Turkish Adaptation of the Job-Related Anxiety Scale and the Relationship between Transformational Leadership on Job Performance: The Mediating Role of Job Autonomy and Moderating Role of Job-Related Anxiety

The purpose of this study is to adapt the job-related anxiety scale developed by Parker and DeCotiis (1983) into Turkish. Besides, in the current study the mediating role of job autonomy and the moderator role of job-related anxiety in the effect of transformational leadership on job performance were examined. In order to adapt the scale, the first sample (n = 159) consisting of nurses and, in testing the research hypotheses the second sample (n = 237) consisting of employees of a private company operating in the service sector in Turkey was used. In the analysis, it was determined that the original single-factor structure of the job-related anxiety scale was supported. However, it was determined that job autonomy has a mediating effect and job-related anxiety has a moderating effect on the relationship between transformational leadership and job performance.