The Effect of Psychological Well-Being on Intention to Leave: The Serial Multiple Mediating Role of Work-Life Balance and Affective Commitment

Abstract

It is known that employees' experience and display of positive emotions affect their intention to leave the job. The aim of this study is to examine the direct effect of psychological well-being (PWB) on intention to leave (IL) and the mediating effect of work-life balance (WLB) and affective commitment (DB) within the framework of the Structural Equation Model (SEM), with data obtained specifically from the Turkish Banking Sector. In the study, data was collected from 626 participants through a survey. In addition, it was determined that WLB and AC had a serial multiple mediating role in the relationship between PWB and IL. The primary contribution of this study to the literature is to reveal the individual and organizational impacts on intention to leave with a holistic approach, via the use of empirical data and causality relationships, and to offer suggestions to the human resources and organizational behavior literature based on these results.

Keywords

• Psychological Well-Being
• Intention to Leave
• Work-Life Balance
• Affective Commitment

Psikolojik İyi Oluşun İşten Ayrılma Niyeti Üzerindeki Etkisi: İş Yaşam Dengesinin ve Duygusal Bağlılığın Seri Çoklu Aracılık Rolü

Abstract

Çalışanların olumlu duygular yaşamaları ve sergilemelerinin işten ayrılma niyetini etkilediği bilinmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, psikolojik iyi oluşun (PİO) işten ayrılma niyeti (İAN) üzerindeki doğrudan etkisi ile iş-yaşam dengesi (İYD) ve duygusal bağlılık (DB) aracılık etkisini, Türk Bankacılık sektörü özelinde elde edilen verilerle, Yapısal Eşitlik Modeli (YEM) çerçevesinde incelemektir. Araştırmada, 626 katılımcıdan anket yoluyla veri toplanmıştır. Bulgular, psikolojik iyi oluşun işten ayrılma niyeti üzerinde doğrudan anlamlı etkisi olduğunu göstermektedir. Ayrıca, PİO ile İAN ilişkisinde, İYD ve DB’nin, seri çoklu aracılık rolü olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bu çalışmanın literatüre öncelikli katkısı, işten ayrılma niyetine bireysel ve örgütsel kaynaklı etkilerin ampirik verilerle ve nedensellik ilişkileri yardımıyla bütünsel bir yaklaşımla ortaya koyulması ve bu sonuçlara dayanarak insan kaynakları ve örgütsel davranış alan yazınına öneriler sunulmasıdır.

Keywords

• Psikolojik İyi Oluş
• İşten Ayrılma Niyeti
• İş Yaşam Dengesi
• Duygusal Bağlılık

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