The role of School Moral Atmosphere and Psychological Coherence in the Quality of Academic life in Students
Akhlāq-i zīstī i.e., Bioethics Journal,
Vol. 14 No. 39 (1403),
28 Tir 2024
,
Page 1-11
https://doi.org/10.22037/bioeth.v14i39.44974
Abstract
Background and Aim: Identifying the factors influencing students' academic quality of life is of great importance for facilitating their scientific advancement and comprehensive development, which is one of the key responsibilities of the educational system. Therefore, the present study was conducted to examine the role of the school's ethical climate and psychological coherence in students' academic quality of life.
Methods: The present research method was descriptive-correlation. The statistical population of the research included all the male students of the first secondary school in district 5 of Tehran in the academic year of 2023-24 and 120 people were selected as a sample using available sampling method. The research tools included the school moral climate questionnaires of Schulte et al. (2002), psychological coherence of Antonovsky (1987) and the quality of academic life of Bourke & Smith (1989). Data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation test and multiple regressions with the help of SPSS 22 statistical software.
Ethical Considerations: Verbal consent of the participants was obtained and they were assured about the confidentiality of the information.
Results: The results showed that there was a direct relationship between the components of school moral atmosphere and psychological cohesion with the quality of academic life (P<0.01). Also, the components of school moral atmosphere and psychological cohesion explain 58% of the variance of the quality of academic life.
Conclusion: Based on the results, in order to improve students' academic quality of life, programs can be developed to enhance the school's ethical climate and, consequently, strengthen students' psychological coherence.
- School Moral Climate
- Psychological Coherence
- Quality of Academic Life
- Students
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