Examination of self-esteem, job satisfaction and organizational commitment in employees of sports federations

The objective of this research is to reveal the relationship between the levels of self-esteem, job satisfaction and organizational commitment and gender and to examine the relationship between self-esteem and organizational commitment. 171 Sports Federation employees (98 male and 73 female) participated in the research. Average age of participants is 34.57 +/- 14.11. "Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale", "Job Satisfaction Scale" and "Organizational Commitment Scale" were used in the research. The data was analysed in SPSS 16.00 package program by descriptive statistic techniques, independent variables t-test and Pearson's correlation test. According to the research data, there was a significant difference between male and female employees of Sports Federations in average self-esteem levels (p < 0.05). There was a significant difference between male and female employees of Sports Federations in average scores of Promotion and Progress, Superior-Subordinate Relationship, Personality, Status, Intelligence and Skill, Rewards and Incentives, Participation in Decision-making, Cooperation, Physical Conditions and Communication (p < 0.05). In subdimensions of organizational commitment, there was a significant difference between male and female employees of Sports Federations in average scores of Affective Commitment, Continuance Commitment and Normative Commitment (p < 0.05). In conclusion, the relationship between self-esteem, job satisfaction and organizational commitment of employees of Sports Federations and gender is important.