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Fatigue, Perceived Performance Deterioration and Perception of Safety Practices in Aircraft Maintenance and Ground Handling Personnel

Uçak Bakım ve Yer Hizmetleri Personelinde Yorgunluk, Algılanan Performans Bozulması ve Güvenlik Uygulamaları Algısı

Özge Taş(KASTAMONU ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ÇATALZEYTİN MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULU)0000-0001-7220-5054
Hamza Ceylan(KAPADOKYA VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, KAPADOKYA VOCATIONAL SCHOOL)0000-0003-4242-0217
Pages
1185–1198
Publication Date
2026-10-21
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Originality: The study focuses on ground-based aviation personnel and identifies a potential productivity concern without claiming to measure objective productivity or Fatigue Risk Management.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Purpose: This study examines fatigue, perceived performance deterioration, and safety-practices perceptions among aircraft maintenance and ground handling personnel and tests selected group differences.
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Key Findings & Data:Methodology: A cross-sectional relational survey included 255 employees.
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Conclusion & Impact:Originality: The study focuses on ground-based aviation personnel and identifies a potential productivity concern without claiming to measure objective productivity or Fatigue Risk Management.
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⚙️Variables:Havacılık Güvenliği · Yorgunluk · Algılanan Performans Bozulması

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Purpose: This study examines fatigue, perceived performance deterioration, and safety-practices perceptions among aircraft maintenance and ground handling personnel and tests selected group differences. Methodology: A cross-sectional relational survey included 255 employees. Fatigue was measured with a modified nine-item Fatigue Severity Scale-based set; performance deterioration and safety-practices perceptions used two study-specific four-item sets. Sample-specific reliability and exploratory factor evidence were examined. Because scores were not normally distributed, Spearman correlation, Mann–Whitney U, and Kruskal–Wallis H tests were used. Findings: Fatigue was positively related to perceived performance deterioration (ρ = .728, p < .001; H1 supported) and weakly negatively related to safety-practices perceptions (ρ = −.156, p = .013; H2 supported). Perceived performance deterioration and safety-practices perceptions were unrelated (ρ = −.036, p = .565; H3 not supported). Fatigue differed by sector experience (H = 14.070, p = .003, ε² = .044); only the 0–3 versus 5–10-year comparison remained significant after Bonferroni adjustment. Safety-practices perceptions differed by job type (U = 8,594.00, p = .025, r = .139). Originality: The study focuses on ground-based aviation personnel and identifies a potential productivity concern without claiming to measure objective productivity or Fatigue Risk Management.

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Amaç: Bu çalışma, uçak bakım ve yer hizmetleri personelinde yorgunluk, algılanan performans bozulması ve güvenlik uygulamaları algısını incelemekte ve seçili grup farklılıklarını test etmektedir. Yöntem: Kesitsel ve ilişkisel tarama deseniyle 255 çalışan incelenmiştir. Yorgunluk, Yorgunluk Şiddeti Ölçeği’ne dayalı değiştirilmiş dokuz maddelik bir setle; performans bozulması ve güvenlik uygulamaları algısı çalışmaya özgü dört maddelik iki setle değerlendirilmiştir. Örnekleme özgü güvenirlik ve keşfedici faktör kanıtları incelenmiştir. Puanlar normal dağılmadığı için Spearman korelasyonu, Mann–Whitney U ve Kruskal–Wallis H testleri uygulanmıştır. Bulgular: Yorgunluk, algılanan performans bozulmasıyla pozitif (ρ = .728, p < .001; H1 desteklendi), güvenlik uygulamaları algısıyla zayıf negatif ilişkiliydi (ρ = −.156, p = .013; H2 desteklendi). Algılanan performans bozulması ile güvenlik uygulamaları algısı ilişkili değildi (ρ = −.036, p = .565; H3 desteklenmedi). Yorgunluk sektör deneyimine göre farklılaştı (H = 14.070, p = .003, ε² = .044); Bonferroni düzeltmesinden sonra yalnızca 0–3 ve 5–10 yıl karşılaştırması anlamlı kaldı. Güvenlik uygulamaları algısı görev türüne göre farklılaştı (U = 8,594.00, p = .025, r = .139). Özgünlük: Çalışma yer tabanlı havacılık personeline odaklanmakta ve nesnel verimlilik ya da Yorgunluk Risk Yönetimi ölçüldüğü iddiasında bulunmadan olası bir verimlilik kaygısını ortaya koymaktadır.

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Taş, Ö., Ceylan, H. (2026). Fatigue, Perceived Performance Deterioration and Perception of Safety Practices in Aircraft Maintenance and Ground Handling Personnel. Verimlilik Dergisi, Cilt: 60 Sayı: 4, 1185–1198. https://doi.org/10.51551/verimlilik.1918685

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