EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS (FIELD STUDY AT EL OUED UNIVERSITY – ALGERIA)

Abstract

This study aims to examine the relationship between emotional intelligence and psychological resilience among university students, and to determine whether there are differences among the sample individuals in psychological resilience that can be attributed to gender (male/female) and academic level. The study was conducted on a sample of students from El Oued University – Algeria, consisting of 91 students (38 males and 53 females).

Two scales were used in the study to collect the necessary data: the Emotional Intelligence Scale developed by (Schutte et al., 1998), and the Psychological Resilience Scale developed by (Salem bin Saleh bin Saif Al-Azri).

The data were statistically analyzed using the SPSS software, and the results were as follows:

• University students have a high level of psychological resilience.
• There is a statistically significant correlational relationship between emotional intelligence and psychological resilience among university students.
• There are no statistically significant differences in psychological resilience based on the gender variable (males – females).
• There are no statistically significant differences in psychological resilience based on the academic level variable.