Science Journal of Psychology
December 2013, Volume 2013, ISSN:2276-6278
© Author(s) 2013. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research Article
Workplace Spirituality as Predictor of Workplace Attitudes among Pakistani Doctors
Sidra Nazir and Dr. Sadia Malik
Department of Psychology University of Sargodha
Accepted 28 November, 2013; Available Online 16 December, 2013
doi: 10.7237/sjpsych/232
Abstract:
The current study investigated the role of workplace spirituality as predictor of workplace attitudes among doctors. Workplace Spirituality Scale (Ashmos & Duchon, 2000), Organization Commitment Questionnaire (Mowday Steers, & Porter, 1979), Intrinsic Work Satisfaction Scale (Nathan, Mohrman & Milliman, 1991) and Organizational Based Self Esteem Scale (Pierce, Gardner, Cummings & Dunham, 1989) were used in the process of data collection. A purposive sample of 200 public and private sector doctors were included in the present study. Liner Regression analysis was applied to test the hypotheses. The results indicate that workplace spirituality positively predicts workplace attitudes. The workplace spirituality strongly predict the organizational commitment, organization based self esteem and intrinsic work satisfaction. This study is significant to approach workplace spirituality in Pakistani context.
Keyword: workplace spirituality,workplace attitudes, organizational based self esteem,intrinsic work satisfaction,organizational commitment,doctors.