The Mediating Effect of School Ethical Climate on The Relationship Between Interpersonal Support and Teacher Affective Attitude

Abstract

This study determined the mediating effect of school ethical climate on the relationship between interpersonal support and teacher affective attitude of the public secondary school teachers in Sto.Tomas, Davao del Norte. This study will utilize quantitative non-experimental descriptive correlational research with a sample of 300 public school teachers. The method used to collect data is stratified random sampling. Sets of adapted survey questionnaires were used in obtaining data from the respondents who were subjected to content validity and reliability analysis. The data were analyzed using Mean, Pearson-r, Regression Analysis, and Sobel z-test. The result revealed that the level of interpersonal support, teacher affective attitude, and school ethical climate of public school teachers all scored high and a significant relationship existed between these variables. The study determined the mediating effect of school ethical climate on the relationship between interpersonal support and teacher affective attitude in public secondary school teachers of Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte, and there was no significant mediating effect of school ethical climate on the relationship between interpersonal support and teacher affective attitude.