University of Tehran Sport Management Journal 2008-9341 10 1 2018 05 22 An Examination of the Role of Social Support in Women’s Sport Commitment to Sports An Examination of the Role of Social Support in Women’s Sport Commitment to Sports 137 148 67333 10.22059/jsm.2018.203847.1606 FA Elaheh Hosseini PhD Student in Sport Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran Farzam Farzan Assistant Professor in Sport Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran 0000-0002-5349-3246 Journal Article 2016 04 10 The aim of this study was to examine the role of social support in sport commitment of the women participating in sport activities. The population consisted of all women who participated in sport activities in Mazandaran province. 297 women were selected as the sample. A demographic questionnaire, Social Support Questionnaire (Wax et al., 1986) and Sport Commitment Model (Scanlan, 1993) were used to collect the data after their validity and reliability were determined. Findings indicated that sport commitment had a positive and significant relationship with family support, friends’ support and others’ support. Path analysis test showed that social support factors (family support, friends’ support, others’ support) directly affected sport commitment. The section of total effect indicated that friends’ support had the largest effect on sport commitment (<em>β</em>=0.38). Endogenous variables’ R-square indicated that %36 of sport commitment variance was explained by exogenous variables. Finally, the model showed a good fit to the data The aim of this study was to examine the role of social support in sport commitment of the women participating in sport activities. The population consisted of all women who participated in sport activities in Mazandaran province. 297 women were selected as the sample. A demographic questionnaire, Social Support Questionnaire (Wax et al., 1986) and Sport Commitment Model (Scanlan, 1993) were used to collect the data after their validity and reliability were determined. Findings indicated that sport commitment had a positive and significant relationship with family support, friends’ support and others’ support. Path analysis test showed that social support factors (family support, friends’ support, others’ support) directly affected sport commitment. The section of total effect indicated that friends’ support had the largest effect on sport commitment (<em>β</em>=0.38). Endogenous variables’ R-square indicated that %36 of sport commitment variance was explained by exogenous variables. Finally, the model showed a good fit to the data https://jsm.ut.ac.ir/article_67333_697e8802a76844ae5a6890bb58ec8139.pdf