The effect of feedback-seeking behavior on job creativity with the mediating role of job thriving in employees of sports and youth departments in Golestan province

Study the effect of feedback-seeking behavior on job creativity with the mediating role of job thriving in employees of sports and youth departments in Golestan province was main purpose of this research. This research is applied and is in the category of correlational research. All employees of sports and youth departments of Golestan province (228 people) were the statistical population of this research, and the whole population was selected as a sample. The research tools included standard questionnaires of Feedback-Seeking Behavior (Moss et al., 2003), Job Thriving (Purath et al., 2012) and Job creativity (Zhou and George, 2001). Face and content validity were used to check the validity of the questionnaires. The reliability of the questionnaires was checked by Cronbach's alpha and the values of 0.79, 0.82 and 0.81 were calculated for the variables of feedback-seeking behavior, job thriving and job creativity, respectively.The collected data were analyzed using descriptive (mean and standard deviation) and inferential (structural equation modeling) statistics. The results showed a positive and significant effect of feedback seeking behavior on employees' job thriving (β=0.793, t=22.582). The results also showed that feedback seeking behavior has a positive and significant effect on employees' job creativity (β=0.321, t=4.196). Findings showed a positive and significant effect of job thriving on job creativity of employees of sports and youth departments (β=0.476, t=6.207). Finally, the results showed that the effect of feedback seeking behavior on job creativity of employees of sports and youth departments with a mediating role of job thriving is positive and significant (β=0.403, t=5.963). Based on the results, it can be concluded that employees' feedback seeking behavior can have positive consequences such as job thriving and job creativity for them.