Resilience in individuals: intellectual characteristics as predictors
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Introduction. Resilience, defined as the capacity to maintain stability in the face of life challenges, inherently encompasses cognitive and intellectual components. Despite its significance, the role of intellectual characteristics as predictors of resilience remains underexplored. This study aims to provide both theoretical and empirical evidencefor the predictive power of intellectual characteristics in relation to human resilience. Aims: to investigate the extent to which intellectual characteristics serve as predictors of resilience. Materials and methods: the study sample consisted of university students. A comprehensive battery of psychometric instruments was employed, including Raven's Progressive Matrices, the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking, F. Williams' Creativity Assessment Packet, J. Guilford's Social Intelligence Test, D.V. Lyusin's Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (EmIn), E.A. Rylskaya's Human Resilience Test, G. Schraw and R. Dennison's Metacognitive Awareness Inventory, and the Rational-Experiential Inventory (REI) by S. Epstein and R. Pacini. Results. Predictive models were constructed for four resilience indicators, of which two demonstratedsignificant predictive power. The resilience indicators “adaptive abilities” and “mindfulness” were predicted by IQ, emotional intelligence, experiential thinking style, and metacognitive awareness. Conclusion. The study identified predictors for two of the four resilience indicators examined. Adaptive abilities were influenced by metacognitive engagement, while mindfulness was associated with emotional intelligence and metacognitive awareness. The exclusion of IQ from the regression models suggests a nuanced relationship that extends beyond the scope of this research
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