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The Relationship Between Job Insecurity and Intention to Leave: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review in the COVID-19 and Post-COVID Period

İş Güvencesizliği ve İşten Ayrılma Niyeti Arasındaki İlişki: COVID-19 ve Sonrası Dönemde Bir Meta Analiz ve Sistematik İnceleme

Gökçe Topçu0000-0002-9789-8675
Seçil Gürün Karatepe(İSTANBUL AREL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İKTİSADİ VE İDARİ BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0001-5355-6131
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667–686
Publication Date
2026-10-01
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Accordingly, the study provides a comprehensive evaluation of its overall effect on turnover intention.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study examines the relationship between job insecurity and turnover intention through a systematic review and meta-analysis of empirical studies conducted during and after the COVID-19 period.
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Key Findings & Data:The uncertainty in employment, organizational fragility, and changing work dynamics following the pandemic have increased the importance of job insecurity as a determinant of employee attitudes and behaviors.
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This study examines the relationship between job insecurity and turnover intention through a systematic review and meta-analysis of empirical studies conducted during and after the COVID-19 period. The uncertainty in employment, organizational fragility, and changing work dynamics following the pandemic have increased the importance of job insecurity as a determinant of employee attitudes and behaviors. Accordingly, the study provides a comprehensive evaluation of its overall effect on turnover intention. The literature search was carried out between November 1, 2025 and March 10, 2026 using Web of Science, Google Scholar, Scopus, ProQuest, and PubMed. A total of 797 records were initially identified and screened based on predefined inclusion criteria. After removing duplicates and assessing eligibility, 12 studies were included in the meta-analysis. Analyses were conducted using the MAJOR module in Jamovi, with correlation coefficients as effect sizes transformed from Fisher’s r to z. The results indicated a positive and statistically significant relationship between job insecurity and turnover intention (r = 0.351, p < .001). Heterogeneity analysis supported the use of a random-effects model, and publication bias tests confirmed the robustness of the findings. Overall, job insecurity emerges as a key factor increasing employees’ turnover intentions in the post-pandemic context.

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Bu çalışma, COVID-19 dönemi ve sonrasında gerçekleştirilen ampirik çalışmaların sistematik derlemesi ve meta-analizi yoluyla iş güvencesizliği ile işten ayrılma niyeti arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektedir. Pandemi sonrasında ortaya çıkan istihdam belirsizliği, örgütsel kırılganlık ve değişen çalışma dinamikleri, iş güvencesizliğinin çalışan tutum ve davranışları üzerindeki belirleyici rolünü daha da artırmıştır. Bu doğrultuda çalışma, iş güvencesizliğinin işten ayrılma niyeti üzerindeki genel etkisini kapsamlı bir şekilde değerlendirmektedir. Literatür taraması 1 Kasım 2025 ile 10 Mart 2026 tarihleri arasında Web of Science, Google Scholar, Scopus, ProQuest ve PubMed veri tabanları kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Başlangıçta 797 çalışma belirlenmiş ve önceden tanımlanan dahil etme kriterlerine göre taranmıştır. Mükerrer kayıtların çıkarılması ve uygunluk değerlendirmelerinin yapılmasının ardından 12 çalışma meta-analize dahil edilmiştir. Analizler Jamovi programının MAJOR modülü kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiş; etki büyüklüğü olarak korelasyon katsayıları kullanılmış ve istatistiksel tahminler için Fisher’ın r değerleri z değerlerine dönüştürülmüştür. Elde edilen bulgular, iş güvencesizliği ile işten ayrılma niyeti arasında pozitif ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki olduğunu göstermektedir (r = 0.351, p < .001). Heterojenlik analizi, rassal etkiler modelinin kullanılmasını desteklemiş; yayın yanlılığı analizleri ise bulguların sağlam ve güvenilir olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Genel olarak, iş güvencesizliği pandemi sonrası dönemde çalışanların işten ayrılma niyetlerini artıran önemli bir faktör olarak öne çıkmaktadır.

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Topçu, G., Karatepe, S. G. (2026). The Relationship Between Job Insecurity and Intention to Leave: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review in the COVID-19 and Post-COVID Period. Uluslararası Ekonomi ve Yenilik Dergisi, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 2, 667–686. https://doi.org/10.20979/ueyd.1931024

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