The Predictive Role of Demographic Variables, and Cognitive, Emotional and Spiritual Intelligences in Motivation for Academic Achievement in Female Students
Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va Salāmat (i.e., Research on Religion & Health),
Vol. 6 No. 3 (2020),
10 August 2025
,
Page 31-43
https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v6i3.24534
Abstract
Background and Objective: The importance of spirituality and spiritual growth in humans has attracted increasing attention of psychologists and mental health professionals over the past few decades. Also, motivational factors in cognitive involvement influence the learning process. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the predictive role of demographic, cognitive, emotional and spiritual intelligences in motivation for academic achievement in female students.
Methods: This is a causal-comparative descriptive study. The statistical population of the study included all female students aged 12-13 in Tehran. The sample population consisted of 280 girls, who were selected by multistage sampling from public schools. Data were collected using Wechsler Intelligence Test (Fourth Edition), Hermes Motivation for Academic Achievement Questionnaire, Nasserian Spiritual Intelligence, and Socioeconomic Status Questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using regression analysis. In this study, all ethical issues have been addressed and the authors of the article reported no conflicts of interest.
Results: The results showed that there was a direct and significant relationship between motivation for achievement and cognitive, emotional and spiritual intelligences; at 99% level of confidence, P less than 1%; meaning that with an increase in the independent variables, i.e., cognitive, emotional, spiritual intelligences, the level of motivation for progress also increased.
Conclusion: According to the results, cognitive, emotional and spiritual intelligences had a significant effect on students' motivation for academic achievement and with an increase in each of these variables, the level of motivation for achievement also increased in the students.
Please cite this article as: Mousavi SE, Salek-Ebrahimi L, Ahmadi GR, Belal-Habashi S, Masjedi-Arani A, Kianimoghadam AS. The Predictive Role of Demographic Variables, and Cognitive, Emotional and Spiritual Intelligences in Motivation for Academic Achievement in Female Students. Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va salāmat. 2020;6(3):31-43. https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v6i3.24534
- Cognitive Intelligence; Emotional Intelligence; Spiritual Intelligence; Motivation for Academic achievement
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