Investigation of the Relationship Between Coaches' Stress Management, Organizational Commitment, and Job Performance

In this study, the relationship between coaches’ stress management, organizational commitment, and job performance was examined. The sample of the research consisted of 255 coaches working in various sports branches in Bingöl province. The study was based on a quantitative research method, specifically a descriptive analysis model. A survey method was used as the data collection tool, and the data were analyzed using SPSS 26 software. The study employed the “Coping with Stress Scale,” “Organizational Commitment Scale,” and “Individual Job Performance Scale.”The findings indicated that coaches with strong stress management skills had higher levels of organizational commitment, which positively reflected on their job performance. A regression analysis between organizational commitment and individual job performance revealed a significant but weak positive relationship (R² = 0.04, β = -0.207, p < 0.01). However, stress management was found to have no significant relationship with either individual job performance (R² = 0.00, β = -0.081, p > 0.05) or organizational commitment (R² = 0.00, β = -0.095, p > 0.05).According to the correlation analysis, a low-level, negative, and statistically significant correlation was found between the normative commitment sub-dimension of organizational commitment and the overall individual job performance score (r = -0.171, p < 0.05). Similarly, there was a low-level negative correlation between the problem-solving sub-dimension of the stress management scale and overall individual job performance (r = -0.124, p < 0.05).In conclusion, it was understood that enhancing the stress management skills of coaches is an effective method to improve both their individual job performance and organizational commitment. It was also concluded that supportive practices aimed at helping coaches in the sports sector manage work-related stress effectively can contribute to increased individual and institutional success.