The Model of Psychological Components Affecting the Participation of Veterans and Disabled in Sport Activities

The purpose of this study was to Presenting the Model of Psychological Components Affecting the Participation of Veterans and Disabled in Sport Activities. The present research in terms of purpose is applied and In terms of data collection method is Descriptive-survey. In the first part (qualitative) for conducting field interviews, the statistical community of the study consisted of academics Professors aware of the issue of disabled sports, some of the managers of the sports field of the disabled (Veterans and Disabled Sports Federation), as well as disabled and veteran athletes, Objectives were selected for qualitative interviews on the topic of research (12 interviews with 12 people and continued to theoretical saturation). In the second part (quantitatively), after collecting the data from the qualitative research, a questionnaire on social-cultural components affecting the participation of the disabled in physical activity was performed and this questionnaire (18 items in the form of 3 components) among the athlete's Veterans and Disabled (386 people) were distributed. The validity and reliability of both measuring instruments (interview and questionnaire) were confirmed. The elongation and skidding indices are used to investigate the distribution of data (normal or abnormal) and to investigate and answer the research questions, compilation of the model and structural model of SPSS software version 24, Smart PLS Version 2.0 and Pro Max QDA Pro version were used. The results of this study showed that 18 conceptual codes and 3 main categories are the psychological components that affect the participation of disabled people in sport activities.