Relationship of Spiritual Intelligence with Resilience and Perceived Stress

authors:

avatar Masoumeh Khosravi 1 , avatar Zahra Nikmanesh 2 , *

Department of Psychology, School of Education and Psychology, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran
Department of Psychology, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, No. 62, Daneshgah Street, Koie Asatid 9816744163, Zahedan, Iran
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences: Vol.8, issue 4; 52-6
published online: December 30, 2014
article type: Original Article
received: March 27, 2014
revised: July 05, 2014
accepted: November 16, 2014

how to cite: Khosravi M, Nikmanesh Z. Relationship of Spiritual Intelligence with Resilience and Perceived Stress. Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci. 2014;8(4): 52-6. 

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate on relationship between spiritual intelligence, resilience, and perceived stress.
Methods: The study sample consisted of 307 students of Sistan and Baluchistan University. The Connor– Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), the Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Inventory (SISRI) and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) are used as a research instrument.
Results: The results show that there is a positive and significant relationship between the SISRI and the CDRISC. However, there is a negative and significant relationship between the SISRI and the PSS of students. The Enter regression analysis for prediction of the CD-RISC show that the SISRI predicts 0.10 of the CD-RISC variances and also the SISRI predicts 0.11 of the PSS variances.
Conclusion: Spirituality helps to resilience in people who experience stress.
Declaration of interest: None.
Citation: Khosravi M, Nikmanesh Z. Relationship of spiritual intelligence with resilience and perceived stress. Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci 2014; 8(4): 52

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