Justice perception and job safety as predictors of work-efficacy among media workers in Uyo

Abstract

This study examined the role of justice perception and job safety in predicting work-efficacy of media workers. Two hundred and seventeen media workers in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, South-South Nigeria participated in the study. Their ages ranged between 23 and 48 years with a mean age of 35.5 years. They were selected using purposive sampling technique. Three instruments were used for data collection, namely, the Work-Efficacy Scale developed by Gist, Schwoerer, and Rosen (1989), Job Safety Scale developed by Roughton (2003), and Organizational Justice Perception Scale developed by Colquitt (2001). A 2X2 factorial design was adopted for the study. Data generated were analyzed using Analysis of Variance in order to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Result of the study revealed that justice perception was significantly related with work-efficacy of media workers. Contrary to expectation, job safety was not significantly related to work-efficacy. Result further revealed that there was no significant joint influence of justice perception and job safety on work-efficacy of media workers. Based on the findings of this study, the implications of the study were discussed and suggestions for further research were given.