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This study was carried out to determine how the self-leadership behaviors of youth leaders working in central and provincial branches of Turkey’s Ministry of Youth and Sports affect job satisfaction. Being descriptive in nature, the research employs a study group consisting of 303 volunteer participants from 741 youth leaders working in central and provincial branches of the Ministry of Youth and Sports. The Personal Information Form, the Minnesota Satisfaction Scale and the Self-Leadership Scale were used to collect data. The data obtained in the study were analyzed using SPSS 25.0 (Statistical Package for Social Sciences).The findings reveal that the overall job satisfaction and internal satisfaction of youth leaders is high and that their external satisfaction is moderate. The following three sub-dimensions of focusing thoughts on natural rewards, observing themselves and evaluating thoughts and ideas are very high in self-leadership. Imagine a successful performance by setting a goal for yourself, speaking on yourself, rewarding yourself, reminders and total self-leadership are also high in self-leadership. We did, however, find it be below the average in the self punishment sub-dimension. Moreover, the findings revealed a positive and significant, though low relationship between job satisfaction and self-leadership. Additionally, there is a positive and significant, though low relationship between job satisfaction and self-leadership. As a result, a positive linear correlation was found between youth leaders’ self-leadership and job satisfaction levels. In other words, as the level of self-leading increases, so does job satisfaction.

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