Somayyeh Zamiri; Sakineh Azizi; Aghdas Shakeri; Zahra HasanDoost; Mozhdeh Mohammaddost; Hamideh Yosefi; Alireza Moslem; Arash Akaberi
Volume 23, Issue 2 , March and April 2016, , Pages 196-203
Abstract
Background & Objectives: Spiritual intelligence represents a different set of skills and abilities that each of them is displayed in different forms in social and historical contexts; and self-efficacy is one's belief in own abilities to solve problems and deal with problems. The purpose of this ...
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Background & Objectives: Spiritual intelligence represents a different set of skills and abilities that each of them is displayed in different forms in social and historical contexts; and self-efficacy is one's belief in own abilities to solve problems and deal with problems. The purpose of this study was to determine if spiritual intelligence can predict self-efficacy. Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study was carried out among students of North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences in the year 2012. 129 individuals were selected via Stratified sampling method. Individuals were assessed by spiritual intelligence questionnaire and Self Efficacy Scale (SES). Data was analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient, t-student test and linear multiple regression (stepwise), by SPSS 20 software. The p-value was considered 0.05. Results: Results show that the correlation between spiritual intelligence and self-efficacy was statistically significant (r=0.612, p-value<0.001). In predicting self-efficacy by spiritual intelligence and adjusting other variables effect such as gender, age, habitat, university grade point average by multiple regression tests (stepwise), the results determine that spiritual intelligence can significantly predict self-efficacy score. Conclusion: The conclusion of the study is that spiritual intelligence is prolific in predicting self-efficacy. So, you can promote students' spiritual intelligence skills, to increase their self-efficacy in academic, social and family affairs.