Investigation of Psycho-Social Variables Affecting the Professional Life of Persons after the Coaching Education

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The research examines how coaches’ emotional labor behavior influences emotional burnout and turnover intention. A sample of 201 actively working coaches from sports centers in Ankara was studied using demographic questions and the Emotional Labor Scale, Burnout Scale, and Turnover Intention Scale. After normality testing, Spearman correlation and multiple regression analyses were applied to the collected data.

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Asian Journal of Education and Training Vol. 6, No. 3, 527-535, 2020 ISSN(E) 2519-5387 DOI: 10.20448/journal.522.2020.63 .527.535 © 2020 by the authors; licensee Asian Online Journal Publishing Group Investigation of Psycho-Social Variables Affecting the Professional Life of Persons after the Coaching Education Seckin Doganer1 Halil Erdem Akoglu2 􀀣 1Ankara University, Sports Sciences Faculty, Department of Sports Management, Ankara, Turkey. (􀀣 Corresponding Author) Abstract The aim of this research is to examine the effects of the coaches’ emotional labor behavior on emotional burnout and turnover intention. The research group consists of 201 coaches actively working in various sports centers in Ankara province. Personal information form consisting of demographic questions, “Emotional Labor Scale”, “Burnout Scale” and “Turnover Intention Scale”were used as data collection tools. In the research, after the normality test; Spearman Correlation and Multiple Regression analysis were performed on the data. The demographic information of the group participating in the study is given as a percentage table. According to the findings, asthe knowledge and skill of the coach increases, emotional burnout, surface acting and turnover intention show decrease. At the same time, the increase of Professional success of the coaches causes emotional burnout, desensitization, surface acting and the turnover intention. It has been observed that the role of coaches, whose professional achievements have increased, has increased natural acting levels, but it has been determined that the role of deep acting has no effect on the turnover intention. As a conclusion, it was observed that burnout and turnover intention may decrease as the level of knowledge and skill increases in coaches. In addition, it was determined that surface acting behavior was not preferred by experienced coaches and mostly natural emotions were used. Keywords: Emotional labor, Burnout, Turnover intention, Coach, Emotion, Behavior. Citation | Seckin Doganer; Halil Erdem Akoglu (2020). Investigation of Psycho-Social Variables Affecting the Professional Life of Persons after the Coaching Education. Asian Journal of Education and Training, 6(3): 527-535. History: Received: 3 June 2020 Revised: 6 July 2020 Accepted: 10 August 2020 Published: 1 September 2020 Licensed: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License Publisher: Asian Online Journal Publishing Group Acknowledgement: Both authors contributed to the conception and design of the study. Funding: This study received no specific financial support. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interests. Transparency: The authors confirm that the manuscript is an honest, accurate, and transparent account of the study was reported; that no vital features of the study have been omitted; and that any discrepancies from the study as planned have been explained. Ethical: This study follows all ethical practices during writing. Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................... 528 2. Method ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 529 3. Results .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 530 4. Discussion........................................................................................................................................................................................ 531 5. Conclusion ................................................................................

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What does the study investigate about coaching education?

The study investigates how psycho-social variables related to coaches’ emotional labor affect emotional burnout and turnover intention after coaching education.

Who participated in the research and how were data collected?

The research group consists of 201 actively working coaches in Ankara’s sports centers. Data were collected using demographic questions plus Emotional Labor, Burnout, and Turnover Intention scales.

What relationships were found between emotional labor, burnout, and turnover intention?

Findings indicate that higher coach knowledge and skill are associated with lower emotional burnout, surface acting, and turnover intention. Professional success is also linked to changes in emotional burnout, desensitization, surface acting, and turnover intention, while deep acting shows no effect on turnover intention.

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