Relationship between teachers' positive psychological capital, organisational commitment and motivation levels

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to look into the relationship between positive psychological capital, organisational commitment, and teacher motivation. The research was designed using the quantitative research method, and the relational research pattern was applied. The sample for the research consisted of 210 teachers who were selected with the simple random sampling method among the teachers working in Muş province in the 2020–2021 academic year. Due to the epidemic, the data for the study were collected electronically with the "Positive Psychological Capital Scale," "Organisational Commitment Scale for Teachers," and "Teacher Motivation Scale." The data were subjected to normality analysis and demonstrated a normal and homogeneous distribution. The correlation stepwise regression analysis, the arithmetic mean, independent samples t-test, and one-way ANOVA were applied to analyse the data. According to the data analysis results, the positive psychological capital and motivation perceptions of the teachers were found to be at a high level; however, the perception of organisational commitment was at a medium level. While positive psychological capital perceptions of teachers according to gender and school type variables show a significant difference, their organisational commitment and motivation perceptions do not differ significantly. According to another result of the study, there is a moderately positive relationship between positive psychological capital and organisational commitment and motivation perceptions; it was concluded that there is a highly significant positive relationship between organisational commitment and motivation. In addition, it was found that teachers' perceptions of the extroversion sub-dimension of positive psychological capital and the intrinsic and managerial sub-dimensions of motivation together positively and significantly predicted the perception of organisational commitment.