Impact of Spiritual Intelligence on Resilience among Employed Women

Abstract

Spiritual Intelligence is the way to express these innate spiritual qualities through our thoughts, attitudes and behaviour. Being spiritual intelligence means to dissolve the ego within us, reflection of virtuous behaviour ,get connected to inner and outer world .To see everything human being as soul/spirit, going beyond the bounds of self and making an impact on the overall well-being and development of society, to achieve the welfare of the people, society and nation .When under strain the ability to remain adaptive and re-orientate to the new situation is the essence of resilience in relation to human behaviour. Attributes attached to resilience include self-reliance, high self efficacy, flexibility, finding meaning and purpose in life, proactive approach and control on emotions as well. Resilience is learned from previous adversity experienced by an individual; it is like a muscle that can be built up over time. The present study was conducted to see the impact of spiritual intelligence on resilience among employed women. For this purpose, 150 employed women were taken from Urban Patna. The sample was collected by incidental sampling method. The spiritual-intelligence was assessed with the spiritual intelligence scale Scale developed by Roquiya Zainnudin and Anjum Ahmad, Resilience Scale by Shruti narain and Vijay Laxmi. Linear Regression analysis revealed that spiritual-intelligence predicts resilience among employed women in a significant way.