Demographic Survey Of The Spiritual Intelligence In Medical Faculty Of Qom University of Medical Sciences

Background and Objectives: Spiritual intelligence is a kind of ultimate intelligence that shows the conceptual and valuable issues and to solve the problems associated with it. the foundation of individual beliefs can have important role in various fields especially in the promotion and provision of psychic health . Thus, the aim of this study was to survey the rate of spiritual intelligence among the students of Medical Faculty of Qom University of Medical Sciences and the relation between this issue and other demographic features. Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 353 nursing, midwifery and medicine students participated in the census method. The questionnaire used included spiritual intelligence and demographic features. We use statistical – descriptive and deductive tests and SPSS software for data analysis in the significant and valuable levels . Results: The mean and standard deviation of the students’ spiritual intelligence score was 152.93±18.83 from 210 . Also, the results showed that spiritual intelligence score did not have any significant statistical relationship with age , location ,  marital status , university admission and parents’ occupationand education ( p>0.05 ) . But it was observed that there was a significant relationship between spiritual intelligence and mother’s education on the student’s average coarse score ( p<0.05 ) . Conclusion: The students of nursing, midwifery and medicine in the Medical Faculty of Qom University of Medical Sciences had relatively high spiritual intelligence that can help them to improve and maintain their psychic health .

Demographic Survey Of The Spiritual Intelligence In Medical Faculty Of Qom University of Medical Sciences Keywords:

Spiritual intelligence , spirituality , students.