Investigating the relationship between managers' social support and the motivation to participate in leisure programs among the employees of Mohammad Rasulullah Birjand Training Center

Organizations, as the main elements of today's societies, have a decisive role in meeting the expectations of societies, and human power is considered the most valuable resource for organizations. The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between managers' social support and the motivation to participate in leisure programs among the employees of Muhammad Rasulullah (PBUH) Education Center. The research method is descriptive-survey of correlation type. Its statistical population includes all the employees of Muhammad Rasulullah (PBUH) Education Center (200 people). The sample size was 127 people who were selected randomly. To collect data, the scale of motivation to participate in leisure programs by Gill et al. (1983) and Phillips' social support questionnaire (1986) were used. To measure the validity of the questionnaires, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was obtained for both questionnaires, 0.89 and 0.92, respectively. The findings of the research showed that there is a positive and significant correlation between social support and components (support from family, friends and others) on the motivation to participate in leisure programs. The results of the stepwise regression test also showed that among the 3 predictive variables, the family support variable with a beta coefficient of 0.542 has the greatest effect on the motivation to participate in leisure programs. As a result, because human power is the most important capital of any organization, they should receive comprehensive support from their organization, because organizational support increases the sense of value and dignity of employees, and society members should plan in order to enjoy the benefits of participation in leisure time physical activities and increase physical health. to emphasize in their daily process.