with lifestyle mediation of 0.597 and in a positive direction, specialized recreational behaviors on spatial attachment with lifestyle mediation of 0.688 and in Positive and significant direction and serious leisure and specialized recreational behaviors have a positive and significant effect on spatial attachment with the role of lifestyle mediator at the rate of 0.697 among (student-athletes of Maragheh city).