Investigating the effect of inability to repay debts on motivation, mental strength, professional commitment and performance of athletes in football clubs

Document Type : Original research

Authors
Ali Jafari 1
Adel Shahoolizadeh 2
1 Department of Accounting, Bonab Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bonab, Iran
2 Department of Accounting, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran
10.22089/spsyj.2021.10645.2191
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of inability to repay debts on motivation, mental strength, professional commitment and performance of athletes in football clubs. The present research is a descriptive research that from the perspective of purpose is one of the applied research that was conducted in the field. The method of the present study is a survey in terms of data collection method. The statistical population of the present study includes all athletes in Iranian football clubs, but accurate information about the number of these people is not available. Based on the Cochran sample size formula in the uncertainty of the population size, 384 people were identified as the research sample. Data collection tool included a questionnaire. The results showed that the inability to repay debts has a significant negative effect on motivation, mental strength, professional commitment and performance of athletes in football clubs. In other words, the inability to repay debts has caused behavioral and attitude problems among athletes in football clubs.
Keywords
Debt
Motivation
Professional Commitment
Mental Strength
Performance

Main Subjects

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Sport Psychology Studies
Volume 11, Issue 40 - Serial Number 40
November 2022
Pages 181-200

  • Receive Date 04 June 2021
  • Revise Date 26 September 2021
  • Accept Date 09 October 2021