Examination of cyinm and mobbing perceptions of the Youth and Sports Provincial directorate employees

In this study, it was aimed to measure the cynicism and mobbing levels of the employees of the Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports. In the light of the data obtained, aiming to raise awareness for organizations and employees the study aims to guide the fight against organizational cynicism and mobbing. A total of 729 employees (trainers, sports specialists, youth workers, dormitory management personnel, security personnel, service personnel) affiliated to the Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports in Elazig province participated in the research voluntarily. The 'Personal Information Form' prepared by us, the 'Organizational Cynicism Scale' developed by Brandes, Dharwadkar and Dean and adapted into Turkish by Kalağan, and the 'Negative Behavior Scale' developed by Einarsen and Raknes and adapted into Turkish (NAQ) by Cemaloğlu were used as data collection tools. SPSS 23 package program was used for data analysis. In the research findings, when it is examined whether the sub-dimensions of the organizational cynicism scale differ significantly or not according to the variables; According to the gender variable, there were significant differences in the cognitive sub-dimensions of organizational cynicism, in the affective and behavioral sub-dimensions according to the age variable, in the cognitive, affective and behavioral sub-dimensions according to the educational status variable, and in the cognitive, affective and behavioral sub-dimensions according to the professional seniority variable. In the research findings, when it is examined whether there is a significant difference according to the variables in the mobbing (behavioral) sub-dimension of the negative behaviors scale; showed a significant difference according to age, education level and marital status variables. As a result, it was understood that the cynicism and mobbing levels of the employees affiliated to the Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports in Elazig were moderate, and a positive and significant relationship was determined between the employees' mobbing perceptions and organizational cynicism perceptions. Keywords: Mobbing, Cynicism, Organizational Cynicism, Behavior, Management