Ruminasyon Döngüsünü Kırmak: Olumsuz İş Sonuçlarında Psikolojik Sağlamlığın Aracılık Rolü

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, kaynakların korunması kuramı ve bilişsel-davranışçı yaklaşım çerçevesinde, işle ilgili ruminasyonun iş stresi, tükenmişlik ve işten ayrılma niyetiyle ilişkisini ve psikolojik sağlamlığın bu ilişkilerdeki aracı rolünü incelemektir. Türkiye’de turizm sektöründe çalışan 436 beyaz yakalı çalışandan anket yoluyla veri toplanmış ve veriler SmartPLS 4 kullanılarak PLS-SEM ile bootstrap yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, işle ilgili ruminasyonun iş stresi ve tükenmişlikle pozitif, psikolojik sağlamlıkla negatif ilişkili olduğunu göstermektedir. Psikolojik sağlamlık, işle ilgili ruminasyonun iş stresi ve tükenmişlik üzerindeki etkilerinde kısmi aracılık rolü sergilemektedir. İşten ayrılma niyeti için ise işle ilgili ruminasyonun doğrudan etkisi anlamlı bulunmazken, psikolojik sağlamlık üzerinden dolaylı etkisi anlamlı bulunmuştur. Bu durum ilişkinin büyük ölçüde dolaylı işlediğine işaret etmektedir. Bu bulgular, işle ilgili ruminasyonun özellikle talepkâr iş ve sektörlerde bireylerin iş ve iş dışındaki yaşamlarıyla ilgili olumsuz çıktılarla ilişkili olabileceğini, psikolojik sağlamlığın ise bu süreçte koruyucu bir kişisel kaynak olarak öne çıktığını göstermektedir.

Keywords

• İşle İlgili Ruminasyon
• Psikolojik Sağlamlık
• İş Stresi
• Tükenmişlik
• İşten Ayrılma Niyeti

Interrupting Rumination: Resilience As a Mediator of Negative Work Outcomes

Abstract

Grounded in conservation of resources theory and cognitive-behavioral perspectives, this study examines how work-related rumination relates to job stress, burnout, and turnover intention, and whether psychological resilience mediates these links. Survey data were collected from 436 white-collar employees working in the Turkish tourism sector. The data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) with bootstrapping in SmartPLS 4. Results show that work-related rumination is positively associated with job stress and burnout and negatively associated with psychological resilience. Psychological resilience partially mediates the associations between rumination and both job stress and burnout. For turnover intention, the indirect path through psychological resilience is significant, whereas the direct path from rumination to turnover intention is not, indicating a primarily indirect relationship. These findings suggest that work-related rumination may be associated with adverse outcomes affecting individuals’ work and non-work lives, particularly in demanding work contexts, whereas psychological resilience appears to function as a protective personal resource in this process.

Keywords

• Work-related Rumination
• Psychological Resilience
• Job Stress
• Burnout
• Turnover Intentions

Supporting Institution

None

Ethical Statement

All procedures performed in studies involving human participants conform to the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its subsequent amendments or comparable ethical standards. For this research, Süleyman University Ethics Committee Approval was obtained from the Scientific Research Ethics Committee with a decision number: E.1034062, verification code: 323AFCC4.

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