Effect of Emotional Intelligence on Resilience among University Students at Undergraduate Level

Abstract

This study was an attempt to explore the effect of emotional intelligence on resilience among undergraduate students. As the study was quantitative in nature, casual comparative research design was used. The population of the study was undergraduate students in the education department of the public and private universities in Lahore. Total population was 2688 students, 802 from private and 1886 from public universities. Sample of 538 respondents was selected by using stratified random sampling technique. The strata were formed on the basis of nature of the institution (public vs. private). The instrument consisted of three parts: first part comprised of demographic information (gender, institute type, name of the university). The second part consisted of Emotional Intelligence Scale, develop by Schutte (1998), which contained 33 items. The third part consisted of Resilience Scale develop by Wagnild and Young, (1993), that contains 25 items. Data was collected individually from participants through questionnaire by survey method. Multiple regression analysis was used to examine the effect between variables. An independent t-test was applied to determine the difference between the two groups such as public vs. private and male vs. female. Results showed that emotional intelligence has a significant effect on resilience. It was recommended to develop educational programs that helps youth improve their emotional intelligence and resilience.