Emotional Dissonance, Perceived Organizational Support, Job Satisfaction, and Turnover Intention among Physical Education Professors in China

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among emotional dissonance, perceived organizational support, job satisfaction, and turnover intention among physical education professors in China. The population for this study consisted of physical education professors in L province, China. Convenience sampling was utilized, and a total of 192 participants participated the study. An online survey system, Tencent Questionnaire, was employed to administer the survey. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS 27.0 and AMOS 27.0, and structural equation model was employed to examine the relationships among the variables. According to the results, first, perceived organizational support has no significant effect on emotional dissonance. Second, perceived organizational support is positively related to job satisfaction. Third, perceived organizational support has no significant effect on turnover intention. Fourth, emotional dissonance is negatively related to job satisfaction. Fifth, job satisfaction has no significant effect on turnover intention. Sixth, emotional dissonance is positively related to turnover intention. Moreover, perceived organizational support was a significant predictor of job satisfaction. Additionally, emotional dissonance demonstrated a negative association with job satisfaction and a positive association with turnover intention. This is the first study to highlight the importance of emotional states and contextual factors on well-being and job-related attitudes in the physical education context.