Authors
1 Assistant Professor in Sports Management, Azadshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Azadshahr, Iran.
2 MA Student in Sport Management, Azadshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Azadshahr, Iran.
3 Assistant Professor of Sports Management, Department of Humanities and Sport Science, Gonbad Kavous University, Gonbad Kavous, Iran.
Abstract
Objective: This research was conducted to study the role of job insecurity in emotional exhaustion and deviant behaviours in the workplace of tuition physical education teachers.
Methodology: This applied study was conducted using a survey research method. The statistical population of this research included male and female tuition physical education teachers employed in elementary and secondary schools in Golestan province (N=227). All statistical population members were considered samples, and ultimately, 209 completed questionnaires were collected. The data collection tools of the research included questionnaires on job insecurity (Blotenberg & Richter, 2020), emotional exhaustion (Hills, 2014) and deviant behaviours (Țuclea et al., 2015). Five sports management experts confirmed the validity of the questionnaires. In a preliminary study, Cronbach's alpha coefficients were estimated as 0.77, 0.82, and 0.79 for job insecurity, emotional exhaustion, and deviant behaviours, respectively. The obtained data were analyzed descriptively (mean, standard deviation and percentage of variance) and inferentially (structural equation modelling).
Results: The research showed that job insecurity has a positive and significant effect on the emotional exhaustion of tuition physical education teachers. Also, the lack of job security has a positive and significant effect on deviant behaviours in the work environment of tuition physical education teachers. Finally, the positive and significant effect of job insecurity on deviant behaviours in the work environment of tuition physical education teachers with the mediating role of emotional exhaustion was confirmed.
Conclusion: Based on the findings of this research, it can be concluded that ignoring the job security of physical education teachers can cause emotional exhaustion over time and increase the possibility of them engaging in deviant behaviours. Therefore, creating a supportive environment for tuition physical education teachers and developing policies regarding changing their status in the Ministry of Education is suggested.
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