Relationship of Spiritual Intelligence With Resilience and Perceived Stress

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate on relationship between spiritual intelligence, resilience, and perceived stress. METHODS: The study sample consisted of 307 students of Sistan and Baluchistan University. The Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), the Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Inventory (SISRI) and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) are used as a research instrument. RESULTS: The results show that there is a positive and significant relationship between the SISRI and the CD-RISC. However, there is a negative and significant relationship between the SISRI and the PSS of students. The Enter regression analysis for prediction of the CD-RISC show that the SISRI predicts 0.10 of the CD-RISC variances and also the SISRI predicts 0.11 of the PSS variances. CONCLUSION: Spirituality helps to resilience in people who experience stress.