Citation

Karimi J, Mohammadi M. J. Relig. Health 2017; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Malayer University, Malayer, Iran.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Academy of Religion and Mental Health, Publisher Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10943-017-0525-7

PMID

29168131

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between spiritual intelligence and aggression among elite wrestlers of adolescent age group. The present study was descriptive of correlation type in terms of method and applied in terms of purpose. The population of this research was the elite wrestlers of adolescents age group aged 14-17 (mean and SD of 15.27 ± 1.33) using the convenient sampling method for adolescent wrestling teams of Hamedan clubs selected as samples. To measure variables, King's spiritual intelligence scale and Bass and Perry aggression questionnaire were used. Pearson correlation coefficient and simple regression method were used for data analysis.

RESULTS showed a significant negative relationship between spiritual intelligence and aggression. The spiritual intelligence scores also have a significant effect on aggression. The findings show that the higher the spiritual intelligence, the less likely the aggression of the elite wrestlers in different competitions and they can have a better performance than others.

Language: en

Keywords

Aggression; Elite wrestlers; Performance; Spiritual intelligence