Predictability of Students’ Resiliency by Their Spirituality

Background: Students’ resiliency against educational challenges may be related to their spirituality. Objective: This study intended to examine the relationship between resiliency and spirituality and predict students’ resiliency using their spirituality components. Method: The population is comprised of all male and female undergraduates and graduates who were studying in three universities of Tehran, Iran (2010-2011). There were 200 subjects: 100 males and 100 females (aged 18-27) studying at Al-Zahra University, Allameh Tabataba’i University, and Shahid Beheshti University, randomly selected. Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (2003) and Parsian and Donning Spirituality Scale (2009) were recruited. Results: The findings revealed a positive significant correlation between resiliency and spirituality components. Regression results indicated that students’ spirituality can be a reliable predictor of their resiliency. Conclusion: Students with higher levels of spirituality show greater resiliency.