Relationship Between Wellbeing and Organizational Commitment Among Teachers: A Quantitative Study in Sabah, Malaysia

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate teacher wellbeing and organizational commitment in Sabah, Malaysia. The sample comprised 102 secondary school teachers from Sabah, Malaysia, who completed two questionnaires on Google Forms, and data were analyzed using SPSS 26.0. Nonparametric tests showed significant differences in teachers’ perceptions of their wellbeing by way of age job experience at p < 0.05. Significant age differences were also found in terms of teacher qualifications at p < 0.05. Wilcoxon signed rank test revealed that 11 of the wellbeing items were significantly different from the median value at p < .001. Only one item was significantly different from the median value at p < .05. Additionally, Wilcoxon signed rank test revealed that none of the organizational commitment items was significantly different from the median value at p < .001; only one item was significantly different from the median value at p < .05. Percentages of agreement showed that a low-average to average proportion of teachers tends to demonstrate high wellbeing. Spearman’s rank correlation indicated that the coefficient between wellbeing and organizational commitment was 0.456, which was significant at p < .01. Lastly, in light of the findings, some recommendations were made on ways to enhance teacher wellbeing and organizational commitment in Sabah, Malaysia.