THE IMPACT OF PERCEIVED ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT ON ORGANIZATIONAL DEPRESSION AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEDICATION

Abstract

Psychological status of employees and feelings of belonging to the organization have gained considerable momentum within organizations. In this study the impact of perceived organizational support on organizational depression and dedication is examined. To do that a questionnaire form consisting of four parts was applied to 237 participants that were reached by convenience sampling method. All the filled questionnaire was included in the analysis. The demographic information form is in the first part, “Organizational Depression Scale” developed by Sezer (2011) is in the second part, “Perceived Organizational Support Scale-Short Form” developed by Eisenberger et al (1992) and adapted to Turkish by Öztürk and Eryeşil (2016) is in the third part, “Job Engagement Scale” developed by Rich et al (2010) and adapted to Turkish by Kurtpınar (2011) is in the fourth part of the questionnaire form. Confirmatory factor analysis method within the scope of validity of the scales, item analysis (inter-item correlations, Cronbach Alpha) method within the scope of the reliability were used. Based on the result, the perception of organizational support has a negative and significant effect on organizational depression, and a positive and significant effect on organizational dedication. Perception of organizational support, organizational depression and organizational dedication levels do not significantly differ by gender, marital status and generations.