Psychosocial Determinants of Resilience among Young Adults in Pakistan

Abstract

This study aimed to focus on a major attribute, resilience, with different psycho-social constructs including emotional intelligence, forgiveness, Locus of Control, and other constructs like parental income, birth order, and number of siblings. Moreover, gender differences were evaluated in emotional intelligence, forgiveness, and Locus of Control. This correlational research applied a purposive sampling approach, and the researchers filled out four self-report questionnaires with an informed consent, from 430 University students of Lahore, Pakistan. Based on 400 valid responses, the first step was to analyze data through SPSS-V25. Outcomes revealed that emotional intelligence and its components, forgiving tendencies including self and others, internal locus of control, birth order and number of sibling were significant predictors of resilience. Interestingly, no gender differences in resilience, self-forgiveness, internal locus of control, interpersonal skills, self-regard, assertiveness, flexibility, and problem-solving skills, were noticed. It is concluded that the current research studied a range of psychosocial factors of resilience in a meaningful way. The study suggests the educationists and health practitioners to identify the specific facets to provide specific interventions, aimed at enabling students to cope with the demands of everyday life through being resilient. However, the study holds a few limitations which should be considered in future studies.