Based on the social exchange theory, the paper explores the influence mechanism of perceived organizational support, employee engagement, psychological capital and turnover intention among teachers in Guangxi private colleges and universities. The mediating role of psychological capital in the relationship between Perceived organizational support and turnover intention is also studied. Then, the theoretical model is constructed and a questionnaire survey is conducted among 206 teachers in Guangxi private colleges and universities. AMOS, SPSS27.0 were used for correlation analysis and regression analysis of the data. The results show that the teachers’ perceived organizational support, employee engagement and its three dimensions have significant negative correlation with the turnover intention. Overall, psychological capital plays a mediating role in the relationship between perceived organizational support and turnover intention, Finally, some suggestions are given to reduce the turnover intention of teachers in private colleges and universities.
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