The relationship between spiritual intelligence, philosophical and religious beliefs mentality of high school female students in Tehran

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

Fateme Daneshi Lisar ¹ , AliAkbar Khosravi Babadi ²

1 - MA in Philosophy of Education, Islamic Azad University Central Tehran, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Islamic Azad University Central Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2016-08-27 Accepted : 2017-09-06 Published : 2018-08-23

Keywords: religious beliefs, comprehensiveness, philosophy, spiritual intelligence, Flexibility, meditation, mentality, intelligence,

Abstract :

This study examines the relationship between spiritual intelligence, philosophical and religious beliefs mentality of high school female students in Tehran using cluster sampling, 200 female high school students in Tehran were selected. Three questionnaires were used to collect information King Spiritual Intelligence (2008), philosophical mindset and questionnaire religious beliefs was used. The data obtained were analyzed using t-test and multivariate regression analysis, Results showed that between spiritual intelligence, philosophical mindset there are significant correlations with religious beliefs. So that 45% of religious beliefs can be explained through Spiritual Intelligence. On the other hand 47% of the variance religious beliefs can be explained by the philosophical mindset. In the end, to provide valuable practical suggestions are provided with educational practitioners.

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