The effect of sports job burnout on the performance of workers in student activities departments in Iraqi universities

Introduction: Researchers seek to study job burnout by answering the following question: What is the level of athletic job burnout among workers in student activities departments in Iraqi universities? Objective: The research aims to identify the level of sports job burnout among workers in student activities departments in Iraqi universities. Methodology: The researchers used the descriptive approach with the analytical method for its suitability and the nature of the research problem. The research community was represented by (33) universities, with (1140) individuals working in student activities departments in Iraqi universities. The research sample consisted of all community members, consisting of (740) individuals, i.e. (400) individuals were excluded for the reasons mentioned above. After that, the researchers considered the scientific conditions for selecting the sample, as it was divided into a pilot sample (10) individuals, an adaptation sample (350) individuals, and an application sample (380). Results: Based on the analysis of the statistical results, it was found shows that the results of all fields ranged between low and high, as the field of (emotional exhaustion) ranked first with a percentage of (68.71%), followed by the field of (inhumanity) in second place with a percentage of (58.41%), and the field of (low emotional achievement) ranked last with a percentage of (44.04%), noting that the total score of the scale reached (57.05%), which is an average score. Conclusions: The researchers concluded that the scale proved effective in measuring the variable of job burnout among employees in student activities departments in Iraqi universities and that all areas of the scale enjoyed a medium degree of job burnout except for the area of diminished personal accomplishment, which was low.