INVESTIGATION OF FACTORS DETERMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING IN THE WORKPLACE AND OPTIMISM

Abstract

In this study, factors that predict optimism and subjective well-being in the workplace were investigated. For this purpose, the role of self-transcendence and behavioral inhibition system, which is seen as variable, was tried to be determined. This study was conducted on 287 academic staff who were working at a foundation university. The harmonized state of the optimism, subjective well-being scale for the workplace, mission oriented and relationship oriented leadership, behavioral inhibition system, self-transcation and perceived supervisor support scales have been applied to academics that are easily reached by sampling method and results were examined. The data has been analyzed through SPSS and AMOS programs. The study found that an individual's optimism increases his or her happiness at work, but this effect becomes significant when relationship oriented behaviour seen from the manager enters the model. In addition, perceived concrete manager support has been seen to have a direct positive meaningful effect on happiness at work. However it was found that individuals with high self-transcendence had less fears of wrongdoing. On the other hand, while the optimistic employee's workplace happiness was also high, there was a significant decrease in workplace happiness due to the anxiety that arose as the employee's avoidance of wrongdoing behaviour increased.

Keywords

• Optimism,Subjective Well-being,Leadership Style,Self-Transcence,Behavioural Inhibition

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