. Mahmoud Keyvanara; . Mohammad Hossein Yarmohammadian1; . Batoul Soltani
Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, , Pages 1-6
Abstract
Introduction: Cultural intelligence and social compatibility are two acquired processes that theireducation and reinforcement between dormitory’s students who have inter cultural ...
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Introduction: Cultural intelligence and social compatibility are two acquired processes that theireducation and reinforcement between dormitory’s students who have inter cultural interactionswith each other can conclude with results that tension diminution, inter cultural contrast andconflict, social divisions and consequently healthy and peaceful relationships and governanceand finally mental peace, and health are of its most important. Hence, the research has beenoccurring in order to the determination of cultural intelligence relationship with the socialcompatibility of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences dormitories resident students in 2012.Materials and Methods: The research method is descriptive‑correlation, and its populationis composed of all Isfahan University of Medical Sciences dormitories resident students in2012 that were totally 2500 persons. The two steps sampling method have been used, groupsampling and random sampling has been occurring at first and second steps and totally 447persons were selected. Research data were collected via Earley and Ang cultural intelligencequestionnaire with 0.76 Cronbach’s alpha Coefficient and California social compatibility standardquestionnaire with higher than 0.70 Cronbach’s alpha factor. Questionnaire data have beenanalyzed with the SPSS software and results have been presented in the shape of descriptionsand statistics. Findings: Results showed that there is a direct significant relationship (P < 0.001)between cultural intelligence and the social adjustment in students living in Isfahan Universityof Medical Sciences dormitories and also there is a direct significant relationship in the levelof (P < 0.05) between cognitive and motivational dimensions of cultural intelligence; however,there is no significant relationship between cognitive and behavioral dimensions of culturalintelligence and social adjustment (P > 0.05). Conclusion: Cultural intelligence and cognitiveand motivational addition in dimensions of students living in Isfahan University of MedicalSciences dormitories increase their social integration, therefore, cultural intelligence and socialadjustment of students can be increased through planning and we can try for their mentalhealth by this way.
