The Role ofMeta-cognitive Beliefs and Emotional Intelligence in Predicting Social Adjustment in the Blind andits Comparison with Normal people

This study aimed to investigate the role of meta-cognitive beliefs and emotional intelligence in predicting social adjustment in blind peopleand its comparison with normal individuals. The research method was causal comparative and the statistical populations were all the blind persons who were the members of Ardabil Blindness Association in the first 6 months of 2013 and the ordinary people in the age range 20 to40that had no disabilities. 80 subjects (50 percent blind persons and 50 percent normal people) were chosen with available sampling method and the data were gathered using Meta-Cognition Questionnaire، Emotional Intelligence Index and Adjustment Index، and they were analyzed by chi-square، ANOVA and multivariate regression. The results showed that there were significant differences between blind persons and normal people with respect to some variables such as self-awareness، self-management، social awareness and cognitive self-awareness. The emotional intelligence of the blind subjects was higher than normal subjects (p<0. 05). Regression analysis showed that the related models about the prediction of social adjustment based on emotional intelligence components and meta-cognitive components were significant in the blind persons (p<0. 01)، but they were not significant in normal subjects (p>0. 05). 20percent of the total variance of social adjustment in the blind persons was explained by emotional intelligence and meta-cognitive beliefs. These results have applications for the prevention of social and psychological dysfunctions and are usable in rehabilitation for blind people.