The role of psychological capital in the relationship of nepotism behavior and emotional burnout case of public workers

The purpose of this thesis study is to determine the relationship between nepotism and emotional exhaustion, the relationship between nepotism and psychological capital, the relationship between psychological capital and emotional exhaustion, and the effect of the mediating role of psychological capital on the relationship between nepotism and emotional exhaustion. In the theory of the thesis, nepotism, emotional burnout and psychological capital are explained conceptually one by one. Previous empirical studies in the literature on nepotism, emotional burnout and psychological capital were examined and hypotheses were developed by creating a research model in this direction. In order to test the hypotheses, 455 data were collected from teachers working in the Bayburt provincial/district national education directorate using the survey technique and the necessary analyzes were made through SPSS and AMOS programs. As a result of the analyses, the relationship between nepotism and emotional exhaustion was found to be positive and significant, the relationship between nepotism and psychological capital was found to be negative and insignificant, and the relationship between psychological capital and emotional exhaustion was found to be negative and significant. In addition, it was understood that psychological capital had a partial mediating effect on the relationship between nepotism and emotional burnout.