Structural relationships of quality of work life, Passion to physical activity and psychological well-being

Document Type : Original research

Authors
Keyvan Entezami Lahijani 1
Nima Majedi 1
Rahim Ramezani Nezhad 2
1 Department of Physical Education, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran
2 Department of Physical Education, University of Gilan, Iran
10.22089/spsyj.2023.14764.2397
Abstract
Introduction: The aim of the current research was to investigate the structural relationships of quality of life, passion for sports and psychological well-being in the employees of the Ministry of Sports and Youth.
Method: The present research method was descriptive-correlation. The statistical population of the research was all the official and contractual employees of the Ministry of Sports and Youth in 1402, of which 173 people were selected by available sampling. Psychological well-being questionnaires of Rief (1989), Marsh et al.'s passion for sports (2013) and Walton's quality of work life (1973) were used to collect data. Data analysis was done with the help of SPSS and AMOS statistical software, Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation test.
Findings: The model fitting results show that the quality of work life model with psychological well-being has a good fit with the mediating role of Passion to physical activity (P<0.05). Also, the direct effects of psychological well-being (β = 0.47, p < 0.01) and Passion to physical activity (β = 0.31, p < 0.01) on the quality of work life are significant.
Conclusion: Based on the results, it can be expected that the quality of working life in sports employees will improve with the increase of psychological well-being and consistent Passion to physical activity. Based on this, it is necessary to pay attention to these variables in organizational productivity.
Keywords
Passion to physical activity
Psychological well-being
Quality of work life
Sports employee

Main Subjects

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Sport Psychology Studies
Volume 12, Issue 45
September 2023
Pages 157-174

  • Receive Date 10 May 2023
  • Revise Date 24 October 2023
  • Accept Date 09 December 2023