Investigating attachment styles, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment among employees of Shahriyar Welfare Organization

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between attachment styles, job satisfaction and organizational commitment among the staffs of the State Welfare Organization of Shahriar.

The research method was a correlational study. The statistical population consisted of all staffs of the State Welfare Organization of Shahriar (N= 148). According to Morgan table, the sample size was 118 staffs by using simple random sampling. The tools included The Adult Attachment Scale (AAS) (Collins & Read, 1990), Job Satisfaction Scale(Hackman & Oldham, 1975), and Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (Allen & Meyer, 1996). Pearson correlation coefficient, regression analyses, and path analysis were used to analyze the data by using SPSS and Lisrel software.

The findings showed that the relationship between secure attachment style with job satisfaction and organizational commitment was significant, while avoidant attachment style with job satisfaction and organizational commitment was negative. However, relationship between anxiety attachment style and job satisfaction was not significant but its relationship with organizational commitment was significant. Enter regression method showed that a secure attachment style with value (ß1=0. 540 and ß2=0. 324) and avoidant attachment style with value (ß1=0. 267 and ß2=-0. 217) were significant predictors of job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Thus, the secure attachment style had a significant effect on an organizational commitment not only directly but also indirectly through variable mediation of job satisfaction.

Based on these findings, it can be concluded that attachment styles, especially secure attachment, play an important role in job satisfaction and organizational commitment of staffs of the State Welfare Organization.