DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2018.v06i04.018

Pages: 906-909

The main objective of the study is to understand and explore the relationship between Altruism and Emotional, Social and Spiritual Intelligence amongst youth and also to identify the best predictor variables of Altruism (criterion variable) among sample population. Altruism is a motivational behavior that is aimed at benefitting another person and can be motivated by personal egotism, or it can be promoted by "pure" emphasis on desire to benefit another person, irrespective of personal gain. For this purpose a sample of 377 youths was chosen from the reputed colleges of Jaipur city, on the basis of purposive sampling method. For the collection of raw data psychological standardized tests were used viz. The Pro-social Personality Battery, Wong and law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS), The Tromso Social intelligence Test and The Spiritual Intelligence Self Report Inventory (SISRI-24). The correlational analysis revealed significantly positive correlation between Altruism and Emotional, Social and Spiritual intelligence amongst youth. The Regression analysis unveiled that Others’ Emotion Appraisal, Regulation of Emotions, and Social Awareness. Personal Meaning Production and Transcendental Awareness exert a positive impact and are the best predictors of Altruism.