Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Spiritual intelligence of adolescents with diabetes based on demographic components

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

. Mojdeh Rahmanian
. Mohsen Hojat
. Naima Seyed Fatemi 1
. Abbas Mehran 2
. Soroor Parvizy 1

1 Department of Nursing, Nursing Care Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Biostatistics, Instroctor of Nursing School Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Spiritual intelligence is better defined as a capacity to discover and develop
true meaning, deep purpose, and vision in life. The purpose of the present study was to determine
the predictive role of demographic variables affecting the overall spiritual intelligence in diabetic
adolescents.
METHODS: In 2016, a cross‑sectional study was conducted involving 200 adolescents with type 1
diabetes referring to the Iranian Diabetes Association consenting to participate. The inclusion criteria
were: age ranging from 15 to 21 years, more than a year since last diagnosed with diabetes, patients’
full awareness of their disease, not having other physical‑psychological illnesses, and not taking
any psychiatric or narcotic drugs. Spiritual intelligence was measured using the Spiritual Intelligence
Self Report Inventory questionnaire consisting of 24‑questions. The alpha Cronbach’s method was
applied to validate the questionnaire in terms of content, form, and data with the reliability calculated
as 0.903. Demographic data were analyzed using SPSS software version 18.
RESULTS: On total, 56% of the participants were female, 17.10 ± 1.85, and the mean duration of
diabetes was 5.98% ± 3.79%, 62.5% reported diabetes history among immediate relatives. Forty‑two
percent of the participants were the oldest child in the family first children of the family and 29.5%
were studying at the university. The mean score of spiritual intelligence was 60.42 60.42 ing from
15 to 21 years regression test using the enter method (ANOVA: 0.703, F: 0.739) showed that none
of the demographic components explored did not significantly alter the scores that assessed spiritual
intelligence.
CONCLUSION: The outcome of the current study portrayed that demographic features do not
necessarily alter the overall spiritual intelligence scores, thereby not necessarily affecting an
individual’s overall spirituality.

Keywords

And adolescent
diabetes mellitus
spiritual intelligence 
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Journal of Education and Health Promotion
Volume 9, Issue 10
October 2019
Pages 1-5

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