The relationship between sports awareness levels and jobperformance of employees in sports organizations

Aim: The purpose of this study is to examine the sports awareness levels and job performances of employees in the Provincial Directorates of Youth and Sports under the Ministry of Youth and Sports according to various variables. Material and Method: This study is a quantitative, cross-sectional research. The research population consists of employees of all organizations under the Ministry of Youth and Sports, and the sample comprises a total of 597 organizational employees, including 246 women and 351 men working in Youth and Sports Provincial Directorates in Erzurum, Trabzon, Kocaeli, Manisa, Adana, Konya, and Gaziantep. Data analysis was performed using the Kruskal-Wallis H test and Mann-Whitney U Test, with Bonferroni correction used for multiple pairwise comparisons in significant cases. Results: It is found statistically significant differences according to the gender of the participants, the type of faculty they graduated from, their sports activities, educational status, tenure and type of sports activity. No significant difference is found according to marital status, income level, tittle and type of sport performed. It is observed that sports awareness levels were significantly higher in favor of male participants, and participants who graduated from the Faculty of Sports Sciences had significantly higher sports awareness levels and job performances than other graduate participants. It has been observed that as the age of corporate employees increases, their job performance also tends to increase. It has been determined that there is a positive significant relationship between the Sports Awareness Levels and Job Performances of employees in the Provincial Directorates of Youth and Sports. Conclusion: It is seen that the job performance of the Ministry of Sports employees increases with the education level and age, and the sports awareness level and job performance of the graduates of the Faculty of Sports Sciences are higher. It can be said that as the sports awareness levels of the personnel working in youth and sports directorates increase, their job performance also increases.