The Relationship Between Mental Health and Spiritual Intelligence Among Primary School Teachers

摘要: Background: Teaching is a highly stressful occupation and teachers suffer from more mental health problems than other professions. Objectives : The current research was aimed to investigate the relationship between spiritual intelligence among primary school teachers. Methods: A descriptive correlation design applied in this study. statistical population consisted of all working schools Darreshahr Ilam province during 2016 - 2017 academic year (N = 430), whom 203 people were selected randomly as sample, applying Cochran’s sample size formula. Data collected through self‐report inventory-24 (SISRI-24) general questionnaire (GHQ). data analyzed using Pearson coefficient regression analysis. Results: results showed that mean standard deviation 17.37 ± 9.32. In addition, findings indicated its components including critical existential thinking, personal meaning production, transcendental awareness, conscious state expansion 59.35 12.88, 17.12 4.22, 12.79 3.50, 18.16 4.98, 11.26 2.66, respectively. Furthermore, there significant negative (- 0.43, P < 0.001). analysis components, awareness (β 0.281, .001) production 0.244, 0.002) are better predictors for teachers’ health. Conclusions: According present study, higher level leads Therefore, it recommended education officials develop programs training enhancing that, turn, can lead improvement