THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGICAL EMPOWERMENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING: THE ROLE OF SELF-EFFICACY PERCEPTION AND SOCIAL SUPPORT

PSIKOLOJIK GUCLENDIRME ALGISI VE PSIKOLOJIK IYI HISSETME HALI ARASINDAKI ILIŞKI: OZ-YETERLILIK ALGISI VE SOSYAL DESTEK ALGISININ ROLU Ozet: Bu calismanin amaci, bireylerin psikolojik guclendirme algisi ile isle ilgili iyi hissetme hali arasindaki iliskiyi incelemektir. Bununla birlikte calismanin amaci, isyerinde psikolojik guclendirme algisi ile psikolojik iyi hissetme hali arasindaki iliskide bireylerin oz-yeterlilik inancinin ara degisken rolune ve sosyal destek algisinin duzenleyici degisken rolune iliskin bulgular elde edebilmektir. Bu baglamda, psikolojik guclendirme algisi ve iyi hissetme hali arasindaki iliskiyi ve algilanan oz-yeterlilik duygusu ve sosyal destegin rolunu incelemeye yonelik tasarlanan yapilandirilmis saha arastirmasi, Istanbul ili Kadikoy ilcesine bagli devlet ilkogretim okullarinda gorev yapmakta olan ogretmenler uzerinde uygulanmistir. Arastirma modelinde on gorulen bir dizi hipotez, katilimcilardan elde edilen ampirik verilere dayanarak test edilmistir. Arastirma sonuclari, psikolojik guclendirme algisinin dort boyutunun da psikolojik iyi hissetme hali ile pozitif ve anlamli sekilde iliskili oldugunu gostermistir. Bununla birlikte, elde edilen istatistiksel bulgulara gore, bireylerin oz-yeterlilik algisinin psikolojik guclendirme ve iyi hissetme hali arasindaki iliskide kismi seviyede ara degisken rolune sahip oldugu ve amir sosyal desteginin bu iliskide duzenleyici bir etkiye sahip oldugu gorulmustur. Butun bu sonuclar, calisanlarinin isyerindeki psikolojik iyi hissetme halini ve calisma yasamiyla ilgili olumlu duygulanimlarini guclendirmeyi amaclayan ve farkli sektorlerde yer alan ozel ve kamu kurumlarina bakis acisi sunmaya yardimci olmaktadir. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGICAL EMPOWERMENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING: THE ROLE OF SELF-EFFICACY PERCEPTION AND SOCIAL SUPPORT Abstract: The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between psychological empowerment and psychological well being. Additionally, it is aimed to find evidences about the mediating role of individuals’ self-efficacy perception and the moderating role of perceived supervisor social support on the relationship between psychological empowerment and psychological well-being at work. The effect of psychological empowerment on work-related psychological well-being and the roles of self-efficacy and social support were examined through a structured research survey which has been performed among teaching staff working in public primary schools in Istanbul-Kadikoy. The hypotheses were generated and empirically tested by the data obtained from the participants. The results have demonstrated that all four dimensions of the psychological empowerment had significantly positive relationships with psychological well-being states of the individuals. Moreover, the statistical findings have revealed that self-efficacy perception had a partial mediating role and perceived social support had a significant moderating role on the relationship between psychological empowerment and well-being. Furthermore, the findings of this study have provided insights to various public and private organizations from different sectors which aim to enhance psychological well-being of the individuals and try to improve their work-related positive affections at the workplace.