Spiritual Intelligence, Resilience, and Life Satisfaction among Youth in the Border Belt of R.S. Pura: A Correlational Study

Abstract

Youth residing in border regions often experience distinguishing socio-psychological challenges that includes exposure to uncertainty, stress, and limited progressive prospects, which can adversely influence their wellbeing and life satisfaction. Positive psychological constructs such as spiritual intelligence and resilience play an important role in helping individuals to manage efficiently and maintain psychological balance. Spiritual intelligence, which involves the capacity to derive the meaning, purpose, and inner strength is progressively recognized as a significant component of overall wellbeing. The present descriptive correlational study aimed to examine the relationship between spiritual intelligence, resilience, and life satisfaction among youth in the border belt of R.S. Pura of Jammu distric. A sample of 100 youth (aged 18–29 years) was selected by using purposive sampling. Data were collected through Indian-adapted tools including the Spiritual Intelligence Scale (King, 2008; Indian adaptation), the Brief Resilience Scale (Smith et al., 2008; Indian adaptation), and the Life Satisfaction Scale (Singh & Joseph, 2010). Descriptive statistics were used to describe the variables and the Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient was applied to analyze the relationships among them. The findings indicated that spiritual intelligence was positively and significantly correlated with resilience (r = .50, p < .001) and life satisfaction (r = .58, p < .001). Resilience showed a significant positive relationship with life satisfaction (r = .45, p < .001). These results suggest that higher spiritual intelligence is associated with stronger resilience and greater life satisfaction among youth in border areas. The study findings revealed that spiritual intelligence aids as an important psychological resource in enhancing resilience and promoting life satisfaction. The findings also highlight the need to integrate spiritual and value-based interventions along with resilience-building strategies in youth development programs, particularly in border regions.