The relationship between emotional intelligence and resilience in students at university of social welfare science and rehabilitation

The aim of the present study was to examine relationship between emotional intelligence and resilience in students at university of social welfare science and rehabilitation. 100 students resident in bedroom participated in this correlational study. Modified Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale (MSEIS) and Coonor-Davidson Resilience Scale(CDRIS) were applied to assess variables. Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation and multiple regressions. This study revealed significant associations among emotional intelligence factors and resilience(p<0/01). Results of multiple regression showed that the emotional intelligence factors can Predict respectively 41% of the resilience variance (p<0/0001). The more the emotional intelligence are higher and favorable, the more probability that students becomes resilient in the face of adversity.