The Effect of Win Orientation on Sport Commitment in Women's Football Premier League of Iran

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of win orientation (willingness to win) on sport commitment dimensions in women's football premier league of Iran. Research method was correlation and application in terms of aim. The population consisted of football players of 11 premier league teams in Iran (N=200) who participated in the 2nd Women's Premier League and had at least 6 months of membership in the mentioned teams. The sample was equal to the population. To collect data, Deeter (1988) Questionnaire (6 items, α=0.90) was used to examine win orientation and Scanlon (1993) Sport Commitment Questionnaire (14 items, α=0.86) was applied to examine the reasons why athletes persist to participate in specific sports. For data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics (simple regression and Structural Equation Model) with Amos18 software were used. Results showed that win orientation had an effect on player's sport commitment and regression model predicted almost 34% of the variance of criterion variable. In fact, an increase in win orientation in these football players improves their sport commitment.