The Mediating Effect of Normative Commitment on the Relationship Between Ethical Climate and Quality of Work Life Among Public Elementary School Teachers

Authors

  • Shaquela D. Sollano University of Mindanao, Philippines
  • Lyndon A. Quines University of Mindanao, Philippines

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54536/ajmri.v1i4.616

Keywords:

Educational Management, Mediating Effect, Normative Commitment, Ethical Climate, Quality of Work Life, Philippines

Abstract

This study investigated the mediating effect of normative commitment on the relationship between ethical climate and quality of work life among 300 Division of Davao del Sur teachers using a non-experimental quantitative descriptive-correlational research design. Mean, Pearson r, and path analysis using AMOS were used in analyzing the data. There is a high ethical climate, a high quality of work life, and a high level of normative commitment among the responder public elementary school teachers. It also shows a strong correlation between ethical climate and school work life quality. Similarly, there is a positive correlation between moral environment and normative commitment. Utilizing path analysis, the study’s results revealed no mediation of normative commitment on the relationship between ethical climate and quality of work life. This implies that normative commitment carries no influence on moral climate and quality of work life.

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2022-10-02

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Shaquela, D. S., & Lyndon, A. Q. (2022). The Mediating Effect of Normative Commitment on the Relationship Between Ethical Climate and Quality of Work Life Among Public Elementary School Teachers. American Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Innovation, 1(4), 150–159. https://doi.org/10.54536/ajmri.v1i4.616