The Effect of Loneliness at Work on Job Embeddedness: A Study on Health Employees

Mustafa Kesen; Şaban Durmuş

Article Details

The Effect of Loneliness at Work on Job Embeddedness: A Study on Health Employees

Authors:

Mustafa Kesen | Şaban Durmuş

Publisher:

Selcuk University

Main Topics:

Örgütsel Davranış

Journal:

Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Meslek Yüksekokulu Dergisi Vol.27 Issue 1, pp.168-183

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001316813

pISSN:

2564-7458

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Abstract:

 The individuals inability to find a place for himself in the working groups formed at the workplace causes isolation and this situation may negatively affect employees embeddedness in their work. In this study, it is aimed to reveal the effect of loneliness at work on job embeddedness. In this context, health workers with the titles of doctors, nurses, midwives and technicians in private health institutions operating in the province of Istanbul constitute the universe of the study. The data were collected using the survey method. The sample of the study consists of 426 health workers, consisting of 45 doctors, 155 nurses, 92 midwives and 134 technicians, who agreed to participate in the study with convenience sampling method. Descriptive statistics, factor analysis of scales, reliability analysis, correlation analysis and regression analysis were used in the analysis of the data. Research results show that loneliness at work has a negative and significant effect on job embeddedness, and emotional deprivation and social companionship, which are the sub-dimensions of loneliness in business life, have a significant and negative effect on job embeddedness. Since the relationships between the research variables were examined for the first time, it is thought that the results obtained in the study will contribute to the literature.

 The individuals inability to find a place for himself in the working groups formed at the workplace causes isolation and this situation may negatively affect employees embeddedness in their work. In this study, it is aimed to reveal the effect of loneliness at work on job embeddedness. In this context, health workers with the titles of doctors, nurses, midwives and technicians in private health institutions operating in the province of Istanbul constitute the universe of the study. The data were collected using the survey method. The sample of the study consists of 426 health workers, consisting of 45 doctors, 155 nurses, 92 midwives and 134 technicians, who agreed to participate in the study with convenience sampling method. Descriptive statistics, factor analysis of scales, reliability analysis, correlation analysis and regression analysis were used in the analysis of the data. Research results show that loneliness at work has a negative and significant effect on job embeddedness, and emotional deprivation and social companionship, which are the sub-dimensions of loneliness in business life, have a significant and negative effect on job embeddedness. Since the relationships between the research variables were examined for the first time, it is thought that the results obtained in the study will contribute to the literature.

 The individuals inability to find a place for himself in the working groups formed at the workplace causes isolation and this situation may negatively affect employees embeddedness in their work. In this study, it is aimed to reveal the effect of loneliness at work on job embeddedness. In this context, health workers with the titles of doctors, nurses, midwives and technicians in private health institutions operating in the province of Istanbul constitute the universe of the study. The data were collected using the survey method. The sample of the study consists of 426 health workers, consisting of 45 doctors, 155 nurses, 92 midwives and 134 technicians, who agreed to participate in the study with convenience sampling method. Descriptive statistics, factor analysis of scales, reliability analysis, correlation analysis and regression analysis were used in the analysis of the data. Research results show that loneliness at work has a negative and significant effect on job embeddedness, and emotional deprivation and social companionship, which are the sub-dimensions of loneliness in business life, have a significant and negative effect on job embeddedness. Since the relationships between the research variables were examined for the first time, it is thought that the results obtained in the study will contribute to the literature.

 Bireyin iş yerinde oluşturulan çalışma grupları içerisinde kendisine yer edinememesi yalnızlaşmasına neden olmakta ve bu durum çalışanların işine gömülmüşlüğünü olumsuz etkileyebilmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı iş yaşamında yalnızlığın işe gömülmüşlük üzerindeki etkisini tespit etmektir. Bu kapsamda, İstanbul ilinde faaliyet gösteren özel sağlık kuruluşlarındaki doktor, hemşire, ebe ve teknikerteknisyen unvanlarındaki sağlık çalışanları, çalışmanın evrenini oluşturmaktadır. Veriler anket yöntemi kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Kolayda örnekleme yöntemiyle çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden 45 doktor, 155 hemşire, 92 ebe, 134 teknikerteknisyenden oluşan 426 sağlık çalışanı ise çalışmanın örneklemini oluşturmaktadır. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler, ölçeklere ilişkin faktör analizleri, güvenirlik analizi, korelasyon analizi ve hipotezlerinin test edilmesi için regresyon analizleri kullanılmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda; iş yaşamında yalnızlığın işe gömülmüşlük üzerinde negatif yönde anlamlı bir etkisinin olduğu, iş yaşamında yalnızlığın alt boyutları olan duygusal yoksunluk ve sosyal arkadaşlık yoksunluğunun işe gömülmüşlük üzerinde anlamlı ve negatif yönde etkisinin olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Araştırma değişkenleri arasındaki ilişkilerin ilk defa incelenmesi nedeniyle çalışmada elde edilen sonuçların alanyazına katkıda bulunacağı düşünülmektedir.

Article Details

The Effect of Loneliness at Work on Job Embeddedness: A Study on Health Employees

Authors:

Mustafa Kesen | Şaban Durmuş

Publisher:

Selcuk University

Main Topics:

Örgütsel Davranış

Journal:

Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Meslek Yüksekokulu Dergisi Vol.27 Issue 1, pp.168-183

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001316813

pISSN:

2564-7458

Loneliness at Work

Job Embeddedness

Health Employees

Private Hospitals

Surveyİş Yaşamında Yalnızlık

İşe Gömülmüşlük

Sağlık Çalışanları

Özel Hastaneler

Anket

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Mustafa Kesen | Şaban Durmuş

Publisher: Selcuk University

Main Topics: Örgütsel Davranış

Journal: Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Meslek Yüksekokulu Dergisi Vol.27 Issue 1, pp.168-183

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 4/2024

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001316813

pISSN: 2564-7458

Issues

Authors:

Mustafa Kesen | Şaban Durmuş

Publisher:

Selcuk University

Main Topics:

Örgütsel Davranış

Journal:

Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Meslek Yüksekokulu Dergisi Vol.27 Issue 1, pp.168-183

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001316813

pISSN:

2564-7458