The effect of spiritual intelligence training on the self-concept of secondary schools female students

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of spiritual intelligence training on the self-concept of highschool female students. According to the nature and objectives of the study, this study was carried out using a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test with the control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of all female students in district 1 in Karaj (2325 people (. Using convenience sampling method, 40 students were selected as sample and placed in experimental and control group. To collection data, the king's Spiritual Intelligence Questionnaire and Dolatabadi's Self-concept Questionnaire were used. For data analysis, covariance analysis test was applied. The results showed that spiritual intelligence training has a significant effect on physical, educational, rational and temperament dimensions of students' self-concept and has not a significant effect on ethical and social dimensions. As a result, it can be said that spiritual intelligence has an impact on students' self-concept, and paying attention to spiritual intelligence in the curriculum will help students to formulate and improve positive self-concept.