Perceived Influence of Organizational Justice on Psychological Detachment among employees in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the mediating role of work centrality on the perceived influence of organizational justice on psychological detachment. A total number of five hundred and twenty (520) workers from 3 different sectors participated in the study. They are: Ministry of Finance, Ekiti-State Secretariat, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti-State Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti and Nigerian Police Force Headquarter, Ado-Ekiti. Two Psychological instruments were used; they include Recovery Experience Scale, Organizational Justice Scaleeveloped by Colquitt (2001. Five hypotheses were developed and tested using regression and independent t-test. The result reveals that that there is a significant influence of organizational justice on psychological detachment, [(F (4, 514) = 13.636) P<.05)]. It also revealed that there is a significant influence of procedural justice on psychological detachment, [(t (518) = 1.397 P< .05).] As well as interactional justice on psychological detachment [t (518) = -.930 P<.05)] but, there is no significant influence of distributive justice on psychological detachment. [t (518) = 3.146, P>.05)]. The result also revealed a significant gender difference on organizational justice [t (518) =2.140 p <.01)] but there is no significant gender difference on psychological detachment [(t (518) = 2.161 P <.05)]. The result was discussed in line with relevant literature and recommendations were subsequently made based on the findings. It was concluded that organizational justice significantly influence psychological detachment and also, each of the dimensions of organizational justice also significantly influence psychological detachment except for distributive justice which did not significantly influence psychological detachment. The way gender perceives organizational justice but psychological detachment is perceived in the same way.