Structural Model of Wisdom based on Successful Intelligence with the Mediating role of self-Esteem in Middle Managers

Subject Areas : Psychology

Somaye Salek Moghadam ¹ , Anita Baghdasarians ² , Fatemeh golshani ³

1 - Department of Psychology Educational Science, Central Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Department of Psychology and Educational Science Central, Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
3 - Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2022-10-25 Accepted : 2023-04-10 Published : 2023-07-23

Keywords: ", wisdom, ", , ", successful intelligence", self-esteem", , ", middle managers",

Abstract :

AbstractThis research was conducted with the aim of providing a structural model of wisdom based on successful intelligence with the mediation of self-esteem in middle managers. The cross-sectional research method is correlational. The statistical population of this research was made up of all the middle level managers of private banks, municipal organizations and Mahan Airlines in Tehran in 1399-1400, from among them, 300 people were selected by staged cluster sampling method. In this research, the tools of wisdom (Ardelt, 2003), successful intelligence (Sternberg, 2005), and self-esteem (Rosenberg, 1965) were used, all of which are valid and had acceptable reliability. In order to analyze the data, SPSS-V19 and Lisrel-V8.80 software were used. Also, in order to respond to the research hypotheses, structural equation modeling was used. The findings of the research showed that the model has a good fit. The results showed that successful intelligence had a direct effect on wisdom. In connection with the existence of an indirect effect of successful intelligence on the wisdom of middle managers through self-esteem, it is confirmed with 95% confidence. The results showed that successful intelligence had a direct effect on wisdom. Therefore, paying attention to the mentioned variables helps senior managers and researchers in order to apply the concept of wisdom, it is very important to identify and select middle managers in organizations and design more appropriate training packages and increase knowledge and designing more suitable for cultivating wisdom.