Predicting teachers' organizational change cynicism: the roles of school commitment and teaching competence


Öz H., Gülbahar B., Turpçu M.

FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY, cilt.17, ss.1-15, 2026 (SSCI, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17
  • Basım Tarihi: 2026
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1777604
  • Dergi Adı: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), IBZ Online, Linguistic Bibliography, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Psycinfo, Directory of Open Access Journals, MLA International Bibliography
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-15
  • Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study aims to examine the relationships and predictive effects of the subdimensions of teachers' subjective well-being on their perceptions of organizational change cynicism within the framework of positive psychology theory. Using a cross-sectional correlational design, data were collected from 512 teachers and analyzed using correlation and multiple regression analyses. The results showed that school commitment is a strong and significant negative predictor of organizational change cynicism. In contrast, teaching competence, although negatively correlated with cynicism, demonstrated a positive and significant effect in the regression model. This unexpected pattern indicates a suppression effect, suggesting that teaching competence reveals its unique contribution when shared variance with school commitment is controlled. Together, the predictors explained a meaningful proportion of variance in cynicism. The findings highlight the importance of considering both relational attachment and professional evaluation in understanding teachers' responses to organizational change.