Concurrent validity of organizational commitment Allen & Meyer (1990) and Baulfour &Wechsler (1996) and relationship between commitment and mental health

Organizational commitment is one of constructs that preferred by organizations and industries that indicate loyalty of employees to organizations. Current research had done in tow study. At first study the concurrent validity of two organizational commitment that was used more namely organizational commitment inventory of Allen & Meyer(1990) and Baulfour &Wechsler (1996) was investigated. The sample was 150 teachers of middle and high school of Eslam-Abad Gharb city that was selected randomly. Participants respond to two instruments. Second study investigated the relationship between organizational commitment and mental health. The sample included 150 employees of an industrial company that responded to Belfour &Wechsler (1996) organizational commitment inventory and SCL-90- R. Finding in first study indicate that relation between two inventories of organizational commitment was significant. Finding in second indicate that multiple relation between commitment components and sub-scale of mental health was significant. organizational commitment can affect mental health and organizations should consider it.