Banka Çalışanlarında İşkolikliğin İş-Yaşam Dengesi Üzerindeki Etkisinde Örgütsel Sinizmin Aracılık Rolü

Year 2025, Volume: 9 Issue: 3, 1763 - 1780, 25.08.2025

Mehmet Oktay Gökaslan , Gülşah Bozkurt , Şehmus Coşkun

https://doi.org/10.25295/fsecon.1641838

Abstract

Bu çalışma, Türkiye’deki banka çalışanlarının işkoliklik, örgütsel sinizm ve iş-yaşam dengesi kavramları arasındaki ilişkileri tespit etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmanın evrenini, Türkiye’deki farklı bankalarda görev yapan 500 banka çalışanı oluşturmakta olup, veriler SPSS-26 ve AMOS-21 yazılımları kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda, işkoliklik, örgütsel sinizm ve iş-yaşam dengesi arasındaki ilişkiler incelenmiş ve bu kavramların birbirleri üzerindeki etkileri değerlendirilmektedir. İşkolikliğin, çalışanların iş-yaşam dengesi üzerindeki etkisinde örgütsel sinizmin aracılık rolü araştırılmıştır. Ancak elde edilen bulgular, işkoliklik ve örgütsel sinizmin iş-yaşam dengesi ile arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmadığını göstermiştir. Dolayısıyla, herhangi bir aracı etki de tespit edilememiştir. Sonuç olarak, Türkiye’deki banka çalışanları arasında işkoliklik, örgütsel sinizm ve iş-yaşam dengesi arasında beklenen ilişkilerin varlığı doğrulanmamıştır. Bu durum, iş-yaşam dengesi konusunda örgütsel yapılar ve bireysel farklılıkların daha derinlemesine incelenmesi gerektiğini ortaya koymaktadır. Çalışma, alanında yeni perspektifler sunmakla birlikte, ilerleyen araştırmalar için önemli bir temel teşkil etmektedir.

Keywords

İşkoliklik , Örgütsel Sinizm , İş-Yaşam Dengesi , Banka Çalışanları

Ethical Statement

Mardin Artuklu Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yayın Etiği Kurulunun 19.02.2024 tarih ve 2024/2-10 sayılı Etik Kurul Onayı alınmıştır.

Supporting Institution

Bu çalışma, kamu, ticari veya kar amacı gütmeyen kuruluşlar gibi herhangi bir organizasyondan destek almamıştır.

Project Number

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The Mediating Role of Organizational Cynicism in The Effect of Workaholism on Work-Life Balance Among Bank Employees

Abstract

This study aims to identify the relationships between the concepts of workaholism, organizational cynicism, and work-life balance among bank employees in Turkey. The study population consists of 500 bank employees working in various banks across Turkey, and the data were analyzed using SPSS-26 and AMOS-21 software. As a result of the research, the relationships among workaholism, organizational cynicism, and work-life balance were examined, and the effects of these concepts on each other were evaluated. The mediating role of organizational cynicism in the effect of workaholism on employees' work-life balance was investigated. However, the findings indicated that there is no statistically significant relationship between workaholism and organizational cynicism with work-life balance. Therefore, no mediating effect could be identified. Consequently, the anticipated relationships between workaholism, organizational cynicism, and work-life balance among bank employees in Turkey were not confirmed. This situation highlights the necessity for a more in-depth examination of organizational structures and individual differences concerning work-life balance. The study, while offering new perspectives in the field, provides an important foundation for future research.

Keywords

Workaholism , Organizational Cynicism , Work-Life Balance , Bank Employees

Ethical Statement

Ethics Committee Approval of Mardin Artuklu University Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Committee dated 19.02.2024 and numbered 2024/2-10 has been received.

Project Number

Bu çalışma, kamu, ticari veya kar amacı gütmeyen kuruluşlar gibi herhangi bir organizasyondan destek almamıştır.

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