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The Role of Work Stress in The Effect of Social Comparison on Social Anxiety: A Study on Aviation Industry Employees

Sosyal Karşılaştırmanın Sosyal Kaygı Üzerindeki Etkisinde İş Stresinin Aracılık Rolü: Havacılık Sektörü Çalışanlarına Yönelik Bir Araştırma

Melis Soyer(NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İKTİSADİ, İDARİ VE SOSYAL BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ, HAVACILIK YÖNETİMİ BÖLÜMÜ)0000-0001-5878-474X
Duygu Uludağ(NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İKTİSADİ, İDARİ VE SOSYAL BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ, HAVACILIK YÖNETİMİ BÖLÜMÜ)0000-0003-4822-0195
Merve Mert(NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İKTİSADİ, İDARİ VE SOSYAL BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ, HAVACILIK YÖNETİMİ BÖLÜMÜ)0000-0002-4887-8467
Pages
225–241
Publication Date
2024-04-28
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The study's findings revealed that social comparison and job stress significantly predicted social anxiety and that job stress had a mediating role.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of the research conducted in the aviation sector is to measure how effective stress is and whether it mediates social anxiety caused by the perception of social comparison experienced by individuals working in organisations.
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Key Findings & Data:The study's findings revealed that social comparison and job stress significantly predicted social anxiety and that job stress had a mediating role.
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Conclusion & Impact:This study, conducted in the aviation sector, can be used to improve individuals' experiences in business life.
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
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⚙️Variables:Sosyal Karşılaştırma · Sosyal Kaygı · İş Stresi

Abstract

The aim of the research conducted in the aviation sector is to measure how effective stress is and whether it mediates social anxiety caused by the perception of social comparison experienced by individuals working in organisations. The research sample consists of ground service personnel working in the aviation sector in the Marmara Region. The study's findings revealed that social comparison and job stress significantly predicted social anxiety and that job stress had a mediating role. This study, conducted in the aviation sector, can be used to improve individuals' experiences in business life.

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Havacılık sektöründe yapılan araştırmanın amacı, örgütlerde çalışan bireylerin yaşamış oldukları sosyal karşılaştırma algısı ile meydana gelen sosyal kaygıda stresin ne derece etkili olduğunu ve aracılık edip etmediğini ölçmektir. Araştırmanın örneklemini, Marmara Bölgesi'nde havacılık sektöründe çalışan yer hizmeti personeli oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmanın bulguları sosyal karşılaştırmanın ve iş stresinin sosyal kaygıyı anlamlı olarak yordadığını ve iş stresinin aracı rolü olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Havacılık sektöründe yapılan bu çalışma bireylerin iş yaşamındaki deneyimlerini geliştirmek için kullanılabilir.

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Soyer, M., Uludağ, D., Mert, M. (2024). The Role of Work Stress in The Effect of Social Comparison on Social Anxiety: A Study on Aviation Industry Employees. Sosyoekonomi, Cilt: 32 Sayı: 60, 225–241. https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2024.02.11

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