Designing an Ethical Decision-Making Model for Professional Football Referees in Iran

The present study was designed and conducted with the aim of designing an ethical decision-making model for professional Iranian football referees. The method of the present study was qualitative. The statistical population of the study included experts aware of the subject. The data collection tool in the present study was interview. According to the research results, it was found that the causal conditions in the present model include individual factors, safety factors, regulatory factors and structure and environmental factors. The results also showed that the underlying factors for improving the ethical decision making of referees include knowledge and expertise, values ​​and facilities and equipment. The results showed that the intervening factors include economic factors, political factors, social factors and human factors. According to the research results, the strategies are in four areas: safety and security, development of facilities and equipment, policy-making and education, as well as cultural development. The results of the present study also showed that the consequences of developing ethical decision-making among Iranian professional football referees include individual and professional consequences.