Behavioral Dimensions of Seafarers and Self-Confidence Analysis

Abstract

In general, this study discusses the concept of behavior, and how the plane of behavior, social institutions, culture and personality affect behavior. After the concept of behavior, information on the concept of mobbing at workplace (psychological harassment), of which the importance is realized recently nowadays and which constitutes a major threat to organizations, is provided. The concept of mobbing (psychological harassment at workplace) is explained, and the reasons why mobbing emerges are discussed. The purpose of the research is to determine the relationship between the job performance and job stress of the seafarers in the field of application and mobbing practices. The population of the research consists of captains, principal engineers, watchkeeping officers, engineer officers and interns who work in the maritime sector. The survey used is applied to 102 seafarers. In the survey, the scales of Negative Acts Questionnaire and Systematic Stress Management (American Institute for Preventive Medicine) are used. The survey consists of three main sections. The first section measures demographic information. The second and last sections include mobbing perception scale, and the scales of job performance and job stress, respectively. The research data are analyzed with the SPSS 21.0 program. Analyses of factor, reliability, regression and correlation are utilized. According to results of this study, it is carried out that mobbing increases working stress and decreases personal performance.