THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MENTAL HEALTH, SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE WITH RESILIENCY IN STUDENT OF KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between mental health, spiritual intelligence and resiliency among the Kermanshah Medical Science University students.. Material and methods: The sample consisted of 100 Female and Male students of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences who were selected by random sampling. The instruments were Connor & Davidson Resiliency Questionnaire, General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) and Spiritual Intelligence questionnaire.. Results: The results indicated that there was a positive significant relationship between mental health and resiliency (p≤0/01). Also there was a positive significant relationship between spiritual intelligence and resiliency (p≤0/01). There was not a significant difference between Male and Female students in resiliency. The results of multiple regressions showed that the mental health had a most role to predict resiliency.