RELATIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT AND WORKER SELF-EFFICACY IN THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE

Williams, O.

Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Administration and Management, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Dr. S. P. Asawo

Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Administration and Management, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

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 Dr. I. Wechie

Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Administration and Management, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

ABSTRACT

This study examined the relationship between relational psychological contract and worker self-efficacy in the Nigeria Police Force. The study adopted the cross-sectional research survey design. Primary data was generated through structured questionnaire from officers and men of Zone 16 of the Nigeria Police Force, which comprises Rivers and Bayelsa States Police Commands and headed by an Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG).  The population is made up of ten thousand, six hundred and eighty-seven officers and men of the Zone 16 (Rivers and Bayelsa) of Nigeria Police Force. The sample size for the study was 386 determined using the Taro Yamane sample size determination formula. The reliability of the instrument was achieved by the use of the Cronbach Alpha coefficient with all the items scoring above 0.70.  The hypotheses were tested using the Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation Coefficient. The tests were carried out at a 0.05 significance level. Findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between relational psychological contract and worker self-efficacy in the Nigeria Police Force. Therefore, the study concluded that relational psychological contract positively enhances worker self-efficacy in the Nigeria Police Force. This implies that when officers perceive a supportive and collaborative relationship characterized by personalized attention, recognition, and social exchange within the psychological contract, they are more likely to develop higher levels of self-efficacy, leading to improved job performance and satisfaction. The study recommends that the Police Authorities should encourage open, honest, and respectful communication between officers and organizational leadership within the Nigeria Police Force.

Keywords: Relational psychological contract, worker self-efficacy, social self-efficacy, emotional self-efficacy, cognitive self-efficacy.