ANXIETY and Work Motivation as Predictors to Organizational Commitment of Private Elementary School TEACHERS

Abstract

This paper determined the influence of anxiety and work motivation to organizational commitment of private school teachers in the City of Mati. A quantitative research approach, specifically the descriptive-correlational design was utilized in this study to investigate the three variables. Respondents were chosen using a complete enumeration. The researcher gathered data through the adapted questionnaires validated by the panel of experts. The statistical tools used for analysis were mean, standard deviation, Pearson product-moment correlation, and regression analysis. Based on the result, it was revealed that the level of anxiety of the private school teachers was moderate. Further, their level of work motivation was high. Notably, the overall level of organizational commitment of private elementary school teachers was likewise high. The result of the multiple regression analysis revealed that only work motivation had a significant influence on organizational commitment. Further, although work motivation was the best predictor of organizational commitment, a certain percentage can be attributed to other factors aside from teacher anxiety, and work motivation.