Date of Graduation
1999
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to expand the research associated with the effects of stress on sport officials. The study examined the impact that job congruence, job satisfaction, and social support may have on health among sport officials by testing a mediational model of relationships in a system developed through theory and previous research. Data were collected from 125 sport officials sanctioned to officiate in the state of Iowa. They responded to the Vocational Preference Inventory, Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire, Social Support Questionnaire, Symptom Checklist-90R, and a demographic data sheet. Statistically significant correlations were found between job congruence and positive health outcomes, job satisfaction and positive health outcomes, and job stress and negative health outcomes. A series of regression analyses designed to test for mediation was performed. The results indicated that occupational stress as a sport official is a powerful mediator in the relationship between perceived quality of social support and positive health outcomes. Recommendations for practice and further research are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Sundell, Paul James, "The relationship of job congruence, job satisfaction, and social support on the mental and physical health of sport officials." (1999). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 9860.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/9860