Mohammad Alimardani; Abolfazl Farahani; Hamid Ghasemi
Volume 4, Issue 1 , September 2015, , Pages 25-35
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The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between organizational culture and organizational entrepreneurship in Head Office of Sport and Youth, Qom province. This study is of descriptive studies and correlation types. Statistical population included all employees of Head Office of Sport ...
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The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between organizational culture and organizational entrepreneurship in Head Office of Sport and Youth, Qom province. This study is of descriptive studies and correlation types. Statistical population included all employees of Head Office of Sport and Youth in Qom province, who were 55 people. Due to the low number of this statistical population, holistic sampling method was used. Measurement tools of this study were included Cameron and Quinn's organizational culture questionnaire (1999) and Samadaghai's organizational entrepreneurship questionnaire (2007). Validity of the questionnaires were confirmed by some of sport management experts and its reliability by Cronbach's alpha for two questionnaires obtained as 0.96. To analyze the data, descriptive (frequency, percentage frequency) and inferential statistics (Kolmogrov-Smirnov test, pearson corelation test, simple regression test and multiple regression) were applied at significance level of 0.05. Data analysis was done in SPSS.16 software. Results of Pearson's correlation analysis demonstrated a significantly positive relationship between variable of organizational culture and its four components (group culture, adhocracy culture, market culture and hierarchical culture) in Head Office of Sport and Youth, Qom province. Results of simple regression test represented that organizational culture predicted 68.2% of changes related to organizational entrepreneurship. Results of multiple regression test represented that components organizational culture predicted 67.9% of changes related to organizational entrepreneurship as well. Considering these findings, probably proper organizational culture promoted entrepreneurship in Head Office of Sport and Youth, Qom province.
kianoosh shajie; Abolfazl Farahani; Hamid Ghasemi
Volume 3, Issue 4 , June 2015, , Pages 95-103
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This study aims to investigate the quality of friendly relationships among coaches and sport team players selected from Khorasan Razavi province. Regarding the purpose, the 27 items scale for friendly relationship quality in sport (SFQS) structured by Wise and Smith (1999) Were distributed among 341 ...
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This study aims to investigate the quality of friendly relationships among coaches and sport team players selected from Khorasan Razavi province. Regarding the purpose, the 27 items scale for friendly relationship quality in sport (SFQS) structured by Wise and Smith (1999) Were distributed among 341 players from group reports such as football, basketball, volleyball, handball and also individual sports like run and Fields, taekwondo, swimming and wrestling in Khorasan Razavi provincebased on the formula for estimating sample size (Morgan table) and cluster sampling at the range of 13 to 17 years old whom friendly relationships and friendship quality is more important to them.
According to determined norm for this questionnaire, 5-point Likert scale was used. Content validity of instrument was calculated by practitioners and reliability at a panel study was 0.85. To analyze data, one-way ANOVA and spearman correlation was used at 0.05 level. Results show that there is a meaningful relation between subscales of support and enhancing self esteem (F=2.107, p=0/024), honesty and intimacy (F=2.366, p=0/021), common traits (F=4.867, p=0.001) and accompanying and geniality (F=2.648, p=0.006) separately to sport fields and there is no meaningful relation between subscales of solving conflict (F=1.130, p=0.285) and conflict (F=1.698, p=0.207).
Overall, the results show that friendship quality could have an important role in solving problems related coaches and players and figuring a relation border maybe a key to solve many problems like self-esteem, stress, accompanying, conflict and so on
Abolfazl Farahani; Hamid Ghasemi; Habib Honari; Mohammad Rasoul Khodadadi
Volume 3, Issue 3 , March 2015, , Pages 51-64
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This research aims to validate and factor analysis of Fan Based Brand Equity (FBBE) questionnaire offootball in Iranian super league clubs that was descriptive-analysis and done through survey method. Thestatistic society was football club fans of 13thfootball super league and sample society was 880 ...
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This research aims to validate and factor analysis of Fan Based Brand Equity (FBBE) questionnaire offootball in Iranian super league clubs that was descriptive-analysis and done through survey method. Thestatistic society was football club fans of 13thfootball super league and sample society was 880 of chosenseven clubs using Qucran sampling method done by available sample using random category andclustering methods. The instrument was author made questionnaire of FBBE. Total reliability was(CVI=0.91) and validity was surveyed in 2 pilot methods of test-retest (ICC= 0.89) and Chronbach thatshowed upper than 0.8 for 52 questions and lower for 2 ones, that were eliminated from questionnairefinally. Firstly, data were analyzed for descriptive of mean, Std. frequencies, percentiles and charts, then,descriptive statistical were evaluated for all variables. Using KS showed that distribution was normal, andAmos were used for exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The results showed that collected dataare in line with research theory model with amounts of 20.86 for Chi-Square and 0.066 for significant thatis more than 0.05. (GFI) is 0.984 that is a desirable amount for Model fitting. (RMSEA) is 0.064 andconsidering that the amount is less than 0.07 it can be rule to acceptance of research model. (TLI) index is0.968, (CFI) index is 0.989 and (PNFI) is 0529 that all are showing desired fitting and acceptance ofresearch model. The results of Regression estimation show that traits and brand association benefits factorshave no relation on loyalty of Iranian super league fans. Brand association attitudes and brandidentification factors have direct and significant relation with loyalty to brand in Iranian super league fans.
Abdol Mehdi Nasirzadeh; Abolfazl Farahani; Hamid Khezri
Volume 3, Issue 2 , November 2014, , Pages 11-26
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The purpose of this research was to designing implementing strategy model for department of sport and youth of kerman province by BSC approach.The statistical sample of this research was 30 individuals of physical education professors of higher education institues of province and administrative managers ...
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The purpose of this research was to designing implementing strategy model for department of sport and youth of kerman province by BSC approach.The statistical sample of this research was 30 individuals of physical education professors of higher education institues of province and administrative managers of sport teams super leagues and high levels of the province sport managers and students of master of administrative management of sport. The sample of this study were chosen purposefully (22 people in the quantitative study, and 8 people in the qualitative study). The qualitative interview and self-made questioner were used as investigation tools. Reliability and validity of self-made questioner were assured by physical education experts and university faculty members opinions. The pilot study as well as internal validity was found to be applicable by cronbach's alpha coefficient (α=. /82). Collected data analyzed by x2, Klomogorov Smirnov, cronbach's alpha, and logical inductive reasoning. The research finding showed the department of sport of kerman province had four perspectives ,such as finance ,customer ,internal process ,learning and growth, 14 strategy in the different perspectives as well as 29 strategic objective, 84 measurements, 112 initiatives. Ultimately, it can be concluded that suggested perspectives ,strategic objectives ,measurements, qualitative objectives, and initiatives have potentiality of being applied in practicing strategies due to the relationship between department of sport of kerman vision and strategies and its strategies objectives, measurements, and initiatives.
Loghman Keshavarz; Abolfazl Farahani; Parvaneh Khajehpour
Volume 3, Issue 2 , November 2014, , Pages 89-99
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The purpose of this study was to design relationship model of emotional intelligence and multiple intelligence in Kohgloyah and Boyer-Ahmad province General Administration of youth and sport. Statistical population included all personnel of Kohgloyah and Boyer-Ahmad General Administration of Youth and ...
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The purpose of this study was to design relationship model of emotional intelligence and multiple intelligence in Kohgloyah and Boyer-Ahmad province General Administration of youth and sport. Statistical population included all personnel of Kohgloyah and Boyer-Ahmad General Administration of Youth and Sport (N = 121), that all of them were chosen purposefully for research sample. The Gardner (1999) questionnaire of multiple intelligence and Siberia Shrink (1986) questionnaire of emotional intelligence were used to achieve the research objectives. Validity of the two questionnaires was confirmed by 15 experts and their reliability were studied in a preliminary study with 30 subjects and calculated as 0.81, and 0.87 respectively. Analysis of the collected data done by descriptive approach and inferential statistics methods, including single sample t-test, confirmation factor analysis and structural equations through SPSS.V.20 and AMOS.V.20 software. Results of the research showed that multiple intelligence and emotional intelligence in Kohgloyah and Boyer-Ahmad province General Administration of Youth and Sport are desirable. There is a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and multiple intelligence and all their sub-scales. Emotional intelligence has a noteworthy effect on multiple intelligence in Kohgloyah and Boyer-Ahmad province General Administration of Sports and Youth. Also their relationship model has desirable goodness. Since multiple intelligence has been created of many forms of other intelligences, and the emotional intelligence can be educated, it is recommended to use the multiple intelligences for increasing human resources effectiveness and efficiency in Kohgloyah and Boyer-Ahmad province, General Administration of youth and sport.
Abolfazl Farahani; Loghman Keshavarz; Hamid Ghasemi; Nasrin Azizian
Volume 3, Issue 1 , August 2014, , Pages 127-138
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The purpose of this research was to analyze of social capitals of academic members of physical education faculties in Iran. Statistical population of this study included all of the faculty members of Iran's physical education colleges in 2013 (N=520). On the basis of Morgan table, 220 persons were stratified ...
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The purpose of this research was to analyze of social capitals of academic members of physical education faculties in Iran. Statistical population of this study included all of the faculty members of Iran's physical education colleges in 2013 (N=520). On the basis of Morgan table, 220 persons were stratified randomly selected of research samples. To achieve the research goals, researcher made questionnaire with 33 questions was used. Validity of questionnaire was confirmed by 15 experts and its reliability was studied in a preliminary study with 30 subjects and calculated as 0.93 respectively. For data analysis the descriptive statistics and inferential statistics methods, including Kolmogorov- Smirnov, Single sample T-student test, and the method of structural equations model by application of AMOS Graphics V.18 software and SPSS.V.16 were used. Research findings showed that solidarity factor with coefficient of 0.85, trust and cooperation factors with coefficient of 0.77, mutual respect factor with coefficient of 0.74, participation factor with coefficient of 0.68, and social network factor with coefficient of 0.48 have the most effect at the social capital of faculty members of Iran's physical education colleges. Social capital is desirable among faculty members of Iran's physical education colleges.
Loghman Keshavarz; Abolfazl Farahani; Zahra Asghari
Volume 2, Issue 4 , May 2014, , Pages 67-78
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The purpose of this research was to design relationship model of career self-efficacy and organizational intelligence at the ministry of youth and sports of Iran. Statistical population of this study included all of employees that working at the all levels (the managerial and operational levels) ministry ...
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The purpose of this research was to design relationship model of career self-efficacy and organizational intelligence at the ministry of youth and sports of Iran. Statistical population of this study included all of employees that working at the all levels (the managerial and operational levels) ministry of youth and sports in Iran (N=850). On the basis of Morgan table, 265 persons were cluster-randomly selected of research samples. To achieve the research goals, Scherer public self-efficiency and Albrecht organizational intelligence questioners were used. Content validity and face validity of two questionnaires was confirmed by 15 experts and their reliability were studied in a preliminary study with 30 subjects and calculated as (r= 0.799), and (r=0.920) respectively. For data analysis the descriptive statistics and inferential statistics methods, including Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Single sample T-student test, and path analysis were used and for determination of the causal relationship between variables the method of structural equations model by application of Amos.V.18 graphics software and SPSS.V.16 were used. Research findings showed that career self-efficacy and organization intelligence are not desirable. Career self- efficacy with coefficient of (E=0.58) has an impact on organizational intelligence at the ministry of youth and sports, and also there is a significant relationship between them. Also at their relationship appetite for change with coefficient of 0.83, sprit and alignment and congruence with coefficient of 0.79, shared fate and knowledge development with coefficient of 0.64, and strategic vision with coefficient of 0.59 have the most roles. With regard to impact career self-efficacy on organizational intelligence in the Ministry of youth and sport, it’s recommended that their relationship model is used in this ministry’s planning and decisions-making.
Abolfazl Farahani; Hamid Ghasemi; Nasrollah Mohammadi
Volume 2, Issue 3 , March 2014, , Pages 61-74
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Depends on the development and promotion of entrepreneurial behavior and various factors such as personality and psychological characteristics and environmental and structural factors. This paper considers the environmental factors affecting the entrepreneurial spirit of students graduate ...
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Depends on the development and promotion of entrepreneurial behavior and various factors such as personality and psychological characteristics and environmental and structural factors. This paper considers the environmental factors affecting the entrepreneurial spirit of students graduate in Physical Education. The study population comprised all persons who, during the years 2007 to 2013 with Master's degree graduated in Physical Education from the University of Payame noor. Sample using stratified random sampling proportional to size 203 are selected. Environmental factors include the size of the social, cultural, economic, political, educational, environmental and international researcher-made questionnaire and entrepreneurial spirit has been assessed by kordenaeej questionnaire. In order to fit the observed pattern and the role of environmental factors on the entrepreneurial skills of confirmatory factor analysis and path analysis were used. The data from the male and Amos software (SPSS) was analyzed. There was a high correlation (73%) graduates between environmental factors and entrepreneurial spirit
Abdolmehdi Nasirzadeh; Abolfazl Farahani; Shamsodin Rezaei; Maryam Vatan Doost
Volume 2, Issue 3 , March 2014, , Pages 129-144
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Today, most developed countries are in transition from bureaucratic to entrepreneurial status. Hence, identifying and developing the entrepreneurial characteristics are particularly important especially for managers. The main purpose of this study is to assess the executive managers’ entrepreneurial ...
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Today, most developed countries are in transition from bureaucratic to entrepreneurial status. Hence, identifying and developing the entrepreneurial characteristics are particularly important especially for managers. The main purpose of this study is to assess the executive managers’ entrepreneurial in sport organizations of Iran. This research is descriptive-survey and a kind of exploration based on field study. The statistical society is included all managers of physical education organization of all provinces and all cities of Iran. The sample is 169 persons of the statistical society which selected by using Morgan Table. it was used a standard questionnaire for this study’s. The results indicate that Variables of ambition (self-confidence) and the independence of physical education managers are very high, the risk taking variable is high, and the variables of leadership, motivation and persistence are less than average. overall the entrepreneurial index among the managers of all organization of physical education is 2/58 which is a little more than average (2/5) indicating average level state of entrepreneurial is average. As a result, for promoting the entrepreneurial, developing the personally traits of managers are necessary
Masoume Hoseini; Abolfazl Farahani; Mohammad Ali Ghareh
Volume 2, Issue 2 , December 2013, , Pages 119-135
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The purpose of current study was to identify and prioritize the evaluation indicators of the performance
soccer coaches in Iran premier league from the viewpoint of coaches and soccer players. Statistical
population consisted of all soccer head coaches and ...
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The purpose of current study was to identify and prioritize the evaluation indicators of the performance
soccer coaches in Iran premier league from the viewpoint of coaches and soccer players. Statistical
population consisted of all soccer head coaches and coaches (n=72) and Iranian’s soccer players
(n=277) in 10th premier league (2010-2011). Total population was chosen as the sample which, in last,
70 coaches and 197 soccer players, totally 267 persons, participated in this study. The date was
collected using a five Likert-type scale questionnaire include 60 items by a Semi-Structured interview. The validity was confirmed by knowledgeable masters, soccer experts and coaches. The reliability was
calculated by Cronbach’s alpha (α= 0.92). Exploratory factor analysis with a Direct oblimin rotation, ANOVA with repeated measure and Bonferroni post-hoc at P<0.05 significance level were used for data analysis. Based on the result of factor analysis, 57 items were classified into five factors. The most significant factors in evaluating the performance of soccer coaches are Technical & Educational (15 items), Behavioral and Cultural (13 items), Team and Personal Management (11 items), Preservation and Promotion of Team (10 items), and Experience and Background (8 items), respectively. Also, there was a significant difference between the priority of all evaluation factors of coaches' performance (except between Technical & Educational and Behavioral & Cultural) (P≤ 0.05). Finally, sport experts and managers can evaluate the coaches by technical criteria according to the high priority of Technical
& Educational and Behavioral and Cultural factors in this study; and evaluating the behavioral and cultural skills of coaches is important because of their vast communication with soccer players.
Abolfazl Farahani; Elham Gholampour; Amin Adelkhani
Volume 2, Issue 1 , September 2013, , Pages 121-138
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Management and policies governing on education in educational faculties and departments are among theinfluencing factors in gaining ability and job preparation of graduated students. In addition, the students'perspectives, as the goal population, are taken into consideration in shaping the job expectations.Therefore, ...
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Management and policies governing on education in educational faculties and departments are among theinfluencing factors in gaining ability and job preparation of graduated students. In addition, the students'perspectives, as the goal population, are taken into consideration in shaping the job expectations.Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to examine the role of management and policymaking ofphysical education faculties and departments in directing the job expectations of students via analyzingtheir postgraduate students' perspectives. The method of this study was descriptive-survey conductedbased on field study approach. The statistical population of the research consisted of all postgraduatephysical education students studying in 2011-2012. Applying Morgan Formula, 330 subjects have beenrandomly selected among this population through cluster sampling. The research instrument consisted ofa researcher-made questionnaire that has been distributed among respondents after ensuring its validityand reliability (α=0.84). Descriptive statistics and Univariate t-test have been utilized to analyze thecollected data. The results of the study showed that the respondents evaluated the role of governmentalpolicymaking in their job expectations and job satisfactions "high" and "moderate" to "high" respectively.In addition, the findings showed that the role of theoretical training in their career future is between"moderate" to "high", while the role of practical and skills training in their career future is "high". Thefindings also indicated that the effects of social and cultural factors as well as economic and living factorson students' job expectations were evaluated to be "moderate" to "high" and "high" respectively. It wasalso demonstrated that the mean disparity of all research items with the hypothetical mean of three hasbeen meaningful (Pfaculties and departments is very important and vital. Regarding the findings of this study, the strategiessuggested by researchers to the curriculum planners and educational content suppliers in postgraduatedegree of physical education in respect to shifting the orientation of current educational systems fromtraining-based system towards research-based system, and research-based courses towards making skillsand entrepreneurship environments is according to the provided strategies.
Abdolmedi Nasirzadeh; Mahmood Goodarzi; Abolfazl Farahani
Volume 1, Issue 4 , April 2013, , Pages 31-42
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The approach of this research was to establishing applicable strategy model of Wrestling Federation by BSC approach. The statistical population consists 90 of the Federation general assembly members, experts and elites who were familiar with Federation. The sample of this study were chosen purposefully ...
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The approach of this research was to establishing applicable strategy model of Wrestling Federation by BSC approach. The statistical population consists 90 of the Federation general assembly members, experts and elites who were familiar with Federation. The sample of this study were chosen purposefully (79 people in the quantitative study, and 11 people in the qualitative study).the qualitative interview and self-made questioner were used as investigation tools. Reliability and validity of self-made questioner was assured through physical education experts and university teaching faculty members opinions. The pilot study as well as internal validity was found to be applicable by cronbach’s alpha coefficient (α=. /83). Collected data analyzed by x2 Klomogorov Smirnov, cronbach’s alpha ,and logical inductive reasoning. The research finding showed the federation had four perspectives ,such as finance ,customer ,internal process ,learning and growth and as well as 16 strategic objective (4 objectives on the finance perspective,5 objective on the customer perspective,3 objective on the internal process perspectives , and 4 objective on the learning and growth perspective),45 measurements (10 measurements on the finance perspective,30 measurements on the customer perspective,7 measurements on the internal process perspectives, and 18 measurements on the learning and growth perspective) 98 initiatives. In the Wrestling federation strategy map there were cause and effect relationships among all perspective and also among some of the different objectives .Ultimately it can be concluded that , suggested perspectives ,strategic objectives ,measurements, qualitative objectives, and initiatives have potentiality of being applied in practicing strategies of federation due to the relationship between federation vision and strategies and its strategies objectives, measurements, qualitative objectives, and initiatives
Abolfazl Farahani
Volume 1, Issue 3 , March 2013, , Pages 51-56
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The aim of this research is codification the national motor fitness norm, so this paper reviews the state of motor fitness factors among nationwide test volunteers who to enter payam noor university between years 89 and 90. Some factors such as muscular strength, shoulder girdle and abdomen strength, ...
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The aim of this research is codification the national motor fitness norm, so this paper reviews the state of motor fitness factors among nationwide test volunteers who to enter payam noor university between years 89 and 90. Some factors such as muscular strength, shoulder girdle and abdomen strength, agility, muscular force and cardio – respiratory endurance were investigated in this study.
This test included in two years entrance of university. The statistic population was 2100 persons and 530 subjects were selected as a sample. We use some tools to gather like as physical fitness and general health questionnaires, scales, tape, sit –up test, 4x9 meters and 800 meters run. For data analysis were used chi-square tests, t test, , pearson correlation coefficients. Final result of this study is codification the national motor fitness norm male physical education volunteers.
The best indexes in this norm were: the stretch horizontal bars over 25 times, sit- up more than 29 times, 4x9 m run less than 9 seconds and throwing the medicine ball up to 12/7 and the perform of all tests less than 149 seconds. Also the weakest (very poor) indexes in this norm were: the stretch horizontal bars less than 10 times, sit-up less than 10times, 4x9 m run more than 16/02 seconds and throwing the medicine ball bellow 4/28 and the perform of all tests more than 213 seconds.
This index can be as scientific criteria for accepting applicants to enter physical education major. Moreover, it can help the physical education planners to classification and even provide the practical reparative course of volunteers.
Abolfazl Farahani; Yaghoub Badri Azarin; Elham Mohammadi Aghdam
Volume 1, Issue 1 , September 2012, , Pages 29-38
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The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between motivation factors and burnout in physical education teachers of Tabriz based on the ERG model. It is a descriptive- solidarity research. The social statistics of this study were all of the physical education teachers of Tabriz in Guidance ...
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The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between motivation factors and burnout in physical education teachers of Tabriz based on the ERG model. It is a descriptive- solidarity research. The social statistics of this study were all of the physical education teachers of Tabriz in Guidance and High schools. Appling Morgan sample table in 2012, 226 teachers out of 500 Tabriz’s physical education teachers in guidance and high schools were selected. The data were collected by the ERG requirement questionnaire and Maslutch Burnout Inventory (MBI). Statistical Pearson correlation, t-test and step by step regression were used independently for data analysis. The results showed the physical education teachers believed that other teachers’ attitude about physical teaching education was not agreeable and they believed that physical education coarses required less effort than the others. There was direct relationship between Alderfer motivation needs and Job Burnout. However, only two factors of dependence and physiological needs were the predictors of jobBurnout (P<0.01).
Gholamreza Shabani; Abolfazl Farahani; Hamideh Latifi
Volume 1, Issue 1 , September 2012, , Pages 49-58
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The purpose of this research is the determination of the relationship between workaholism and quality of life among the female physical education teachers in Kermanshah .This research is a kind of descriptive – correlation investigation and has been carried out according to field study. The ...
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The purpose of this research is the determination of the relationship between workaholism and quality of life among the female physical education teachers in Kermanshah .This research is a kind of descriptive – correlation investigation and has been carried out according to field study. The statistical society of this project includes 101 female physical education teachers in Kermanshah based on Kerjesi and Morgan table. Of those, 80 persons have been randomly chosen as a statistical sample. Workaholism (Spins and Rabins) and quality of life (War and Sherborn) questionnaires have been used in order to collect the data .Their stability has been determined through Keronbakh Alfa as 82% and 85%, respectively. The statistical methods of Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficient has been used for analyzing the data. The results of the research showed that there was a strong meaningful negative relationship between teacher’s workaholism and quality of life. In other word, when the degree of workaholism increases, the degree of the quality of life decreases consequently. There was a meaningful negative performance between workaholism and the components of quality of life (general health, social performance, energy, emotions and mental health). Therefore, the teachers are advised to observe moderation and to avoid the excesses and wastage and to try for maintaining their mental health.
