Kadın Çalışanların Kadınsı Cinsiyet Normları ve İşin Anlamlılığı Arasındaki Etkileşimde Cinsiyet Rol Stresinin Aracı Rolü

Year 2018, , 42 - 56, 31.05.2018

Serdar Yener

https://doi.org/10.25203/idd.331875

Cited By: 1

Abstract

 Amaç :  Araştırmanın
amacı kadın çalışanların kadınsı cinsiyet normları ve işe adanmışlıkları
arasındaki ilişkide cinsiyet rol stresinin aracı rolünü ortaya koymaktır.

Tasarım/Yöntem:Niceliksel
araştırma yöntemleriyle kolayda örneklem yoluyla  Batı Karadeniz  il ve ilçelerinde 412 kadın çalışan üzerine
yapılmıştır.  Toplanan anketler öncelikle
geçerlik ve güvenirlik analizine tabi tutulduktan sonra  tanımlayıcı istatistik, korelasyon ve
regresyon testleri uygulanmıştır.

Sonuçlar:Analiz
sonuçlarına göre cinsiyet rol stresinin kadınsı cinsiyet normları ve işe
adanmşlıkları arasında aracı rolü gözlenmiştir.

Özgün Değer:Kadınların
ev ve iş yerinde üstlenmiş olduğu farklı rollerin  işin anlamlılığını nasıl etkilediğini ortaya
koymak ve alanyazına bu açıdan katkı sağlamak özgün değeridir. Araştırma iki
sosyal kuram üzerine bina edilmiştir; sosyal norm ve sosyal rol kuramları.
Ayrıca araştırmada  toplumumuzda kadının
iş hayatındaki işin anlamlılığı algısını arttırabilecek sosyal cinsiyet
normlarının etkisinin ortaya konması amaçlanmıştır.

Keywords

kadınsı cinsiyet normu, cinsiyet rol stresi, işin anlamlılığı

The Mediating Role of Gender Role Stress on the Relationship between Gender Norms and Meaningfulness of Job

Abstract

Objectives:  The purpose of the research is to reveal mediation role
of gender role stress on the relation between gender norms and meaningfulness
of job .

 

Design/ Method: Datas
were collected through convenience sampling method from 412  female employees in West Blacksea cities  and districts. After conducting validity and
reliability tests, descriptive, corelation and regression analysis were done.

 

Results: According
to the results of analysis mediating role gender role stress on the relation
between gender norms and meaninfulness of job 
is observed .

 

Originality:  C ontributing
to the literature by presenting how the different roles of women assumed at
work and home effect their work engagement and meaningfulness is originality of
research . The research is grounded on two social theories; social norms and
social role theories. It is also intended that with this research , we will be
able to find out the effects of social gender norms on enhancing women’s
perceptions of  meaningfulness.

Keywords

feminine gender norms, gender role stress, meaningfulness of work

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