@article{article_1703719, title={Investigation of the Relationship Between Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction of Physical Education and Sports Teachers}, journal={Spor ve Rekreasyon Araştırmaları Dergisi}, volume={7}, pages={26–37}, year={2025}, DOI={10.52272/srad.1703719}, author={Şahinler, Yunus and Pepe, Bilgehan and Aras, Hülya and Yılmaz, Baki}, keywords={Beden Eğitimi, Spor, İş Tatmini, örgütsel bağlılık}, abstract={The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the organizational commitment levels of physical education and sports teachers and their job satisfaction. Personal Information Form, Organizational Commitment Scale and Job Satisfaction Scale were used as data collection tools in the study. The universe of the study consists of Physical Education and Sports Teachers working in Ankara; the sample consists of a total of 298 teachers working in schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education in Çankaya district. Data were analyzed using SPSS 29.0 statistical program; quantitative research method was adopted. The obtained data were subjected to normality test and then evaluated with t-test, ANOVA and correlation analysis. According to the analysis results, it was determined that gender, age and professional seniority variables created significant differences on organizational commitment and job satisfaction, but no significant difference was found according to the income status variable. In addition, it was determined that there is a positive and significant relationship between organizational commitment and job satisfaction. In line with these findings, it can be stated that the demographic characteristics of teachers are effective factors on organizational commitment and job satisfaction. The research suggests that management policies should be restructured in line with these variables in order to increase the efficiency of Physical Education and Sports Teachers working in educational institutions. Key Words: Physical education, sports, job satisfaction, organizational commitmen.}, number={1}, publisher={OZSUM ACADEMIC PUBLISHING}