The Effects of Workplace Loneliness on Job and Life Satisfaction: the Mediating Role of Leader-Member Exchange

Volume: 17 Number: 2 May 1, 2017
  • Mihriban Cindiloğlu
  • Sema Polatcı
  • Fatih Özçalık
  • Zümral Gültekin
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The Effects of Workplace Loneliness on Job and Life Satisfaction: the Mediating Role of Leader-Member Exchange

Abstract

This study was designed to determine the effect of workers’ workplace loneliness on job and life satisfaction and mediating role of leader-member exchange among these variables. In accordance with this aim, sample of this research consisted of 153 administrative personnel of Hitit University. As a result of the study, it was determined that workplace loneliness negatively affected the leadermember exchange and job and life satisfaction. Moreover, hierarchical regression analysis was carried out in order to identify whether there was an mediating role of leader-member exchange job and life satisfaction or not. As a result of this analysis, it was established that leader-member exchange had an mediating role on the effect of workplace loneliness and job and life satisfaction

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Authors

Mihriban Cindiloğlu This is me

Sema Polatcı This is me

Fatih Özçalık This is me

Zümral Gültekin This is me

Publication Date

May 1, 2017

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May 1, 2017

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Year 2017 Volume: 17 Number: 2

APA
Cindiloğlu, M., Polatcı, S., Özçalık, F., & Gültekin, Z. (2017). The Effects of Workplace Loneliness on Job and Life Satisfaction: the Mediating Role of Leader-Member Exchange. Ege Academic Review, 17(2), 191-200. https://izlik.org/JA67HX48GM
AMA
1.Cindiloğlu M, Polatcı S, Özçalık F, Gültekin Z. The Effects of Workplace Loneliness on Job and Life Satisfaction: the Mediating Role of Leader-Member Exchange. ear. 2017;17(2):191-200. https://izlik.org/JA67HX48GM
Chicago
Cindiloğlu, Mihriban, Sema Polatcı, Fatih Özçalık, and Zümral Gültekin. 2017. “The Effects of Workplace Loneliness on Job and Life Satisfaction: the Mediating Role of Leader-Member Exchange”. Ege Academic Review 17 (2): 191-200. https://izlik.org/JA67HX48GM.
EndNote
Cindiloğlu M, Polatcı S, Özçalık F, Gültekin Z (May 1, 2017) The Effects of Workplace Loneliness on Job and Life Satisfaction: the Mediating Role of Leader-Member Exchange. Ege Academic Review 17 2 191–200.
IEEE
[1]M. Cindiloğlu, S. Polatcı, F. Özçalık, and Z. Gültekin, “The Effects of Workplace Loneliness on Job and Life Satisfaction: the Mediating Role of Leader-Member Exchange”, ear, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 191–200, May 2017, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA67HX48GM
ISNAD
Cindiloğlu, Mihriban - Polatcı, Sema - Özçalık, Fatih - Gültekin, Zümral. “The Effects of Workplace Loneliness on Job and Life Satisfaction: the Mediating Role of Leader-Member Exchange”. Ege Academic Review 17/2 (May 1, 2017): 191-200. https://izlik.org/JA67HX48GM.
JAMA
1.Cindiloğlu M, Polatcı S, Özçalık F, Gültekin Z. The Effects of Workplace Loneliness on Job and Life Satisfaction: the Mediating Role of Leader-Member Exchange. ear. 2017;17:191–200.
MLA
Cindiloğlu, Mihriban, et al. “The Effects of Workplace Loneliness on Job and Life Satisfaction: the Mediating Role of Leader-Member Exchange”. Ege Academic Review, vol. 17, no. 2, May 2017, pp. 191-00, https://izlik.org/JA67HX48GM.
Vancouver
1.Mihriban Cindiloğlu, Sema Polatcı, Fatih Özçalık, Zümral Gültekin. The Effects of Workplace Loneliness on Job and Life Satisfaction: the Mediating Role of Leader-Member Exchange. ear [Internet]. 2017 May 1;17(2):191-200. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA67HX48GM