The Relationship between Spiritual Intelligence and Team Culture with the Sports Ethics of the Athletes of Sports Teams

Spiritual intelligence interacts with ethics and team culture. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between spiritual intelligence and team culture with the sports ethics of the athletes of sports teams of Islamic Azad University of Tabriz, Iran.
This study was an applied study in terms of purpose which was conducted using descriptive-correlational research method. Study population consisted of all athletes of sports teams of Islamic Azad University of Tabriz including 182 individuals in 2015. Using census, 175 questionnaires were distributed and completed. King and DeCicco's spiritual intelligence questionnaire (2009), Denison's team culture survey (2000) and Talebian Nia’s sports ethics questionnaire (2008) were used to collect data. Pearson correlation and linear regression statistical tests were used to analyze data.
Findings: There was significant positive relationship between spiritual intelligence (p=0.001) and team culture (p=0.001) with sports ethics of the athletes of sports team. Also, there was significant positive relationship between the determinants of spiritual intelligence and team culture with the sports ethics of the participants (p It is suggested that team instructors promote spirituality and sports ethics among athletes and sports environments, and cause that they feel the support of managers and promote team behavior by creating an appropriate atmosphere in sports clubs.