Does Social Climate in the Hospital Affect Nurses' Loneliness?

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 14 Sayı: 2, 725 - 744, 30.06.2025

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https://doi.org/10.15869/itobiad.1655479

Öz

Loneliness is a widespread emotion across the world and is something that many people experience at some point in their lives. Loneliness in the workplace is often caused by employees' inability to form strong bonds with their coworkers or managers. Loneliness can both reduce individual performance and negatively affect the overall workplace atmosphere. In particular, an important element of understanding employees' workplace loneliness is to consider the interaction between employees and their environment, especially the social systems in which these employees are embedded. In recent years, it has been increasingly studied by researchers and practitioners as it has serious negative effects at both individual and organizational levels. This study is based on a comprehensive framework that includes the social exchange approach, the human relations approach and the need to belong approach in order to comprehend the phenomenon of workplace loneliness and the factors affecting this phenomenon. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted on 194 nurses selected through convenience sampling. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and data analysis was carried out using the original SPSS-26 package program. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to test the hypotheses. The research data were collected with the “Social Climate Scale” and “Workplace Loneliness Scale”. As a result of the study, it was found that nurses' perception of social climate was above average and workplace loneliness level was below average. In addition, in the current study, it was determined that social climate has a significant negative effect on workplace loneliness. As a result of the correlation analysis, it was determined that there was a negative and significant relationship between nurses' perceptions of in-group communication and professional cooperation and their workplace loneliness levels. This study makes a unique and significant contribution to the organizational behavior literature by revealing the link between interpersonal harmony, organizational support, in-group communication, work ethics, professional cooperation and non-work relationships and workplace loneliness.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Social Climate , Workplace Loneliness , Social Exchange Approach , Human Relations Approach , Need to Belong

Hastanedeki Sosyal İklim Hemşirelerin Yalnızlığını Etkiler Mi?

Öz

Yalnızlık, dünya genelinde yaygın bir duygu olup, birçok insanın yaşamının bir noktasında deneyimlediği bir durumdur. İşyerinde yalnızlık ise genellikle çalışanların iş arkadaşlarıyla ya da yöneticileriyle güçlü bağlar kuramaması nedeniyle meydana gelir. Yalnızlık, hem bireysel performansı düşürebilir hem de genel işyeri atmosferini olumsuz etkileyebilir. Özellikle çalışanların işyeri yalnızlıklarını anlamanın önemli bir unsuru, çalışanlar ile çevreleri arasındaki etkileşimi, özellikle bu çalışanların yer aldığı sosyal sistemleri göz önünde bulundurmaktır. Son yıllarda, hem bireysel hem de örgütsel düzeyde ciddi olumsuz etkileri olduğu için araştırmacılar ve uygulayıcılar tarafından giderek daha fazla incelenmektedir. Bu çalışma, işyeri yalnızlığı olgusunu ve bu olguyu etkileyen faktörleri kavrayabilmek maksadıyla sosyal mübadele yaklaşımı, insan ilişkileri yaklaşımı ve ait olma ihtiyacı yaklaşımını içeren kapsamlı bir çerçeveye dayanmaktadır. Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipteki bu çalışma, kolayda örnekleme yoluyla seçilen 194 hemşire üzerinde yürütülmüştür. Veriler, yapılandırılmış bir anket kullanılarak toplanmış ve veri analizi orijinal SPSS-26 paket programı kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Hipotezleri test etmek için çoklu regresyon analizleri yapılmıştır. Araştırma verileri, “Sosyal İklim Ölçeği” ve “İşyeri Yalnızlığı Ölçeği” ile toplanmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda, hemşirelerin sosyal iklim algısı ortalamanın üzerinde ve işyeri yalnızlık düzeyi ortalamanın altında olduğu bulgulanmıştır. Ayrıca çalışmada, sosyal iklimin işyeri yalnızlığı üzerinde negatif yönde anlamlı bir etkisinin olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Yapılan korelasyon analizinin neticesinde, hemşirelerin grup içi iletişim ve mesleki işbirliği algıları ile işyeri yalnızlık düzeyleri arasında negatif yönde ve anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bu çalışma, kişiler arası uyum, örgütsel destek, grup içi iletişim, iş etiği, mesleki işbirliği ve iş dışı ilişkiler ile işyeri yalnızlığı arasındaki bağlantıyı ortaya çıkararak örgütsel davranış literatürüne özgün ve kayda değer bir katkı sağlamaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Sosyal İklim , İşyeri Yalnızlığı , Sosyal Mübadele Yaklaşımı , İnsan İlişkileri Yaklaşımı , Ait Olma İhtiyacı

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