YILDIRMA (MOBBİNG) DAVRANIŞI: SAĞLIK ÇALIŞANLARI ÜZERİNDE BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Abdullah SOYSAL; Gözde İNAL; Zehra GÜL

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YILDIRMA (MOBBİNG) DAVRANIŞI: SAĞLIK ÇALIŞANLARI ÜZERİNDE BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Authors:

Abdullah SOYSAL | Gözde İNAL | Zehra GÜL

Publisher:

Selcuk University

Journal:

The Journal of Social Economic Research 2014 Vol.14 Issue 27, pp.149-171

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

5/2014

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000610335

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2148-3043

Abstract:

 

Bu çalışmada yıldırma (mobbing) davranışlarının cinsiyet temelinde bir farklılık gösterip göstermediği konusu araştırılmıştır. Araştırma verileri Kilis ilinde sağlık alanında faaliyet gösteren kurumların çalışanlarından toplanmıştır. Çalışmada kolayda örnekleme yöntemi ile 200 sağlık çalışanına Leymann (1996) tarafından geliştirilen Psikolojik Terör Ölçeği anketi uygulanmıştır. Ankette 5’li likert ölçeği kullanılmış ve veriler SPSS ile analiz edilmiştir. Araştırmada; sağlık çalışanlarının toplamda beş boyutta (sosyal ilişkilere yönelik saldırılar, itibara yönelik saldırılar, çalışanın kendini göstermesine ilişkin saldırılar, çalışma yaşam kalitesine yönelik saldırılar ve özel yaşam ve kişisel unsurlara yönelik saldırılar) cinsiyet temelinde ne derecede yıldırma davranışlarına maruz kaldığı ve yıldırma davranışları açısından birbirilerinden ne derecede ayrıştığı belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Elde edilen bulgulardan çalışanların cinsiyet temelinde; sosyal ilişkilere yönelik saldırılar, itibara yönelik saldırılar ve özel yaşam ve kişisel unsurlara yönelik saldırılar boyutlarında anlamlı bir farklılık gözlenmezken, çalışma yaşam kalitesine yönelik saldırılar boyutunda kısmen anlamlı ve kendini göstermeye yönelik saldırı boyutunda ise anlamlı bir farklılık olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

 

This study investigates the issue that whether there is a gender-based difference
 in mobbing behaviors. Research data was collected from the employees of health care
 providers in the Province of Kilis. Data was collected by convenience sampling method
 through face to face interviews with a total of 200 employees. Five dimensional LIPT
 Questionnaire (Leymann Inventory of Psychological Terror) evaluation scale taken as the
 basis, which was developed by Leymann (1996) and adopted to Turkish by Avci & Kaya
 (2010). The 5 point Likert scale was used in the questionnaire and the Cronbach's alpha
 coefficient of the 5 dimensions was found as 0.81. This coefficient is acceptable
 according to Tavakol & Dennick (2011, 54). SPSS 21.0 software was used in the analysis
 of data collected in the study. The median value of 3 was taken into account as the test
 value. In this study, frequency analysis, factor analysis, and t-test were carried out in order
 to determine whether the mobbing behavior differs depending on the gender of the
 healthcare professionals. Conducting the study only on the healthcare professionals
 working in the health care providers in the Province of Kilis may be seen as a significant
 limitation. It was assumed that the participants of the survey have answered the questions
 intimately.
 In the study, the degree of mobbing experienced by healthcare professionals on
 the basis of gender was investigated in the study in a total of five dimensions (attacks on
 social relationships, reputation attacks, attacks on self-expression, attacks on the quality of
 working life and attacks on private life and personal affairs); and differences among the
 mobbing behaviors were tried to be identified.
 It was found in the study that only the attacks on self-expression have a
 significant difference depending on the gender, among the five dimensions representing
 mobbing behaviors. Looking at the arithmetic mean of this dimension scale, it can be
 stated that female employees are being exposed to attacks on self-expression (2.56) more
 than male employees. This supports the other findings in the literature (Ofluoglu &
 Somunoglu (2012), Rodriguez et al., (2012), Arpacioglu Atman (2012), Commission
 Report, (2011), Somunoglu et al. (2013), Yildirim & Yildirim (2007), Tetik, (2010),
 Kingma, (2001), Unal & Karaahmet (2008), Carneroa et al. (2010), Bayrak Kok (2006),
 Erturk (2013)).
 Finding the average value of this dimension less than the limit (3.00) that was
 accepted as the test value can be considered as a positive outcome in terms of the
 relationships between the employees and for the institution. On the other hand, no
 significant difference was found in the attacks on social relationships, reputation attacks,
 attacks on the quality of working life and attacks on private life and personal affairs
 dimensions of the mobbing behaviors in the study. On the other hand, it can be stated that
 females are being exposed the mobbing behavior more than males, since the averages of
 the scales were higher in females in the dimensions of attacks on social relationships,
 reputation attacks, attacks on the self-expression and attacks on private life and personal
 affairs. In this regard, looking at the overall findings of the study and considering the fact
 that only 1 of the 5 hypothesis holds true, it can be said that the mobbing behavior does
 not differ significantly according to gender. This result is also supported by the studies of
 Acar & Dundar (2008), Gul& Ozcan (2011), Kaya, Ahi & Tabak (2012), Kose & Uysal
 (2010), and Dikmetas et al. (2011). It can be recommended in this context that administrators should implement
 policies and practices that take the gender differences into account, management should
 be fair and impartial, should give opportunity to employees according to their abilities and
 performances, should care about the social and private lives of their employees, and
 should avoid the practices that may harm their reputations in order to reduce the mobbing
 behavior arising from the gender differences in their institutions. The managers should
 avoid all kinds of expressions and behaviors that may have a negative impact on gender
 perception and create a belief in employees to manage the process together in this
 practice.

Article Details

YILDIRMA (MOBBİNG) DAVRANIŞI: SAĞLIK ÇALIŞANLARI ÜZERİNDE BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Authors: Abdullah SOYSAL | Gözde İNAL | Zehra GÜL

Publisher: Selcuk University

Journal: The Journal of Social Economic Research 2014 Vol.14 Issue 27, pp.149-171

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 5/2014

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2000610335

Frequency: Bi-Annual

eISSN: 2148-3043

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Authors:

Abdullah SOYSAL | Gözde İNAL | Zehra GÜL

Publisher:

Selcuk University

Journal:

The Journal of Social Economic Research 2014 Vol.14 Issue 27, pp.149-171

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

5/2014

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000610335

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2148-3043