RELATIONSHIP OF SPIRITUAL VALUES WITH COGNITIVE CAPABILITIES, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: SCHOOL TYPE INFLUENCES

The present study was undertaken to find out the relationship of spiritual values with cognitive capabilities, emotional intelligence and academic achievement of adolescents and influence of school type. A sample of 82 students from different Government and private schools in Hamirpr district of Himachal Pradesh was taken. Spiritual values were assessed with the help of Spiritual Values Scale by Nazam, Hussain, and Khan(2015), cognitive abilities were assessed by Cognitive Capabilities Test (prepared by the researcher), emotional intelligence was assessed with the help of Emotional Intelligence Scale developed by Singh and Narain (2014). Academic achievement scores were taken from the school records. The results revealed that there exists a significant relationship between spiritual values and memory, executive function and creativity dimensions of cognitive capabilities; understanding motivation, and empathy dimensions of emotional intelligence; and academic achievement. In addition to this significant differences were reported in academic achievement of Government and private school students. Private school students were reported to have better academic achievement than Government school students. While no differences were reported in Government and private school students on the variables cognitive capabilities and emotional intelligence.