Investigating the Relationship between Spiritual Intelligence and Sexual Guilt among Students of Ilam University of Science and Research in 2012 - 2013

Authors

  • Seyed Rahmatollah Mousavi moghadam Department of Islamic Theology, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
  • Maryam Akbarzadeh Department of Clinical Psychology, Sciences Branch Research, Islamic Azad University of Ilam, Ilam, Iran.
  • Mehran Babanejad Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Medical Sciences of Ilam, Ilam, Iran.
  • Samira Soleimani Soleimani Department of Psychology, Faculty Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Semnan, Semnan, Iran.
  • Soheila Kheiri Satar Department of Clinical Psychology, Sciences and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University of Ilam, Ilam, Iran.

Keywords:

Ilam, Sexual guilt, Spiritual guilt, University students

Abstract

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Background and Objective: The use of spiritual resources can be effective to solve the life-related problems including feeling guilty. Hence, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between spiritual intelligence and sexual guilt among students of Ilam University of Science and Research.

Method: This study adopted a descriptive-correlational design. The population of the study included all students studying at Ilam University of Science and Research in 2012 - 2013. Using Morgan table, 100 students were selected through convenient sampling technique. Mosher’s Sexual Guilt Inventory and King’s Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Inventory were utilized for data collection. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient and linear regression were conducted for analyzing the gathered data. In this study, The ethical issues were all considered and the authors declared no conflict of interest.

Results: Based on the obtained results, there was no significant association between the overall spiritual intelligence and sexual guilt scores (r=0.192; p>0.05). However, one of the subscales of spiritual intelligence (i.e. Conscious State Expansion) significantly predicted sexual guilt (r=0.401; p>0.01). Besides, there was a statistically measurable correlation between sexual guilt and students’ age. Nonetheless, no significant relationship was detected between students’ scores on the sexual guilt inventory and their gender (r=0.204; p>0.05).

Conclusion: Although no significant connection was observed between students’ spiritual intelligence and sexual guilt, one the subscales of spiritual intelligence had a significant role in understanding and expressing sexual guilt. This role was specifically considerable among older students.

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Published

2017-12-30

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2018): Autumn

Section

Original Article

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