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Study of the Spiritual Intelligence Role in Predicting University Students’ Quality of Life

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The aim of the study is to investigate the spiritual intelligence role in predicting Quchan University students’ quality of life. In order to collect data, a sample of 143 students of Quechan University was selected randomly enrolled for 89–90 academic year. The instruments of the data collecting are World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) and Spiritual Intelligence Questionnaire. For analyzing the data, the standard deviation, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient in descriptive level, and in inferential level, the regression test was used. The results of the study show that the spiritual intelligence has effective role on predicting quality of life.

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  1. Psychology Department, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, 9177948991, Mashhad, Iran

    Mustafa Bolghan-Abadi & Mohammad Saeed Abde-Khodaei

  2. Azad University of Quchan, Quchan, Iran

    Fatemeh Ghofrani

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Bolghan-Abadi, M., Ghofrani, F. & Abde-Khodaei, M.S. Study of the Spiritual Intelligence Role in Predicting University Students’ Quality of Life. J Relig Health 53, 79–85 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-012-9602-0

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