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MEDIATING ROLE OF AFFECTIVE COMMITMENT AMONG SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING, LEADERSHIP STYLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR

Suparjo Suparjo, Endang Sri Sunarsih

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the role of Affective Commitment (AC) as a mediating variable in encouraging organizational citizenship behavior in Private Universities in Central Java, Indonesia. The study explains whether Affective Commitment (AC) is able to mediate the relationship between Leadership Style (LS) and Subjective Well-being (SWB) with Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB). The sample in this study is permanent staff and lecturers who work in Private Universities in Central Java. Data from 124 respondents were collected by utilizing the questionnaire.The sample sample used in this study is 150 respondents. It was taken by applying proportional random sampling. Only the 150 questionnaires distributed, 124 were returned, for a response rate of 82%.After processing and modifying the data, only 124 respondents used as the main resources analyzed by using Structural Equation Model (SEM). Statistical analysis reveals that there exists significant relationship between Subjective well-being, Leadership Style, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior; likewise, Affective commitment mediates the relationship between Subjective well-being, Leadership Style, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior. Limitations and future implementations of this research are also discussed

Keywords

Subjective well-being; Leadership Style; Affective Commitment; Organizational Citizenship Behavior

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DOI: 10.21043/equilibrium.v7i2.5687