Spiritual Intelligence of Students in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences and its Relationship With Demographic and Educational Factors
Background and Objectives: Spiritual intelligence (SI) is a combination of many factors such as the capacity for transcendence, transcendental awareness, recognition of spiritual beings, and the use of spiritual resources to solve problems. This study aims to determine the SI of students in Kermansh...
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| author | Mehdi Mirzaei-Alavijeh Behzad Karami-Matin Seyyed Nasrollah Hosseini Narges Shekarbeygi Javad Afshar Najafi Shoukofeh Dostvandi Farzad Jalilian |
| author_facet | Mehdi Mirzaei-Alavijeh Behzad Karami-Matin Seyyed Nasrollah Hosseini Narges Shekarbeygi Javad Afshar Najafi Shoukofeh Dostvandi Farzad Jalilian |
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| description | Background and Objectives: Spiritual intelligence (SI) is a combination of many factors such as the capacity for transcendence, transcendental awareness, recognition of spiritual beings, and the use of spiritual resources to solve problems. This study aims to determine the SI of students in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS) and its relationship with demographic and educational factors.
Methods: This descriptive-analytical study that was conducted on 318 students of KUMS in Kermanshah, Iran in 2017 who were selected using a random sampling method. The data were collected using a self-report questionnaire. Data were analyzed in SPSS software, version 16.
Results: The Mean±SD of SI was 102.53±22.53. The students obtained 70.7% of the maximum obtainable score for SI. In overall, 75 students (25.3%) had low SI, 213(72%) had moderate SI, and 8(2.7%) had high SI. Older age had a significant relationship with SI (P=0.033).
Conclusion: Most of students in KUMS have moderate SI. It can be improved by educational interventions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dc9ae7e31d8b405e88d7919d4c7f6a0f2023-01-09T07:54:22ZengQom University of Medical SciencesHealth, Spirituality and Medical Ethics2322-43042383-36102022-12-01927580Spiritual Intelligence of Students in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences and its Relationship With Demographic and Educational FactorsMehdi Mirzaei-Alavijeh0Behzad Karami-Matin1Seyyed Nasrollah Hosseini2Narges Shekarbeygi3Javad Afshar Najafi4Shoukofeh Dostvandi5Farzad Jalilian6 Islamic Studies and Health Sciences Interdisciplinary Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. Ministry of Health and Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Islamic Studies and Health Sciences Interdisciplinary Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. Islamic Studies and Health Sciences Interdisciplinary Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. Islamic Studies and Health Sciences Interdisciplinary Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. Islamic Studies and Health Sciences Interdisciplinary Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. Background and Objectives: Spiritual intelligence (SI) is a combination of many factors such as the capacity for transcendence, transcendental awareness, recognition of spiritual beings, and the use of spiritual resources to solve problems. This study aims to determine the SI of students in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS) and its relationship with demographic and educational factors. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study that was conducted on 318 students of KUMS in Kermanshah, Iran in 2017 who were selected using a random sampling method. The data were collected using a self-report questionnaire. Data were analyzed in SPSS software, version 16. Results: The Mean±SD of SI was 102.53±22.53. The students obtained 70.7% of the maximum obtainable score for SI. In overall, 75 students (25.3%) had low SI, 213(72%) had moderate SI, and 8(2.7%) had high SI. Older age had a significant relationship with SI (P=0.033). Conclusion: Most of students in KUMS have moderate SI. It can be improved by educational interventions.http://jhsme.muq.ac.ir/article-1-478-en.htmlspiritual intelligencestudenteducation |
| spellingShingle | Mehdi Mirzaei-Alavijeh Behzad Karami-Matin Seyyed Nasrollah Hosseini Narges Shekarbeygi Javad Afshar Najafi Shoukofeh Dostvandi Farzad Jalilian Spiritual Intelligence of Students in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences and its Relationship With Demographic and Educational Factors Health, Spirituality and Medical Ethics spiritual intelligence student education |
| title | Spiritual Intelligence of Students in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences and its Relationship With Demographic and Educational Factors |
| title_full | Spiritual Intelligence of Students in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences and its Relationship With Demographic and Educational Factors |
| title_fullStr | Spiritual Intelligence of Students in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences and its Relationship With Demographic and Educational Factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spiritual Intelligence of Students in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences and its Relationship With Demographic and Educational Factors |
| title_short | Spiritual Intelligence of Students in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences and its Relationship With Demographic and Educational Factors |
| title_sort | spiritual intelligence of students in kermanshah university of medical sciences and its relationship with demographic and educational factors |
| topic | spiritual intelligence student education |
| url | http://jhsme.muq.ac.ir/article-1-478-en.html |
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