ORGANIZATIONAL JUSTICE AND QUIET QUITTING: A MEDIATION MODEL BASED ON RELATIVE DEPRIVATION THEORY

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 15 Sayı: 29, 446 - 474, 30.05.2025

Vural Deniz

https://doi.org/10.53092/duiibfd.1625289

Öz

Quiet quitting, which became popular after the pandemic, has turned into a widespread resistance movement worldwide. For this reason, the number of studies to understand quiet quitting is increasing daily, and research is generally conducted from the perspective of equity theory and social exchange theory. This study aims to examine the direct effect of perceived organizational justice on quiet quitting and to determine whether relative deprivation plays a mediating role in this effect. The present study was conducted on a sample of 177 healthcare professionals working in public hospitals. The data collected through questionnaires were analyzed using the AMOS and SPSS package programs. The findings support the effect of justice perception on quiet quitting and the mediating role of relative deprivation in this process. The results support the applicability of relative deprivation theory to understand quiet quitting and suggest a new perspective to study quiet quitting. Additionally, it provides important theoretical evidence that perceptions of justice and relative deprivation should not be neglected in understanding quiet quitting. Several practical implications are also suggested that may help practitioners seeking to prevent quiet quitting.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Organizational Justice , Quiet Quitting , Relative Deprivation , Health Workers.

ÖRGÜTSEL ADALET VE SESSİZ İSTİFA: GÖRELİ YOKSUNLUK TEORİSİNE DAYALI BİR ARACILIK MODELİ

Öz

Pandemi sonrası popüler hale gelen sessiz istifa, dünya çapında yaygın bir direniş hareketine dönüşmüştür. Bu nedenle sessiz istifayı anlamaya yönelik çalışmaların sayısı gün geçtikçe artmakta ve araştırmalar genellikle eşitlik teorisi ve sosyal mübadele teorisi perspektifinde yürütülmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, algılanan örgütsel adaletin sessiz istifa üzerindeki doğrudan etkisini incelemek ve göreli yoksunluğun bu etkide aracı rol oynayıp oynamadığını belirlemektir. Çalışma, kamu hastanelerinde çalışan 177 sağlık çalışanından oluşan bir örneklem üzerinde yürütülmüştür. Anketler aracılığıyla toplanan veriler AMOS ve SPSS paket programları kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, adalet algısının sessiz istifa üzerindeki etkisini ve bu süreçte göreceli yoksunluğun aracılık rolünü desteklemektedir. Elde edilen sonuçlar, göreli yoksunluk teorisinin sessiz istifayı anlamak için uygulanabilirliğini desteklemekte ve sessiz istifayı incelemek için yeni bir bakış açısı önermektedir. Ayrıca, adalet algısı ve göreceli yoksunluğun sessiz istifayı anlamada ihmal edilmemesi gerektiğine dair önemli teorik kanıtlar sunmaktadır. Sessiz istifayı önlemeye çalışan uygulayıcılara yardımcı olabilecek birkaç pratik çıkarım da önerilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Örgütsel Adalet , Sessiz İstifa , Göreli Yoksunluk , Sağlık Çalışanları.

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