The Relationship between Perceived Organizational Support and Organization Based Self-Esteem among Teachers in Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between perceived organizational support (POS) and organization based self-esteem (OBSE). To measure teacher's POS, Eisenberger et al., Inventory was utilized and to measure teacher's organizational-based self-esteem, Pierce et al., Inventory was utilized. In the present study the reliability coefficients (Cronbach's alpha) for the POS Inventory scale was estimated 0.92 and the Cronbach’s alpha for the OBSE scale was estimated 0.75. For data analysis, regression, ANOVA, independent t-test was used. The population was teachers of all three levels of schooling (elementary, middle and high school) in the province of Kermanshah, Iran during academic year 2013-2014. The sample consisted of 396 teachers who were randomly selected from among 46 schools. Results of the study showed that POS has a significant positive correlation with OBSE (p <.01). Also, the results of the study revealed that POS was a strong predictor of OBSE. Results indicate that organizational-based self-esteem and perceived organizational support based on any of the demographic variables (age, seniority, level, and degree) is not significant.

Keywords: perceived organizational support, organizational-based self-esteem, and teachers.