The Role of Social Support Dimensions in Predicting Social Interaction of Employees in Offices in Khezri, Dasht-e Bayaz City

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran

2 M.A. in Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Islamic Azad University, Qayenat, Iran

3 Bachelor of Social Work, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran

4 Instructor, Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

10.30473/jpsy.2026.76531.1102

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the role of social support dimensions in predicting social interaction among office employees in Khezri, Dasht-e Bayaz City. This research is descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of the present study consisted of all employees of the offices in Khezri Dasht-e Bayaz City in 2024. Based on the statistics collected, the number of employees of the offices in Khazri, Dasht-e Bayaz City was 150. In this study, convenience sampling method used and 108 people selected as the sample using Morgan table. Using the Social Support Questionnaires of Wax, Phillips, Holly, Thompson, Williams, and Stewart (1986) and Social Interactions of Huang and Chen (2007) the necessary data collected and the results analyzed using SPSS23 software and using Pearson correlation and regression test. The results of the study showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between the dimensions of social support (family, friends, and colleagues) and social interaction. The results of the study also showed that among the dimensions of social support, the dimension of friends has the capacity to predict social interactions. Therefore, increasing social support causes employees to be more attached to the organization and, as a result, to be more inclined to stay in the organization.

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