examining the status of work adjustment and resilience and their relationship with moral and emotional intelligence: evidence from nurses’ perspectives

Introduction: work adjustment and resilience are two crucial components for providingquality services to nurses, which are influenced by various factors. this study aimed to examinethe status of work adjustment and resilience and their relationship with moral intelligenceand emotional intelligence among nurses working in educational treatment hospitals of jiroftuniversity of medical sciences in iran.methods: this cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was conducted in 2024 atteaching hospitals affiliated with jiroft university of medical sciences. using the stratifiedsampling method and determining the appropriate sample size, 385 nurses were selectedfor the study. data were collected using established instruments, specifically the bradberry-greaves questionnaire for emotional intelligence, the kiel and lenik questionnaire for moralintelligence, the conker-davidson questionnaire for resilience, and the dawis and lofquistquestionnaire for work adjustment. data were analyzed using t-test, anova, pearsoncorrelation coefficient, and multiple linear regression using spss software version 23.results: the mean scores of the nurses’ emotional intelligence, moral intelligence, resilience,and work adjustment were 88.54±8.31 (out of 168), 75.67±8.24 (out of 100), 67.28±6.57 (outof 125) and 98.75±8.25 (out of 175), respectively. a statistically significant positive correlationwas observed between work adjustment and emotional intelligence (p<0.001, r=0.685) andmoral intelligence (p=0.002, r=0.562), as well as between resilience and emotional intelligence(p<0.001, r=0.632) and moral intelligence (p=0.003, r=0.449). according to the results ofmultiple linear regression, components of emotional intelligence and moral intelligence,including self-awareness, self-management, accountability, compassion, forgiveness, socialawareness, honesty, and relationship management, were identified as predictors of workadjustment and resilience among nurses (p<0.05).conclusion: this study highlights the significant relationships between work adjustmentand resilience with emotional and moral intelligence among nurses. the findings indicatethat specific components of emotional intelligence, such as self-awareness and relationshipmanagement, along with aspects of moral intelligence, including accountability and compassion,serve as important predictors of work adjustment and resilience. therefore, nursing plannersand managers need to incorporate training in these areas into continuing education programs,as this could enhance nurses’ capabilities and ultimately improve the quality of patient care.