RELATİONSHİP BETWEEN RELİGİOSİTY AND PUBLİC SERVİCE MOTİVATİON: AN EMPİRİCAL RESEARCH İN NEVŞEHİR PROVİNCE ON PRİMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

Abstract

This paper aims to reveal the relationship between religiosity and public service motivation (PSM). The population consists of (730) primary school teachers employed in state schools of Nevşehir Province. The sample of the study consists of (253) subjects determined by convenience sampling method. The data were gathered by a questionnaire form consisting of 50 items in total. Although extensive research has been carried out on the relationship between PSM and religiosity, no single study has been declared this relationship within the context of Islam. One of the limitations of the study is that the findings cannot be generalized to a large population due to the sampling method. The findings suggest that intrinsic religiosity (RELIRO) predicts Compassion (PSMC); querier religiosity (RELQRO) predicts Self-sacrifice (PSMSS); sectarian religiosity (RELSRO) predicts Attraction to Policy-making (PSMAPM) and PSMSS significantly and positively. On the other hand, extrinsic religiosity (RELERO) predicts PSMAPM; (RELQRO) and RELSRO predict PSMC significantly and negatively. No significant predictive relationship was found between other dimensions of religiosity and public service motivation.