LIFE SATISFACTION AND POSITIVITY LEVELS OF MUS WORKERS OF PROVINCIAL DIRECTORATE OF YOUTH AND SPORTS

Authors : Mustafa Önder ŞEKEROĞLU

Pages : 197-207

Doi:10.33689/spormetre.486264

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Publication Date : 2019-03-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The purpose of this study is to determine the life satisfaction and positivity levels of the personnel working in different units of the Mus Youth and Sports Provincial Directorate. In this study conducted on 87 staff;  The  levels  of  life  satisfaction  and  positivity  of  the  personnel  were  determined,  and  the  levels  of  life satisfaction  and  positivity  were  examined  in  terms  of  socio-economic,  demographic  and  descriptive characteristics. In this research, a general scanning model, which is one of the descriptive research methods, is applied. In the study, with the personal information form developed by the researchers, Life Satisfaction Scale developed  by  Diener,  Emmons,  Laresen  and  Griffin  insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1985);  and  Positivity  Scale  developed  by  Caprara, Alessandri, Eisenberg, Kupfer, Steca, Caprara and Abela insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2012); were used. In the analysis of data, T-test and multiple  comparisons  anova  test  were  used  for  two  independent  groups.  Whether  the  data  provides  the assumption of normality is measured by the skewness and kurtosis test. The data collected from the participants within the scope of positivity level research; mann whitney u test and multiple comparisons for two independent groups  were  analyzed  using  Kruskal  Wallis.  As  the  result  of  the  analysis  did  not  provide  the  normality assumption,  it  was  decided  that  it  was  suitable  for  the  application  of  nonparametric  tests.In  this  study,  life satisfaction  and  positivity  levels  of  the  participants  were  affected  by  income  levels;  It  was  found  that  age, gender, marital status and educational status did not cause statistically significant difference in life satisfaction and positivity level.
Keywords : Life Satisfaction, Positivity, Youth and sports