Analysis of Demographic Factors Related to Ethical Decision Making of Soccer Players

Decision making as an organized form of ethical thinking is used as a mediator in solving ethical struggles. The goal of this study is, investigating the condition of ethical decision making in players of premier league and determining its related demographic factors. Research method of present study is descriptive- correlation. Population of study included all soccer players of Iranian premier league in 2012-2013(N=396). From all, 162 soccer players selected from 11 teams as a sample. The Dilemmas in Professional Soccer Questionnaire (DPSQ) was performed for gathering data. Finally, data analyzed by one-way variance analysis (p<0.05) and path analysis. Findings showed that ethical decision making of players had an unfavorable condition and most of players had a low responsibility and judgment, consciously. In addition, findings showed a significant relation between demographic factors (individual, professional and occupation experiences). According to results, determining and growing talented players and managing their individual, professional and occupational ethical experiences may be lead to improving ethical conditions in soccer players.