The Influence of Teacher Personality on Organizational Commitment in Secondary Schools | [Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences • 2025]

Author(s):

1. Munyrrah Sabyttah Yaacob: School of Education, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia

2. Mohamad Khairi Othman: School of Education, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia

3. Muhd Zulhilmi Haron: School of Education, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia

Abstract:

This study seeks to examine the influence of teacher personality on organizational commitment. In addition, it explores the relationship between teacher personality and commitment to the organization among teachers in selected national secondary schools (Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan, SMK) in Malaysia, namely in the state of Kedah. A total of 376 teachers from designated national secondary schools in Kedah were chosen as respondents for this quantitative research study. The Big Five Inventory (BFI) (John & Srivastava, 1999) questionnaire and the Teacher's Organizational Commitment (Celep, 2000) scale were utilized for data collection. The research findings reveal a significant difference and a moderate positive relationship between teacher personality variables and organizational commitment, with a value of r = .47, p<.05. Furthermore, personality exerts an influence on organizational commitment at a significant level of p<.05, with R² = .274, p<.000. The findings also show that teacher personality accounts for 27.4% of the variance in organizational commitment.

Page(s): 1328-1335

DOI: 10.57239/PJLSS-2025-23.1.00104

Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Year: 2025

Keywords:

Teacher Personality Organizational Commitment National Secondary School

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