The impact of organizational commitment on turnover intention of substitute teachers in public primary schools: Taking psychological capital as a mediator

This research aimed to explore the impact of organizational commitment on turnover intention of substitute teachers in public primary schools in Xuzhou, and applied psychological capital as a mediator variable to establish a research model. A questionnaire was conducted with 400 substitute teachers...

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Main Authors: Kexuan Zhu, Xinyi Wang, Man Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1008142/full
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description This research aimed to explore the impact of organizational commitment on turnover intention of substitute teachers in public primary schools in Xuzhou, and applied psychological capital as a mediator variable to establish a research model. A questionnaire was conducted with 400 substitute teachers using convenience sampling. The results show that organizational commitment has a negative yet significant effect on turnover intention. It also shows positive impact on psychological capital. Furthermore, psychological capital is shown to negatively impact turnover intention, while having a mediating effect between organizational commitment and turnover intention.
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spelling doaj.art-d3ff682b6f05497199699b794606a0dd2022-12-22T04:25:56ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-09-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.10081421008142The impact of organizational commitment on turnover intention of substitute teachers in public primary schools: Taking psychological capital as a mediatorKexuan ZhuXinyi WangMan JiangThis research aimed to explore the impact of organizational commitment on turnover intention of substitute teachers in public primary schools in Xuzhou, and applied psychological capital as a mediator variable to establish a research model. A questionnaire was conducted with 400 substitute teachers using convenience sampling. The results show that organizational commitment has a negative yet significant effect on turnover intention. It also shows positive impact on psychological capital. Furthermore, psychological capital is shown to negatively impact turnover intention, while having a mediating effect between organizational commitment and turnover intention.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1008142/fullsubstitute teachersorganizational commitmentturnover intentionpsychological capitalpublic primary schools
spellingShingle Kexuan Zhu
Xinyi Wang
Man Jiang
The impact of organizational commitment on turnover intention of substitute teachers in public primary schools: Taking psychological capital as a mediator
Frontiers in Psychology
substitute teachers
organizational commitment
turnover intention
psychological capital
public primary schools
title The impact of organizational commitment on turnover intention of substitute teachers in public primary schools: Taking psychological capital as a mediator
title_full The impact of organizational commitment on turnover intention of substitute teachers in public primary schools: Taking psychological capital as a mediator
title_fullStr The impact of organizational commitment on turnover intention of substitute teachers in public primary schools: Taking psychological capital as a mediator
title_full_unstemmed The impact of organizational commitment on turnover intention of substitute teachers in public primary schools: Taking psychological capital as a mediator
title_short The impact of organizational commitment on turnover intention of substitute teachers in public primary schools: Taking psychological capital as a mediator
title_sort impact of organizational commitment on turnover intention of substitute teachers in public primary schools taking psychological capital as a mediator
topic substitute teachers
organizational commitment
turnover intention
psychological capital
public primary schools
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1008142/full
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