An Investigation in to the Impact of Spirituality on Ethical Behavior in Family: An Analysis of the Viewpoints of the Students of Islamic Azad University of Naghdeh and Solduz

The holy Quran is a complete model for healthy and moral behaviors in social and individual relationships, and ethical awareness leads to ethical behavior. The purpose of this study is to explain the effect of spirituality on ethical behavior in family among the students of Islamic Azad University of Solduz International Branch and Naghade branch. The research method is applied in terms of purpose, and in terms of data collection, it is descriptive- correlational using the structural equation model. Using Cochran's formula and randomized sampling, 302 students were selected as the sample from the statistical population of the study. The data were collected using the Parsian and Doning Spirituality Questionnaire and Lusir's Ethical Behavior Questionnaire. In order to test the fitting goodness, structural equation modeling with partial least squares approach was performed. The results of the analysis showed that spirituality has a positive and significant effect on ethical behavior in family. Spirituality explains 0.39 of the changes in moral behavior of family. Among spirituality dimensions, spiritual activity, the importance of spiritual beliefs, self-awareness and spiritual needs respectively explain 29/0, 29/0, 20/0 and 0, 16 of changes in moral behavior. The significance coefficient of the path of spirituality on ethical behavior in family is 6.36, which is more than the p- value of 1.96.