The Mediating Role of Perceived Stress in the Relationship between Job Insecurity and Presenteeism: A Study on Private Hospital Employees

Year 2024, Volume: 8 Issue: 2, 519 - 532, 31.05.2024

Mesut Ardıç

https://doi.org/10.29023/alanyaakademik.1388290

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate whether perceived job insecurity of healthcare workers has an effect on presenteeism and whether perceived stress plays a mediating role in this effect. The study was designed with quantitative research method and the data were collected through questionnaire technique in June and July 2023. A questionnaire form consisting of Job Insecurity, Presenteeism, Perceived Stress scales was used in the study. The sample consists of 183 healthcare workers in private hospitals operating in Kocaeli, Turkey. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, correlation, regression, IBM Spss Process Macro and descriptive statistical methods were used to analyze the data. According to the findings, job insecurity contributes positively in explaining the presenteeism effect. At the same time, perceived stress has a mediating effect on the effect of job insecurity and presenteeism. The theoretical and practical contributions of the study were discussed and suggestions were made for future research.

Keywords

Job Insecurity, Presenteeism, Perceived Stress

İş Güvencesizliği ve Presenteeism (İşte Varolamama) İlişkisinde Algılanan Stresin Aracılık Rolü: Özel Hastane Çalışanları Üzerinde Bir Araştırma

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, sağlık çalışanlarının algılanan iş güvencesizliğinin presenteeisme (işte var olamama) etkisinin olup olmadığı, bu etkide algılanan stresin aracılık rolü olup olamadığını araştırmaktır. Çalışma, nicel araştırma yöntemi ile tasarlanmış olup, veriler 2023 yılı Haziran ve Temmuz ayında anket tekniği aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Çalışmada İş Güvencesizliği, Presenteeism, Algılanan Stres ölçeklerinden oluşan anket formu kullanılmıştır. Örneklem, Türkiye’de Kocaeli’nde faaliyet gösteren özel hastanelerde 183 sağlık çalışanından oluşmaktadır. Verilerin analizinde, açımlayıcı ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizi, korelasyon, regresyon, IBM Spss Process Macro ve tanımlayıcı istatiksel yöntemler kullanılmıştır. Bulgulara göre, iş güvencesizliği, presenteeism etkisini açıklamada olumlu yönde katkı yapmaktadır. Aynı zamanda iş güvencesizliği, presenteeism etkisinde algılan stresin aracılık etkisi bulunmaktadır. Çalışmanın kuramsal ve uygulamaya yönelik katkıları tartışılarak gelecekteki araştırmalara önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Keywords

İş Güvencesizliği, Presenteeism, Algılanan Stres

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