Institute of Psychology, University of Gdańsk, Bażyńskiego 4, 80-309, Gdańsk, Poland.
J Relig Health. 2021 Feb;60(1):500-516. doi: 10.1007/s10943-020-01005-8.
For years, spirituality and finding the meaning of life have been considered essential phenomena in the context of human existence. Zohar introduced the term spiritual intelligence (SI) in 1997, and since that time researchers have been seeking to clarify the concept. Emmons (The psychology of ultimate concerns. Guilford Press, New York, 1999) suggested that SI serves as a potentially significant construct to expand our understanding of the psychological determinants of human functioning. In recent years, several efforts to conceptualize and measure this construct have joined the body of related literature, of which King (Brighter paths to wellbeing: an integrative model of human intelligence and health. Trent University Centre for Health Studies Showcase, pp 12-13, 2008) serves as one notable example. Following, evaluating, and summarizing the theoretical debate regarding the validity of a concept, as it is presented in the literature, has long been understood as a helpful way of extending scholarly dialogue. In this project, I review psychological literature relevant to the debate on the validity of SI as a psychological construct. The literature offers many examples that demonstrate a relation between SI and other phenomena that are important for human functioning-well-being in this. Results of the analysis support theoretical considerations for viewing SI as facilitating the ability to search for the meaning of life and provide directions for future study.
多年来，灵性和寻找生命的意义一直被认为是人类存在背景下的重要现象。泽胡尔（Zohar）在 1997 年引入了“精神智力”（SI）一词，从那时起，研究人员一直在努力阐明这一概念。埃蒙斯（Emmons）在《终极关怀的心理学》（The psychology of ultimate concerns. Guilford Press, New York, 1999）一书中提出，SI 可以作为一个潜在的重要结构，扩展我们对人类功能的心理决定因素的理解。近年来，有几项尝试从概念上和衡量这一结构的努力加入了相关文献，其中金（King）的《走向更幸福的光明之路：人类智力与健康的综合模型》（Brighter paths to wellbeing: an integrative model of human intelligence and health. Trent University Centre for Health Studies Showcase, pp 12-13, 2008）是一个值得注意的例子。长期以来，评估和总结文献中提出的概念有效性的理论争论，一直被认为是扩展学术对话的有益方式。在这个项目中，我回顾了与 SI 作为一种心理结构的有效性争论相关的心理学文献。文献提供了许多例子，表明 SI 与对人类功能（幸福感）很重要的其他现象之间存在关系。分析结果支持将 SI 视为促进寻找生命意义的能力的理论考虑，并为未来的研究提供了方向。
