On the relationship between mental health, spiritual intelligence and dysfunctional attitudes in students of Systan and Baluchestan University, Southeast of Iran

The main objective of this research was to investigate the relationship between dysfunctional attitude, spiritual intelligence and their effect on mental health in students of Systan and Baluchestan University in 2009-2010. Our sample was included of 370 students (108 males and 255 females) which were assessed with the Spiritual Intelligence Self‐Report Inventory-24 (SISRI-24), Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale (DAS) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). The data have been analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis. There are significant positive correlations between SISRI-24 scores and GHQ scores (P<0.01) and significant negative correlations between DAS scores and GHQ scores and between DAS scores and SISRI-24 scores (P<0.01). Based on the regression analysis, both spiritual intelligence and dysfunctional attitudes scores could predict students’ mental health. Students’ spiritual intelligence and dysfunctional attitudes correlate with their mental health.