The sources of Tension that the Professional Trainers of Sports in Jordanian Universities Face.

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the sources of tension that the professional

trainers of sports in Jordanian universities face.The researchers used the

descriptive method.The study population consisted of (132) coached and

trained workers in Jordanian universities in the first semester of the academic

year 2011/ 2012, and was chosen intentionally.The Marco scale was used to

measure the sources of vocational tension.It consisted of (34) items, subjected

to the coefficient of validity and reliability.The data were analyzed statistically

using the arithmetic mean, standard deviation, and the percentage, and test

(t test for independent sample) to denote the differences.The study pointed

out that the sources of career tension career came within two levels (high,

medium) .The results also showed no statistically significant differences in

the Jordanian universities due to the variable of sex, and no of statistically

significant differences attributed to the University for the axes (working with

students, potential , salary) , and the presence of statistically significant

differences in favor of private universities for the axes (administrative support,

and the relationship between the trainers) .The researchers recommended the

need to expand and increase sports’ facilities and to review the ranking of

salaries in Jordanian universities