The Effect of Homesickness to Employee Performance with Work Stress as a Mediation Variable at Social Security Administrator for Employment (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan) Office Area in Central Java and Special Region of Yogyakarta

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of homesickness on employee performance with work stress as a mediating variable at Social Security Administrator for Employment in Central Java and Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta Regional Offices. This study uses a quantitative method with a causal research type. Data used primary data collected through questionnaires and secondary data through literature. The population used was all permanent employees of Social Security Administrator for Employment (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan) in the regional offices of Central Java and Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta Regional Offices, totaling 566 employees, were taken a sample of 200 employees with simple random sampling technique. The research instrument used a questionnaire with a Likert scale. The data analysis includes validity, reliability, normality, linearity, T test, R2 test, and mediation test (Sobel test). The results showed that homesickness has a negative and significant effect on employee performance, homesickness has a positive and significant effect on work stress, work stress has a negative and significant effect on employee performance, work stress can be used as an intervening variable in the relationship between homesickness and employee performance. The effect of work stress as an intervening variable between homesickness and employee performance is smaller than the direct effect between homesickness and employee performance. Determining work placement, visiting homes regularly, and family gathering can be used as solutions to this research problem. Further research that can be done is the addition of other variables that can affect employee performance. Keywords: homesickness; employee performance; work stress; BPJS Ketenagakerjaan (Social Security Administrator for Employment)