Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology Vol.6 Issue.1

Doi:10.35365/ctjpp.24.1.03

RESEARCH ARTICLE / ARAŞTIRMA YAZISI

Investigation of the Relationship Between the Mental States and Family Functioning of Turkish Female Workers Working in the Industrial Sector

Sanayi Bölgesinde Çalışan Türk Kadın İşçilerin Ruhsal Durumları ve Aile İşlevleri Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

Mehtap Kızılkaya1, Nükhet Ballıel2, Kerime Derya Beydağ3

Abstract:

This study was conducted to examine the factors affecting the mental states and family functions of female workers working in the organized industrial zone (food, leather – textile, furniture, chemical products, paper-plastic, electronics) and to determine the relationship between their mental states and family functions. This descriptive and relationship-seeking study was conducted with 275 working women in June-August 2019. Research data were collected using a Personal Information Form, the Family Assessment Device, and the Brief Symptom Inventory. Descriptive statistics were presented as numbers, percentages, and mean and standard deviation values. Also, the One-way ANOVA test, correlation, and regression analyses were used in the data analysis. It was determined that the unhealthiest family functioning of women according to the family assessment device included behavior control (2.86±0.43), affective involvement (2.79±0.56), and affective responsiveness (2.72±0.47) and that the highest mean scores were obtained from the depression and anxiety subscales of the brief symptom inventory. The result of the regression analysis in our study indicated that female workers’ mean scores on the subscales of the family assessment device significantly predicted their mean scores on the subscales of the brief symptom inventory. In conclusion, it was found that the mental state of women working in the industrial sector negatively affected their family functioning. However, it was seen that women performed the problem-solving function soundly despite high levels of anxiety and depression. It can be recommended that female workers should be supported in household jobs by family members and that they should be given psycho-education on communication, coping skills, and symptoms of mental disorders.

Keywords: Organized ındustrial, woman, worker, family functioning, mental state, influencing factor

*This research was presented as an Verbal presentation at the 5th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON HEALTHY LIFE held on 27-28 April 2021.

1Assist. Prof., Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Nursing, Department of Mental Health and Diseases Nursing, Aydın-Türkiye, [email protected], Orcid id:  0000-0002-4000-8926

2Assoc. Prof., Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Nursing, Public Health Nursing Department, Aydın-Türkiye, [email protected], Orcid id: ‪ 0000-0001-8223-2996

3Prof. Dr. Istanbul Gedik University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, İstanbul-Türkiye, [email protected], Orcid id: 0000-0002-7251-4882

Address of Correspondence/Yazışma Adresi: Mehtap Kızılkaya, Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Nursing, Department of Mental Health and Diseases Nursing, Aydın-Türkiye, [email protected]

Date of Received/Geliş Tarihi: 14.03.2023, Date of Revision/Düzeltme Tarihi: 02.09.2023, Date of Acceptance/Kabul Tarihi: 07.02.2024, Date of Online Publication/Çevirimiçi Yayın Tarihi: 17.03.2024

Citing/Referans Gösterimi: Kızılkaya, M., Ballıel, N. & Beydağ, K. D. (2024). Investigation of The Relationship Between the Mental States and Family Functioning of Turkish Female Workers Working in The Industrial Sector. Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology, 6(1): 21-31.

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