학술논문

The relation between spiritual intelligence and religion orientation in students
Document Type
Report
Source
Advances in Environmental Biology. June 20, 2014, p816, 5 p.
Subject
Students -- Religious aspects
Intellect -- Religious aspects
Intelligence levels -- Religious aspects
Religion -- Psychological aspects
Environmental issues
Psychological aspects
Religious aspects
Language
English
ISSN
1995-0756
Abstract
The present research aims at defining the relationship between religious orientation and spiritual intelligence of students. So, 115 female students of Mashhad Azad University were selected by the sample formula and spiritual intelligence and religious orientation questionnaire. In order to analyze the data, descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient and one-way ANOVA were used. The results showed that there is a positive and significant correlation between spiritual intelligence and religious orientation (p = 0.05). In addition, there was no significant difference between spiritual intelligence and religious orientation of the students based on age group (p > 0/05). So, based on the importance of religious orientation in all dimension of human life and the effect that spiritual intelligence has on it, it is necessary to empower and enhance these two constructs in academic contexts. Keywords: religious orientation, spiritual intelligence, spirituality
INTRODUCTION Generally, the personal understanding of people about religion is related to a higher order entity. A collection of beliefs, actions and special customs are followed in life which are [...]