Mediating Role of Perceived Internal Status on the Relationship Between Perceived Psychological Empowerment and Loneliness at Workplace

KANBUR, Engin; Kanbur, Aysun

doi:10.20409/berj.2020.246

Mediating Role of Perceived Internal Status on the Relationship Between Perceived Psychological Empowerment and Loneliness at Workplace

Engin KANBUR, (Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Sivil Havacılık Yüksekokulu, Havacılık İşletmeciliği, Kastamonu, Türkiye)

Aysun KANBUR (Kastamonu Üniversitesi, İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi, İşletme Bölümü, Kastamonu, Türkiye)

Business and Economics Research Journal

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Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 11 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 213 - 227 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.20409/berj.2020.246 İndeks Tarihi: 05-05-2021

Mediating Role of Perceived Internal Status on the Relationship Between Perceived Psychological Empowerment and Loneliness at Workplace

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The aim of this research is to examine whether or not perceived internal status hasamediatingroleontherelationshipbetweenperceivedpsychological empowerment and loneliness at workplace and its subdimensions. The sample of the research is constituted by 219 employees who are affiliated to the public institutions in the body of governorship of one of our province. For gathering the data, questionnaire technique was used. Correlation analysis and regression analysis were utilized for determining the relationships between variables of the research and testing the hypotheses. According to the findings, it can be seen that perceived psychological empowerment has positive relationship with perceived internal status and negative relationship with loneliness at workplace. It is determined in this research that perceived internal status has a full mediating role on the relationship between perceived psychological empowerment and loneliness at workplace. This mediating role shapes as partial mediating role on lack of social companionship side while there isn’t observed any mediating role on emotional deprivation side as subdimensions of loneliness at workplace.

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APA	KANBUR E, Kanbur A (2020). Mediating Role of Perceived Internal Status on the Relationship Between Perceived Psychological Empowerment and Loneliness at Workplace. , 213 - 227. 10.20409/berj.2020.246
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APA	KANBUR E, Kanbur A (2020). Mediating Role of Perceived Internal Status on the Relationship Between Perceived Psychological Empowerment and Loneliness at Workplace. Business and Economics Research Journal, 11(1), 213 - 227. 10.20409/berj.2020.246
Chicago	KANBUR Engin,Kanbur Aysun Mediating Role of Perceived Internal Status on the Relationship Between Perceived Psychological Empowerment and Loneliness at Workplace. Business and Economics Research Journal 11, no.1 (2020): 213 - 227. 10.20409/berj.2020.246
MLA	KANBUR Engin,Kanbur Aysun Mediating Role of Perceived Internal Status on the Relationship Between Perceived Psychological Empowerment and Loneliness at Workplace. Business and Economics Research Journal, vol.11, no.1, 2020, ss.213 - 227. 10.20409/berj.2020.246
AMA	KANBUR E,Kanbur A Mediating Role of Perceived Internal Status on the Relationship Between Perceived Psychological Empowerment and Loneliness at Workplace. Business and Economics Research Journal. 2020; 11(1): 213 - 227. 10.20409/berj.2020.246
Vancouver	KANBUR E,Kanbur A Mediating Role of Perceived Internal Status on the Relationship Between Perceived Psychological Empowerment and Loneliness at Workplace. Business and Economics Research Journal. 2020; 11(1): 213 - 227. 10.20409/berj.2020.246
IEEE	KANBUR E,Kanbur A "Mediating Role of Perceived Internal Status on the Relationship Between Perceived Psychological Empowerment and Loneliness at Workplace." Business and Economics Research Journal, 11, ss.213 - 227, 2020. 10.20409/berj.2020.246
ISNAD	KANBUR, Engin - Kanbur, Aysun. "Mediating Role of Perceived Internal Status on the Relationship Between Perceived Psychological Empowerment and Loneliness at Workplace". Business and Economics Research Journal 11/1 (2020), 213-227. https://doi.org/10.20409/berj.2020.246