The impact of five - factor model of personality onorganizational commitment of english teachers in Sri Lankan Government Schools

Commitment of the teachers is one of the most important issues in the education sector. A number of investigations have identified personality of the teachers as a major influencing factor of their organizational commitment. However, relatively few researchers have examined the impact of five factor model of personality on organizational commitment. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of five factor model of personality on organizational commitment of English teachers in Sri Lankan government schools. The data were randomly collected from a sample of 450 English teachers who work in North Central, Western and North Western provinces in Sri Lanka. A questionnaire was administered among the English teachers to measure their big five personality and organizational commitment. The collected data were analyzed using correlation coefficient and regression analysis. The results of the study indicated that extraversion, agreeableness and conscientiousness had a significant positive relationship with organizational commitment. Results further indicated that Neuroticism and openness to experience had insignificant negative association with organizational commitment. It is concluded that extraversion, agreeableness and conscientiousness had a strong influence on English teachers’ organizational commitment.