The Role of Spiritual Intelligence and Marital Adjustment in Hamadan Primary Teachers

Rasoul KokabiKhorsand, Majid Shahsavari, Naser Norozi

Abstract


This study aimed to examine the role of spiritual intelligence and marital adjustment of Hamadan primary teachers. The present study is correlational. To collect data, samples of 100 Hamadan primary teachers were selected by random cluster sampling method. Tools used to achieve the objectives of the study were: King Spiritual Intelligence (2008) and marital adjustment Lak-Lovas (1959), and to analyze the data, descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation, inferential statistics, Pearson correlation test, multiple regression analysis were used to test the data using SPSS software. The results showed a significant positive correlation between spiritual intelligence and marital adjustments (R = 0.58). Spiritual intelligence agents can predict marital adjustment 49%. By training the agents of intelligence spiritual can reduce the marital problems and increase the marital adjustment.

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