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Published: September 27, 2026 | Vol. 1 Issue 4 | ISSN: 3139-5929
Research Article

PREDICTIVE ROLES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT BREACH, PERSON-ENVIRONMENT CONGRUENCE AND WORK-LIFE BALANCE ON ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOUR AMONG WORKERS

AGBOEZE, CHARLES EBELECHUKWU1✉,
AMOKE, CHIBUIKE THADDEUS Ph. D2,
OGBUANYA, ERNEST EJIOFOR Ph. D3,
AGBOEZE, LEONARD CHUKWUEZUGO4
1 Department of Psychology, University of Lagos
2 Department of Public Administration, Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology, Lagos.
3 Department of Public Administration and Local Government, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
4 Concordia University, Chicago.
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Abstract

The study investigated the predictive roles of psychological contract breach, person-environment congruence and work-life balance on organizational citizenship behaviour among workers after removing the effects of job satisfaction, age, and work experience. The research aimed to examine if there will be a positive relationship between psychological contract fulfillment on Organizational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB); to investigate whether there will be a positive relationship between Person Organization Fit (PO-FIT) and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB); to know whether there will a positive relationship between Person Job Fit (PJ-FIT) and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB); and to examine if Work-Life Balance will have a positive relationship with Organizational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB). A total of two hundred and eighty-eight (288) workers comprising of one hundred and eighty-two (182) male workers and one hundred and six (106) female workers whose ages ranged from 20 to 58 and with a mean age of 32.04 years participated in the study. The research was a survey design. It made use of convenience sampling technique to select its participants. The research made use of six standardised instruments to gather its data. They include- Feeling of Contract Breach Scale by Robison and Morison (2000); Person Organization Fit (PO-FIT) Scale by Hassan (2012); Person Job Fit (PJ-FIT) Scale by Hassan (2012); Work Life Balance Scale by Grzywacz and Carlson (2007); Organizational Citizenship Behaviour scale by Moorman and Blakely (1995) and the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) by Weiss, Dawis, England, & Lofquist, (1967). The Pearson Product Moment Correlation and the Hierarchical Multiple Regression Analysis were used to test all the hypotheses of interest. The results revealed that all the independent variables of interest (psychological contract breach, person-organization fit, person job fit and work-life balance) had a significant positive relationship with OCB. Also, psychological contract breach, person-organization fit, person job fit and work-life balance significantly predicted OCB after controlling for job satisfaction, age and work experience. As a result, all the hypotheses of the study were accepted. The study therefore concluded that psychological contract breach, person-organization fit, person job fit and work-life balance are significant factors in OCB among workers. Recommendations were given in line with the findings of the research.
Keywords: Psychological Contract Breach; Person-Organization Fit; Person-Job Fit; Work-Life Balance; Organizational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB).

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