Examination of coaches' trait anxiety and job satisfaction

This study is a descriptive study conducted to examine the trait anxiety and job satisfaction of coaches. In the study, differences were also examined in terms of coaches' gender, age, marital status, education level, branch status and income level variables. Ethics Committee Approval was received for the study from Gaziantep University Social and Human Sciences Ethics Committee with decision number 27 at its meeting number 10 dated 05.09.2022. The study was carried out with the participation of 230 coaches (121 women, 109 men) on a voluntary basis on individuals coaching in Gaziantep province in the 2023-2024 season. To collect data in the study, a 6-question "personal information form", Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale and Spielberger Anxiety Scale were used by the researcher. The survey was presented to participants digitally via Google forms. SPSS 22.00 package program was used to analyze the data. As statistical methods, along with descriptive analyses, the independent sample t-test was used for paired groups, One-Way ANOVA for multiple groups, and the pearson correlation test was used to determine the relationships between variables. Statistical results were evaluated at p<0.05 significance level. In conclusion; It was observed that both the state and trait anxiety scores of the coaches in the study were above average, and their job satisfaction levels were low. In terms of gender variable, women's trait anxiety was found to be higher than men's, while in terms of job satisfaction, it was determined that women had lower job satisfaction. It has been observed that those who are single in terms of marital status have higher trait anxiety scores. No differences were observed in terms of education level, branch status and income level. It was concluded that as coaches age increase, their trait anxiety levels decrease, and when their state anxiety levels increase, their trait anxiety levels also increase.