Abstract:
Seafarers who spend long periods at sea and therefore have little contact with life on
land face various difficulties because of their strenuous working conditions. While
identifying those challenges and carrying out psychosocial interventions has the
potential to increase the psychosocial well-being of seafarers, there is no scale to
determine the psychosocial risks that seafarers contend with in the course of their work.
This study was conducted with the aim of identifying the elements of the psychosocial
risks they face so such a scale can be developed. A preliminary form was prepared for
that purpose. Once the validity reliability rate of the form was determined on the basis
of feedback, it was submitted to 735 members of the Turkish Seafarers ' Union residing
in Istanbul and the resultant data was analyzed with SPSS and AMOS. As a result of the
exploratory factor analysis, 3 factors named “Psychological/Spiritual Problems”,
“Problems Related to Family and Environment” and “Problems Related to Work
Environment” and 26 items were determined. It was determined that the total variance
explained was 60.02%. In the confirmatory factor analysis performed, the structure
consisting of 26 items and 3 sub-dimensions provided good fit values. As a result, it was
concluded that a 3-factor Psychosocial Evaluation Scale for Seafarers consisting of 26
items is a valid and reliable scale.
