The Effect of Ethical Climate on the Ethical Awareness of Health Administrative Workers: A Correlational Descriptive Study
akhlāq-i pizishkī i.e., Medical Ethics,
Vol. 16 No. 47 (1401),
28 June 2022
,
Page 1-10
https://doi.org/10.22037/mej.v16i47.39789
Abstract
Background and Aim: Moral awareness is a necessary and inseparable part of moral behavior. The behavior of employees can affect the ethical climate of the organization. The existence of an ethical climate causes the management of ethical values in the work environment, the cohesion and balance of the organizational culture. The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of ethical climate on the moral awareness of employees of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: This study was carried out by descriptive correlational method. A total of 278 administrative staff of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences was selected by stratified random method. The data were collected using the ethical climate and moral awareness questionnaires of Pusriadi et al. (2021). Data analysis was done using the structural equation model. Using Spearman correlation test for analysis by software SPSS 19.
Ethical Considerations: The objectives of the research were explained to the participants and they were assured about maintaining the confidentiality of the data.
Results: The results showed that the moral atmosphere has a positive and significant effect on the moral awareness of the administrative staff in the health field. In addition to the fact that the various components of the moral atmosphere (teamwork, friendship, organization's interests, rules and procedures, moral atmosphere and personal ethics have a positive and meaningful effect on the moral awareness of administrative employees), but the benefit itself has a negative and significant impact on the moral awareness of employees.
Conclusion: According to the results of this study, strengthening the moral atmosphere towards team and collaborative approaches and paying attention to laws and regulations can increase moral awareness and then moral performance (r=0.801, P=0.001). Therefore, planning to improve the moral environment is essential.
Please cite this article as:
Pourghorbani E, Rajabi Farjad H, Mirsepasi N. The Effect of Ethical Climate on the Ethical Awareness of Health Administrative Workers: A Correlational Descriptive Study. Faṣlnāmah-i akhlāq-i pizishkī, i.e., Quarterly Journal of Medical Ethics. 2022; 16(47): e15.
- Ethical Climate; Moral Awareness; Health System Employees
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