en تخصصي Special پژوهشي Research <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Source Sans Pro;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="line-height:107%">This study aims to determine the factors affecting individual resistance. Literature review shows that job insecurity, emotional distress, and identity division are potential variables that will affect&nbsp;</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="line-height:107%">individual resistance</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="line-height:107%">. As a result of the factor and reliability analysis, the emotional distress scale consisted of 3 sub-factors: excitement, anxiety, and enthusiasm. Individual resistance, job insecurity, and identity fragmentation scales emerged as the only factors. As a result of simple and multiple regression analyses, it is seen that all independent variables significantly affect individual resistance. Job Insecurity has a significant and positive effect on individual resistance. It is seen that anxiety has a significant and negative effect on individual resistance, and enthusiasm has a significant and positive effect. The identity division has a significant and positive effect on individual resistance. Anxiety and enthusiasm variables, which are the sub-dimensions of emotional distress, are the variables that most affect individual resistance.</span></span> <span lang="EN-US"><span style="line-height:107%">In order to encounter less resistance and problems in the change process, employees need to be trained and prepared for a change in advance. Organizational change can only be achieved with the participation and support of employees.</span></span><span lang="TR"><span style="line-height:107%"> The study concludes with recommendations for managers at the strategy, operations, and human resources management levels.</span></span></span></span></div> Individual Resistance, Job Insecurity, Emotional Distress, Identity Division, Organizational Change 120 140 http://johepal.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-285-3&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Tuğba Küçükatalay 1003194753284600814 0009-0009-4790-4262 No Marmara University Pelin Vardarlier 1003194753284600815 1003194753284600815 Yes Istanbul Medipol University Özalp Vayvay 1003194753284600816 1003194753284600816 No İstanbul Health and Technology University Recep Özsürünç 1003194753284600817 1003194753284600817 No Istanbul Medipol University