Mood-Based Thinking and Its Relationship to Decision-Making among Physical Education Teachers in Baghdad Secondary Schools

The importance of this research is based on investigating mood-based thinking in physical education teachers, as well as the relation to decision making in secondary schools within the Directorate of Education in Baghdad Governorate. Consequently, this contributes to granting teachers a positive role in carrying out their responsibilities correctly and efficiently. The research problem focuses on the two variables of mood-based thinking and decision-making among physical education teachers in secondary schools within Baghdad Governorate, given their positive role and the need to identify the outcomes of such decisions in professional performance and their influence on students. The study therefore sought to investigate these variables. The objectives of the study were to construct measurement scales for mood-based thinking and decision-making among physical education teachers in secondary schools affiliated with the Baghdad Directorate of Education (Rusafa and Karkh), to identify the current status of both variables among these teachers, and to determine the nature of the correlational relationship between them within the studied community. Methodologically, the researchers employed the descriptive approach using the survey method and correlational analysis. The research population was consisted of 90 male and female physical education teachers randomly selected from schools affiliated with the Rusafa and Second Karkh Directorates of Education. The research concluded that it is feasible to create a scientific tool for assessing mood-based thinking among teachers of physical education in secondary schools within Baghdad Governorate (Rusafa and Karkh). Moreover, the results showed a high level of the research sample on both variables, mood-based thinking, and decision-making.