Volume 3, Issue 2 (8-2021)
Int. J. Ethics Soc 2021, 3(2): 44-51 |
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1- Dept. of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
2- Dept. of Theology and Islamic Studies, Payame Noor University, Central Tehran, Tehran, Iran , Phdphd1122@gmail.com
3- Dept. of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
2- Dept. of Theology and Islamic Studies, Payame Noor University, Central Tehran, Tehran, Iran , Phdphd1122@gmail.com
3- Dept. of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Background: Today, ethics has become an integral part of human life and moral behavior plays an important role in improving the performance and effectiveness of organizations. As a result, this study aimed to determine the role of emotional and cognitive empathy, moral metacognition and quality of life in predicting moral behavior nurses.
Method: The present study was cross-sectional from type of correlation. The study population includes nurses the hospitals of Varamin city in 2019 (N=359) which from them 200 nurses were selected as a sample by stratified random sampling method. Data were collected by the questionnaires of emotional and cognitive empathy (Reniers et al), moral metacognition (McMahon & Good), quality of life (WHO) and moral behavior (Swanson & Hill). Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression with enter model methods in SPSS-19 software.
Results: The findings showed that emotional empathy, cognitive empathy, moral metacognition and quality of life had a positive and significant relationship with moral behavior of nurses. In addition, the variables of emotional and cognitive empathy, moral metacognition and quality of life were able to predict 56% of the changes in moral behavior of nurses (P<0.01).
Conclusion: According to the results, to improve the moral behavior of nurses, their emotional and cognitive empathy, moral metacognition and quality of life can be improved.
Method: The present study was cross-sectional from type of correlation. The study population includes nurses the hospitals of Varamin city in 2019 (N=359) which from them 200 nurses were selected as a sample by stratified random sampling method. Data were collected by the questionnaires of emotional and cognitive empathy (Reniers et al), moral metacognition (McMahon & Good), quality of life (WHO) and moral behavior (Swanson & Hill). Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression with enter model methods in SPSS-19 software.
Results: The findings showed that emotional empathy, cognitive empathy, moral metacognition and quality of life had a positive and significant relationship with moral behavior of nurses. In addition, the variables of emotional and cognitive empathy, moral metacognition and quality of life were able to predict 56% of the changes in moral behavior of nurses (P<0.01).
Conclusion: According to the results, to improve the moral behavior of nurses, their emotional and cognitive empathy, moral metacognition and quality of life can be improved.
Article number: 6
Keywords: Emotional and cognitive empathy, Moral metacognition, Quality of life, Moral behavior, Nurses
Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2021/04/17 | Accepted: 2021/06/19 | Published: 2021/08/14
Received: 2021/04/17 | Accepted: 2021/06/19 | Published: 2021/08/14
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