Examination of the relationship between the leadership styles perceived by wrestling coaches, and levels of organizational commitment, job satisfaction and quality of life

The research was carried out to examine the relationship between the leadership styles perceived by wrestling coaches and their levels of organizational commitment, job satisfaction and quality of life. For this purpose, people who actively work as wrestling coaches in Istanbul were included in the study. 5 different forms were used to collect data in the research. These; Personal Information Form, Multi-Factor Leadership Scale, Organizational Commitment Scale, Job Satisfaction Scale and Quality of Life Scale. SPSS (Version 26) was used in the analysis process of this study, which was carried out in the relational screening model. Among the tests, t-test, MANOVA, correlation and regression analyzes were used. According to the research results; There were no differences in the variables of gender, education level, being a national athlete, type of sports branch and region of duty. However, in the transformational leadership sub-dimension; Statistically significant results were obtained depending on the variables of age, marital status, coaching level, institution and tenure. In the transactional leadership sub-dimension; Statistically significant results were obtained depending on the variables of age, perceived income status, coaching level, institution and tenure. In the organizational commitment variable; Statistically significant results were obtained only in the variables of perceived income status, coaching level and tenure. According to the results of the correlation analysis, it was concluded that there was a relationship between the leadership styles perceived by the wrestling coaches and their levels of organizational commitment, job satisfaction and quality of life. Finally, it was concluded that the research group's organizational commitment, job satisfaction and quality of life (physical area, social area and environment) areas were also affected by the perception of transformational and transactional leadership styles. Keywords: Coach, wrestling, leadership style, organizational commitment, job satisfaction, quality of life.