The Effect of Perceived Media Richness and Self-Esteem on The Future Anxiety of Private Security Personnel: An Ethical Research in Adana Sample

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 34 Sayı: 1, 69 - 82, 28.06.2024

Olcay Okun , Korhan Arun

https://doi.org/10.54078/savsad.1313329

Öz

As of 2020, after the COVID-19 pandemic and the earthquake disaster on February 06, 2023, our country has started to heal its wounds rapidly. Along with the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Forces, which are components of national power, Private Security organizations are the main capabilities used by policymakers, especially in events such as natural disasters and pandemics. Under hot conditions, it is important to maintain the high mission capability of these capabilities. In addition to official communication, instant news in the field flows through many media channels, in different ways and at different speeds. This flow of information conveyed by the media can shape the thoughts of the personnel about the future as perceived information. This study aims to examine the relationship between the future anxiety of the personnel of private security firms, which are similar to the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Forces in limited areas in terms of legal regulations and some of the duties they perform, and the relationship between perceived media richness and self-esteem variables. The study population is approximately 3500 private security personnel (the sample was evaluated as 387 questionnaires) working in 53 companies in the field of private security training, private security protection, and private security in Adana province.

The research has a cross-sectional design and pre-prepared questionnaires were applied electronically between April 01 and May 10, 2022. As a result of the study, it was determined that perceived media richness increased future anxiety, self-esteem decreased future anxiety and self-esteem increased perceived media richness. In addition, perceived media richness shows a partial mediation effect between the other two variables. It is evaluated that the results obtained can be used to make limited but important predictions among the Armed Forces and law enforcement personnel.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Future anxiety, perceived media richness, self-esteem, private security personnel

Özel Güvenlik Personelinin Gelecek Kaygısı Üzerinde Algılanan Medya Zenginliği ve Benlik Saygısının Etkisi: Adana Örnekleminde Görgül Bir Araştırma

Öz

2020 yılı itibariyle yaşanan Covid-19 pandemisi ve ardından 06 Şubat 2023 tarihinde yaşanan deprem felaketi sonrası ülkemiz yaralarını hızla sarmaya başlamıştır. Milli güç bileşenlerinden Silahlı Kuvvetler ve Kolluk Kuvvetleriyle birlikte Özel Güvenlik teşkilatları özellikle doğal afet, pandemi gibi olaylarda politika yapıcılar tarafından başvurulan temel yeteneklerdir. Sıcak koşullar altında söz konusu yeteneklerin yüksek görev yapabilme kapasitelerinin idamesi önem arz etmektedir. Resmi iletişimin yanı sıra, sahada anlık haber pek çok medya kanalından, farklı şekilde ve süratle akmaktadır. Medya tarafından aktarılan bu bilgi akışı ise algılanan bilgi olarak personelin gelecek ile ilgili düşüncelerini şekillendirebilmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı bağlı olduğu yasal düzenlemeler ve ifa ettiği bazı görevler gereği Silahlı Kuvvetler ve Kolluk Güçlerine kısıtlı alanlarda benzeşen özel güvenlik firmaları personelinin gelecek kaygısının algılanan medya zenginliği ve benlik saygısı değişkenleri ile olan ilişkisini incelemektir. Çalışma evreni Adana ilinde bulunan özel güvenlik eğitim, özel güvenlik koruma ve özel güvenlik alanında bulunan 53 firmada çalışan yaklaşık 3500 özel güvenlik personeli oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın örneklemini ise araştırma evreninden seçilen 387 personel oluşturmaktadır.

Araştırma, kesitsel bir tasarıma sahiptir ve önceden hazırlanmış anketler 01 Nisan 2022 - 10 Mayıs 2022 tarihleri arasında elektronik ortamda uygulanmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda algılanan medya zenginliğinin gelecek kaygısını arttırdığı, benlik saygısının gelecek kaygısını azalttığı ve benlik saygısının algılanan medya zenginliğini artırdığı tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca algılanan medya zenginliği diğer iki değişken arasında kısmi aracılık etkisi göstermektedir. Elde edilen sonuçların Silahlı Kuvvetler ve kolluk güçleri personeli içinde sınırlı ama önemli yordamalar yapmak için kullanılabileceği değerlendirilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Gelecek kaygısı, algılanan medya zenginliği, benlik saygısı, özel güvenlik personeli

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