The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Religious Attitudes with Mental Health of High School Students in Neka City

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence and religious attitude and mental health of high school students of Neka city .The study population includes all high school students in Neka city that number of them according to the given statistics is equal 3844 people. Kerjesy and Morgan table has been used to determine the sample size. According to Morgan table sample size is equal 348 people. The research's sample has been selected between students by stratified random sample based on gender. Data collection methods had been included: Library and field. The collecting data tool in this research was used shot and et.al Emotional intelligence questionnaire, the Goldenberg public Health Questionnaire and religious attitudes. Also Questionnaire's reliability has been calculated by using Cranach's alpha to emotional intelligence Questionnaire 0.92, mental health Questionnaire 0.83 for religious attitude questionnaire 0.74. In this study, the methods of descriptive statistics (frequency distribution, mean, standard deviation, variance and percent) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation and multiple regressions) and two independent t tests are used to summarize and analyze research's data. SPSS statistical software has been used in this study. The results showed there is a direct relationship between emotional intelligence and student's mental health. Also there is a direct relationship between religious attitudes and students mental health. Both emotional intelligence and religious attitudes variables have contribute to prediction of student's mental health. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n3s2p118