The Mediator Role of Spiritual Leadership on Relationship between Sports Self-efficacy and Professional Commitment in Physical Education Teachers

This study aims to investigate the mediator role of spiritual leadership on relationship between sports self-efficacy and professional commitment in physical education teachers. In this descriptive and correlational study, 3 valid and reliable questionnaires (teacher’s professional commitment Abmyr (1990), spiritual leadership Fry et al. (2005), and Self – efficacy and exercise habits survey Sallis et al (1988),) administered among 119 physical education teachers in Parsabad city of Ardabil. Then data were analyzed via Structural equation modeling. It is concluded although there is a significant relationship between sports self-efficacy and spiritual leadership, but the relationship between sports self-efficacy and professional commitment is not significant. Moreover, the mediator role ofspiritual leadership on relationship between sports self-efficacy and professional commitment in physical education teachers is confirmed.