Abstract
The present study aimed to examine the relationship among emotional intelligence, spiritual in- telligence and resilience of students at University of Zabol. This was a descriptive study using a survey method. The statistical population of the current study included all students at University of Zabol. Research instruments contained the Adult Resilience Scale developed by Hjemdal et al. (1), the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire designed by Petrides and Farnham (2), and Spiritual Intelligence Inventory developed by King (3). The sample included 354 university stu- dents (188 females and 166 males) studying at University of Zabol in the academic year 2014- 2015, selected through applying simple random sampling method. Data were analyzed in both de- scriptive (frequency distribution, frequency, and charts) and inferential levels (Pearson correla- tion coefficient and independent t-test). Results indicated that there was a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and spiritual intelligence. Moreover, resilience was significantly and positively correlated with emotional intelligence and spiritual intelligence. Additionally, no significant difference was found between the overall resilience of male and female students.
Highlights
Resilience is one of the main issues raised in positive psychology
Results indicated that there was a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and spiritual intelligence
Since the relationship among emotional intelligence, spiritual intelligence and resilience was not examined in any other study; the current study aimed to investigate the simultaneous impacts of emotional intelligence and spiritual intelligence on resilience
Summary
Resilience is one of the main issues raised in positive psychology. How to cite this paper: Keshtegar, M. and Jenaabadi, H. Rutter [5] asserted that resilience involved the interaction between risk factors and protective factors. Risk factors are defined as conditions or events that may lead to adverse outcomes. In this regard, poor socio-economic conditions, widespread social pathologies or parents’ divorce are commonly considered as risk factors. Protective factors, on the other hand, are defined as events or circumstances which keep an individual safe against traumas. Emotional intelligence is another issue that is raised in positive psychology. Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand and manage one’s own and others’ emotions and apply these emotions to guide thinking and behavior
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