The Relative Contribution of Cognitive Flexibility to Predicting Moral Intelligence among Faculty Members

Abstract

The current study aimed to investigate the relative contribution of cognitive flexibility in predicting moral intelligence among faculty members at Al Jouf University and to examine the difference in cognitive flexibility and moral intelligence based on gender and academic experience. Two scales were developed to measure cognitive flexibility and moral intelligence, and their psychometric properties were confirmed. A stratified random sample of 125 faculty members was selected. The results indicated a high level of cognitive flexibility and moral intelligence in both the total score and dimensions. The dimensions of cognitive flexibility contributed to predicting 25% of moral intelligence. Additionally, cognitive flexibility was found to be higher among female faculty members than among male faculty members, while there were no significant differences in moral intelligence based on gender. Moreover, there were no statistically significant differences in cognitive flexibility and moral intelligence among faculty members based on academic experience. Based on the results, the study concluded with several recommendations, the most important of which was utilizing the predictive ability of cognitive flexibility dimensions to enhance moral intelligence among faculty members.

Keywords

Cognitive flexibility, Moral intelligence, Faculty member.

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