The Effect of Personal Competence, Emotional Stability, and Intrinsic Motivation on Teacher Work Commitment

The issue of work commitment is the basis of this study, examined through the lens of emotional stability, intrinsic motivation, and self-competence. The main purpose of this study is to explain the interaction between a person's emotional stability and their intrinsic motivation, as well as the teacher's competence towards the teacher's work commitment. This study uses a quantitative approach using ex post facto methodology. The research population was one hundred and ninety-one teachers from three different Madrasah Aliyah in Medan City. A questionnaire with a Likert scale was used to collect data. Using route analysis tools, research hypotheses are evaluated. The research results show: "(1) personal competence has a direct effect on intrinsic motivation by 36.20%, (2) emotional stability has a direct effect on intrinsic motivation by 34.70%, (3) personal competence has a direct effect on work commitment by 33, 90%, (4) emotional stability has a direct effect on work commitment of 37.20%, (5) intrinsic motivation has a direct effect on work commitment of 53.00%, (6) personal competence has an indirect effect on work commitment through intrinsic motivation of "81.40%, (7) emotional stability has an indirect effect on work commitment through intrinsic motivation of 79.70%, and (8) personal competence, emotional stability and intrinsic motivation simultaneously have an effect on work commitment of 78.00%."