What determines the place attachment of trekking? (Case study: Mount Tochal)

Spending leisure time under the influence of economic-social developments and global values ​​is one of people's concerns. This research aimed to compile the political relations of serious leisure with the intention of travel and mediation of place attachment among men and women trekking Tehran's Tochal Mountain. The research method was a descriptive correlation implemented in the field. The statistical population of the research is trekking tourists who stay ۱۲ nights a year at the resorts of this mountain. PASS software was used to determine the sample size. Finally, ۲۷۵ samples participated in the research. In order to collect data, the questionnaires of Gould et al. (۲۰۰۸), Ramkinson et al. (۲۰۱۳) and Zhang et al. (۲۰۱۶) were used. In order to analyze the data, descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used using SPSS version ۲۵ and Lisrel version ۸.۸ software. The results showed that the two changes of serious leisure and place attachment could predict approximately ۲۴% of the acceptance change related to travel intention. For this reason, one of the important factors for increasing people's intention to travel for leisure activities is place attachment. Also, the findings show no difference between male and female trekkers of Tochal mountain in terms of serious leisure, place attachment and travel intention score.