Industrial and Organizational Psychology Studies

The Effect of Financial Well-Being on Productivity of Sports and Youth Department Employees: The Mediating role of Happiness

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

hamidreza ghezel 1
Nasser Bay 2
ali chori 3

1 Associate Professor, Department of Sports Science, Gonbad Kavos University, Gonbad Kavos, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Science, Azadshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Azadshahr, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Science, Gonbad Kavos University, Gonbad Kavos, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22055/jiops.2024.47702.1425
Abstract
Introduction
The productivity of human resources is one of the most important variables of the efficiency of the leading organizations in the present era, which can not only guarantee the durability and survival of the organizations of the third millennium by creating a special competitive advantage, but also turn the organization into a successful model in its field of activity. Therefore, it is necessary for these organizations to consider the factors affecting functional productivity in order to be successful in their mission. The purpose of this research was to investigate the role of financial well-being of employees of sports and youth offices on their job productivity with the mediating role of happiness.
 
Method
The current research is practical in terms of its purpose, and from the point of view of its data collection, it is a description of a survey type that was conducted in the field. The statistical population of this research included all the employees working in sports and youth departments of Golestan province, numbering 230 employees. To determine the sample size, the total number method was used and all 230 employees were considered as sample and after the final distribution of the research questionnaires, 213 completed questionnaires were collected and analyzed. The validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by five PhDs in sports management, and in a preliminary study, the results of Cronbach's alpha test showed that the reliability of the questionnaires was acceptable. The analysis of the collected data was done descriptively (mean and standard deviation) and inferentially (structural equation modeling).
 
Results
The results of the research showed that the effect of financial well-being on the feeling of happiness of the employees of sports and youth departments is positive and significant. Another part of the results showed that financial well-being has a positive and significant effect on the productivity of the employees of sports and youth departments. Finally, the positive and significant effect of financial well-being on the productivity of sports and youth department employees was confirmed with the mediating role of happiness.
 
Discussion
According to the results of the research, it can be concluded that the financial well-being of the employees of sports and youth departments can bring positive consequences such as feeling happy and increasing their productivity; therefore, it is suggested to consider programs to increase the financial well-being of employees in the macro policies of the Ministry of Sports and Youth.

Keywords

Sports and youth department
Productivity
Financial well-being
Happiness
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology Studies
Volume 11, Issue 2
March 2025
Pages 129-144

  • Receive Date 07 April 2024
  • Revise Date 17 August 2024
  • Accept Date 23 August 2024

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