Comparing Religious, Moral, and Spiritual Intelligence as Correlates and Mediators of Death Anxiety and Life Satisfaction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628217 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Waqar Husain (0000-0003-3047-1834, COMSATS University Islamabad, corresponding author), Aqsa Mariyyam (COMSATS University Islamabad), Eshal Javed (COMSATS University Islamabad), Muhammad Ahmad Husain (COMSATS University Islamabad), Farrukh Ijaz (Fatima Jinnah Women University), Khaled Trabelsi (0000-0003-0207-9819, University of Jordan), Achraf Ammar (0000-0003-0347-8053, University of Sfax), Haitham Jahrami (0000-0001-8990-1320, Arabian Gulf University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 302228261438889-302228261438889 |
| Publication date | 2026-03-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00302228261438889 |
| PMID | 41871330 |
| OpenAlex | W7140120874 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 55 |
Prior research highlights the buffering roles of religion, morality, and spirituality in death anxiety. However, the distinct contributions of religious, moral, and spiritual intelligence remain underexplored. This cross-sectional survey (n = 737; Age = 18-80 years, mean age = 26 years; Females = 62%) examined whether religious, moral, and spiritual intelligence mediate the relationship between death anxiety and life satisfaction, and whether these mediation pathways differ by gender through gender-stratified mediation analyses. Spiritual intelligence was the strongest buffer in death anxiety (B = -1.084, SE = .102, β = -.416, t (733) = -10.670, p < .001) and mediated fully between death anxiety and life satisfaction (indirect effect = -0.120, p < .001, 88.3% mediated). Multi-group mediation confirmed these patterns across genders. These findings highlight the central role of spiritual intelligence in sustaining wellbeing and resilience compared to moral or religious intelligence
Anxiety · Death anxiety · Life satisfaction · Mediation · Spiritual intelligence · Spirituality · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
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| Highly cited | No |