Sport Sciences Research institute Sport Psychology Studies 2345-2978 10 36 2021 06 22 Investigating the Factors Affecting the Development of Social Growth of Professional Football Players in Iran Investigating the Factors Affecting the Development of Social Growth of Professional Football Players in Iran 197 216 2255 10.22089/spsyj.2020.9410.2033 FA Mohammad Bagher Askarnia Ph.D student of Sport management, Department of Physical Education, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz , Iran 0009-0003-8852-0683 Mohammad Rahim Najafzadeh Department of Physical Education, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran Hamid Janani Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran Jafar Barghi Moghaddam Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz , Iran Journal Article 2020 08 31 <span>The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting the development of social development of professional football players in Iran. The method of the present study was mixed. In the qualitative section, 14 experts aware of the subject of research were identified as a sample. These individuals were selected according to criteria including higher education and related to the field of research, practical experience in the field of research as well as research and scientific background. In the quantitative section, 196 players of the Premier Football League were identified as a research sample. After distributing and collecting research questionnaires, 165 questionnaires were collected and analyzed. The results showed that 25 factors were identified as effective factors on the development of social development of professional football players in Iran. These factors were classified into 5 categories including individual, family, sports, technical and cultural factors.</span> <span>The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting the development of social development of professional football players in Iran. The method of the present study was mixed. In the qualitative section, 14 experts aware of the subject of research were identified as a sample. These individuals were selected according to criteria including higher education and related to the field of research, practical experience in the field of research as well as research and scientific background. In the quantitative section, 196 players of the Premier Football League were identified as a research sample. After distributing and collecting research questionnaires, 165 questionnaires were collected and analyzed. The results showed that 25 factors were identified as effective factors on the development of social development of professional football players in Iran. These factors were classified into 5 categories including individual, family, sports, technical and cultural factors.</span> https://spsyj.ssrc.ac.ir/article_2255_c2ba1bc54b239208cb37b901c0d3b363.pdf