Development of life satisfaction model based on types of intelligence mediated by mental health in students of Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon Branch

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 PhD student General Psychology , Department of Psychology , Tonekabon Branch , Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon , Iran.

2 Associate Professor، Department of Psychology , Tonekabon Branch , Islamic Azad University , Tonekabon , Iran.(Corresponding author)

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology,Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran.

Abstract

Introduction
The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between types of intelligence (general intelligence, emotional intelligence, successful intelligence, spiritual intelligence, moral intelligence and cultural intelligence) and life satisfaction mediated by mental health in students.
Method
The method of the present study was correlation. The statistical population of this study included all students of Tonekabon Azad University in the academic year 1399-1399 in the number of 4416 people. The sample of this study included 200 people from the mentioned community who were selected using non-random and available sampling method. Data collection tools included Life Satisfaction Scale of Diner et al. (1985), Cattell Culture (1949) General Intelligence Test (Bar9-On Emotional Intelligence Test) (1997), Sternberg and Grigorenko Success Intelligence Questionnaire (2000), Intelligence Questionnaire Spiritual King (2009), Link and Kiel (2005) Moral Intelligence Questionnaire, Early & Ang (2003) Cultural Intelligence Questionnaire, and Goldberg & Hiller (1979) General Health Questionnaire.
Results
Data analysis using structural equation modeling showed that the direct effect of mental health on life satisfaction was significant (0.69) (p <0.05). The direct effect of intelligence on life satisfaction is 0.37 and significant (p <0.05). Also, there is a significant relationship between general intelligence and mental health (p <0.05).
Conclusion
The results of this study showed that mental health has a mediating role in the relationship between intelligence and life satisfaction of students. And increase student life satisfaction.

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