Indirect Effect of Quality of Work Life on the Relationship Between Safety Climate and Absenteeism: The Case of University Hospital

Abstract

This study aims to determine the relationship between the safety climate perceptions of health workers, and their absenteeism, with the mediating role of the quality of work life. This relational study was conducted in a university hospital in Tokat, Turkey its sample consisted of 252 healthcare professionals. The data were collected by convenience sampling method and online questionnaire and analyzed through statistical programs. Within the scope of the purpose of the research, the perception of the security environment makes a positive contribution to the explanation of the quality of work and life (B=.607), the established H1 hypothesis was supported. The negative contribution of the quality of work life to the explanation of absenteeism at work (B =-.547), the established H2 hypothesis was supported. The negative contribution of the security environment to workplace absenteeism (B = -.097) the established H3 hypothesis that it does this has not been supported. As the most important finding, the mediating role of work life quality in the effect of health workers' perceptions about the security environment on their absences (β = -.338) has been determined. The H4 hypothesis put forward in this context has also been supported. To reduce the absenteeism behavior, it has been recommended to make improvements to increase the safety climate perceptions and work life quality of the employees.