An Investigation of Relationships among Stress Resources of Football Referees, Job Satisfaction and Job Performance

This research was conducted in order to investigate of relationships among stress resources of football referees, job satisfaction and job performance. To measure stress resources of football referees, job satisfaction and job performance scales were used. To measure job satisfaction of referees, the job satisfaction scale developed by Chang and Chang (2007) was used. Stress resources of football referees and job performance scales were developed in this research. Stress resources of football referees scale included 14 items and 3 dimensions (external factors, social factors and personal factors). On the other hand, job performance scale included 6 items and one dimension. Data was gathered from a sample of football referees (n=140) in Mugla and Giresun, Turkey. Descriptive statistic, validity and reliability analysis, correlation analysis and regression analysis were utilized for the evaluation of data. The study showed that stress resources of football referees had a significant and negative effect on job satisfaction and job performance. The study also showed that there was no mediating role of stress resources of football referees between job satisfaction and job performance