Determining the relationship between internal locus of control and happiness at work through professional ethics of secondary school teachers in Mamasani city

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Assistant Professor , Department of Physical Education,Nourabad Mamasani Branch , Islamic Azad University, Nourabad Mamasani , Iran

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Background and Objectives: The main objective of this study was to determine the relationship between the locus of internal control and happiness at work through professional ethics among high school teachers in Momsani city.
Methods: The method of the present study was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population of this study was 609 high school teachers in Noorabad Momsani city in the academic year 2023-2024. Morgan table was used to determine the sample size and 204 people were considered as the statistical sample size. The sampling method was stratified random. To collect information, the Kaduzir Professional Ethics Questionnaire (2002), the Kruloff Workplace Happiness Questionnaire (2007) and the Rutter Internal Control Questionnaire (1966) were used. The face validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by consulting with expert professors in this field. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to confirm the reliability. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.783 for happiness at work, 0.770 for professional ethics, and 0.891 for internal locus of control, respectively, which indicated acceptable reliability for these questionnaires. Correlation, regression, and structural equations methods based on SPSS27 and PLS3 software were used to analyze the data.
Findings: The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between internal locus of control and happiness at work through professional ethics in teachers. There is a positive and significant relationship between internal locus of control and happiness at work and teachers' professional ethics. There is a positive and significant relationship between professional ethics and its components and happiness at work in teachers. Internal locus of control can predict happiness at work in teachers. Also, internal locus of control can predict teachers' professional ethics. Finally, it was found that professional ethics can predict happiness in the workplace of teachers
Conclusion: Therefore, it is appropriate to pay special attention to the variables of internal locus of control and professional ethics of teachers in order to increase happiness in the workplace.

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Research in Sport Sciences Education (RISSE)
Volume 2, Issue 4 - Serial Number 7
Vol. 2, No. 4, Winter‏ ‏‎2024
June 2024
Pages 37-44

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