The Role of Earthquake Risk Perception in the Relationship between Post-Earthquake Stress and Employee Performance in Türkiye

Authors : Hüseyin Tolga Çağatay, Yüksel Demirel, Bekir Ertuğrul, Esin Başaran, Serap Salimoğlu, Mustafa Gülşen

Pages : 107-117

Doi:10.18394/iid.1572944

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Publication Date : 2025-10-29

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Two consecutive earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş have significantly impacted life and business in Türkiye at 2023. It is thought that risk perception, which is expressed as the perceived probabilities of the consequences of the earthquake hazard and the perceived intensity of the effects of this hazard, plays a role in this impact. This study examines the mediating role of earthquake risk perception in the relationship between post-earthquake stress and employee performance. The study was conducted among 1780 employees in Ankara, Türkiye in March-April 2023, one month after the earthquakes in the Kahramanmaraş region. The study found a negative relationship between perceived stress and employee performance, a positive relationship between perceived stress and earthquake risk perception, and a negative relationship between earthquake risk perception and employee performance. Earthquake risk perception mediates the stress-performance relationship. Research on earthquake risk can help organizations in earthquake-prone regions in strategic planning, disaster preparedness, and stress management, and can positively affect employee performance.
Keywords : Deprem risk algısı, Algılanan stres, Çalışan performansı, Doğal afetler

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