THE MEDIATING ROLE OF THE ANXIETY LEVEL IN THE EFFECT OF TRUSTING CO-WORKERS ON HELPING BEHAVIOURS TO CO-WORKERS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Öz

The main purpose of this study is to determine the mediating role of the anxiety level in the effect of trusting co-workers on helping behaviours to co-workers during COVID-19 pandemic. Hospital-based cross-sectional research design was used in the study. The population of the study consisted of nurses working in four different public hospitals providing secondary health services in different regions of Istanbul. Convenience sampling method was preferred in the study. The data were collected by the researchers themselves using the online questionnaire technique. The total number of questionnaires that were evaluated and used in the analysis of the data is 527. SPSS 26 and AMOS 24 package programs were used in the analysis of the data. Descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, ANOVA test and structural equation modeling were applied to the data. The findings obtained with the structural equation analysis showed that the construct validity of the model was provided. The empirical result of the study revealed that the outbreak of COVID-19 increased the anxiety levels of nurses. In addition, it has been determined that the effect of nurses' trust towards each other on their helping behaviour towards each other is partially mediated by COVID-19 anxiety. The COVID-19 anxiety levels of the nurses, who acted with a high sense of trust in their colleagues, decreased their helping behaviour towards each other.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• COVID-19
• Trusting Co-Workers
• Helping Co-Workers
• Nurse.

Covid-19 Pandemisinde İş Arkadaşına Yardım Etme Davranışının İş Arkadaşına Güvene Etkisinde Kaygı Düzeyinin Aracı Rolü

Öz

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı, COVID-19 pandemisinde iş arkadaşlarına güvenmenin iş arkadaşlarına yardım etme davranışlarına etkisinde kaygı düzeyinin aracı rolünü belirlemektir. Araştırmada hastane temelli kesitsel araştırma deseni kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini İstanbul'un farklı bölgelerinde ikinci basamak sağlık hizmeti veren dört farklı kamu hastanesinde çalışan hemşireler oluşturmuştur. Araştırmada kolayda örnekleme yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Veriler, çevrimiçi anket tekniği kullanılarak araştırmacıların kendileri tarafından toplanmıştır. Değerlendirilen ve verilerin analizinde kullanılan toplam anket sayısı 527'dir. Verilerin analizinde SPSS 26 ve AMOS 24 paket programları kullanılmıştır. Verilere tanımlayıcı istatistikler, bağımsız örneklem t testi, ANOVA testi ve yapısal eşitlik modellemesi uygulanmıştır. Yapısal eşitlik analizi ile elde edilen bulgular, modelin yapı geçerliğinin sağlandığını göstermiştir. Araştırmanın ampirik sonucu, COVID-19 salgınının hemşirelerin kaygı düzeylerini artırdığını ortaya koymuştur. Ayrıca hemşirelerin birbirlerine olan güvenlerinin birbirlerine yardım etme davranışları üzerindeki etkisinin COVID-19 kaygısının kısmen aracılık ettiği belirlenmiştir. Meslektaşlarına karşı yüksek güven duygusu ile hareket eden hemşirelerin COVID-19 kaygı düzeyleri birbirlerine yardım etme davranışlarını azaltmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• COVID-19
• İş Arkadaşlarına Güven
• İş Arkadaşlarına Yardım
• Hemşire

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