Investigating the effect of inability to repay debts on motivation, mental strength, professional commitment and performance of athletes in football clubs

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of inability to repay debts on motivation, mental strength, professional commitment and performance of athletes in football clubs. The present research is a descriptive research that from the perspective of purpose is one of the applied research that was conducted in the field. The method of the present study is a survey in terms of data collection method. The statistical population of the present study includes all athletes in Iranian football clubs, but accurate information about the number of these people is not available. Based on the Cochran sample size formula in the uncertainty of the population size, 384 people were identified as the research sample. Data collection tool included a questionnaire. The results showed that the inability to repay debts has a significant negative effect on motivation, mental strength, professional commitment and performance of athletes in football clubs. In other words, the inability to repay debts has caused behavioral and attitude problems among athletes in football clubs.