The Emotional Intelligence and Resilience among Emerging Adults After a Romantic Breakup in Petisah Tengah

Yesika Armadani (Faculty of Psychology, Prima Indonesia University, North Sumatra)
Audrey Kikania (Faculty of Psychology, Prima Indonesia University, North Sumatra)
Reihan Kirana Zahrani (Faculty of Psychology, Prima Indonesia University, North Sumatra)
Nurgea Artha Meilani Nasution (Faculty of Psychology, Prima Indonesia University, North Sumatra)
Achmad Irvan Dwi Putra (PUI Family Mental Health Center Faculty of Psychology, Prima Indonesia University)
Winida Marpaung (Faculty of Psychology, Prima Indonesia University, North Sumatra)

Indonesian Journal of Islamic Psychology
Vol. 8 No. 2 (2026)

This investigation was orchestrated to empirically examine the relational dynamics between emotional intelligence and resilience in early adults after a breakup. The research sample amounted to 289 people who were early adult individuals who lived in Petisah Tengah and had a breakup experience, and were selected through purposive sampling. The instruments employed encompassed 23 items of the emotional intelligence scale and 36 items of the resilience scale. Data analysis was performed utilizing the Pearson Product-Moment correlation technique. The findings unveil a robust and statistically significant positive association between emotional intelligence and resilience, with a correlation coefficient of 0.674 and a p-value of 0.000 (p < 0.05). These results imply that elevated emotional intelligence is intricately linked with heightened resilience capacities, suggesting a reciprocal interplay between the two instruments.