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Introduction: Social and moral intelligence in university settings stimulates students’ adaptation in the university and affect their academic performance. The aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between social and moral intelligence with students’ academic performance. Methods: This descriptive correlational study was carried out on 333 medical students of Islamic Azad Universities and State universities of Bonab and Maragheh, Iran in 2015. Samples were selected through a cluster sampling in several phases. Data were collected using Farsi versions of Thet’s social intelligence questionnaire as well as Lennick & Kiel’s moral intelligence. Data was analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis. Results: Positive and direct correlation was observed between students’ academic performance and social intelligence (R=0. 394, P=0. 00), a compassion subscale of moral intelligence (r=0. 320, P=0. 00), a responsibility subscale of moral intelligence (R=0. 243, P=0. 00), a forgiveness subscale of moral intelligence (r=0. 436, P=0. 00), and honesty subscale of moral intelligence (r=0. 263, P=0. 00). The results of multivariate correlation coefficient showed that variable of social intelligence and the subscales of moral intelligence may partially (41.3%). Conclusion: According to the direct correlation of academic performance with social intelligence and subscales of moral intelligence, it seems that social and moral intelligence causes an increase in the students’ academic performance.

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Introduction: Moral intelligence and altruism are the most effective factors on human behavior and it can have be the basic role in expanding of patient rights. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between moral intelligence and altruism with nurses' attitude to the rights of patients. Method: This is a descriptive-correlational study carried out with 200 nurses in western Azerbaijan in 2015. Kiel and Lennik moral intelligence scale, Carlo and et al altruism scale and Hoshmand and et al rights questionnaire have been used for data collection. Results: The results of this study indicated that there was a positive relationship between nurses attitude of patients’ rights with altruism (r=0.447), subscale honesty (r=0.234), subscale responsibility(r=0.459), subscale forgiveness (r=0.646) and subscale compassion (r=0.518) of moral intelligence. That was significant at p<0.05 level. The results of multi-variable correlation coefficient with enter method indicated subscale of moral intelligence and altruism variable has role in explaining nurses’ attitude of patients’ rights ( %58.8). Conclusion: the results indicated the subscales of moral intelligence and altruism variable has have role in explaining nurses attitude of rights of patients. Thus, it seems that the growth of the moral intelligence and altruism increases the nurses’ attitude to the rights of patients.