Job stress in accounting professionals in the framework of behavioral accounting (A research in Erzurum)

Behavioral accounting and job stress are two concepts frequently encountered in recent years. In particular, values that shape individual behavior that traditional accounting ignores; emotion, thought, personality and culture structure is very important. Behavioral accounting works at this stage and tries to measure the way in which the data is obtained by the decision makers. It is naturally inevitable for professional accountants to experience stress in the work environment. Every decision taken under stress creates different results for the individual and the organization. For this reason, it is important for both the individual and the organization to remove and control the situations created by stress. In this study, it is aimed to determine whether or not professional accountants working in the province of Erzurum are experiencing job stress status and to determine the level of job stress if they live. In order to achieve this goal, a survey based on a survey was conducted in Erzurum province. The data obtained were tested by Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis H Test and Spearman Correlation of Coefficients. In consequence of the study, It was concluded that there was no significant difference between job stress and occupational thinking levels and demographic characteristics of professional accountants, there was a significant and negative relationship between occupational thinking levels and gender, and a significant and negative relationship between occupational thinking levels and job stress levels. Finally, it has been found that the level of job stress is dangerous.