Abstract:

It is expected that the psychological well-being of individuals can positively affect their work life and in this context, their job satisfaction levels may be high, beyond that, identification of the individual with the organization can contribute to the individual's performance. However, when professional factors are taken into consideration, it is a matter of curiosity about the consequences of this situation on the individuals who perform the accounting profession. Especially the fact that the accounting profession has a very stressful and stable structure and to what extent the well-being and attitudes of individuals dealing with accounting are affected by this professional situation have been extremely effective in the emergence of the research problem. In this sense, the main purpose of the study is to investigate the moderator role of organizational identification in the effect of the psychological well-being of certified public accountants on job satisfaction. This study was carried out using a survey method on 130 certified public accountants operating in the city of Istanbul either dependently or independently. Research results show that psychological well-being of participants significantly and positively affect their job satisfaction. On the other hand, it was determined that organizational identification has a moderator role in the effect of psychological well-being of participants on job satisfaction, but this moderator effect is not at a higher level in the independent study type than in the dependent study type.

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