International Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research (IJAMR)   Year: 2023 | Volume: 7 | Issue: 1 | Page No.: 301-313 Psychological Empowerment and Tutors Commitment of Vocational Institutions in South-South Nigeria Download PDF Clifford, Daerego and Professor B. Chima Onuoha Abstract: This study investigated the relationship between psychological empowerment and tutors commitment of vocational institutions in South-South Nigeria. The cross-sectional survey design was adopted for the study. Two hundred and sixty-three (263) tutors constituted the sample elements. Structural Equation Modelling was employed to confirm the reliability and validity of the research instrument, as well as test of the correlation between variables in the formulated hypotheses. The results of the study established a significant positive association between psychological empowerment and tutors commitment. Specifically, an empirical relationship was established between the dimensions of psychological empowerment employed in the study (self-determination and competence) and the measures of tutors commitment (affective commitment, normative commitment and continuance commitment). It was thus concluded that psychological empowerment boost employee commitment. It was therefore recommended that the owners, managers and supervisors of vocational institutions should: develop tutor roles that involve a variety of abilities and allow work autonomy, while also strategically empowering people to seek opportunities to improve their competency and self-determination; and guarantee that the job features of work redesign are supported by different types of psychological empowerment, such as self-determination and competence, in order for organisational commitment to occur, which may be accomplished by offering tutors career development chances through a programme that focuses on their unique talents and abilities.