Psychological Empowerment and Employee Attitudes: Mediating Role of Intrinsic Motivation

Using an assorted sample (N = 180) of employees from various organizations in Pakistan, the authors investigated the main effects of psychological empowerment, intrinsic motivation on job satisfaction and turnover intention. Additionally, the unexplored mediated link of intrinsic motivation with psychological empowerment and job attitudes and behavioral intentions was explored. Using structural equation modeling, our results revealed significant direct effects of psychological empowerment and intrinsic motivation, while mediated links of intrinsic motivation with psychological empowerment and job satisfaction were supported as hypothesized. However, the mediation results for the turnover intention were not supported. Overall, the study provided a good test of Western theories and concepts in unique Eastern context.