Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
Psicothema, 2007. Vol. Vol. 19 (nº 3). 395-400
Miguel Ángel Mañas, Carmen Salvador, Joan Boada*, Esperanza González y Esteban Agulló
Universidad de Almería, * Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona) y ** Universidad de Oviedo
El propósito de este estudio consiste en analizar minuciosamente el papel del compromiso de los empleados en la Administración pública y reflejar qué repercusiones provoca en la institución. Para ello, se incluye en una línea de investigación donde un conjunto de variables como la satisfacción laboral, la satisfacción por la vida y el bienestar psicológico se utilizan como antecedentes del compromiso. Para conseguir nuestro objetivo se aplicó un cuestionario a una muestra de 697 trabajadores pertenecientes a la Administración pública. Los resultados reflejan que la mayor influencia se produce en la satisfacción laboral, seguido de la satisfacción por la vida y bienestar psicológco. Más aún, resaltamos el impacto que tiene el trabajo dinámico en la decisión del empleado de comprometerse con la entidad.
Satisfaction and psychological well-being as antecedents of organisational commitment. The role of organisational commitment in public administration and its repercussions on the institution are examined in this study. It reports part of a larger research project that studies job satisfaction, life satisfaction, and psychological well-being as antecedents of organisational commitment. Data were collected from 697 public-sector employees, using questionnaires. Results showed that job satisfaction, life satisfaction, and psychological well-being were strong predictors of organisational commitment. Higher levels of job satisfaction, life satisfaction, and psychological well-being were associated with more favourable perceptions of organisational commitment. Furthermore, this study highlights the impact of dynamic work on the employee's commitment.