@article{2019,title={A TYPOLOGICAL RESEARCH ON OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS AND PERCEPTION OF DESTINY IN TURKEY: SCALE OF OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS AND DESTINY},abstractNode={Turkey has located ahead of the world and European rankings at occupational accidents that workers faced in the workplace and could be resulted in injury and even death. Although many factors are effective in the occurrence of occupational accidents, the beliefs and acceptances of individuals and societies play an important role in the background of attitudes and behaviors towards taking risks and taking necessary precautions. The faith of fate and destiny debates have been on the agenda of mankind since the early ages. It is seen that almost all belief systems contain different and opposite ideas at the same time on fate. It can be said that attitudes and behaviors are shaped in line with the understanding of destiny adopted by individuals and societies. Fate understanding has an important place in the context of its effect on individuals' attitudes and behaviors on risk and prevention especially in occupational accidents. As a matter of fact, researches have shown that high level of fatalism increases risk taking and reduces precautions. In this article, a scale development study on occupational accidents and fate understanding is made and findings related to validity and reliability analysis are presented. “Occupational Accidents and Fate Scale" has a valid and reliable scale with 18 items and 3 factors. As a result of the analyzes, three types of fate orientations have been put forward for the understanding of occupational accidents and fate. These are fate mentalities of “Submissive”, “Resignation” and “Self Proficiency". It is believed that this valid and reliable measurement tool will be the source of the researches about occupational accidents and will contribute to the filling of a gap in the field.},author={Halil İbrahim AKKUŞ-Kemaleddin TAŞ},year={2019},journal={Turkish Studies-Comparative Religious Studies}}