Research Article

Associations Between Shift Work Attitudes, Work Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Sleep Disturbance Among Manufacturing Workers

Volume: 8 Number: 1 June 28, 2026
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Associations Between Shift Work Attitudes, Work Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Sleep Disturbance Among Manufacturing Workers

Abstract

This study examined associations between attitudes toward shift work, work motivation, job satisfaction, and sleep disturbance among manufacturing employees working shifts. It employed a cross-sectional survey design and purposive sampling. The data were collected from approximately 380 shift workers in Konya, Turkiye. Participants completed a battery of self-report questionnaires assessing positive and negative shift work attitudes, work motivation, job satisfaction, and sleep difficulties. Correlational analyses indicated that more positive attitudes toward shift work were associated with higher work motivation and job satisfaction. Negative shift work attitudes also showed positive associations with job motivation and satisfaction. Increased sleep difficulties were associated with less positive work-related outcomes (lower motivation and job satisfaction) but was not significantly related to shift work attitudes. Given the cross-sectional and self-report nature of the data these findings should be interpreted cautiously and not as evidence of causality. Future research using longitudinal designs is needed to clarify mechanisms linking shift work experiences, sleep, and work-related outcomes.

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This work is an original work; I have acted in accordance with scientific ethical principles and rules from all stages of the study, including preparation, data collection, analysis and presentation of information; that I have cited all data and information not obtained within the scope of this study and that I have included these sources in the bibliography; I declare that I have not made any changes in the data used, and that I abide by the ethical duties and responsibilities by accepting all the terms and conditions of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). I declare that I consent to all moral and legal consequences that may arise in the event that a situation contrary to this statement I have made regarding the study is determined at any time.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Labor Economics and Industrial Relations

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 28, 2026

Submission Date

February 25, 2026

Acceptance Date

June 10, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 8 Number: 1

APA
Koraş, A. C., Ocak, N. M., Karataş, O., & Yılmaz Karataş, M. (2026). Associations Between Shift Work Attitudes, Work Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Sleep Disturbance Among Manufacturing Workers. Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Dergisi, 8(1), 218-228. https://izlik.org/JA79PU72JR
AMA
1.Koraş AC, Ocak NM, Karataş O, Yılmaz Karataş M. Associations Between Shift Work Attitudes, Work Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Sleep Disturbance Among Manufacturing Workers. NEU SBF Journal. 2026;8(1):218-228. https://izlik.org/JA79PU72JR
Chicago
Koraş, Ahmet Can, Nihat Muhammet Ocak, Oğuz Karataş, and Merve Yılmaz Karataş. 2026. “Associations Between Shift Work Attitudes, Work Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Sleep Disturbance Among Manufacturing Workers”. Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Dergisi 8 (1): 218-28. https://izlik.org/JA79PU72JR.
EndNote
Koraş AC, Ocak NM, Karataş O, Yılmaz Karataş M (June 1, 2026) Associations Between Shift Work Attitudes, Work Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Sleep Disturbance Among Manufacturing Workers. Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Dergisi 8 1 218–228.
IEEE
[1]A. C. Koraş, N. M. Ocak, O. Karataş, and M. Yılmaz Karataş, “Associations Between Shift Work Attitudes, Work Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Sleep Disturbance Among Manufacturing Workers”, NEU SBF Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 218–228, June 2026, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA79PU72JR
ISNAD
Koraş, Ahmet Can - Ocak, Nihat Muhammet - Karataş, Oğuz - Yılmaz Karataş, Merve. “Associations Between Shift Work Attitudes, Work Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Sleep Disturbance Among Manufacturing Workers”. Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Dergisi 8/1 (June 1, 2026): 218-228. https://izlik.org/JA79PU72JR.
JAMA
1.Koraş AC, Ocak NM, Karataş O, Yılmaz Karataş M. Associations Between Shift Work Attitudes, Work Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Sleep Disturbance Among Manufacturing Workers. NEU SBF Journal. 2026;8:218–228.
MLA
Koraş, Ahmet Can, et al. “Associations Between Shift Work Attitudes, Work Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Sleep Disturbance Among Manufacturing Workers”. Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 1, June 2026, pp. 218-2, https://izlik.org/JA79PU72JR.
Vancouver
1.Ahmet Can Koraş, Nihat Muhammet Ocak, Oğuz Karataş, Merve Yılmaz Karataş. Associations Between Shift Work Attitudes, Work Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Sleep Disturbance Among Manufacturing Workers. NEU SBF Journal [Internet]. 2026 Jun. 1;8(1):218-2. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA79PU72JR

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