چکيده

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of eight weeks aerobic training on occupational stress and burnout among male employees of Islamic Azad University of Qorveh. The statistical population of the research was all male employees of the university. Twenty-two of the employees who expressed their readiness to participate in the research were selected through a targeted sampling method as the subjects of the study. Subjects were divided into two experimental (12 persons) and control (10 persons) groups after matching on the basis of variables affecting stress and burnout. The design of this research was a quasi-experimental design with pretest and posttest design in an experimental group and one control group. The research tool was Ouyang Job Stress Questionnaire (2009) and Maslach's Job Burnout (2001). Reliability and validity of these questionnaires were confirmed in previous studies. In order to analyze the data, descriptive and inferential statistics including Kolmogrov-Smirnov test and independent t-test were used. The findings showed that there is a significant difference between the job stress and job burnout between the two experimental and control groups. Regarding the effect of aerobic training on the stress and burnout of employees and the very low need for these exercises to special facilities and the simplicity and lack of complexity of these types of exercises, To Head of Islamic Azad University of Qorveh as well as other similar organizations it is suggested Plan aerobic exercises in their employees' schedules.