ABSTRACT

Engaged employees are able to effectively deal with work demands and flourish. To illuminate the importance of this for referees, this study was designed to examine the relationships among referee retention, authenticity at work, referee engagement, and psychological well-being. The authors recruited 410 currently registered referees in the United States and utilized a structural equation modeling to test a hypothesized research model. The results indicated that administrator consideration, intrinsic motives, sense of community, and authenticity at work positively influenced referee engagement. Both authenticity at work and referee engagement were positively associated with the psychological well-being of referees. This empirical evidence provides new insights on referees’ well-being. Thus, sport managers should consider ways of enhancing engagement and authenticity as well as provide positive officiating experiences to ensure that sport referees flourish.

摘要

敬业的员工能够有效地处理工作需求并蓬勃发展。为了阐明这对裁判的重要性，本研究旨在检验裁判保留、工作真实性、裁判参与和心理健康之间的关系。作者招募了 410 名目前在美国注册的裁判，并利用结构方程模型来测试假设的研究模型。结果表明，管理者的考虑、内在动机、社区意识和工作中的真实性对裁判的参与产生了积极影响。工作中的真实性和裁判参与度都与裁判的心理健康呈正相关。这一经验证据为裁判的幸福感提供了新的见解。因此，