A Matter of Psychological Safety: Commitment and Mental Health in Turkish Immigrant Employees in Germany

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dc.contributor.authorUlusoy N.
dc.contributor.authorMölders C.
dc.contributor.authorFischer S.
dc.contributor.authorBayur H.
dc.contributor.authorDeveci S.
dc.contributor.authorDemiral Y.
dc.contributor.authorRössler W.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:11:58Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:11:58Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractImmigration entails the risk of feeling disconnected in the receiving society, in both everyday life and the workplace. This may affect the way immigrant employees relate to their job and their workplace. In this article, we investigate the affective commitment of Turkish immigrant employees in Germany (TG) and their subsequent work engagement, mental health, and turnover intention. Specifically, we compared TG (n = 201) to both German employees in Germany (GG; n = 1,406) and Turkish employees in Turkey (TT; n = 362). Our results show that the effect of immigration background on mental health, work engagement, and turnover through affective commitment depends on the level of perceived psychological safety at the workplace, specifically in terms of an open and inclusive work climate. The results suggest that psychological safety is particularly helpful in enhancing immigrant employees’ positive attitudes toward the workplace. Our study provides new insights on the well-being of immigrant employees, specifically TG, and the different needs of diverse workforces. Given our findings, future studies should explore more deeply the positive influences that psychological safety has on minority groups and their workplace attitudes. © 2016, © The Author(s) 2016.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1177/0022022115626513
dc.identifier.issn00220221
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/15863
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherSAGE Publications Inc.
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectemployee
dc.subjectGermany
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectimmigrant
dc.subjectimmigration
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subjectminority group
dc.subjectsafety
dc.subjectTurkey (republic)
dc.subjectturnover time
dc.subjectwellbeing
dc.subjectwork environment
dc.subjectworkplace
dc.titleA Matter of Psychological Safety: Commitment and Mental Health in Turkish Immigrant Employees in Germany
dc.typeArticle

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