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The Effects of Mental Languishing on the Work Life of Healthcare Workers
Abstract
This study aims to explore the phenomenon of languishing among healthcare workers and its impact on their quality of work life, job performance, and coping strategies. Due to the lack of a specific languishing scale, the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) were utilized, with 200 healthcare professionals (doctors and nurses) participating in the study. The findings revealed that 47% of the participants exhibited signs of languishing, and this condition was negatively correlated with job satisfaction. Additionally, the results indicated that the languishing experienced by healthcare workers adversely affected their quality of work life and led to a decline in their overall performance.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Business Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
May 25, 2025
Submission Date
December 19, 2024
Acceptance Date
February 5, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2025 Volume: 9 Number: 2
APA
Aydın, D., & Demir, Ö. (2025). The Effects of Mental Languishing on the Work Life of Healthcare Workers. Fiscaoeconomia, 9(2), 1072-1087. https://doi.org/10.25295/fsecon.1604078
AMA
1.Aydın D, Demir Ö. The Effects of Mental Languishing on the Work Life of Healthcare Workers. FSECON. 2025;9(2):1072-1087. doi:10.25295/fsecon.1604078
Chicago
Aydın, Delal, and Özcan Demir. 2025. “The Effects of Mental Languishing on the Work Life of Healthcare Workers”. Fiscaoeconomia 9 (2): 1072-87. https://doi.org/10.25295/fsecon.1604078.
EndNote
Aydın D, Demir Ö (May 1, 2025) The Effects of Mental Languishing on the Work Life of Healthcare Workers. Fiscaoeconomia 9 2 1072–1087.
IEEE
[1]D. Aydın and Ö. Demir, “The Effects of Mental Languishing on the Work Life of Healthcare Workers”, FSECON, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 1072–1087, May 2025, doi: 10.25295/fsecon.1604078.
ISNAD
Aydın, Delal - Demir, Özcan. “The Effects of Mental Languishing on the Work Life of Healthcare Workers”. Fiscaoeconomia 9/2 (May 1, 2025): 1072-1087. https://doi.org/10.25295/fsecon.1604078.
JAMA
1.Aydın D, Demir Ö. The Effects of Mental Languishing on the Work Life of Healthcare Workers. FSECON. 2025;9:1072–1087.
MLA
Aydın, Delal, and Özcan Demir. “The Effects of Mental Languishing on the Work Life of Healthcare Workers”. Fiscaoeconomia, vol. 9, no. 2, May 2025, pp. 1072-87, doi:10.25295/fsecon.1604078.
Vancouver
1.Delal Aydın, Özcan Demir. The Effects of Mental Languishing on the Work Life of Healthcare Workers. FSECON. 2025 May 1;9(2):1072-87. doi:10.25295/fsecon.1604078