Work quality in the avocation of sports officiating as determined by selected members of the Texas Association of Sports Officials

摘要

The major purpose of this study was to examine work quality in the avocation ofsports officiating, as determined by selected Texas High School Sports Officials.Specifically, the study investigated work quality indicators and the relationship betweenthose indicators and the officials overall perception of the avocation of Texas HighSchool sports officiating.To accomplish this purpose, two different survey methods were used. Aconvenience sample of 125 sports officials participated in a qualitative questionnaire.Usable data was obtained from 114 officials. Utilizing both the qualitative research andinformation gathered from relevant literature, a web-based survey was constructed andused to contact selected members of the Texas Association of Sports Officials. A total of1075 responses were received.The web-based instrument integrated items related to basic demographicinformation, as outlined by Quinn and Staines, (1979). These items included, but werenot limited to the following: gender, age, economic information, marital status,educational background, ethnic background and primary occupation. The instrument also investigated the following indicators of work quality:Vocational and avocational information, work environment, personal health and wellbeing,organizational and administrative support, and organizational commitment andofficiating career outcomes. These indicators were further explored through thedevelopment of work quality constructs, which related to each indicator. The constructswere further studied as to their relationship with certain demographic information.The results of this study indicate that although there are significant work qualityissues as they relate to sports officiating, the majority of the constructs studied showedlittle negative impact on the sports officials?????? perception of the work quality of theofficiating avocation.