نقش واسطه ای تصور از خدا در ارتباط بین باورهای مذهبی با خوش بینی و اخلاق حرفه ای معلمان.

The Mediating Role of the Concept of God in the Relationship Between Religious Beliefs, and Teachers' Optimism and Professional Ethics.

Objective: This study examines the relationship between religious beliefs, and teachers' optimism and professional ethics with the mediating role of the concept of God within a causal model framework. Method: This study is applied in nature and descriptive-correlational in terms of research method. The statistical population included all high school teachers in Behshahr, Iran, during the 2023-2024 academic year, totaling 850 teachers. A stratified sampling method based on gender was used to select 265 participants. Data were collected using standard questionnaires: Kusworo’s Professional Ethics (1998), Scheer & Carver’s Optimism (1994), Najafi’s Religious Beliefs (2006), and Mazaheri et al.'s Concept of God (2005). Data were analyzed using SPSS-28 and PLS3.8 software. Results: The findings indicated that the total effect coefficient of religious beliefs on teachers’ professional ethics with the mediating role of the concept of God was 0.507, indicating that the mediating role of the concept of God in the relationship between religious beliefs and professional ethics is significant. Additionally, the total effect coefficient of religious beliefs on teachers’ optimism with the mediating role of the concept of God was 0.706, indicating that the mediating role of the concept of God in the relationship between religious beliefs and optimism is also significant. Therefore, at a 95% confidence level, the mediating effect of the concept of God in the relationship between religious beliefs and both professional ethics and optimism can be confirmed. Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, it can be concluded that by strengthening religious beliefs and fostering a positive concept of God among teachers, their levels of optimism and professional ethics can be improved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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