The relationship between Spiritual Intelligence and Aggression among Young Adults of Ladakh

Abstract

The research aimed at finding out the relationship between spiritual intelligence and aggression among young adults (18-29 years) living in Ladakh, India. A total of 115 participants were taken by convenience sampling who answered a questionnaire based on four subcomponents of critical existential thinking (CET), personal meaning production (PMP), transcendental awareness (TA) and conscious state expansion (CSE), as well as aggression itself measured through Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Inventory (SISRI-24) and Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ). The study was carried out using multi-stage procedure where descriptive statistics were used to describe central tendency and variability in scores on spiritual intel- ligence as well as aggression. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated for relationships between sub-scales measuring spiritual intelligence and aggressive behavior while hierarchical multiple regressions analysis was employed to explore further relationship between variables under investigation. The findings revealed a statistically significant negative correlation be- tween overall spiritual intelligence and aggression, indicating that higher spiritual intelligence scores are associated with lower aggression levels. Further analysis of spiritual intelligence subcomponents showed a negative correlation between CET and aggression, suggesting that critical reflection on life's meaning is linked to reduced aggression. However, no significant correlations were found for PMP, TA, or CSE. The study acknowledges limitations such as sample size and age range, highlighting the need for further research with larger and more diverse samples. Future studies could also explore additional factors influencing the relation- ship between Spiritual Intelligence and aggression.