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Fazli Z, Majidiparast M, Asghari Sarem A, jalilvand M. Presenting A Work-Life Balance Model For Working Women With An Emphasis On Improving The Quality Of Leisure Time. JRSM 2025; 15 (29) :229-251
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1- Ph.D. student in Sports Management, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran.
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Management, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran. ,m.majidiparast@basu.ac.ir
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Management and Accounting, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran.
4- Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran.
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Management, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran. ,
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Management and Accounting, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran.
4- Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran.
Abstract: (4090 Views)
Aim: The aim of the current research was to provide a work-life balance model for working women with an emphasis on improving the quality of free time.
Methods: The current research was interpretative, applied and qualitative based on thematic analysis method. The statistical population was sports management professors and leisure experts, 17 of them were interviewed using the snowball method and considering information saturation. The measurement tool included a semi-structured interview and data were analyzed according to the six stages of thematic analysis.
Result: The results showed that the work-life balance model for working women with an emphasis on improving the quality of leisure time has three dimensions of effective factors (cultural factors, inhibiting factors, motivational factors, facilities and equipment, Consciousness, the characteristics of physical activities in the leisure time program, financial issues and management issues), strategies (educational, managerial and financial strategies) and consequences (increasing vitality, increasing health, economic development and sustainable socio-cultural development).
Conclusion: Leisure time managers should pay attention to educational and management issues and by privatization, proper budget allocation and incentive packages, they should contribute to the prosperity of free time as much as possible and to balance the work and life issues of working women.
Methods: The current research was interpretative, applied and qualitative based on thematic analysis method. The statistical population was sports management professors and leisure experts, 17 of them were interviewed using the snowball method and considering information saturation. The measurement tool included a semi-structured interview and data were analyzed according to the six stages of thematic analysis.
Result: The results showed that the work-life balance model for working women with an emphasis on improving the quality of leisure time has three dimensions of effective factors (cultural factors, inhibiting factors, motivational factors, facilities and equipment, Consciousness, the characteristics of physical activities in the leisure time program, financial issues and management issues), strategies (educational, managerial and financial strategies) and consequences (increasing vitality, increasing health, economic development and sustainable socio-cultural development).
Conclusion: Leisure time managers should pay attention to educational and management issues and by privatization, proper budget allocation and incentive packages, they should contribute to the prosperity of free time as much as possible and to balance the work and life issues of working women.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
sport management
Received: 2024/08/2 | Accepted: 2025/04/8 | ePublished ahead of print: 2025/04/8 | Published: 2025/04/30
Received: 2024/08/2 | Accepted: 2025/04/8 | ePublished ahead of print: 2025/04/8 | Published: 2025/04/30
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