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The Mediating Role of Positive and Negative Affectivity in the Relationship between Interactional Justice and Job Satisfaction

Etkileşim Adaletinin İş Tatmini ile İlişkisinde Pozitif ve Negatif Duygusallığın Aracılık Rolü

Onur Köksal(NİĞDE ÖMER HALİSDEMİR ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-7703-1807
Burcu Sırel(NİĞDE ÖMER HALİSDEMİR ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0009-0003-6381-1054
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125–149
Publication Date
2026-09-30
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The results were discussed in relation to the extant literature and several recommendations were provided.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of this study is to examine the mediating role of positive and negative affectivity in the relationship between interactional justice and job satisfaction within the context of affective events theory.
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⚙️Variables:Etkileşim adaleti · iş tatmini · pozitif duygusallık

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the mediating role of positive and negative affectivity in the relationship between interactional justice and job satisfaction within the context of affective events theory. Data were collected from healthcare sector employees through a survey. A total of 327 employees participated in the study. Analyses conducted using statistical software showed that interactional justice was positively associated with positive affectivity and job satisfaction, and negatively associated with negative affectivity. Additionally, while positive affectivity was found to be positively related to job satisfaction, no significant relationship was found between negative affectivity and job satisfaction. Furthermore, positive affectivity mediated the relationship between interactional justice and job satisfaction, but negative affectivity did not have a significant mediating effect. The results were discussed in relation to the extant literature and several recommendations were provided.

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Bu çalışmanın amacı, duygusal olaylar teorisi bağlamında etkileşim adaletinin iş tatmini ile ilişkisinde pozitif ve negatif duygusallığın aracılık rolünü incelemektir. Bunun için sağlık sektörü çalışanlarından anket aracılığıyla veri toplanmıştır. Katılımcı sayısı 327 kişidir. İstatistik paket programlarından faydalanılarak yapılan analizler sonucunda, etkileşim adaletinin pozitif duygusallık ve iş tatmini ile pozitif yönde, negatif duygusallık ile negatif yönde ilişkili olduğu bulunmuştur. Ek olarak, pozitif duygusallık iş tatmini ile pozitif yönde ilişkili iken, negatif duygusallığın iş tatmini ile anlamlı bir ilişki içinde olmadığı tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca, etkileşim adaletinin iş tatmini ile ilişkisinde pozitif duygusallığın aracılık rolü üstlendiği, ancak bu ilişkide negatif duygusallığın anlamlı bir aracılık etkisinin bulunmadığı görülmüştür. Sonuçlar, literatürle bağlantısı açısından tartışılmış ve birtakım öneriler sunulmuştur.

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Köksal, O., Sırel, B. (2026). The Mediating Role of Positive and Negative Affectivity in the Relationship between Interactional Justice and Job Satisfaction. Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Uygulamalı Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 2, 125–149. https://doi.org/10.31200/makuubd.2016612

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