Modeling Ethical Behavior Based on Parent-Child Interaction and Perceived Social Support Mediating Cultural Intelligence in High School Girl Students

Abstract

The aim of this study was to model the relationship between parent-child interaction and perceived social support with ethical behavior by mediating cultural intelligence in adolescent female students in Tehran. The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of this study included all female high school students aged 12 to 16 years, the number of whom were 2022-23 in the school year, 400 were selected by cluster sampling method. To collect data, Fixed Moral Behavior Questionnaire, Perceived Social Support Questionnaire by Zimet, Dahlem, Zimet & Farley (1988) and Cultural Intelligence Questionnaire (Aung & Earley 2004) were used. Data analysis was performed by SPSS and Smart PLS software and descriptive and inferential statistics such as mean, standard deviation, Pearson correlation coefficient, multiple regression and structural equation modeling were used. The results showed that the model explaining parent-child interaction and perceived social support and ethical behavior with the mediation of cultural intelligence has an acceptable fit. The results showed that parent-child interaction has a direct effect on moral behavior, and it also showed that perceived social support has a direct effect on moral behavior. Other findings confirmed that parent-child interaction does not affect moral behavior through the mediating role of cultural intelligence. Finally, other findings showed that perceived social support has an indirect effect on moral behavior through the mediating role of cultural intelligence.