The relationship between organizational commitment and organizational justice with mental health in teachers working in education in Andimshek city

Abstract

Background and purpose: optimal and desirable education can be considered one of the basic elements of every society, and teachers, as the guardians of this matter, are considered one of the most important factors in advancing the goals of education. Any society's survival, durability, and progress depend on the quality of its education. Therefore, this research was conducted to explain the relationship between organizational commitment and organizational justice in mental health among teachers of Andimeshk city. Methodology: The research design was descriptive and correlational. The present study's statistical population was comprised of all the teachers working in education in Andimshek city. From the statistical population, 250 people were selected and studied by simple random sampling. To collect data, Allen and Meyer's (1990) organizational commitment questionnaires, Niehoff and Moorman's (1993) organizational justice questionnaires, and Goldenberg's general health questionnaire (GHQ-28) were used. After collecting and extracting the data, the participants' scores were analyzed using Pearson correlation and multiple and multivariable linear regression and statistical software (SPSS). Results: The results showed a significant positive relationship between organizational commitment and mental health (0.01) and a significant positive relationship between organizational justice and mental health (0.01). Also, the regression results showed that organizational commitment and justice could predict mental health. This prediction was in organizational commitment with a beta coefficient of 0.14 and organizational justice with a beta coefficient of 0.13. Conclusion: The research results showed that if the distribution of rewards and other facilities is done based on certain criteria and sufficient information is done in this field. This management behavior can effectively create a sense of organizational justice and increase teachers' commitment to the organization and the level of teachers' mental health.