Exploring the effect of psychological capital on teachers’ organizational commitment through interpersonal communication

Irvandi Gustari(1), Widodo Widodo(2),
(1) Pancasila University  Indonesia
(2) Universitas Indraprasta PGRI  Indonesia

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.29210/167500

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Abstract


This study explores the effect of psychological capital (PsyCap) on teachers' organizational commitment, mediated by interpersonal communication. The research data was collected by the questionnaire: PsyCap, interpersonal communication, and organizational commitment in a Likert scale model through the survey methods toward 303 teachers of State Junior High School in Indonesia. Data analysis uses path analysis supported by descriptive statistics and correlational. The results show that PsyCap affects teachers' organizational commitment through interpersonal communication. Thus, the teachers' organizational commitment can improve through PsyCap and interpersonal communication. This finding can be discussed as a reference among researchers and practitioners to develop better models of teachers' organizational commitment in various contexts in the future.

Keywords


Psycological capital, Interpersonal communication, Organizational commitment

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