The relationship between teachers' perceived organizational trust and psychological ownership levels

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether there is a significant relationship between teachers' perceived organizational trust and psychological ownership levels and to determine the level of relationship. Another aim of the study is to reveal whether the psychological ownership perceived by teachers is a significant predictor of organizational trust by examining according to demographic variables (gender, level of employment, professional seniority, tenure at the same school, educational status). The universe of the study consists of teachers working in primary and high schools affiliated to the Ministry of National Education in Ümraniye District of Istanbul Province. 310 teachers were included in the study. "Organizational Trust Scale" and "Psychological Ownership Scale" were used as data collection tools in the study. The data obtained from the scales were analyzed using Shapiro- Wilk and Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests, Man-Whitney U test, Kruskal- Wallis test, Spearman correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression analysis techniques. As a result of the research, a moderate and positive relationship was found between the level of psychological ownership perceived by teachers and organizational trust. Teachers' perceived psychological ownership was found to be a significant predictor of organizational trust.