The Effect of Hope on Professional Ethics with Mediator Role of Happiness in the Teachers of Primary Schools

Abstract

Background and Aim: Promotion of professional ethics of teachers is of particular importance for increasing the efficiency of the educational system. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of hope on professional ethics with mediator role of happiness in primary school teachers. Materials and Methods: This descriptive - correlative research was conducted on 197 teachers of primary schools of Qaen city in academic year 2017-2018. Sampling was done randomly. Three standard questionnaires: Snyder's hope, professional ethics of C-Petty, and Ruhie Saatchi et al, were used to collect data. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 18. Findings: The level of hopefulness of the participants was 5.39 ± 0.04, professional ethics with a mean of 4.46 ± 0.02 and happiness with a mean of 3.71 ± 032.0 was higher than the average. There was a meaningful relationship between the components of hope and happiness with the professional ethics of the teachers (P <0.01). 25% , 31% of changes of the variances of teachers' professional ethics and happiness was explained by hope. Also, the happiness was explained 38% of the variance changes in teachers' professional ethics. The happiness played a meditaor role in the relationship between hope and professional ethics of participants. Conclusion: Hope and happiness improve the professional ethics of the teachers. On the other hand, it provides hope for the promotion of morale. On the other hand, hopefulness provides the background for the promotion of happiness. Therefore, increasing hope and happiness in educational institutions can increase the professional ethics of teachers and increase the efficiency of the educational system. Please cite this article as: Gholampour M, Pourshafei H, Ghorani Sirjani S. The Effect of Hope on Professional Ethics with Mediator Role of Happiness in the Teachers of Primary Schools. Bioethics Journal 2018; 8(28): 57-68.