Neutrosophic Sets and Systems
Abstract
This study's objective was to assess barriers and facilitators to access to sport utilizing neutrosophic cognitive maps to identify variables contributing to sports participation. Therefore, a qualitative neutrosophic theory ap-proach was taken—this approach allows for mapping of such relationships even in uncertain situations. Data col-lection efforts consisted of expert interviews and surveys of current and former athletes, which were analyzed to create cognitive maps representing interdependent positional relationships of variables such as resources, moti-vation, and governmental resources. Among the major results are that the most prominent barriers are lack of adequate resources, fiscal resources, and socioeconomic equity while the most prominent facilitators are com-munity support, governmental resources, and intrinsic motivation. Ultimately, the cognitive maps illustrate a fluid certainty of interdependence among such factors, with access, both in a physical and financial sense, being the most important findings. Therefore, this research will assist in making more informed sports policy deci-sions to reduce inequity of access to sports while improving infrastructure quality and utilizing neutrosophic cognitive mapping as a practical means for more effectively designed intervention and more sustainable access to sport in the future—impacting sociological status and public health findings.
Recommended Citation
Alcívar-Trejo, Carlos; Karem González-Palma; Fidel Márquez-Sánchez; Fátima Campos-Cárdenas; and Adriana María Estupiñán Sera. "Modeling barriers and facilitators of access to sport through neutrosophic cognitive maps.." Neutrosophic Sets and Systems 84, 1 (2025). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/nss_journal/vol84/iss1/55
