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The Relationship Between Attitudes Toward Gender Roles and Happiness Among Women Working in the Public Sector

Kamuda Çalışan Kadınların Toplumsal Cinsiyet Rollerine Yönelik Tutumları ile Mutluluk Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişki

Vacide Ancın(BALIKESİR ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İVRİNDİ SAĞLIK HİZMETLERİ MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULU)0000-0003-2716-2010
Deniz Aslı Dokuzcan(BALIKESİR ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-0466-7668
Pages
215–230
Publication Date
2026-10-27
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Data were collected online via Google Forms using the “Gender Roles Attitude Scale” and the “Oxford Happiness Questionnaire–Short Form.” The findings revealed a statistically significant positive relationship between attitudes toward gender roles and happiness levels among public sector female employees.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study was conducted to examine the relationship between attitudes toward gender roles and happiness levels among women working in public institutions and to determine the extent to which these attitudes predict happiness levels.
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Key Findings & Data:Designed as a descriptive and correlational research, the study was conducted online across Türkiye between July and September 2025 and comprised 390 female public sector employees reached through snowball sampling.
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Conclusion & Impact:Data were collected online via Google Forms using the “Gender Roles Attitude Scale” and the “Oxford Happiness Questionnaire–Short Form.” The findings revealed a statistically significant positive relationship between attitudes toward gender roles and happiness levels among public sector female employees.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:2025 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Toplumsal cinsiyet rolleri · Mutluluk · Çalışan kadınlar

Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the relationship between attitudes toward gender roles and happiness levels among women working in public institutions and to determine the extent to which these attitudes predict happiness levels. Designed as a descriptive and correlational research, the study was conducted online across Türkiye between July and September 2025 and comprised 390 female public sector employees reached through snowball sampling. Data were collected online via Google Forms using the “Gender Roles Attitude Scale” and the “Oxford Happiness Questionnaire–Short Form.” The findings revealed a statistically significant positive relationship between attitudes toward gender roles and happiness levels among public sector female employees. Regression analysis showed that attitudes toward gender roles explained 38% of the variance in happiness levels. It was determined that holding more egalitarian attitudes toward gender roles is a significant variable in enhancing women’s happiness levels. Consequently, fostering work environments that actively support gender equality in public institutions may significantly contribute to the happiness levels of female employees.

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Bu araştırma, kamu kurumlarında çalışan kadınların toplumsal cinsiyet rollerine yönelik tutumları ile mutluluk düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek ve bu tutumların mutluluk düzeylerini ne ölçüde yordadığını belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Tanımlayıcı ve ilişki arayıcı nitelikteki araştırma, Temmuz–Eylül 2025 tarihleri arasında Türkiye genelinde çevrim içi olarak yürütülmüş ve kartopu örnekleme yöntemiyle ulaşılan 390 kamu çalışanı kadınla tamamlanmıştır. Veriler Google form aracılıyla “Toplumsal Cinsiyet Rolleri Tutum Ölçeği”, “Oxford Mutluluk Ölçeği Kısa Formu” kullanılarak çevrimiçi toplanmıştır. Çalışmada kamuda çalışan kadınların toplumsal cinsiyet rollerine yönelik tutumları ile mutluluk düzeyleri arasında pozitif yönde ve anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu saptanmıştır. Regresyon analizi sonucunda, toplumsal cinsiyet rollerine yönelik tutumların mutluluk düzeylerindeki varyansın %38’ini açıkladığı belirlenmiştir. Toplumsal cinsiyet rollerine yönelik daha eşitlikçi tutumların kadınların mutluluk düzeyleri açısından önemli bir değişken olduğu saptanmıştır. Kamu kurumlarında toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliğini destekleyen çalışma ortamlarının geliştirilmesi, kadın çalışanların mutluluk düzeylerine katkı sağlayabilir.

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Ancın, V., Dokuzcan, D. A. (2026). The Relationship Between Attitudes Toward Gender Roles and Happiness Among Women Working in the Public Sector. Dumlupınar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Sayı: 91, 215–230. https://ajindex.com/articles/1667669

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