A Cross-Cultural Validation of Psychology of Working Theory With Turkish Working Adults.

This article focuses on the application and validation of the Psychology of Working Theory (PWT) within the Turkish cultural context by translating key PWT measurement scales and testing the full theoretical model among Turkish working adults. Study 1 involved translating and validating the Economic Constraints Scale, Lifetime Experiences of Marginalization Scale, and Work Needs Satisfaction Scale into Turkish, confirming their factor structures and reliability. Study 2 used these scales with a larger Turkish sample to examine the full PWT model, finding that economic constraints and marginalization negatively predicted decent work attainment, with career adaptability mediating these relationships; decent work was positively associated with work need satisfaction, job satisfaction, and life satisfaction. Notably, work volition did not mediate the relationship between predictors and decent work as hypothesized but instead directly predicted outcomes, suggesting cultural differences in its role. The findings support the relevance of PWT in Türkiye while highlighting the need for culturally sensitive adaptations and further research on marginalization and mediators in diverse Turkish populations.