Determining impression management tactics in nurses
Hemşirelerde izlenim yönetimi taktiklerinin belirlenmesi
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https://doi.org/10.14687/jhs.v22i1.6466Keywords:
Impression management, tactics, self promotion, ingratiation, exemplification, indimidation, supplication, İzlenim yönetimi, taktikler, kendini üstün gösterme, kendini sevdirme, örnek teşkil etme, gözdağı verme, ricacı olmaAbstract
Objectives: This research was conducted to determine the impression management tactics used by nurses.
Methods: The study sample comprised 812 nurses working in 3 Public Hospitals and 5 Private Hospitals on the Anatolian side of Istanbul. Data were collected using a Descriptive Characteristics Form and Impression Management Scale. Data analyses were performed using descriptive statistics, Student’s t test, one-way analysis of variance and Kruskal Wallis-H test.
Findings: The sample of 812 nurses comprised 87.8% female, 34.7% aged ≤25 years, 51.4% were married, 36.6% had a bachelor's degree, 34.8% had 4-8 years of professional experience, and 55% reported weekly working hours of 41-50 hours. The total score of the nurses' impression management scale was mean 1.72±.61. The impression tactics subscale scores were determined to be 2.43±0.82 for “self promotion”, 1.84±0.84 for “ingratiation”, 1.38±0.66 for “exemplification”, 1.66±0.68 for “indimidation” and 1.38±0.73 for “supplication”.The most frequently used impression management tactic in both hospital groups was the "self promotion" tactic. Male nurses used the "exemplification" tactic significantly more.
Conclusions: Nurses used fewer impression management tactics. This research is an original study in that it determines the impression management tactics used by nurses in Turkey.
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Özet
Amaç: Bu araştırma hemşirelerin izlenim yönetimi taktiklerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla yapıldı.
Method: Araştırma İstanbul ilinde Anadolu yakasında yer alan 3 Kamu Hastanesi, 5 Özel Hastanede çalışmakta olan 812 hemşire ile gerçekleştirildi. Verilerin toplanmasında Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu ve İzlenim Yönetimi Ölçeği kullanıldı. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler, Student’s t testi, tek yönlü varyans analizi, Kruskal Wallis-H testi kullanıldı.
Bulgular: Hemşirelerin %34.7’si 25 yaş ve altında olup, %87.8’i kadın, %51.4’ü evli, %36.6’sı lisans mezunu, %34.8’i 4-8 yıl arasında mesleki deneyime sahip, %55’inin haftalık çalışma süresi 41-50 saattir. Hemşirelerin izlenim yönetimi ölçeği toplam puan ve kendini üstün gösterme, kendini sevdirme, örnek teşkil etme, gözdağı verme, ricacı olma taktikleri puan ortalamaları sırasıyla 1.72 (.61), 2.43 (.82), 1.84 (.84), 1.38 (.66), 1.66(.68), 1.38 (.73) olarak bulundu. En sık kullanılan izlenim yönetimi taktiği her iki hastane grubunda da “kendini üstün gösterme” taktiğidir. Erkek hemşirelerin “örnek teşkil etme” taktiğini anlamlı olarak daha fazla kullandığı bulundu.
Sonuç: Hemşirelerin izlenim yönetimi taktiğini diğer meslek gruplarına göre daha az kullandığı görüldü. Bu araştırma, Türkiye’deki hemşirelerin kullandığı izlenim yönetimi taktiklerini belirlemesi açısından orijinal bir çalışmadır.
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