The relationship between aesthetic intelligence and psychological well-being mediating aesthetic sensitivity

Well-being is one of the structures that is seriously considered in positive psychology and sensitive to the environmental aesthetic whose apprehension could affect people's health and well-being. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between aesthetic intelligence and psychological well-being by mediating aesthetic sensitivity. The research method applied is correlational using a structural equation modeling. The statistical population consisted of all students in Bu-Ali Sina University in the academic year of 2018-2019, and based on the suggested size for structural equation modeling, 384 students were selected through cluster sampling. The instruments used in this study were Ryff Well-being Scale (2002), Rashid et. al (2017) Aesthetic Intelligence Scale and Abdolmaleki (2013) Aesthetic Sensitivity Scale. The results of structural equations showed that aesthetic intelligence and aesthetic sensitivity had a significant direct effect on psychological well-being. Aesthetic intelligence also had a direct significant effect on aesthetic sensitivity. The results of indirect relationships showed that aesthetic intelligence by mediating aesthetic sensitivity had a significant effect on psychological well-being. Based on the results, it can be concluded that sensitivity to beauties of the environment and their apprehension has a positive effect on people's psychological well-being. Therefore, by developing programs to educate and strengthen aesthetics in individuals, well-being can be expected to increase.