Article
Gratitude as a Predictor of Organizational Citizenship Behavior among Police Personnel
Jurnal Sublimapsi, Vol. 7 No. 2 (2026), hlm. 110–116
Abstrak
OCB is an important factor in improving the work effectiveness of police personnel; however, some personnel still do not demonstrate optimal OB behavior, indicating the need for psychological factors that can enhance it, one of which is gratitude . Personnel members of the North Sumatra Regional Police's Operations Bureau were the subjects of this research, which sought to determine if there was a correlation between thankfulness and organisational citizenship behaviour. Staff members of the North Sumatra Regional Police's Roops are more likely to exhibit organisational citizenship behaviour when they express thanks, according to the hypothesis. One hundred participants, which was selected using purposive sampling techniques, which is based on certain considerations or characteristics, namely the sample is police personnel who have worked in the Police for at least 1 year with an age range of 21-50 years, participated in this quantitative research that employed a correlational method. Likert scales measuring appreciation and OCB were used to gather data, which was then analysed using Pearson Product Moment correlation in IBM SPSS Statistics 22. The findings demonstrated a strong positive correlation between thankfulness and organisational citizenship behaviour (r=0.760, p=0.000; p<0.05) with gratitude contributing 57.7% to OCB. These findings indicate that increasing gratitude can be an important strategy to enhance OCB behavior and organizational effectiveness in police institutions.