Biological experience of the psychological effects of political doping in Iranian professional football

The present study was designed and conducted with the aim of biological experience of the psychological effects of political doping in Iranian professional football. The method of the present study was a correlation type. The qualitative method used in the present study was phenomenological. Phenomenology studies the actual experiences of individuals, and it is believed that there are substances in these experiences that can be understood and studied. Participants in the present study included professional football players who were active in the Iranian Football Premier League and received political doping experience in sports. The data collection tool in the present study was a semi-structured interview. During this research, 3 main themes and 16 sub-themes were extracted. According to the results of the present study, the psychological effects of political doping in Iranian professional football were identified in three sections, including behavioral effects, psychological effects and social effects.