Abstract
This study was conducted to reveal the relationships between physical education teachers’ narcissistic behaviors and job satisfaction. This research was designed in a correlational survey model, 195 physical education teachers, 41 females, and 154 males were selected by the simple random sampling among the physical education teachers working in Kırıkkale and Osmaniye provinces, participated in the study voluntarily. In the study, “Personal Information Form” was used to determine the demographic characteristics of the participants, “Narcissistic Personality Inventory-13 (NPI-13)” was used to determine the demographic characteristics of the participants, and the “Job Satisfaction Scale” was used to determine the level of job satisfaction. In the analysis of the data, it was decided whether the descriptive statistics (standard deviation, frequency, arithmetic mean) met the conditions of the parametric tests or not by looking at the Skewness and Kurtosis values and the Levene test results. Since the skewness and kurtosis values obtained in the study were between (-1) and (+1), the applicability of the parametric tests was decided and T-test, One-Way analysis of variance (ANOVA) Pearson correlation coefficient, and simple linear regression analysis were used. As a result of the study, it was determined that the narcissistic behaviors of physical education teachers were moderate and their job satisfaction was high. It was found that there is no significant relationship between narcissistic behaviors and job satisfaction p > 0.05. It was determined that the narcissistic behaviors showed a significant difference between the variables of educational status, age, and status of taking part in sportive activities p < 0.05. The results obtained from this research; showed that physical education teachers’ narcissistic behavior levels did not differ significantly according to gender and branch type, but it was concluded that there was a significant difference according to the variables of educational status, age, the status of taking part in sportive activities and the levels of narcissistic behavior did not affect the job satisfaction of physical education teachers in their professional lives.
Highlights
This study was conducted to reveal the relationships between physical education teachers’ narcissistic behaviors and job satisfaction
The “Narcissistic Personality Inventory-13 (NPI-13)” scale was used to determine the narcissism levels of the physical education teachers who voluntarily participated in the study, and the “Job Satisfaction Scale” was used to determine the job satisfaction levels
When the Skewness and Kurtosis values of the independent variables were examined in the study, it was decided that the distribution was between (-1.5) and (+1.5) and that it was suitable for a normal distribution, the applicability of the parametric tests
Summary
The story of Narcissus, who has been the symbol of selfishness, boasting, and arrogance in art and literature for centuries, has influenced the formation of the concept of narcissism. Employees’ genetic tendency, family factor, the education they have received, value judgments, work-life experience, social structure, and environment play an important role in job satisfaction These personal factors have a positive or negative effect on the attitude of the staff towards the organization in meeting the expectations. It is assumed in the relevant literature that there is a relationship between the personality traits of employees and their job satisfaction levels (Yıldırım, 2014). Studies aiming to examine how narcissistic personality disorder, which we encounter as a social problem in workplaces, bilateral relations, and family life, affects businesses and the job satisfaction of employees has increased in recent years. - The examination of some variables (age, gender, status of takin part in sportive activities and branch type) on narcissistic behaviors and job satisfaction
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