The predictive role of psychological capital, psychological hardiness and spiritual intelligence in students’ psychological well-being

The psychological well-being refers to the experienced quality of life and reflects the favorable psychological performance and experience. People evaluate their life as good or bad; the evaluation provides people with a sense of achieving the full potential of personal psychology results in psychological well-being. This study was conducted to examine the psychological capital, psychological hardiness, and spiritual intelligence as predictors of students’ psychological well-being. The samples included 377 students. In this regard, three colleges were selected from each university as clusters, and then, a scale was given to 50 students of each college. The data were collected using Ryff’s psychological well-being scale, Lutanz’s psychological capital questionnaire, Kobassa’s personal views survey questionnaire, and King’s spiritual intelligence self-report inventory. The data were analyzed using simultaneous multivariable regression analysis. The results showed that the psychological capital, psychological hardiness, and spiritual intelligence predicted 58.8% of changes in students’ psychological well-being. The psychological capital, psychological hardiness, and spiritual intelligence predicted changes in students’ psychological well-being, and psychotherapists can improve students’ well-being through manipulating these three factors.