The Prediction of Job Motivation of medical employers of Red Cross Organization based on Defense Mechanisms and Culture Intelligence

• Main Authors: Asghar Jafari, Ansiyeh Mashhadi Abbasi
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: Iran University of Medical Sciences 2018-09-01
• Series: Salāmat-i kār-i Īrān
• Subjects: defense‌ mechanism; culture intelligence; job motivation; red cross organization
• Online Access: http://ioh.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2218-en.html

Background and aims: In occupational counselling have been emphasised on effect of personality, cognitive and affective traits in genesis, development and level of motivation. Therefore, Present study aimed to predict Job Motivation of medical employers of Red Cross organization based on Defense Mechanisms and Culture Intelligence. Methods: Methodology was correlation. 180 participants were selected simple random sampling. Thorough medical employers of Red Cross organization with at least 2 years of work experience in Tehran. Data were collected using questionnaires of defense mechanisms, culture intelligence and job motivation and analyzed by tests of Pearson correlation and multiple regression. Results: The results indicated that there is a positive and significant relationship between mature defense mechanism and culture intelligence with job motivation and is a negative and significant relationship between immature and neurotic defense mechanisms. Mature defense mechanism and the component of motivation of culture intelligence have more part in predicting job motivation of employers. Conclusion: Results provide some evidence to suggest that the changes of job motivation are predicable by defense mechanisms and culture intelligence. Therefore, in order to increase and optimizing the level of Job motivation of medical employers of Red Cross organization was suggested to attend to mature defense mechanism of individuals in employment process and promote level of culture intelligence.