Investigating the effect of spiritual intelligence on the responsibility of dental students of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences in 2023

Spiritual intelligence significantly influences an individual's ethics, behavior, conscience, self-confidence, and integrity, as well as their sense of responsibility in personal, professional, and social contexts. The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of spiritual intelligence on the responsibility of dental students at Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences in 2023.

This descriptive-correlation study was carried out on dental students at Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences in 2023. The Spiritual Intelligence Questionnaire and the Costa and McCar Responsibility Questionnaire were used to examine the students' personality traits. The data were analyzed in SPSS22 software.

The mean total spiritual intelligence score was 13.138, which was at an average level according to the questionnaire. The responsibility score was 41.39. Examining the correlation of spiritual intelligence with the dimensions of responsibility showed that responsibility had a statistically significant relationship with self-awareness and fondness (P=0.05). The scores for the overall thinking and belief dimensions were higher in individuals under 23 years old, and this difference was statistically significant. Moreover, the score of spiritual intelligence was higher in married people than in single ones, and this difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).

The responsibility of students, as future workforce members, can be influenced by spiritual intelligence. This has a greater impact in treatment sectors, leading to better and more desirable service delivery, ultimately enhancing the quality of healthcare services provided to the community and increasing overall satisfaction