Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Departmentof Social Sciences, University of Yasouj, Iran
2 Dept. of Sociology, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran
3 PhD in Sociology, Assistant Professor, Yasuj University
4 socioloy-yasouj- iran
Abstract
Successes and failures of national football teams in the FIFA World Cup are potentially able to impact on psycho-social life of people. This research aims to examine the impact of Iran’s national football team results in the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar on Iranian citizens’ hope. The research was carried out using a one-group natural experiment with a pretest and three post-tests on 254 people in Yasouj. The measurement tool was the Adults Dispositional Hope Scale (ADHS) prepared by Snyder (1991) whose psychometric properties has been approved in Iran. The results showed that citizens’ hope has decreased during different stages but it is not statistically significant. Based on the results, hope in the pathway dimension, has been statistically dropped after the defeat of Iran’s national football team in the FIFA World Cup. Given the effect of the sports national team's results on hope, the research concludes that by planning to obtain successful results in international tournaments can improve hope as a necessary need of the country to overcome some of the important problems of society.
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