Department of Maritime Business Management, Fatsa Marine Sciences Faculty, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey.
Department of Statistics, Faculty of Science and Literature, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
Inquiry. 2024 Jan-Dec;61:469580241254745. doi: 10.1177/00469580241254745.
In the contemporary global context, seafarers persist as the uncelebrated heroes of international trade, despite their substantial contributions. The current estimate places the number of STCW- certified officers at 857 540, reflecting a notable increase of 10.8% since 2015. Nevertheless, there is a growing recognition of the imperative to accord specific attention to seafarers' mental and physical well-being. During their tenures aboard ships, seafarers confront various challenges, including psychological well-being, work-life imbalance, dissatisfaction, diminished performance, and a sense of mistrust toward the organizational framework. The primary objective of this research is to scrutinize the nexus between work-life balance and work effectiveness, exploring the mediating roles of psychological well-being, organizational happiness, and organizational trust. A questionnaire-based survey is meticulously crafted to achieve this, employing a dataset comprising 420 seafarers engaged in diverse vessel types in Turkey, operating under both Turkish and international flags. Methodologically, structural equation modeling and correlation analyses are executed to assess the formulated research hypotheses rigorously. The empirical findings of this research reveal noteworthy mediating roles: psychological well-being exhibits a complete mediation effect, organizational happiness demonstrates a full mediation effect, and organizational trust manifests a partial mediation effect. These outcomes underscore the nuanced interplay between work-life balance and work effectiveness in the seafaring context. The implications of these findings extend significantly to the maritime sector and industry, accentuating the imperative for targeted interventions to enhance the well-being and performance of seafaring professionals.
在当代全球背景下，海员作为国际贸易的无名英雄，尽管贡献巨大，但却鲜为人知。目前估计持有 STCW 证书的海员人数为 857540 人，自 2015 年以来增长了 10.8%。然而，人们越来越认识到必须特别关注海员的身心健康。海员在船上工作期间，面临着各种挑战，包括心理健康、工作与生活失衡、不满、绩效下降以及对组织框架的不信任感。本研究的主要目的是研究工作生活平衡与工作效率之间的关系，探讨心理健康、组织幸福感和组织信任的中介作用。精心设计了一份基于问卷的调查，使用了一个由 420 名在土耳其从事各种船舶类型工作的海员组成的数据集，这些海员在土耳其和国际旗帜下工作。在方法上，使用结构方程模型和相关分析来严格评估所提出的研究假设。本研究的实证结果揭示了显著的中介作用：心理健康表现出完全的中介效应，组织幸福感表现出完全的中介效应，组织信任表现出部分的中介效应。这些结果强调了在航海背景下工作生活平衡与工作效率之间的细微相互作用。这些发现的意义远远超出了海事部门和行业，强调必须采取有针对性的干预措施，以提高海员专业人员的幸福感和绩效。
