title: The relationship between spiritual intelligence with psychological well-being and purpose in life of nurses.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Spiritual intelligence is defined as the human capacity to ask questions about the ultimate meaning of life and the integrated relationship between us and the world in which we live. It results in an increase in psychological well-being of individuals as well as having a goal in their life. This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between spiritual intelligence with purpose in life and psychological well-being among the nurses.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was a descriptive correlation study. In this study, 270 nurses were selected from some hospitals of Tehran University through convenient sampling. Data were collected through a four-section questionnaire including demographic characteristics, a 24-item questionnaire of spiritual intelligence and its four components, psychological well-being questionnaire with six subscales and 84 questions, and the questionnaire of purpose in life with 20 questions. The data obtained from the questionnaires were analyzed through SPSS software.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed that there was a significant relationship between spiritual intelligence with psychological well-being and having a purpose in life. Furthermore, there was a significant association between the components of spiritual intelligence including conscious state expansion, personal meaning production, transcendental awareness, and critical existential thinking with psychological well-being.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  High level of spiritual intelligence in nurses helps them to improve their psychological well-being and have a purpose in life, which can lead to the health provision of them and their patients.
authors: Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Branch, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Mohammad
authors: M
authors: Sahebalzamani
authors: Hojjatollah
authors: H
authors: Farahani
authors: Reza
authors: R
authors: Abasi
authors: Mehdi
authors: M
authors: Talebi
keywords: Intelligence; Iran; nurses; psychological adaptation; quality of life; spirituality
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