Psychological Empowerment in Relation to Public Elementary Teachers Work Performance in Davao Oriental

Abstract

The study aimed to determine the influence of psychological empowerment on teachers' work performance. The researcher used a non-experimental quantitative research method to establish their association with the 158 elementary school teachers in Banaybanay District in Davao Oriental as the study's respondents. A stratified random sampling technique was utilized to select the respondents. Additionally, a Non-experimental quantitative research design using a descriptive-correlational method was employed. The Mean, Pearson Moment Product Correlation, and Multiple Regression Analysis were the statistical tools used in the study to interpret the data collected. The findings revealed that the extent of psychological empowerment of teachers in Banaybanay District, Davao Oriental, in terms of meaning, competence, autonomy, and Influence, was described as extensive and interpreted as oftentimes manifested. The extent of elementary teachers' work performance in Banaybanay District, Davao Oriental, in terms of task performance, contextual performance, and counterproductive work behavior, was extensive. Meanwhile, correlation analysis shows a significant relationship between psychological empowerment and the work performance of elementary school teachers in Banaybanay District in Davao Oriental. Regression analysis verifies that psychological empowerment in terms of meaning, competence, autonomy, and influence were significant predictors of the work performance of elementary school teachers in Banaybanay District, Davao Oriental.