The Mediating Effect of Adaptability on the Relationship Between Ethical Climate and Attitudes Towards Change Among Public School Teachers

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the mediating effect of adaptability on the relationship between ethical climate and attitudes towards change among public school teachers in Magsaysay North and South District among 310 teachers in Magsaysay South and North District, Division of Davao del Sur. This research used is a non- experimental design utilizing stratified random selection technique. The statistical tools used were mean, Pearson r, and path analysis using AMOS. As data sources, reliable research instruments on adaptability, ethical climate and attitudes towards change were used. This study revealed substantial correlations between the ethical climate and public school teachers; attitudes toward change. Utilizing path analysis, the study’s findings suggested that the effect of adaptability on the relationship between the ethical climate and attitudes toward change among public school teachers was partially mediated. It cannot, however, completely take into account how the two variables are related.