The Relationship between Organizational Envy and Positive Work Engagement in Physical Education Teachers with the Mediating Role of Hypocritical Behaviors

The purpose of the present study was to the relationship between organizational envy and positive work engagement in physical education teachers with the mediating role of hypocritical behaviors. Methodology of the research in terms of the main strategy, was quantitative, in terms of the strategy, was scrolling, and in terms of analytical, was descriptive-correlation. The statistical population consisted of physical education teachers in the South West Azerbaijan province (n = 450), 208 of whom were selected by random sampling. The research data were selected through organizational envy questionnaires of Valizadeh, Azarbayjani (2010), positive work engagement Utrecht (2009) and hypocritical behaviors Bagheri Mahonaki (2014). Data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS software. 20 and lisrel. 8.50 were analyzed. The results showed that the direct effect of organizational Envy on positive work engagement (t = -0.28 , t = -0.38); the direct effect of hypocritical behaviors on positive work engagement (t = -0.05 , β = -0.25) the direct effect of organizational envy on hypocritical behaviors (β = 0.51 , t = 6.69). was significant and the indirect effect organizational envy with mediating hypocritical behaviors was on positive work engagement (β = 0.128). Therefore, organizational envy can provide the basis for hypocritical behaviors and reduce positive work engagement in teachers'. It is suggested that in order to increase positive work engagement in teachers' , managers and policymakers to norms and behaviors that reduce organizational Envy such as honesty, justice, commitment, and responsibility adhere in interacting with teachers.