Happiness Model Development based on Spiritual Intelligence and Quality of Interpersonal Relationships with a Mediating role of Resilience and Self-compassion in Students

The aim of this study was to develop a happiness model based on spiritual intelligence and the quality of interpersonal relationships with a mediating role of resilience and self-compassion in students. The research method was a cross-sectional correlational study. The statistical population included undergraduate male and female students (18-25 years old) of Islamic Azad Universities of Tehran in the first semester in 2018 academic year. By multi-stage random sampling, the sample size was 458 people included 231 girls and 227 boys. Moreover, the research tools were: Oxford Happiness, Spiritual Intelligence, Quality of Interpersonal Relationships, Resilience and Self-Compassion. In order to analyze the data, SPSS-V.21 and AMOS software were used through using path analysis method. Next, the results showed that spiritual intelligence has a direct effect on students' happiness, in addition, spiritual intelligence had an indirect effect on happiness through mediation. The results showed that the amount of indirect effect of spiritual intelligence through the mediating variable of self-compassion on happiness was not significant. The quality of the relationship had a direct and significant effect on students' happiness. The results also revealed that the value of the indirect effect of relationship quality through intermediate resilience variable on happiness was meaningful. The value of the indirect effect of relationship quality through intermediate variables on self-compassion on happiness was not significant. Therefore, attention to these variables in the design of appropriate therapies helps researchers and therapists.