Identifying Factors Affecting Aggression among Iranian Female Premier League Football Players

he purpose of this study was to identify factors affecting the incidence of aggression among players in the Iranian women's soccer Premier League. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to identify factors which promote aggression. The findings showed that seven factors affected the players and made them resort to aggression: 1) psychological factors, 2) internal motivations, 3) result-orientation, 4) the facilities and conditions of the stadium, 5) team-orientation, 6) group modeling, and 7) the fans and the referees’ judgment. The findings also showed that the research method was highly proportional to the statistical population. In light of the findings of this study, future studies can determine the strength, intensity and weakness of these factors at different levels of women's competitions, plan to eliminate control, manage them, have a very effective role in reducing female aggression as well as increasing and improving the individual and team performance of the players.