The Effect of Organizational Trust on Turnover Intention of Rural Kindergarten Teachers: The Mediating Role of Teaching Efficacy and Job Satisfaction
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants and Procedure
2.2. Methodology
2.2.1. Organizational Trust Scale
2.2.2. Teacher Efficacy Scale
2.2.3. Job Satisfaction Scale
2.2.4. Turnover Intentions Scale
2.3. Data Analyses
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Analysis of the Relationship between Organizational Trust and Turnover Intention
4.2. The Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction between Organizational Trust and Turnover Intention
4.3. The Mediating Role of Teaching Efficacy between Organizational Trust and Turnover Intention
4.4. The Mediating Chain Effect of Teaching Efficacy and Job Satisfaction
5. Conclusions
6. Limitations
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Spearman Rho | Means (SD) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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1. Age | 30.80 7.14 | 1 | ||||||||
2. Teaching age | 6.17 6.27 | 0.60 ** | 1 | |||||||
3. Gender | _ | −0.04 | 0.01 | 1 | ||||||
4. Class | _ | 0.07 | 0.12 | −0.07 | 1 | |||||
5. Degree | 3.78 0.50 | −0.03 | 0.11 | −0.07 | 0.06 | 1 | ||||
6. Organizational Trust | 4.45 0.53 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.04 | −0.07 | 1 | |||
7. Teaching Efficacy | 4.21 0.48 | −0.14 * | −0.16 ** | −0.05 | 0.06 | 0.04 | −0.36 ** | 1 | ||
8. Job Satisfaction | 3.40 0.60 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.57 ** | −0.27 ** | 1 | |
9. Turnover Intention | 1.14 0.52 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | −0.03 | −0.04 | 0.44 ** | −0.44 ** | 0.55 ** | 1 |
Regression | Overall Fit Index | Regression Coefficient Significance | ||||
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Dependent Variable | Independent Variable | R | R2 | F | β | t |
1 Turnover Intention | 0.39 | 0.15 | 19.48 *** | |||
Age | −0.08 | −2.13 *** | ||||
Working Age | −0.03 | −0.84 | ||||
Organization Trust | −1.26 | −6.56 *** | ||||
2 Teaching Efficacy | 0.56 | 0.31 | 47.04 *** | |||
Age | −0.01 | −1.23 | ||||
Working Age | 0.01 | 1.60 | ||||
Organization Trust | 0.51 | 11.58 *** | ||||
3 Teaching satisfaction | 0.57 | 0.32 | 37.50 *** | |||
Age | 0.02 | 1.90 *** | ||||
Working Age | −0.01 | −0.95 | ||||
Organization Trust | 0.22 | 3.19 *** | ||||
Teaching Efficacy | 0.59 | 7.92 *** | ||||
4 Turnover Intention | 0.50 | 0.23 | 19.99 *** | |||
Age | −0.07 | −1.74 | ||||
Working Age | −0.03 | −1.03 | ||||
Organization Trust | −0.83 | −3.73 *** | ||||
Teaching Efficacy | 0.20 | 0.78 | ||||
Teaching satisfaction | −1.01 | −5.68 *** |
b | Boot Standard Error | Boot CI | Relative Mediation Effect | ||
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Lower limit | Upper Limit | ||||
Total Indirect Effect | −0.43 | 0.14 | −0.72 | −0.15 | 34.13% |
Indirect Effect I | 0.10 | 0.12 | −0.13 | 0.30 | |
Indirect Effect II | −0.23 | 0.08 | −0.40 | −0.07 | 19.17% |
Indirect Effect III | −0.31 | 0.07 | −0.47 | −0.18 | 24.60% |
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Zhao, Y.; Lu, Z.; Cheng, X.; Li, J. The Effect of Organizational Trust on Turnover Intention of Rural Kindergarten Teachers: The Mediating Role of Teaching Efficacy and Job Satisfaction. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 12403. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912403
Zhao Y, Lu Z, Cheng X, Li J. The Effect of Organizational Trust on Turnover Intention of Rural Kindergarten Teachers: The Mediating Role of Teaching Efficacy and Job Satisfaction. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(19):12403. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912403
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhao, Yan, Zhenjie Lu, Xiulan Cheng, and Jiaqi Li. 2022. "The Effect of Organizational Trust on Turnover Intention of Rural Kindergarten Teachers: The Mediating Role of Teaching Efficacy and Job Satisfaction" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 19: 12403. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912403