The Role of Happiness in the Effects of Job Stress on Self-Monitoring Behavior

Year 2024, Volume: 31 Issue: 2, 247 - 266, 29.06.2024

Edip Örücü , Itır Hasırcı , Fatma Zeybek

https://doi.org/10.18657/yonveek.1345240

Abstract

What employee doesn't want to feel happy? This research has been prepared to point out the importance of employee happiness. The aim of this research is to determine the mediating role of happiness in the effect of job stress on self-monitoring behavior. The universe of the research is 400 food and beverage sectors with approximately 900 employees operating in the province of Balıkesir. The sample of the research is 270 people working in this sector. The data of the research were collected by questionnaire technique. Frequency, reliability, exploratory factor, normality, correlation and hierarchical regression were performed for the analysis. As a result of the correlation analysis, it was determined that there was a weak and significant relationship between work stress and self-monitoring, a negative, significant relationship between work stress and happiness, a negative and significant relationship between self-monitoring behavior and happiness. It has been observed that as employees' job stress levels increase, their self-construal behaviors increase, and as their self-construal behaviors increase, their happiness levels decrease. As a result of the hierarchical regression analysis, it was determined that the job stress experienced by the employees in the businesses they work in had a positive and significant effect on the self-monitoring behavior and the full mediating role of happiness was found in this effect.

Keywords

Self-Monitoring Behavior, Job Stress, Happiness

İş Stresinin Kendini Kurgulama Davranışı Üzerindeki Etkisinde Mutluluğun Rolü

Abstract

Hangi çalışan kendini mutlu hissetmek istemez ki? Bu araştırma iş gören mutluluğunun önemine işaret etmek için hazırlanmıştır. Bu araştırmanın amacı, iş stresinin kendini kurgulama davranışı üzerindeki etkisinde mutluluğun aracılık rolünü tespit etmektir. Araştırmanın evrenini, Balıkesir ilinde faaliyette bulunan yaklaşık 900 iş göreni olan 400 yiyecek ve içecek işletmesi oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın örneklemi bu sektörde çalışmakta olan 270 kişidir. Araştırmanın verileri anket tekniği ile toplanmıştır. Toplanan verilerin analizi için frekans analizi, güvenilirlik analizi, keşfedici faktör analizi, normallik testi, korelasyon analizi ve hiyerarşik regresyon analizi yapılmıştır. Korelasyon analizinin neticesinde; iş stresi ile kendini kurgulama davranışı arasında zayıf ve anlamlı bir ilişki, iş stresi ile mutluluk arasında negatif ve anlamlı bir ilişki, kendini kurgulama davranışı ile mutluluk arasında negatif yönlü ve anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu belirlenmiştir. İş görenlerin iş stresi seviyeleri arttıkça kendini kurgulama davranışlarının arttığı, kendini kurgulama davranışları arttıkça ise mutluluk düzeylerinin azaldığı görülmüştür. Yapılan hiyerarşik regresyon analizinin sonucunda, iş görenlerin görev yaptıkları işletmelerde yaşadıkları iş stresinin kendini kurgulama davranışı üzerinde pozitif ve anlamlı etkisinin olduğu belirlenmiş, bu etkide mutluluğun tam aracılık rolü bulunmuştur.

Keywords

Kendini Kurgulama Davranışı, İş Stresi, Mutluluk

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