Sports Psychology

Sports Psychology

The effect of character empowerment on the self-efficacy of sports managers with the mediating role of responsibility

Document Type : علمی- پژوهشی

Authors
taher vaisy 1
Sirus Ahmadi 2
Keyvan Molanourozi 3
Mohammad Esmaeil Ebrahimi 4
1 Ph.D. Student in Physical Education, Hamadan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamadan, Iran.
2 Islamic Azad University, Hamadan Branch, Hamadan
3 Islamic Azad University, Research Sciences Branch, Tehran, Iran
4 Islamic Azad University, Hamadan Branch, Hamadan, Iran
10.48308/mbsp.2021.210482.0
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of character empowerment on self-efficacy of sports managers with the mediating role of responsibility.Methods: The sample group consisted of 279 senior managers of the Ministry of Sports and Youth and the heads of sports federations who were selected by stratified-random sampling method.Research tools, standard questionnaires of Seligman and Patterson character competence (2004), Self-efficacy of prentic and colleague(1982) and responsibility of Carol and Stuartz (2003). The reliability of the questionnaires was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha.Results: Structural equation method was used to analyze the data. The results showed a good fit of the data with the model.(2.16 =x2 and  0.07 =  RMSEA)Conclusion: The results confirmed the important role of responsibility on the relationship between character empowerment and managers' self-efficacy.
Keywords
character ability 2
self
efficacy 3
responsibility 4
sports managers
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  • Receive Date 27 October 2020
  • Revise Date 03 January 2021
  • Accept Date 03 February 2021