SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE AND RESILIENCE AMONG ADOLESCENTS

The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship of spiritual intelligence and Resilience among Adolescents. Spiritual intelligence is understanding of the inner self and the feeling of connectedness with a supreme self. Resilience is the ability to bounce back from stressful and adverse situations. A correlational design with purposive sampling was opted for the study. The study consisted of 60 adolescents aged between 12 and 16 years residing in Bangalore. The sample were administered Spiritual Intelligence Questionnaire by Abdollahzadeh (2009) and Resilience scale. The responses were scored adequately and results analyzed using Correlation (’r’) test to analyze the relationship of spiritual intelligence and Resilience among Adolescents. The results indicated that there was a significant positive correlation between spiritual intelligence and Resilience. The results are discussed in detail also in reference with other studies and implications of the study are highlighted.