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Job Satisfaction of Fitness Professionals in Portugal: A Comparative Study of Gender, Age, Professional Experience, Professional Title, and Educational Qualifications

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FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
卷 11, 期 -, 页码 -

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.621526

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fitness; fitness professionals; job satisfaction; Job Satisfaction Scale; comparative study

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  1. Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. [UIDP/04748/2020, UIDB/04045/2020]

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This study found that overall, fitness professionals in Portugal are moderately satisfied with their work, with age and professional experience being significant factors affecting job satisfaction. Areas needing improvement include salary, promotion opportunities, and job stability, while factors such as freedom to choose work method, work colleagues, physical workplace conditions, and use of competencies were associated with higher job satisfaction levels.
This research characterizes and compares the job satisfaction of fitness professionals in Portugal between genders, ages, professional experience, professional title, and educational qualifications. A total of 401 fitness professionals answered the online questionnaire Job Satisfaction Scale, which has 16 factors rated on a Likert scale with seven levels. The statistical analysis comprises descriptive and statistical tests to compare the results of two (t-test) or more (ANOVA) groups. Overall, the results demonstrated that fitness professionals were moderately satisfied with their work. The lower degrees of job satisfaction were concerning salary, opportunities for promotion, and stability at work. The highest levels of job satisfaction were related to the freedom to choose their work method, their work colleagues, the physical conditions of their workplace, and the opportunity to use their competencies. There were no differences in job satisfaction in terms of gender and a few differences between professional title and between educational levels. Regarding age and professional experience, the results showed significant differences in almost all factors, suggesting that, as fitness professionals get older and more experienced, their job satisfaction is greater. The results of this study suggest that even though fitness professionals are, in general, moderately satisfied with their work, some aspects can be improved by employers to increase their satisfaction levels. Such findings would assist employers in guiding the job satisfaction of their employees with consequent enhancements in the services provided by fitness professionals, which can increase participants' retention in exercise fitness activities.

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