Elazığ ilindeki basketbol, futbol ve voleybol hakemlerinin iş doyum düzeylerini belirlemek

Job satisfaction is defined as a pleasant or motivational attitude gained from the assessment of the individual's job or its experience. The concept of job satisfaction covers a wide range of theories and practices. It also composes different controlling or influencing factors related to both human and organizational behaviors. The main objective of this research is to determine the job satisfaction level of basketball, football, and volleyball referees in Elazığ city. Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) was used in this study. The population of the referees' sample is chosen to be equally distributed for three main popular sports in Elazığ, namely basketball, football, and volleyball. A total of 150 referees (50 for each sport) under the Turkish Federation of Sports have been randomly chosen to participate in the conducted survey. The used survey combines two main parts, which are the socio-demographic data: gender, age, education, marital status, refereeing status, non-arbitration income status, refereeing experience, acting history, income status, and refereeing branch, and the short MSQ form: composed of 20-items and available in a verified Turkish version. The administered survey is used for determining the influence of the stated factors on the job satisfaction of the referees. The collected data is statistically analyzed using SPSS 22.0 program, mainly for determining the normality and correlation. According to the obtained results, there are significant correlations between age, education, marital status, refereeing status, non-arbitration income status, refereeing experience, acting history, income status, and refereeing branch and the job satisfaction levels. However, it turns out there is no significant correlation between the gender and the job satisfaction of the participants. These results clearly indicate the importance of emphasizing the considered factors by lawmakers, and Sports Federation Management in order to enhance the referees' job, which contributes to the ultimate reformation of sport-related jobs in Turkey.