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MOBBING AND SUICIDE A CASE STUDY ON SUICIDE INCIDENTS IN TURKEY

Tüm meslek gruplarında ve kuruluşlarda ortaya çıkabilen mobbing davranışının sıklığı ve devam etmesi, mağdur üzerinde yıkıcı etkiler yaratmakta ve bazı durumlarda intihara yol açmaktadır. Bu çalışmada işyerinde maruz kaldiklari mobbing nedeniyle intihar eden bireylerin ozellikleri ve bu durumu nasil deneyimledikleri internette yer alan gazete haberleri araciligiyla incelenmistir. Çalışmada araştırma yöntemi olarak nitel bir yöntem olan durum calismasi kullanilmistir. Elde edilen verilerin analiz edilmesi icin betimsel içerik analizi uygulanmistir. Turkiye’deki intihar olaylarıyla ilgili haberler internette “mobbing ve intihar” yazılarak bulunduktan sonra analizler yapılmıştır. Bu intihar vakalarının 12'si araştırmacılar tarafından mobbing ile ilişkilendirilmiştir. Bu vakalar cinsiyet, yaş, meslek, intihar türü, intihar notu, psikiyatrik tedavi, mobbing iddiası ve mobbing türü gibi değişkenler açısından incelenmiştir. Analizler sonucunda mobbing nedeniyle intihar edenlerin çoğunluğunu kadınların oluşturduğu ve intiharların en sık gerçekleştiği yaş aralığının 25-34 yaş aralığı olduğu tespit edilmiştir. İntihar edenlerin çoğunluğunun bekar oldukları bulgusu ortaya konmuştur. İntiharların en sık gerçekleştiği meslek grubunun doktorlar olduğu ve en yaygın intihar şeklinin yüksekten atlama olduğu bulunmuştur. İntihar edenlerin bir kısmının psikiyatrik tedavi gördüğü tespit edilmiştir. İntihar edenlerin neredeyse yarısının intihar notu bıraktığı görülmüştür. En sık karşılaşılan mobbing biçimlerinin ise; tehdit, iş baskısı, aşağılama, tecrit, umursamama, dedikodu, iftira, yaşam tarzına müdahale, keyfi uygulamalar, mesleki ilerlemenin engellenmesi ve fiziksel şiddet oldukları ortaya konmuştur.
Anahtar Kelimeler:

Mobbing, İntihar, Türkiye

MOBBING AND SUICIDE A CASE STUDY ON SUICIDE INCIDENTS IN TURKEY

The frequency and persistence of mobbing behavior, which can occur in all professional groups and organizations, has devastating effects on the victim and in some cases leads to suicide. In this study, the characteristics of the individuals who committed suicide due to workplace mobbing and how they experienced this situation was examined through newspaper news on the internet. Case study, which is a qualitative research approach, was used as the research design. Descriptive content analysis was performed in order to analyse the data. The analyses were made after news about suicide incidents in Turkey were found on the internet by typing "mobbing and suicide". 12 of these suicide cases were associated with mobbing by researchers. These cases were examined in terms of variables such as gender, age, profession, type of suicide, suicide note, psychiatric treatment, mobbing claim and type of mobbing. As a result of the analysis, a relationship was found between mobbing and suicide. It has been determined that the majority of those who commit suicide due to mobbing are women and the age range where suicides occur most frequently is the 25-34 age range. It has been found that the majority of those who commit suicide are single. It has been claimed that the professional group in which suicides occur most frequently is doctors and the most common form of suicide is jumping from a height. It has been determined that some of those who committed suicide received psychiatric treatment. It has been observed that almost half of those who committed suicide left a suicide note. The most common forms of mobbing are It has been revealed that these are threats, work pressure, humiliation, isolation, disregard, gossip, slander, interference with lifestyle, arbitrary practices, obstruction of professional advancement and physical violence.
Keywords:

Mobbing, suicide, Türkiye,

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