It was the purpose of this study to compare the levels of organizational commitment of participants, nonparticipants, and new participants in an employer-sponsored health promotion program (HPP). It was the further purpose of this study to determine if participation in HPP activities had a positive effect on organizational commitment over a two-month period. / The subjects of this investigation were a sample of 127 faculty and staff members employed by Southwest Texas State University (SWTSU) in San Marcos, Texas. This sample represented the population of all employees at SWTSU. / Subjects were assigned to one of three groups depending on their status as participants, nonparticipants, or new participants in the university's health promotion program. A test-retest design has followed, utilizing the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (Porter & Smith, 1970) to measure the level of organizational commitment of subjects at the beginning and end of a two-month period. A 3 x 2 (Groups by Tests) analysis of covariance was used to determine if significant differences existed between the groups upon test occasions. Suspected pre-existing differences in age, gender, tenure, education level, salary, and classification were controlled by covariate analysis. / It was hypothesized that: (a) employees participating in the health promotion program would have a higher level of organizational commitment than nonparticipating and new participating employees, (b) new participating employees would have a higher level of organizational commitment than nonparticipating employees, and (c) participation in health promotion activities would have a positive effect on organizational commitment over the two-month period. The analysis of the data supported none of these hypotheses. It was concluded that participation in HPP activities had no discernible effect on organizational commitment. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 48-02, Section: A, page: 0330. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1987.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76015 |
| Contributors | CHANDLER, STEVE B., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 126 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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