Predicting the Problem-Solving Styles based on the Cognitive, Emotional, and Spiritual Intelligence among Iranian Adults

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Department of Psychology, Humanistic Psychology, Arak University, Arak, Iran

2 Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo - SUNY, Buffalo, NY

10.22108/cbs.2024.141234.1896

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the contribution of Cognitive, Emotional, and Spiritual intelligence in explaining Problem-solving styles. To this, 544 Iranian adults (14-80 years; 261 females and 283 males), were selected through the cluster sampling method and asked to answer the Cassidy and Long Problem-solving Questionnaire (1985), Raven’s Progressive Matrices IQ Test, Bradbury-Greaves Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (2005) and Sohrabi and Naseri Spiritual Intelligence Questionnaire (2012). Considering that the growth and formation of spiritual intelligence start of adolescence and will accompany a person until the end of his life, the sample of this research was selected from adolescence to adulthood. For data analysis, simultaneous multivariate regression was used and the results showed that EQ and SQ were able to significantly predict the adaptive Problem-solving style (including creative problem solving, confidence, and approach), IQ, EQ, and SQ were able to predict substantially the non-adaptive Problem-solving style (including helplessness, control, and avoidance). It seems that each person is more successful in solving some problems due to the extent to which he/she uses different intelligence.

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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 09 September 2024
  • Receive Date: 20 April 2024
  • Revise Date: 21 August 2024
  • Accept Date: 09 September 2024