Relationship between Mental Health and Efficiency among Tehranian Volleyball Coaches: The Mediating Role of Self-Belief and Job Commitment

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1 PhD Student, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Aliabad Katool Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katool, Iran.

Abstract

Purpose: Efficiency is a complex issue that is related to multiple factors. The mental health of individuals in an organization is one of the factors related to and affecting their efficiency. Therefore, the aim of the present research was to investigate the relationship between mental health and efficiency among Tehranian volleyball coaches with the mediating role of self-belief and job commitment.
Methods: The present study was a descriptive and correlational (structural equation modeling) study. The sample included 234 volleyball coaches in Tehran who were selected through availability sampling. To measure mental health, the 31-item Mental Health Inventory by Veit and Ware (1983) was used. For self-belief, the 21-item Self-belife questionnaire by Azadi (2009) was used. For measuring job commitment, the Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) was used. To measure efficiency, the Hsu Efficiency survey (2002) was used. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 25 and Smart PLS version 3.
Results: The results showed that psychological variables of mental health and self-belief have a significant and positive relationship with efficiency. Also, the relationship between self-belief and efficiency is positive and direct. An increase in self-belief leads to an increase in the efficiency of coaches. Mental health has a significant and positive relationship with the efficiency of coaches with the mediating role of job commitment. Finally, the mediating role of self-belief in the relationship between mental health and efficiency was confirmed. Therefore, an increase in self-belief enhances the relationship between mental health and efficiency.
Conclusion: Considering the path coefficient, it can be stated that the mediating role of self-belief in the relationship between mental health and efficiency is confirmed and enhances it. Moving towards improving self-belief and efficiency in volleyball coaches is necessary and essential.
 
 
 

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Sports Psychology
Volume 15, Issue 2
June 2023
Pages 183-193

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  • Receive Date: 13 February 2022
  • Revise Date: 12 August 2022
  • Accept Date: 10 September 2022

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