The Influences of Authentic Leadership, Meaningful Work, and Perceived Organizational Support on Psychological Well-Being of Employees in Sport Organizations

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the effects of organizational experience on psychological capital and psychological well-being in sport organizations. The organizational experience was measured using three variables which are authentic leadership, meaningful work, and perceived organizational support. The role of psychological capital as a mediator towards psychological well-being was also tested. The subjects of this study included employees of sport and youth organizations in the southern Iran. A PLS-SEM analysis was used to test the hypotheses. The results showed that authentic leadership, meaningful work, and perceived organizational support positively affected psychological well-being. Psychological capital served as a mediator between the organizational variables and psychological well-being. This study is the first attempt to assess the role of psychological capital and identify the type of leadership in Iranian sport organizations.

Keywords:

• Authentic leadership
• meaningful work
• perceived organizational support
• psychological capital
• psychological well-being

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Hossein Mansouri

Hossein Mansouri (Ph.D., University of Kurdistan, IRAN) is currently a lecturer of Quantitative and Qualitative research methods at the Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Kurdistan, Iran. His Research Interests Include Sport Corruption, Sport Governance, Organizational Health, Consumer Behavior and Sport Industry Policy.Hossein Mansouri is the Corresponding author: [email protected]

Do Young Pyun

Do Young Pyun (Ph.D., Florida State University, US) is a senior lecturer in School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University in the UK. His research advances the understanding of consumers’ cognitive and affective structures in various international sport contexts.

Maizaitulaidawati Md Husin

Maizaitulaidawati Md Husin (Ph.D., University Malaya, Malaysia) is an experienced academician with strong enthusiasm and passion in Islamic banking and finance. She has over 12 years of experience in teaching and supervision. Maizaitul holds a PhD in Islamic Economics from the University of Malaya, MSc in Banking, and BBA in Finance. She is also a certified Islamic financial planner in Malaysia. Maizaitul has also authored and co-authored more than 100 research papers, book chapters for businesses, universities, seminars, conferences, and article journal publications. She has served the faculty (AHIBS) as the research manager in 2017 and held several other managerial positions in the faculty.

Sajad Gholami Torkesaluye

Sajad Gholami Torkesaluye (Ph.D., Razi University, IRAN) is currently a lecturer at the Apadana Institute of Higher Education in Sheraz, Iran. His Research Interests Include Organizational behavior in sport, Organizational Health and Sport Marketing.

Abdullah Rouzfarakh

Abdullah Rouzfarakh (Ph.D. Candidate Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, IRAN) is currently a Physical Education Teacher in Iran. Abdullah has also authored and co-authored more than 10 research papers, seminars, conferences, and journal publications. His Research Interests Include Social Responsibility and Organizational Health.