An Examination of the Effect of Moral Values on People's Desire for Benevolent Behaviors in the Context of the Corona Virus Case study: Kermanshah

The main purpose of this study is to examine the effect of moral values on people's desire for benevolent behaviors in the context of the corona virus in Kermanshah. The statistical population is the total number of citizens who are 20 years and older in the city of Kermanshah, which is 2431782 people. Out of this statistical population, 360 people based on sampling with SPSS Sample Power software were selected using cluster sampling. Face validity was used to assess the validity of the research and Cronbach's alpha was used to estimate the reliability of the research instrument. Hypotheses were tested using correlation and regression indices. The findings suggest that moral values in the dimension of perfectionism (r = 0.417), dimension of avoiding wrong behaviors (r = -0.158), dimension of moral virtues (r = 0.491), dimension of forgiveness (r = 0.208) and in the dimension of moral identity (r = 0.537) and in general (r = 0.492) has a significant relationship with benevolent behaviors. Beta coefficient for the variable of moral identity is equal to (Beta = 0.35), for moral virtues is equal to (Beta = 0.29), for moral perfection is equal to (Beta = 0.18), for moral forgiveness is equal to (Beta = 0.16), for moral gratitude is equal to (Beta = 0.17) and for avoidance of misbehavior is equal to (Beta = -0.13). The amount of T is significant for these six variables at the 95% level.