Effect of organizational justice on work engagement with psychological safety as a mediator: Evidence from China

• Xiaojun Lyu

  Shanghai Jiao Tong University

I explored the impact of organizational justice on work engagement, which is a positive organizational behavior construct, and the underlying psychological mechanism. I hypothesized on the basis of a literature review that organizational justice would have a positive effect on work engagement and that psychological safety would act as a mediator. Participants comprised 254 teachers working in compulsory schools in eastern China. The survey was conducted using organizational justice, psychological safety, and work engagement scales. Data analysis showed that the 3 dimensions of organizational justice, namely, distributive, procedural, and interactional, had a positive effect on teachers’ work engagement. In addition, psychological safety played a partial mediating role in the association between organizational justice and work engagement. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed, and directions for future research are suggested.

1. Xiaojun Lyu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
   Department of Public Administration, School of International and Public Affairs

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