The Model Between Religious Attitude and Psychological Hardiness With the Mediating Role of Spiritual Intelligence

Background and Objectives: One of the necessities in anthropology is considering the spiritual dimension of man from the point of view of scientists and experts in the health field who define man as a biological, psychological, social, and spiritual being. This study investigates the relationship between religious attitude and psychological hardiness with the mediating role of spiritual intelligence of women living in Ardabil City, Iran. Methods: This was a descriptive and correlational study. The statistical population included women in Ardabil City, Iran. A total of 384 women were selected from the statistical population based on the Cochran formula by random sampling. The research tools were religious attitude, spiritual intelligence, and psychological hardiness questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression. Results: There is a negative relationship between religious attitudes and women’s psychological hardiness. Meanwhile, there is a positive relationship between religious attitudes and the psychological hardiness of women. In addition, a positive relationship exists between one of the components of spiritual intelligence and psychological hardiness. Also, the results of the path analysis showed that worship and social issues have an indirect effect on the psychological hardiness of women by the mediating role of spiritual intelligence. Spiritual intelligence has also a direct effect on the psychological hardiness of women. Conclusion: The findings of this research emphasized the application of attitude towards religion and spiritual intelligence in the psychological hardiness of women.