Perceived Organizational Support and Affective Commitment: The Contributions of Gratitude and Instrumentality

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dc.contributor.advisorEisenberger, Robert
dc.contributor.committeeMemberPorter, Caitlin M.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKong, Dejun Tony
dc.creatorWen, Xueqi
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-23T16:00:45Z
dc.date.createdAugust 2018
dc.date.issued2018-08
dc.date.submittedAugust 2018
dc.date.updated2019-05-23T16:00:45Z
dc.description.abstractAffective organizational commitment (AC) plays an important role in determining employees’ dedication to employer goals and reduced turnover. Perceived organizational support (POS), referring to employees’ perception regarding the degree to which the organization cares about their well-being and values their contributions, has been found to be the strongest predictor of affective commitment ( Eisenberger, Huntington, Hutchison, & Sowa, 1986; Meyer & Allen, 1991). I conducted a study with 302 employees from a social welfare organization to investigate the relationship between POS and affective commitment from the social-exchange perspective. I found that gratitude and instrumentality mediated the relationship between POS and affective commitment, but felt obligation did not. Moreover, the relationship between POS and gratitude was stronger for employees focused more on past (i.e., past focus), and the relationship between POS and instrumentality was enhanced for employees who allocated more attention to future (i.e., future focus). These findings provide new insights into the POS-affective commitment relationship.
dc.description.departmentPsychology, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/4031
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectPerceived organizational support (POS)
dc.subjectAffective commitment
dc.subjectGratitude
dc.subjectInstrumentality
dc.subjectTemporal Focus
dc.titlePerceived Organizational Support and Affective Commitment: The Contributions of Gratitude and Instrumentality
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dc.type.genreThesis
local.embargo.lift2020-08-01
local.embargo.terms2020-08-01
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentPsychology, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology, Industrial and Organizational
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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