The effect of job insecurity perception and perceived employability on occupational identification in journalists

This study was conducted to determine the effect of job insecurity perception and perceived employability on occupational identification in journalists. Following the introduction, firstly, the social identity theory, which constitutes the theoretical framework of occupational identification, is explained. Then, the concept of occupational identification, which is the dependent variable in the study, and the studies conducted on this subject in the literature are examined. The fourth section is about the perception of job insecurity, which is one of the independent variables of the study, and the fifth section is about the other independent variable, perceived employability. The effect of job insecurity perception and perceived employability on occupational identification is explained in the context of conservation of resources theory, and the sixth section includes information about this theory. In the following sections, the method and scope of the research, the framework of occupational identification and job insecurity in the journalism profession are mentioned, and the hypotheses of the research are given. Within the scope of this thesis study, survey data were collected from 116 journalists in Ankara and Istanbul. In the conclusion section, the findings of the analysis of the data obtained through the survey conducted during this thesis study are interpreted. Multiple regression analysis was performed on the data to determine the effects of the quantitative and qualitative job insecurity and internal and external employability on occupational identification. As a result, it was found that quantitative job insecurity has a low positive effect on occupational identification, qualitative job insecurity does not affect occupational identification, and internal and external employability has a moderate positive effect on occupational identification. Among the independent variables, internal employability has the highest effect on occupational identification.