Moderated Mediation Analysis Between Burnout and Suicidal Ideation Among Physicians in Türkiye: The Role of Meaning of Life and Satisfaction with Life

Year 2024, Volume: 13 Issue: 3, 1157 - 1172, 30.09.2024

Metin Erdem , Hıdır Apak

https://doi.org/10.15869/itobiad.1483412

Abstract

In recent years, there has been a belief that there has been an increase in the rate of physician suicides in Türkiye due to the agenda of physician suicides in traditional and social media. While the profession of physician is considered one of the risky professions in terms of suicide ideation, some researchers state that there is no such effect among physicians, those who say that the profession is a risk factor for suicide usually explain that burnout is the cause. However, it is insufficient to explain physician suicides as a cause of burnout alone. In this study, a moderated mediation model was examined to explain how the indirect effect of burnout on physicians' suicidal ideation, through presence of meaning of life (PML), is managed by life with satisfaction (SWL). The sample consisted of 214 physicians working in Türkiye. Data were collected from the participants using Demographic Data, the Burnout Scale-Short Form, Life Satisfaction Scale, Meaning of Life Scale and Suicide Probability Scale. The analysis was tested through PROCESS Macro programme. In order to verify the significance of indirect effects, 5000 bootsrap random samples were used. The findings indicate that meaning of life acts as a mediator between burnout and suicidal ideation and that this mediation is influenced by life satisfaction in conclusion, this study examined the effect of burnout on suicide and the results suggest that the meaning of life and life satisfaction may play a protective role in relation to suicidal ideation.

Keywords

Burnout, Suicide Ideation, Meaning of Life, Satisfaction with Life, Moderated Mediation

Türkiye'deki Doktorlarda Tükenmişlik ve İntihar Düşüncesi Arasında Moderatörlü Aracılık Analizi: Yaşam Anlamı ve Yaşam Doyumunun Rolü

Abstract

Son yıllarda Türkiye’de geleneksel ve sosyal medyada doktor intiharlarının gündem olması nedeniyle doktor intiharları oranında bir artış olduğu kanısı olmuştur. Doktorluk mesleği intihar konusunda riskli mesleklerden biri sayılırken bazı araştırmacılar böyle bir etkinin olmadığını ifade etmektedirler. Doktorlarda mesleğin intihar için riski faktörü olduğunu söyleyenler genellikle bu duruma tükenmişliğin neden olduğunu düşünmektedirler. Ancak doktor intiharlarına tek başına tükenmişliğin bir neden olarak gerekçe gösterilmesi yetersizdir. Bu çalışmada, tükenmişliğin doktorların intihar etme düşüncesi üzerindeki dolaylı etkisinin, yaşamın anlamının varlığı (PML) aracılığıyla, yaşam doyumu (SWL) tarafından nasıl yönetildiğini açıklamak için bir moderatör aracılık modeli incelenmiştir. Örneklem Türkiye'de çalışan 214 doktordan oluşmaktadır. Katılımcılardan Demografik Bilgiler, Tükenmişlik Ölçeği-Kısa Formu, Yaşam Doyumu Ölçeği, Yaşamın Anlamı Ölçeği ve İntihar Olasılığı Ölçeği kullanılarak veri toplanmıştır. Analiz PROCESS Macro programı aracılığıyla test edilmiştir. Dolaylı etkilerin anlamlılığını doğrulamak amacıyla 5000 bootsrap rastgele örneklem kullanılmıştır. Bulgular, yaşamın anlamının tükenmişlik ve intihar düşüncesi arasında bir aracı görevi gördüğünü ve bu aracılığın yaşam doyumundan etkilendiğini göstermektedir. Sonuç olarak, bu çalışma tükenmişliğin intihar düşüncesi üzerindeki etkisini incelemiş ve bulgular yaşamın anlamı ve yaşam doyumunun intihar düşüncesi ile ilişkili olarak koruyucu bir rol oynayabileceğini düşüncesini ön plana getirmektedir.

Keywords

Tükenmişlik, İntihar Düşüncesi, Yaşamın Anlamı, Yaşam Doyumu, Moderatörlü Aracılık

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