The Influence of Woman’s Life Quality Perceptions on Role Stress

Abstract

Quality of life perception is determined by the satisfaction level of human needs in different areas of life.  It is thought that female employee’s quality of life perception decreases the level of feminine role stress.  212 Female employees working in government and private sectors of Sinop and its districts are consisting the sample group of the research. The research frame is based on human need theory. Data gathered from sample was analyzed with SPSS 21. According to the regression test results negative effect of quality of life perception on feminine role stress was observed. This study, which is taken to the consideration of the women who are working in public or private sector, is one of the rare researches that was being examined in Turkish literature.

Keywords

• Woman Employee,Life Quality Perception,Role Stress,Role Conflict

Kadın Çalışanların Yaşam Kalite Algılarının Rol Stresi Üzerindeki Etkisi

Öz

Yaşam kalitesi algısı, bireylerin yaşamın birçok alanındaki ihtiyaçlarının karşılanma düzeyine göre memnuniyet ölçüsüdür. Bireylerin yaşamın farklı alanlarındaki ihtiyaçlarını karşılanmasının bireylerin yaşayacakları cinsiyet rol stresini azaltacağı düşünülmektedir. Birey ihtiyacı kuramı çerçevesinde kurulan modelin araştırılması içinSinop il ve ilçelerinde kamu ve özel sektörde ücretli çalışan kadınlardan oluşan örneklem kullanılmıştır. Örneklemden toplanan veriler SPSS 21 ile analiz edilmiştir. Regresyon sonuçlarına göre kadınların yaşam kalite algılarının cinsiyet rol stresini olumsuz olarak etkilediği görülmüştür. Bu çalışma ile kadın çalışanlar ile (kamu-özel) yapılan anketler sonucu elde edilen verilerle, kadın rol stresinin kadınların yaşam kalite algıları üzerine olan etkisi ortaya konulmaya çalışılmıştır. Bu tarz saha çalışmalarının özellikle Türkçe literatür açısından henüz yeterince ele alınmamış olması mevcut çalışma ile sağlanabilecek potansiyel katkının önemini ortaya koymaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Kadın Çalışanlar,Yaşam Kalite Algısı,Rol Stresi,Rol Çatışması

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