Interaction of Psychological Capital and Organizational Commitment: The Role of The Mediator of Self-Compassion

Year 2020, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 49 - 67, 06.01.2020

Osman Yalap , Elif Baygın

Abstract

This study’s aim is to
put forth whether self-compassion has a mediating role in the effect of
psychological capital levels on organizational commitment of employees working
at courthouses. The data were obtained via survey forms from total 189 public
employees working in Tokat city center and district centers. The data obtained
with descriptive research design were subjected to four step mediation analysis
in order to test the structural model formed for the purpose of the study. It
was concluded that self-compassion had a “partial mediating role” in the effect
of psychological capital levels on organizational commitment due to significant
relational results among the study variables.

Keywords

Psychological Capital, Organizational Commitment, Self-Compassion, Courthouse Employee

Psikolojik Sermaye ve Örgütsel Bağlılık Etkileşimi: Öz-şefkatin Aracı Rolü

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı T.C. Adalet Bakanlığı’na bağlı adliyelerde faaliyet gösteren çalışanların psikolojik sermaye düzeylerinin örgütsel bağlılıklarına olan etkisinde öz-şefkatin aracı bir rolünün olup olmadığını ortaya koymaktır. Araştırmanın amacı doğrultusunda Tokat ili ve ilçe merkezlerinde faaliyet gösteren toplam 189 kamu çalışanından anket tekniği ile veri toplanmıştır. Betimleyici araştırma deseni ile elde edilen veriler, çalışmanın amacı doğrultusunda oluşturulan yapısal modeli test etmek için dört aşamalı aracılık analizine tabi tutulmuştur. Araştırma değişkenleri arasında ilişkisel sonuçların anlamlı olmasına bağlı olarak çalışanların psikolojik sermaye düzeylerinin örgütsel bağlılıklarına olan etkisinde öz-şefkatin “kısmi aracı rolü” olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

Keywords

Psikolojik Sermaye, Örgütsel Bağlılık, Öz-şefkat, Adliye Çalışanları

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