Psychosocial Hazards Faced By Academics in the Working Environment: A Scale Development Study Cover Image

Akademisyenlerin Çalışma Ortamında Karşılaştıkları Psikososyal Tehlikeler: Bir Ölçek Geliştirme Çalışması
Psychosocial Hazards Faced By Academics in the Working Environment: A Scale Development Study

Author(s): Pınar BAYKAN, Ebru SENEMTAŞI ÜNAL
Subject(s): Higher Education , Organizational Psychology, Behaviorism, Health and medicine and law
Published by: İşletme Araştırmaları Dergisi
Keywords: Psychosocial hazards; Scale development; Academician; Work environment;

Summary/Abstract: Purpose – The aim of this study is to develop a valid and reliable psychosocial hazard assessment scale to determine the psychosocial hazards faced by academics. Design/methodology/approach – This research, based on the quantitative research method, was carried out with the survey method. The data were collected from 865 academicians working in university in Turkey. In order to apply Exploratory Factor analysis and Confirmatory factor analysis, the sample containing 865 participants was randomly divided into two equal groups, and EFA and CFA groups were formed. While Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability values were calculated for the reliability criterion of the scale, convergent and discriminant validity values were calculated for validity. Findings – The scale consists of 39 items and represents psychosocial hazards of seven factors: workload and work pace, organisational culture, job content, work and non-work life interaction, burnout, health, work programs. Dimensions named considering the literature; workload and work tempo, corporate culture, job content, work and non-work life interaction, burnout, health and work programs management dimensions.

  • Issue Year: 14/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 169-181
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Turkish