Competitive Psychological Climate and Turnover Intention with the Mediating Role of Affective Commitment

Employee turnover continues to rise in Malaysia and it is an issue to both researchers and practitioners. This study therefore examines the relationships between competitive psychological climate, affective commitment, and turnover intention. A total of 94 respondents throughout Malaysia participated in this study and the hypotheses were tested using PLS-SEM. The results showed that competitive psychological climate is positively related to turnover intention and is negatively related to affective commitment. Additionally, it is also revealed that affective commitment is negatively related to turnover intention and it mediates the relationship between competitive psychological climate and turnover intention.