Studying the impact of professional constraints and challenges on job well-being and employee motivation in sports clubs during the COVID-19 pandemic
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https://doi.org/10.12775/PPS.2025.21.58786Keywords
Work pressure, job satisfaction, club staff members, Corona pandemic, sports managementAbstract
Today, the world is facing the Corona crisis and the changes it has created. The aim of this study was to investigate the stress and job satisfaction of Iranian sports clubs during the Covid 19 pandemic. This research is applied in terms of purpose and survey type in terms of data collection method. The statistical population of this study is all employees of sports clubs who were selected using Morgan table and available sampling method (due to limitations and compliance with health protocols). Finally, 304 questionnaires were used in statistical analysis. In order to analyze the data obtained from the implementation of the research tool, the structural equation model, PLS software was used. Findings showed that job stress has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction and also the results indicate the need for proper management to reduce the risk and reduce job stress of employees and also increase employee satisfaction. In the era of Corona and with the current economic and health problems, as well as the inability to predict the disappearance of this disease, you should think of more appropriate measures as soon as possible with regard to the activity of reopening sports venues.
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