Presenteeism Among Ab-initio Pilots in Turkey

Authors : Bilal KILIC, Melis TABAK

Pages : 180-186

Doi:10.30518/jav.1086578

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Publication Date : 2022-07-24

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this study, we set out to estimate the prevalence of presenteeism and to define its possible association with organizational factors, committing errors and stress among ab-initio pilots. Presenteeism is a major safety-related issue and has been extensively studied in a variety of occupation groups. As a cross-sectional study, a self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data from ab-initio pilots. The participants assessed themselves on the Stanford Presenteeism Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SPS-6);. Correlation analysis was performed to explore the association between organizational factors and presenteeism. Based on the findings, the prevalence of presenteeism was 29.1 percent among the ab-initio pilots insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(N=175);. Furthermore, there was a strong association between training-related stress insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p< 0.01); and presenteeism. The student pilots with presenteeism were found to make mistakes during flight. Better and effective supervision for ab-initio pilots was associated with lower levels of presenteeism, highlighting the need for a supportive and comfortable atmosphere in the flight deck in which ab-initio pilots may feel comfortable. The findings presented here may facilitate improvements in the field of aviation safety.
Keywords : Presenteeism, Stress, Aviation, Pilot Training, Ab initio Pilot

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