Factors causing the development of quiet quitting in female employees and the role of motherhood: The case of Türkiye

Erkek Z. Y., Öztürk Altınayak S.

HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL, 2025 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Publication Date: 2025
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/07399332.2025.2463081
  • Journal Name: HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, Gender Studies Database, MEDLINE, PAIS International, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Researchers aimed to determine the factors that cause the development of quiet quitting in female employees and the relationship between quiet quitting and the role of motherhood. Researchers the study is designed as a descriptive study. Researchers the study was conducted with 924 working mothers. Finding the received wages inadequate for the work performed was found to be the reason for quiet quitting in 92.2% of working mothers. The mean Quiet Quitting Symptoms Assessment Dimension (QQSAD) of the Mothers was found to be 3.94 +/- 2.52, and the overall Myself as Mother Scale (MaMS) mean score was 46.16 +/- 5.97. It was determined that there was a weak, significant, and negative relationship between the QQSAD and the MaMS mean scores. Researchers reveal, it was observed that many factors affected quiet quitting in working mothers, the rate of quiet quitting was high, and the acquisition of a motherhood role decreased as the symptoms of quiet quitting increased.