Work-Life Quality, Job Involvement, and Affective Commitment of School Teachers

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of work-life quality and job involvement perceived by teachers to their affective commitment so that they feel a strong emotional bond to their work and school organization, are able to identify the goals and values of the school organization well, and really want to be there. This research uses causal survey method by using path analysis technique. This study uses the sample from 138 teachers in eight buddhist senior high schools in Jakarta, which were selected using the Slovin formula. The result of the study reveals that first, there is a positive effect between the quality of work life and the affective commitment of the teachers in school. Second, there is a positive effect between job involvement and affective commitment of teachers in school. Third, there is a positive effect between quality of work life and job involvement teachers in school