Abstract
In the current research, we investigated how significantly the second grade high school female students’ educational, emotional, and spiritual intelligence were associated with their religious orientation. This research is descriptive (non- experimental) with a correlation design. The research population includes all of the second grade high school girl students, during the 2015-16 educational year in Sari, a city in the north of Iran. In this research, 260 samples were selected randomly. Research results showed that educational, emotional, and spiritual intelligence (independent variables) had positive and significant relationship with internal and external religious orientation (dependent variable). As the levels of educational, emotional, and spiritual intelligence increased, so did the level of religious orientation. Also the results of multiple regression analysis showed that educational, emotional, spiritual intelligence were anticipants of religious orientation and its dimensions (internal and external religious orientation).
Highlights
Religion can create unity in human community and contribute to individuals’ mental health
We investigated how significantly the second grade high school female students’ educational, emotional, and spiritual intelligence were associated with their religious orientation
Multiple Linear Regression analysis was run to predict the contribution of each independent variable to internal religious orientation
Summary
Religion can create unity in human community and contribute to individuals’ mental health. In Allport’s (1968) view, religious orientation has internal and external forms. Belief and faith only have eminent value and entail extensive commitment, but they are not tools for achieving aims and goals. Faith is considered to be of a transcendental value and creates pervasive commitment, rather than serving as a means to achieve goals. In external religious orientation, religion is used to satisfy individual needs, such as status and security. Faith is used to achieve security and social status, and those who use this orientation use religion as a means to reach their wishes (Allport & Ross, 1967)
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