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

Volume: 2 Number: 1 March 1, 2016
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Subjective happiness levels of staff working in provincial organization of general directorate of sport

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.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sports Medicine

Journal Section

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Publication Date

March 1, 2016

Submission Date

November 16, 2015

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2016 Volume: 2 Number: 1

APA
Yazıcı, Ö., Caz, Ç., & Tunçkol, H. M. (2016). Subjective happiness levels of staff working in provincial organization of general directorate of sport. International Journal of Sport Exercise and Training Sciences - IJSETS, 2(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.18826/ijsets.02669
AMA
1.Yazıcı Ö, Caz Ç, Tunçkol HM. Subjective happiness levels of staff working in provincial organization of general directorate of sport. Int J Sport, Exerc & Train Sci. 2016;2(1):1-7. doi:10.18826/ijsets.02669
Chicago
Yazıcı, Ömer, Çağdaş Caz, and H. Mehmet Tunçkol. 2016. “Subjective Happiness Levels of Staff Working in Provincial Organization of General Directorate of Sport”. International Journal of Sport Exercise and Training Sciences - IJSETS 2 (1): 1-7. https://doi.org/10.18826/ijsets.02669.
EndNote
Yazıcı Ö, Caz Ç, Tunçkol HM (February 1, 2016) Subjective happiness levels of staff working in provincial organization of general directorate of sport. International Journal of Sport Exercise and Training Sciences - IJSETS 2 1 1–7.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Yazıcı, Ç. Caz, and H. M. Tunçkol, “Subjective happiness levels of staff working in provincial organization of general directorate of sport”, Int J Sport, Exerc & Train Sci, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 1–7, Feb. 2016, doi: 10.18826/ijsets.02669.
ISNAD
Yazıcı, Ömer - Caz, Çağdaş - Tunçkol, H. Mehmet. “Subjective Happiness Levels of Staff Working in Provincial Organization of General Directorate of Sport”. International Journal of Sport Exercise and Training Sciences - IJSETS 2/1 (February 1, 2016): 1-7. https://doi.org/10.18826/ijsets.02669.
JAMA
1.Yazıcı Ö, Caz Ç, Tunçkol HM. Subjective happiness levels of staff working in provincial organization of general directorate of sport. Int J Sport, Exerc & Train Sci. 2016;2:1–7.
MLA
Yazıcı, Ömer, et al. “Subjective Happiness Levels of Staff Working in Provincial Organization of General Directorate of Sport”. International Journal of Sport Exercise and Training Sciences - IJSETS, vol. 2, no. 1, Feb. 2016, pp. 1-7, doi:10.18826/ijsets.02669.
Vancouver
1.Ömer Yazıcı, Çağdaş Caz, H. Mehmet Tunçkol. Subjective happiness levels of staff working in provincial organization of general directorate of sport. Int J Sport, Exerc & Train Sci. 2016 Feb. 1;2(1):1-7. doi:10.18826/ijsets.02669