Research Article | Open Access
Investigating the Relationship between Professional Ethics and Mental Health of Khorramabad Social Security Hospital Staff
Samira Mirvalipoor, Mahboob Hashemi , Taha Mirzaei
Pages: 2375-2381
Abstract
Introduction: Today, many countries in the industrialized world have come to this maturity that disregarding
ethical issues and evading social responsibilities and obligations lead to the loss of the firm. For this reason, many
successful organizations have felt the need to formulate ethical strategies, and have come to believe that they must
penetrate an ethically-based culture.
Objective: This study aims to investigate the relationship between professional ethics and mental health of
Khorramabad Social Security Hospital staff.
Materials & Methods: This is a descriptive-survey research and it is an applied research. The statistical population
of the study consisted of all staff of Khorramabad Social Security Hospital with total number of 720 official and
contracted personnel of which 248 individuals were selected using Morgan table. Simple random sampling method
was used for data analysis. 23Spss statistical software and descriptive statistics (distribution and percentage of
frequency and mean) and analytical statistics (Kolmogorov-Smirnov version) were used.
Results: The results indicated that there is a positive and significant relationship between formal and contracted
staff and hospital mental health with professional ethics in the organization and there is a positive and significant
relationship between social responsibility, scientific responsibility, social belonging, and automation on mental
health of employees.
Conclusion: The results show that professional ethics in the workplace can be of great benefit to organizational
leaders and managers. These considerations emphasize the human values that underpin ethical management and can
create a competitive advantage for employees in the organization and lead to mental health
Keywords
Professional Ethics, Mental Health, Social Security Organization