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The Mediating Role of Psychological Well-being in the Relationship between Quality of Work Life and Innovative Work Behavior

İş Yaşam Kalitesi ve İnovatif İş Davranışı İlişkisinde Psikolojik İyi Oluşun Aracı Rolü

Yılmazcan Yurttaş0009-0001-6397-8810
Mehmet Çakar(BAŞKENT ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-0131-1180
Serhat Erat(GEBZE TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-0227-8914
Pages
767–790
Publication Date
2026-10-01
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The findings indicate that quality of work life has a significant and positive impact on both psychological well-being and innovative work behavior.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study aims to examine the effect of quality of work life on innovative work behavior and to reveal the mediating role of psychological well-being in this relationship.
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Key Findings & Data:Adopting a cross-sectional design, the research involved 517 employees from technology-based organizations, with data collected through convenience sampling.
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⚙️Variables:İş yaşam kalitesi · İnovatif iş davranışı · Psikolojik iyi oluş

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This study aims to examine the effect of quality of work life on innovative work behavior and to reveal the mediating role of psychological well-being in this relationship. Adopting a cross-sectional design, the research involved 517 employees from technology-based organizations, with data collected through convenience sampling. The Work-Related Quality of Life (WRQoL) scale, PERMA Profiler, and Innovative Work Behavior scales were utilized as measurement instruments. The gathered data were subjected to reliability, validity, correlation, and regression analyses using SPSS 26.0 and Hayes PROCESS Macro, while the mediating effect was tested via the bootstrapping method. The findings indicate that quality of work life has a significant and positive impact on both psychological well-being and innovative work behavior. Furthermore, it was determined that psychological well-being plays a partial mediating role in this relationship. These results are consistent with Social Exchange Theory, the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) Model, and the Broaden-and-Build Theory. By explaining the relationship between quality of work life and innovative work behavior through a psychological mechanism, this study contributes to the literature and suggests that enhancing employee well-being fosters innovative behaviors.

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Bu çalışma, iş yaşam kalitesinin inovatif iş davranışı üzerindeki etkisini incelemek ve bu ilişkide psikolojik iyi oluşun aracılık rolünü ortaya koymak amacıyla yürütülmüştür. Kesitsel tasarımın benimsendiği araştırmada, teknoloji temelli işletmelerde görev yapan 517 çalışandan kolayda örnekleme yöntemiyle veri toplanmıştır. Veri toplama sürecinde WRQoL ölçeği, PERMA Profiler ve İnovatif İş Davranışı ölçeklerinden yararlanılmış; elde edilen veriler SPSS 26.0 ve Hayes PROCESS Macro kullanılarak güvenirlik, geçerlik, korelasyon ve regresyon analizlerine tabi tutulmuştur. Analizlerde bootstrap yöntemi tercih edilmiştir. Aracılık etkisinin bootstrap yöntemiyle test edildiği analizler sonucunda, iş yaşam kalitesinin hem psikolojik iyi oluşu hem de inovatif iş davranışını pozitif ve anlamlı bir şekilde etkilediği görülmüştür. Ayrıca psikolojik iyi oluşun bu ilişkide kısmi aracılık rolü üstlendiği tespit edilmiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlar; Sosyal Değişim Teorisi, İş Talepleri-Kaynakları (JD-R) Modeli ve Genişlet ve İnşa Et Kuramı ile teorik bir uyum sergilemektedir. İş yaşam kalitesi ile inovatif iş davranışı arasındaki ilişkiyi psikolojik bir mekanizma üzerinden açıklayarak literatüre katkı sunan bu çalışma, çalışan refahının artırılmasının inovatif davranışları desteklediğini ortaya koymaktadır.

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Yurttaş, Y., Çakar, M., Erat, S. (2026). The Mediating Role of Psychological Well-being in the Relationship between Quality of Work Life and Innovative Work Behavior. Uluslararası Ekonomi ve Yenilik Dergisi, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 2, 767–790. https://doi.org/10.20979/ueyd.1938589

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