World Journal of Sport Sciences 8 (1): 01-05, 2013 ISSN 2078-4724 © IDOSI Publications, 2013 DOI: 10.5829/idosi.wjss.2013.8.1.1182 Corresponding Author: Murat Kul, Bart n Universitesi, BESYO, Bart n, Turkey. Mob: +905372220454. 1 The Relationship Between Physical Education Teachers’ Exposure to Mobbing and Organizational Commitment Murat Kul, Mehmet Güçlü, Taner Bozku and Mehmet Öçalan 1 2 1 3 Bart n University, Physical Education and Sport College, Turkey 1 Gazi University, Physical Education and Sport College, Turkey 2 K r kkale University, Physical Education and Sport College, Turkey 3 Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between physical education teachers’ exposure to mobbing and their organizational commitment. The sample group of the study was composed of 291 physical education teachers working in Sakarya and Bart n provinces. In order to find out mobbing and organizational commitment, Negative Acts Questionnaire and Organizational Commitment Scale (OCS) were adopted to the sample group. In order to analyze the data collected from these scales, descriptive statistical analysis, variance analysis, correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis were used. As a result of the study, it was found that physical education teachers had lower organizational commitment in the compliance sub-dimension, moderate organizational commitment in the identification sub-dimension and higher organizational commitment in the internalization sub-dimension. When physical education teachers’ exposure to mobbing was evaluated, it was understood that they experience mobbing at lower levels. When sub-dimensions of physical education teachers’ organizational commitment and exposure to mobbing were examined, positive moderate significant relationship between adaptation sub-dimension and mobbing and negative lower significant relationship between identification and internalization sub-dimensions and mobbing were observed. Key words: Physical education teacher Mobbing Organizational commitment INTRODUCTION Mobbing: Although the success and productivity of Conditions of work have vital importance in the atmosphere in the organization, very often employees well-being of individuals. An employee spent most of from the same workplace may have to work with the his/her time in his/her workplace. Therefore all the people whom they dislike. An organization’s harmonious physical, social, psychological conditions of work place and functional interaction with its environmental have great impact on the feelings of the employee. sub-systems and upper systems has vital importance Particularly, the cases such as the differentiation of the for the total success of that organization [2]. However, social roles and experiencing conflicts in inter-employees it might not be always easy for an employee to adapt to relationships and existence of organizational competition the social or organizational life at the workplace easily. and attempt of proving themselves by the employees This is such an issue that the people exposed to negative and existence of higher level expectations have been behaviors may experience various problems, resulting in adversely influence of the employees’ mental psychologically get damaged and be turned into an health and their exposure to stress [1]. The business incapacitated one. At this point, we are confronted by stress lived has been likely to constitute serious problems mobbing (mobbing)/deterrence from the workplace [3]. in terms of both individual and organizational senses In brief, mobbing can be defined as the psychological once it was combined with the difficulties and issues in pressures applied for the purpose of emotionally abusing the private life of the individuals [1]. or discharging an individual from a workplace. The fact an employee directly depends on the harmonious