Document Type : Original Article
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Assistant professor, Department of Physical Education, Farhangian University, P.O. Box 14665-889, Tehran, Iran
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Enhancing the quality of work life (QWL) of physical education teachers, as a highly significant objective, necessitates a precise understanding of the factors influencing it. Accordingly, the aim of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of job satisfaction in the impact of job characteristics on the quality of work life of physical education teachers. Methods: This study employed a descriptive-correlational design. The statistical population comprised all physical education teachers working in schools of West Azerbaijan province,from which 297 individuals were selected using random sampling.The research instruments included the Hackman and Oldham Job Characteristics Questionnaire (1975), the Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (1977), and the Walton Quality of Work Life Questionnaire (1973). Data analysis was conducted using structural equation modeling with SmartPLS software. Findings: Job characteristics had a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction and,through it, a substantial indirect effect on the quality of work life.The Sobel test yielded a value of 9.18, confirming the mediation of job satisfaction.Furthermore, the Variance Accounted For (VAF) value indicated that 48% of the total effect of job characteristics on quality of work life is transmitted through job satisfaction.The findings suggest that job satisfaction plays a pivotal role as a partial mediator in transferring the impact of job characteristics to the quality of work life of physical education teachers.Conclusion:It is recommended that educational policymakers and education administrators enhance the job satisfaction of physical education teachers by enriching job characteristics, thereby improving their quality of work life and, consequently,educational performance and societal health
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