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The purpose of this study was to describe the relationship between leadership styles and job satisfaction among the faculty members of physical eduction
departments in selected universities of Iran. To determine this relationship, 140 runtime male and femal facully members of physical education departments
participated in this expost - facto study. Statistical analysis revealed selling and participaying leadership styles are the more dominant and effective leader behavior
in the population under study. Results also showed there is a positive and significant relationship between selling and participating leadership styles with job
satisfaction, while the relationship between telling and delegating leader behavior with job satisfaction is low. negative and ineffective in the population under study.