Effect of Job Stressors on Job Performance of Lecturer Physical Education: Mediating Role of Coping Mechanism (Relaxation Coping)
Abstract: The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of job stressors on job performance with the mediating role of coping mechanism. The finite population of the study comprised of 73 female and 97male physical education lecturers serving in government colleges of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Three different types of self-administered cum close-ended questionnaires such as Job Stressors, Job Performance and Coping Mechanism were used for the data collection. Face and content validity were done from the export in the relevant field. To assess the feasibility of the tool; the researcher conducted a small scale preliminary study, i.e. a pilot study with 25 lecturers physical education (13 male and 12 female), the subgroup of the intended population. Mean, stander deviation, multiple regressions and Pearson's correlation coefficient used to test the hypotheses. The process v3.3 by Andrew F. Hayes was used for mediation. Results of the existing study highlighted that there are a positive and significant relationship and effect among job stressors, job performance and relaxation coping (r= .662; 939 & p=.000 < .01).