Samaneh Fakhrian - M.A. in General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Neyshabur Branch, Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur, Iran
Mustafa Bolghan-Abadi - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur Branch, Neyshabur, Iran.

Background: Nurses are among the individuals who are under various forms of stress and physical and psychological harm due to the nature of their occupation. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of self-compassion in the relationship between spiritual intelligence and hope in female nurses. Methods: The method of the current research was descriptive-correlational. In this research, ۱۸۳ female nurses of Neyshabur hospitals were selected by convenience sampling method in ۲۰۱۹. Participants completed King’s Spiritual Intelligence Questionnaire (۲۰۰۸), Snyder’s Hope Questionnaire (۲۰۰۰), and Neff’s Self-Compassion Scale (۲۰۰۳). The data were analyzed using SPSS software version ۲۴, descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, frequency, and frequency percentage), path analysis method, and Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: The mean (SD) age of participants was ۳۵.۲۲(۵.۹۱) years. Spiritual intelligence and self-compassion were predictors of hope in female nurses (p<۰.۰۰۵). Overall, the results showed that self-compassion had a mediating role in the relationship between spiritual intelligence and hope in female nurses (p<۰.۰۵). Conclusion: According to the findings, it seems that individuals who have high spiritual intelligence feel self-compassion and therefore are more hopeful.

self-compassion, spiritual intelligence, hope, female nurses