The Effect of Spiritual Intelligence Training on Organizational Stress among the Students at Farhangian University of Zanjan

In addition to being an educational environment, the academic environment is also a social environment. As future experts who play a major role in the social communication network and advancement of the country, students face a wide range of psychological problems, including organizational stress. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of spiritual intelligence training on organizational stress among the students of Farhangian University of Zanjan. The research method was a quasi-experimental with pre-test post-test design and control group. The statistical population of the study included all the students of Farhangian University of Zanjan who were selected by simple random sampling. They were randomly assigned to one experimental group (30 subjects) and one control group (30 subjects). Students responded to the researcher-made questions on organizational stress before and after training. Data were analyzed using one-way covariance analysis and multivariate variance. The findings showed that the training of group spiritual intelligence has a significant effect on reducing the organizational stress of students. This result was also maintained in follow-up studies.