THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LIFE SATISFACTION LEVELS AND WORK ALIENATION IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS

Year 2015, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 0 - 0, 30.12.2015

Hatice Deveci Şirin , Erkan Faruk Şirin

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to seek answers to the question “To what extent work alienation variables contribute to predicting life satisfactions of physical education teachers?”. In accordance with the research goals, this study was conducted in the relational survey model, which is one of the quantitative research designs. The research group of the study consists of 179 physical education teachers working at public schools affiliated to the Ministry of National Education. 96 of the physical education teachers who constitute the research group work at primary schools whereas 83 physical education teachers work at middle schools. 25.7 % of the research group (46) are female participants while 74.3 % are male (133).  The teachers participating in the study come from 53 provinces. The data were collected online using the e-questionnaire technique. A personal information form, which was developed by the researchers to collect information about physical education teachers’ genders, ages and seniority, was used as the data collection instrument. In order to determine the life satisfaction levels of the physical education teachers, Life Satisfaction Scale was used whereas in order to determine their work alienation levels Work Alienation Scale was used. In the study, Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) was used to investigate the relationship between the sub-dimensions of the Work Alienation Scale, namely weakness, meaninglessness, isolation and alienation to school, and the physical education teachers’ life satisfaction scores. On the other hand, Multi-functional Regression Technique was used to determine to what extent the sub-dimensions of the alienation scale predicted the life satisfaction scores of the Physical Education teachers.

According to the findings of the correlation analysis, a medium-level, significant and negative relationship was observed between the life satisfaction scores of the physical education teachers and the sub-dimensions of alienation, namely weakness, meaninglessness, isolation and alienation to school (p<.01). According to the findings of the regression analysis, on the other hand, Work Alienation is a significant predictor of Physical Education Teachers’ life satisfaction levels.  Work alienation, with all of its sub-dimensions (weakness, meaninglessness, isolation and alienation to school) accounts for 34 % of the total variance of Physical Education teachers’ life satisfaction scores. While weakness and alienation to school, which are sub-dimensions of work alienation, makes a significant contribution to prediction according to the results of the t-test, meaninglessness and isolation, which are the other sub-dimensions of work alienation, does not make a significant contribution to the prediction of physical education teachers’ life satisfaction.

According to the results of the study, it can be said that as alienation increases,, life satisfaction decreases. However, work alienation is a significant variable in determining Physical Education teachers’ life satisfaction.

 Keywords: life satisfaction, work alienation, physical education teachers

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