Mavi Yakalıların İyi Oluş Düzeyi Her Zaman İşe Tutunmayı Arttırır mı? Anlamlı İşin Düzenleyici Etkisi

Year 2023, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 167 - 187, 30.09.2023

Meral Kızrak , Gamze Güner Kibaroğlu

Abstract

Amaç: Öz-Düzenleme Kuramı, İş Özellikleri Modeli ve Pozitif Psikoloji Yaklaşımının varsayımlarını dayanan bu görgül çalışma, mavi yakalı çalışanlar arasındaki iyi oluş ve işe tutunma arasındaki ilişkide işin anlamlılığının düzenleyici rolünü araştırarak bu kavramlar arasındaki karmaşık etkileşimin daha iyi anlaşılmasına katkıda bulunmayı amaçlamıştır.
Yöntem: Araştırmada nicel araştırma deseni benimsenmiştir. Mavi yakalı çalışanlardan elde edilen veriler (n:237), güvenirlik ve geçerlik düzeyleri yüksek ölçekler kullanılarak online yöntemle toplanmış olup, veri analizi için Smart PLS 4 and IBM SPSS 26 yazılımları kullanılmıştır. Hipotezler ve araştırma modeli analizi ve Yapısal Eşitlik Modellemesi ile test edilmiştir.
Bulgular: Mavi yakalı çalışanların iyi olma ve işe tutunma ilişkisi, işin anlamlılık düzeyinden etkilenmektedir. Yaptıkları işin anlamlı olduğunu düşünen çalışanlarda iyi olma ile işe tutunma arasında olumlu bir ilişki gözlemlenirken, anlamlılık düzeyinin düşük olması bu ilişkiyi olumsuz yönde etkilemektedir.
Sonuç ve Katkılar: Yöneticiler, mavi yakalı çalışma ortamında iş görenlerin iyi olma durumunu ve işe tutunma düzeyini arttıracak destekleyici bir liderlik tarzı benimsemelidir. Ayrıca mavi yakalı çalışanların görevlerini çeşitlendirerek işlerine olan ilgiyi ve işin anlamlılık düzeyini arttırmalıdır.
Sınırlılıklar: Çalışmanın sadece Türk katılımcı örneklemi içermesi genelleme olasılığını sınırlamaktadır. Ayrıca, çalışmanın öz bildirime dayalı ölçümlerinin yanıt yanlılığına yol açabilmesi; kullanılan kesitsel verilerin nedensel ilişkileri ortaya çıkarmadaki sorunları ve çalışmanın sadece nicel yöntemlere dayandırılmış olması önemli sınırlılıklar olarak değerlendirilmektedir.

Keywords

Anlamlı İş, İyi oluş, İşe tutunma, Mavi yakalı çalışanlar

Does Blue-Collars’ Well-Being Always Enhance Job Engagement? The Moderating Influence of Meaningful Work

Abstract

Purpose: Integrating the assumptions of Self-Regulation Theory, the Job Characteristics Model and the Positive Psychology Approach, this empirical study aims to investigate the moderating role of meaningful work in the relationship between well-being and job engagement among blue-collar workers, contributing to an enhanced understanding of the complex interplay between these constructs.
Methodology: The research adopted a quantitative research design by utilizing data obtained from blue-collar workers (n:237). The data, collected through an online method using scales with high levels of reliability and validity, was analyzed using Smart PLS 4 and IBM SPSS 26 software. The hypotheses and research model were tested employing the Bootstrapping analysis and structural equation modelling.
Findings: The relationship between well-being and job engagement among blue-collar workers is influenced by the level of meaningful work, meaning that high meaningful work corresponds to a positive well-being-job engagement link while low meaningful work alters this relationship by negatively affecting job engagement through well-being.
Implications: Managers should adopt a supportive leadership style in the blue-collar work environment to enhance the well-being and job engagement levels of employees. Additionally, blue-collar workers should have diversified tasks to increase their interest in their jobs and the level of meaningfulness associated with their work.
Limitations: Limitations include a Turkish-only participant sample, potentially limiting generalization; self-report measures introducing response bias; cross-sectional data hindering causal relationship establishment; and a sole reliance on quantitative methods, omitting qualitative insights.

Keywords

Meaningful work, Well-being, Job engagement, Blue-collar workers

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