The Mediating Role of Spiritual Intelligence in the Relationship between Personality Characteristics and Academic Success in the Students of Dentistry in Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va Salāmat (i.e., Research on Religion & Health),
Vol. 6 No. 3 (2020),
10 August 2025
,
Page 61-73
https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v6i3.25242
Abstract
Background and Objective: There is evidence to show that academic success has an important role in keeping cultural and scientific innovations up to date. Different variables affect academic success and predict it. Accordingly, the present study is an attempt to evaluate the relationship between personality traits and the academic success of the students of dentistry, as mediated by spiritual intelligence, in Tehran University of Medical Sciences (Tehran, Iran).
Methods: The present study is descriptive correlational. The statistical population included the students of dentistry in Tehran University of Medical Sciences in the academic year of 2016-2017, out of whom 214 students were randomly selected. The data collection instrument included standard questionnaires. Content analysis was used for analyzing validity of the questionnaire based on the views of experts in educational sciences. Reliability of the questionnaire was also examined using Cronbach’s alpha, which was found to be 0.85 for the spiritual intelligence questionnaire, and 0.82 for the personality traits questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. In this study, all ethical considerations were observed and the authors reported to conflicts of interest.
Results: The findings showed that the direct effects of Neuroticism (-0.29), Openness to Experience (0.35) and Conscientiousness (0.38) on the academic Success were significant (P<0.01). Also, the indirect effects results tested by the Sobel test showed that the indirect effect of Neuroticism (-2.22), Agreeableness (2.90), Openness to Experience (2.28) and Conscientiousness (3.13) on academic success, as mediated by spiritual intelligence, were positive and significant at 95% level of significance.
Conclusion: Based on the findings, in order to enhance students' academic success, attention should be paid to personality traits and spiritual intelligence.
Please cite this article as: Jafari S, Mollaei Z. The Mediating Role of Spiritual Intelligence in the Relationship between Personality Characteristics and Academic Success in the Students of Dentistry in Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va salāmat. 2020;6(3):61-73. https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v6i3.25242
- Personality; Intelligence; Academic Success; Students of Dentistry
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