MEDIATING ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL-BASED SELF-ESTEEM ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF PERCEIVED ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT WITH JOB SATISFACTION AND AFFECTIVE COMMITMENT

The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of organizational-based self-esteem on the relationship of perceived organizational support with job satisfaction and affective commitment. The sample consisted of 240 nurses of Ahvaz Hospitals, who were selected by random sampling method. They were assessed by perceived organizational support, organizational-based self-esteem, affective commitment, and job satisfaction scales. Fitness of the proposed model was examined through structural equation modeling (SEM), and applying SPSS-18 and Amos-18 software packages. The indirect effects were tested using bootstrap procedure in Spss Macro program for mediation effect. The findings indicated that the proposed model fit the data properly. The results also supported the mediating role of organizational-based self-esteem in the relationship of perceived organizational support with job satisfaction and affective commitment.