Wisdom in relation to personality, intelligence and perceived family environment

Pages: 368-373
Jagjeet Sandhu and Umed Singh (Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra, Haryana)

The present study was designed to examine the relationship of wisdom with intelligence, personality and perceived family environment among college students For the realization of the research objective, 153 college students were selected from various colleges of Karnal, Kurukshetra and Kaithal districts of Haryana, and were tested on 3D-wisdom scale, Raven’s Progressive Matrics Test, Hindi Version of Hundal General Mental Ability Test and NEO-FFI. Obtained data were analyzed by using Descriptive Statistics, Pearson’s Correlations and Factor Analysis. Results revealed wisdom to have significant positive relationship with crystallized intelligence, emotional stability, openness to new experiences conscientiousness, intellectual-cultural orientation, and organization.