The Effect of Mobbing Behaviors on Students’ Burnout: An Empirical Study on Undergraduate Students of the Faculty of Sports Sciences

Abstract

Numerous variables influence student burnout, one of which is mobbing. In this study, the effect of mobbing behaviors on undergraduate students’ burnout was investigated. The data were obtained from students of a faculty of sports sciences (n=223). To measure mobbing, we used a modified version of the Negative Acts Questionnaire–Revised (NAQ–R: Einarsen et al., 2009) adapted to the higher education context. The new version of this scale was developed in this study, and it was labeled as the Negative Acts Questionnaire–Student (NAQ–S). For the validity of the scale, both exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were applied. In addition, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was calculated for the reliability of the scale. The validity and reliability analyzes showed high values. As a result, NAQ–S contained 12 items (see the appendix) and a two–factor structure: academic mobbing (1–4 items) and non–academic mobbing (5–12 items). On the other hand, to measure students’ burnout, Maslach Burnout Inventory–Student Survey (MBI–SS: Schaufeli et al., 2002) was used. Then, hierarchical regression analysis was used to investigate the relationships between variables. The results showed that mobbing behaviors had a significant and positive effect on students’ burnout (β=.350; p<0.01).

Keywords

• Mobbing,Students’ Burnout,Undergraduate,University

Mobbing Davranışlarının Öğrenci Tükenmişliğine Etkisi: Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi Lisans Öğrencileri Üzerinde Ampirik Bir İnceleme

Öz

Bu çalışmada mobbing davranışlarının üniversite öğrencilerinin tükenmişliği üzerine etkisi incelenmiştir. Veriler bir devlet üniversitesinin spor bilimleri fakültesindeki öğrencilerinden (n=223) elde edilmiştir. Mobbing davranışlarını ölçmek için Einarsen ve diğerleri (2009) tarafından geliştirilen Negatif Davranışlar Ölçeği’nin öğrencilere yönelik versiyonu kullanılmıştır. Öğrencilere yönelik versiyon bu çalışmada geliştirilmiş ve “Negatif Davranışlar Ölçeği-Öğrenci” olarak adlandırılmıştır. Ölçeğin geçerliliği için hem açımlayıcı hem de doğrulayıcı faktör analizi uygulanmıştır. Ayrıca, ölçeğin güvenirliği için Cronbach’s alpha katsayısı hesaplanmıştır. Geçerlik ve güvenirlik analizleri yüksek değerler göstermiş ve sonuçta ölçeğin 12 maddeli ve iki boyutlu yapısı (akademik mobbing ve akademik olmayan mobbing) ortaya çıkmıştır. Diğer taraftan, öğrencilerin tükenmişliğini ölçmek için “Maslach Tükenmişlik Envanteri-Öğrenci” kullanılmıştır. Daha sonra çalışmanın amacı doğrultusunda değişkenler arasındaki ilişkiler hiyerarşik regresyon analizi ile incelenmiştir. Sonuçlar mobbing davranışlarının öğrenci tükenmişliğini anlamlı ve pozitif yönde etkilediğini göstermiştir (β=,350; p<0,01). 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Mobbing,Öğrenci Tükenmişliği,Üniversite

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