Abstract
This study aimed to explore whether spiritual intelligence could help midwives cope with job-related stress. A cross-sectional study was done with 143 midwives in Babol, Iran. The sampling method was non-random and convenience samples were used. Amram and Dreyer's spiritual intelligence and health and safety executive occupational stress questionnaires were used. The response rate of subjects was 90.51%. Results showed that the most predictors of job stress were total spiritual intelligence (β = 0.507, p = 0.001) and the ratio of midwives to patients on the night shift (β = − 0.224, p = 0.033). High levels of spiritual intelligence were associated with a low level of stress, which could help midwives adapt to job-related challenges.
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The authors would like to thank Babol University of Medical Sciences, the Student Research Committee of Babol University of Medical Sciences and the study participants for their support in this study.
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This study was supported by a research grant 724133057 from Babol University of Medical Sciences. The foundation has no role in the design, data collection, analysis and interpretation of the study findings.
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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by HA-R, FZ, SO, FB and HP. The first draft of the manuscript was written by HA-R and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Zolfaghary, F., Osko, S., Bakouei, F. et al. Spiritual Intelligence as a Coping Strategy to Manage Job Stress for Midwives in Northern Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Relig Health 62, 3301–3312 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-023-01863-y
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