The impact of spiritual intelligence on the happiness of addicted men attended Shahid Famili clinic in east of Tehran

Abstract

The present investigation, which was a practical research and a descriptive-survey one in terms of method of collecting data, was aimed to study the impact of spiritual intelligence on the happiness of addicted men attended Shahid Famili clinic in east of Tehran. Using random sampling method, 180 individuals were chosen as a sample size and answered to the questionnaires of King's standard spiritual intelligence (2008) and Oxford's happiness (1989). The data analysis was carried out using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and Smart PLS 2.0 software in two parts of measurement and structural. Technical features of the questionnaire were checked in the measurement model and required reforms were carried out. Moreover, the structural coefficients of the model were used in order to check the research hypothesis in the structural section. The results demonstrated that spiritual intelligence and its dimensions have positive and significant impact on individuals’ happiness.