The effect of women's perception of psychological violence on self-esteem and ambivalent sexism: The role of organizational climate

This study investigates the relationship between perceived psychological violence, self-esteem, and ambivalent sexism, and examines the mediating role of organizational climate in these relationships using a structural equation modeling approach. The research was designed within the framework of quantitative methods, and data were collected through online platforms from participants selected via convenience sampling. In total, data were obtained from 420 individuals. An online questionnaire consisting of five sections was developed for this purpose. The questionnaire included demographic questions as well as scales measuring "Psychological Violence", "Self-Esteem", "Ambivalent Sexism, and Organizational Climate". The analysis revealed no significant relationship between psychological violence and the benevolent sexism subdimension of ambivalent sexism. Furthermore, organizational climate was found not to mediate the relationship between psychological violence and self-esteem, nor the relationship between psychological violence and the hostile sexism subdimension. However, further analysis at the subdimension level of the variables indicated that certain dimensions of organizational climate — namely support and commitment, organizational structure, and recognition — had significant mediating effects. Keywords: Psychological violence, Self-esteem, Ambivalent sexism, Organizational climate.