The Effect of Ethical Behavior on Success with a Modifying Role in Athletics

Observing ethical principles in sports requires effort, having a strong personality, knowledge and understanding of ethical principles, correct understanding of situations and opportunities, heartfelt faith and respect for social norms. Due to this important, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of ethical behavior on success in sports with regard to the moderating role of patience among track and field athletes.               

The design of the present study was descriptive-correlational. The population of the present study was all the elite track and field athletes of the country, from which 330 people were selected as a sample group by random sampling method. The tool for analyzing the questionnaires was the ethical behavior scale and patience and success in sports. Finally, the data were analyzed by structural equation method in Amoss software.

The results of this study show that moral behavior (5.36) and patience (5.28) have a positive and significant effect on success in sports among track and field athletes and the higher the level of moral behavior and patience, the higher the success rate. It also increases in sports. (0.61) and the results also showed that the variable of patience modulates the relationship between moral behavior and success in sports.

By strengthening patience and moral behavior, increased success in sports in order to achieve the goal in elite athletes. And sports psychologists, coaches, sports experts, and athletes are advised to use ethical behavior and patience strategies to increase success.