Sosyal Görünüş Kaygısının İşyeri Yalnızlığına Etkisi: Konya Gençlik ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü Örneği

Abstract

: Workplace health psychology has recently become one of the topics frequently studied by psychologist, management scientists and sociologists. The loneliness of the indvidual due to the social environment in the workplace and social appearance anxiety, which is an inevitable component of social interaction, are some of factors affecting the psychological health in the workplace The aim of this research is to invastigate the affects of employees’ social appearance anxiety on workplace lonelines in sports organization and also to examine the relations with employees some demographic status (age and working time). In accordance with this aim, the sample of this study was consisted 192 employees (trainer, expert, civil servant) at Konya Youth and Sport Directory. Social Appearance Anxiety Scale, Workplace Loneliness Scale and personal information form were applied to participants.Descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analysis were used to analyze the data. There were positive correlation between the level of social appearance anxiety and sub-dimensions of workplace loneliness which are emotional deprivation and social friendship. There was also a positive correlation between social appearance anxiety and employees’ working time. As a result of this study,it was found that as the social appearance anxiety of youth and sports employees increased, the quality and quantity of relationships with individuals at the workplace, which revealed the loneliness in the workplace, were negatively affected; It was concluded that individuals with longer working hours have negative feelings in terms of social appearance perception.