مهدی میرزایی علویجه - Islamic Studies and Health Sciences Interdisciplinary Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
بهزاد کرمی متین - Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
سید نصراله حسینی - Ministry of Health and Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
نرگس شکربیگی - Islamic Studies and Health Sciences Interdisciplinary Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
جواد افشارنجفی - Islamic Studies and Health Sciences Interdisciplinary Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
شکوفه دوستوندی - Islamic Studies and Health Sciences Interdisciplinary Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
فرزاد جلیلیان - 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 ۳۱۸ students of KUMS in Kermanshah, Iran in ۲۰۱۷ who were selected using a random sampling method. The data were collected using a self-report questionnaire. Data were analyzed in SPSS software, version ۱۶. Results: The Mean±SD of SI was ۱۰۲.۵۳±۲۲.۵۳. The students obtained ۷۰.۷% of the maximum obtainable score for SI. In overall, ۷۵ students (۲۵.۳%) had low SI, ۲۱۳(۷۲%) had moderate SI, and ۸(۲.۷%) had high SI. Older age had a significant relationship with SI (P=۰.۰۳۳). Conclusion: Most of students in KUMS have moderate SI. It can be improved by educational interventions.

Spiritual intelligence, Student, Education, هوش معنوی, دانشجو, آموزش