The Mediating Role of Work-Family Conflict in The Effect of Workaholism on Depression

Year 2024, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 210 - 219

Neslihan Özdemir , Coşkun Akça

Abstract

Workaholism, which constitutes an important research topic in terms of organizational and psychological health, refers to the employee's excessive commitment to their job and focus on job performance. Individuals who exhibit workaholism are more likely to neglect their family life and display symptoms of depression due to their excessive commitment to their work. This study aims to examine the mediating role of work-family conflict in the effect of workaholism on depression. In this study, data were collected from 211 academicians using the ‘‘Work-Family Conflict Scale’’ developed by Netemeyer et al. (1996), the "DUWAS Workaholism Scale" developed by Schaufeli et al. (2006) and the "Depression Scale’’ developed by Lovibond and Lovibond (1995). The analyses were conducted using (SPSS) and (AMOS) software packages. The Process Macro plug-in, developed by Hayes (2013), was employed for the mediation test. The results of the analysis indicated that the total effect of workaholism on depression was significant and positive. However, this relationship became insignificant when the mediating variable was included in the model. Therefore, it can be concluded that work-family conflict plays a full mediating role in the effect of workaholism on depression. This research is thought to represent an important field in terms of understanding individuals' work and family life quality and psychological health.

Keywords

Workaholism, work-family conflict, depression.

İşkolikliğin Depresyon Üzerine Etkisinde İş-Aile Çatışmasının Aracı Rolü

Abstract

Örgütsel ve psikolojik sağlık açısından önemli bir araştırma konusunu oluşturan işkoliklik, çalışanın işine karşı aşırı bağlılık göstermesi ve iş performansına odaklanmasını ifade etmektedir. İşkoliklerin işlerine karşı aşırı bağlılık sebebiyle aile yaşamlarını ihmal etmeleri ve depresyon belirtileri gösterme olasılıkları artmaktadır. Bu kapsamda bu araştırmanın amacı işkolikliğin depresyon üzerine etkisinde iş-aile çatışmasının aracılık rolünü incelemektir. 211 akademisyen üzerinde gerçekleştirilen bu araştırmada, veriler Netemeyer vd. (1996) tarafından geliştirilen ‘‘İş-Aile Çatışması Ölçeği’’, Schaufeli vd. (2006) tarafından geliştirilen “DUWAS İşkoliklik Ölçeği’’ ve Lovibond ve Lovibond (1995) tarafından geliştirilen ‘’Depresyon Ölçeği’’ ile toplanmıştır. Analizler SPSS ve AMOS yazılım paketleri kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiş ve aracılık testi için Hayes (2013) tarafından geliştirilen Process Macro eklentisi kullanılmıştır. Analiz sonucunda işkolikliğin depresyon üzerindeki toplam etkisinin anlamlı ve pozitif olduğu, ancak bu ilişkinin aracı değişkenin modele dâhil edilmesiyle anlamsız hale geldiği tespit edilmiştir. Dolayısıyla işkolikliğin depresyon üzerine etkisinde iş-aile çatışmasının tam aracı rol oynadığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Bu bağlamda, bu araştırma bireylerin iş ve aile yaşam kalitesini ve psikolojik sağlığını anlamak açısından önemli bir alanı temsil edeceği düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

İşkoliklik, iş-aile çatışması, depresyon.

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