RT Article
T1 Women’s Spiritual Intelligence is Associated With Fewer Depression Symptoms: Exploratory Results From a Canadian Sample
JF Journal of religion and health
VO 61
IS 1
SP 433
OP 442
A1 Parattukudi, Augustine
A1 Maxwell, Hillary
A1 Dubois, Sacha
A1 Bédard, Michel
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
YR 2022
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1798293250
AB While some evidence suggests a relationship between spiritual intelligence and depression, overall, research has yielded inconclusive results. We set out to expand the literature by further exploring this relationship in a Canadian sample. We also aimed to investigate the moderating effect of gender, shedding additional light on an interaction mostly overlooked in the current research. A clinical sample of 39 participants (66.7% female) completed measures of SI and depression before receiving treatment for depression in an outpatient mental health clinic. Results indicated that overall, there was a negative relationship between SI and depression symptoms (r(39) = − 0.55, p < .001); our findings illustrate that this beneficial relationship was driven by women. Future research of interventions aimed at improving spirituality as a means of reducing depression symptoms is warranted.
K1 Depression
K1 gender differences
K1 Mental Health
K1 Spiritual Intelligence
K1 Spirituality
DO 10.1007/s10943-021-01412-5