title: The relationship of general health, hardiness and spiritual intelligence relationship in Iranian nurses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Nursing is one of the stressful jobs that affect nurse's well-being. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between spiritual intelligence, hardiness and well-being among Iranian nurses.
  
  
  METHODS
  Samples of this cross- sectional study selected by Randomized stratified sampling, 125 nurses who have been working in different wards of Bushehr university hospitals. Data were collected using spiritual intelligence, hardiness, well-being and demographic characteristics questionnaires. Correlation, t-test, ANOVA, Tukey and regression analysis were applied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results revealed a significant relationship between spiritual intelligence and hardiness, spiritual intelligence and well-being, Hardiness and well-being. It also showed that among the demographic characteristics (age, gender, working ward, marital status, job experiences, and education) working ward significantly correlated with spiritual intelligence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Improvement of spiritual intelligence and reinforcement of hardiness could help increase the well-being of nurses.
authors: Mental Health Unit, Bushehr University of Medical Science, Bushehr, Iran.
authors: Fatemeh
authors: F
authors: Akbarizadeh
authors: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
authors: Faezeh
authors: F
authors: Jahanpour
authors: Health Faculty, statistical department, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
authors: Abdollah
authors: A
authors: Hajivandi
keywords: Hardiness; Nurses; Spirituality; well-being
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