Subjective happiness levels of staff working in provincial organization of general directorate of sport

Journal Title: Uluslararası Spor Egzersiz ve Antrenman Bilimi dergisi - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 1

Abstract

Aim: The purpose of this study was investigate to level of subjective happiness levels of staff who works in provincial organization of General Directorate of Sport. Material and Methods: The study group of the research consisted of 400 staff (164 female, 236 male) who works in General Directorate of Sport’s İstanbul, Trabzon, Malatya and Tokat Youth Services and Sport provincial directorates. In the study as data collection tool; Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS) which developed by Lyubomirsky & Lepper (1999) and adapted to Turkish by Akın and Satıcı (2011) was used. And also “personal data form” which created by the researchers was used. The data analyzed by descriptive statistics, T-test and Anova test. Also, Scheffe test was used to find out the significant differences of groups. Results: In accordance with t-test results obtained from the present study, there are significant differences with respect to variables such as marital status, income state and sport participation (p<0.05). Conclusion: As a result, it was determined that married staff is happier than single staff. Also, the staff who determined themselves in moderate income level is happier than the staff who determined themselves in lower income level.

Authors and Affiliations

Ömer YAZICI, Çağdaş CAZ, H. Mehmet TUNÇKOL

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  • EP ID EP178432
  • DOI 10.18826/ijsets.02669
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Ömer YAZICI, Çağdaş CAZ, H. Mehmet TUNÇKOL (2016). Subjective happiness levels of staff working in provincial organization of general directorate of sport. Uluslararası Spor Egzersiz ve Antrenman Bilimi dergisi, 2(1), 1-7. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-178432