Job Desertion and Job Satisfaction as Predictors of Organizational Commitment Among Peruvian Regular Basic Education Teachers

Objective: To determine whether job desertion and job satisfaction predict organizational commitment among Peruvian regular basic education teachers. Methods: Predictive study in 301 basic education teachers of both sexes in three regions (highlands, coast, and jungle) in Peru, where an intentional non-probabilistic sampling was applied. The information was collected by the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ), the Teacher Satisfaction Scale (TSS) and the Job Desertion Questionnaire (JDQ) by Cardozo. Results: It was found that there is significant difference between men and women in the variables job satisfaction and organizational commitment (with the exception of job desertion). In addition, moderate and direct correlations were found between the variables (p<0.01). The regression analysis showed a significant linear relationship for the model (F=18.07; p<0.001) in which job satisfaction (β=0.241; p<0.001) and job desertion (β=0.215; p<0.001) are variables that predict Organizational Commitment (adjusted R2 = 0.102). Conclusion: Job desertion and job satisfaction significantly predict organizational commitment in Peruvian regular basic education teachers.