REFLECTION OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST IN PSYCHOLOGICAL FLOURISHING IN IRAQI HEIS

Abstract

The research aims to determine the relationship between organizational trust and organizational commitment and their role in developing the psychological well-being of faculty members in Iraqi universities. To gain the research objectives, a questionnaire has been utilized to select data, with 380 questionnaires distributed directly to respondents (representing professors in Iraqi universities) and a response rate of 92%. Additionally, statistical methods SPSS V.26 and AMOS V.26 were utilized to obtain findings that identify the relationship kind between the research variables for analysis of hypotheses and reaching conclusions and recommendations. A statistically significant relationship was found between organizational trust and organizational commitment. Furthermore, there is an impact of organizational trust and organizational commitment on the development of psychological well-being, which in turn leads to improving the academic performance of faculty members in the research sample. On One hand, one of the key conclusions of the study was the lack of attention to the concepts of organizational trust, organizational commitment, and the development of psychological well-being by universities. As for the main recommendations of the study, it is imperative to increase focus on organizational trust and organizational commitment to achieve psychological well-being for faculty members, reflecting an improvement in their performance and the achievement of educational institutions' goals towards enhancing the quality of educational services provided to the community.