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Mobbing, Gender Roles, and Job Satisfaction Among Healthcare Radiation Workers: A Cross-Cultural Study
Meryem Cansu Şahin1, Ebru Başkaya2, Mihaela Tinca Udriștioiu3
1Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Vocational School of Health Services, Usak University, 1 Eylül Campus, 64200 Uşak, Türkiye.
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
|June 26, 2026
Summary
Workplace mobbing negatively impacts job satisfaction for healthcare radiation workers in Türkiye and Romania. Gender role attitudes were linked to job satisfaction only in Romania, highlighting cultural differences in workplace dynamics.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health
- Psychosocial Hazards
- Healthcare Radiation Workers
Background:
- Workplace mobbing is a psychosocial hazard for healthcare radiation workers.
- Gender and cultural factors influence experiences in radiology departments.
- Understanding these dynamics is crucial for worker well-being.
Purpose of the Study:
- Examine links between mobbing, gender role attitudes, and job satisfaction.
- Compare these relationships among healthcare radiation workers in Türkiye and Romania.
- Identify predictors of job satisfaction in these distinct cultural contexts.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional, culturally comparative study design.
- Surveyed 191 healthcare radiation workers (Türkiye n=104, Romania n=87).
- Utilized Gender Roles Attitude Scale, Mobbing Scale, and Job Satisfaction Scale; analyzed with regression and correlation.
Main Results:
- Job satisfaction negatively correlated with mobbing in both Türkiye (r=-0.551) and Romania (r=-0.501).
- In Romania, job satisfaction positively correlated with gender role attitudes (r=0.346).
- Gender role attitudes negatively correlated with mobbing in Romania (r=-0.398).
Conclusions:
- Workplace mobbing significantly impacts job satisfaction in both countries.
- Gender role attitudes' association with job satisfaction varied by country.
- Context-specific strategies are needed to address mobbing and enhance well-being in radiology.
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