Predicting the amount of moral intelligence based on positive and negative components of cognitive emotion regulation among students in Kurdistan University 2015-2016

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Assistant Professor Department of Psychology, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran

2 Master of Curriculum Planning, Invited Lecturer of Payame Noor Amol University

Abstract

Moral intelligence is a new concept in the field of science. Present study was aimed to predict the amount of moral intelligence based on positive and negative components of cognitive emotion regulation among students in Kurdistan University in the year 2015-2016. This study was a descriptive study and the statistical population included all Kurdistan university students in the school year 2015-2016. The sample consisted of 213 students by available sampling method. Moral intelligence and cognitive emotion regulation questionnaires were used as data collection instruments. Components of cognitive emotion regulation were considered as predictor variables and moral intelligence as the criterion variable. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that there is a significant positive relationship between moral intelligence and positive cognitive emotion regulation component (p < 0/05 & r= 0/517). Multiple regression analysis results in the level of 0/01 showed that among predictive variables, positive cognitive emotion regulation could explain the moral intelligence. Based on the findings of this research, it can be said that individuals with higher moral intelligence have a positive cognitive emotion regulation. Given that morality is a strategic investment for human collections and forms the precondition for efficient social life therefore, positive emotional regulation strategies can be useful in promoting moral intelligence.

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The Journal of New Thoughts on Education
Volume 14, Issue 2 - Serial Number 48
September 2018
Pages 263-284

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