Does Psychological Empowerment Impact Organizational Commitment: Study of Teachers in Jaffna District Schools

The concept of psychological empowerment has been a growing interest of researchers all over the world. Even though several studies were carried out on the effect of empowerment on organizational commitment in various contexts, there are inadequate studies which focus on government schools in Jaffna District. Therefore, it is important to establish how psychological empowerment of teachers impacts their commitment. The objective of the current study is to identify the influence of psychological empowerment on organizational commitment among teachers in schools in Jaffna District. A sample of 290 teachers from Jaffna District schools participated in the study. Samples were selected based on convenient sampling method. The results of regression analysis reveal that psychological empowerment significantly influences organizational commitment. In addition, the influence of psychological empowerment on affective commitment, continuance commitment and normative commitment also are significant and positive. Future research can be extended to different sectors and with larger samples. The effect of structural empowerment on commitment also should be explored by the future researchers.