Designing a Model of Career Plateauing on Job Boredom among Iraqi Physical Education Teachers with the Mediating Role of Motivational Beliefs
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Motivational beliefs, job boredom, job burnout, Iraqi sports teachersAbstract
The aim of this study was to design a model of career plateauing on job boredom among Iraqi physical education teachers, with the mediating role of motivational beliefs. This research employed a descriptive-correlational design, and data were collected in the field using questionnaires through a survey method. The statistical population included all physical education teachers in Iraq, totaling 25,642 individuals. Due to the geographical distribution of these teachers across Iraq, a sample of 384 teachers was selected using a multistage cluster sampling method. To collect data, the following questionnaires were used: Bardwick’s Career Plateauing Questionnaire (2012), the Job Boredom Questionnaire developed by Falman et al. (2013), and the Motivational Beliefs Questionnaire by Wang, Khoo, and Su (2010). The face and content validity of the questionnaires were confirmed by the research supervisor, and the reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient, calculated as 0.93 for career plateauing, 0.92 for job boredom, and 0.91 for motivational beliefs, respectively. Data were analyzed using correlation coefficients, multiple regression tests, and structural equation modeling. All computations were performed using PLS and SPSS software. The results indicated that career plateauing has a significant negative effect on motivational beliefs, explaining 21.16% of the variance in motivational beliefs. Motivational beliefs had a significant negative effect on job boredom, accounting for 18.31% of the variance in job boredom. Furthermore, career plateauing had a significant positive effect on job boredom among Iraqi physical education teachers, explaining 11.02% of the variance in job boredom. The results of the Sobel test confirmed that motivational beliefs mediate the causal relationship between career plateauing and job boredom.
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