Adaptability, Resilience, and Emotional Intelligence among Police Trainees in National Police Training Center

This quantitative descriptive-correlational study assessed the levels of adaptability, resilience, and emotional intelligence among police trainees of the Public Safety Basic Recruit Course (PSBRC) 2024-01 at the National Headquarters/National Support Unit Police Training Center (NHQ-NSUs PTC) under the Philippine National Police (PNP). A total of 169 trainees participated in the survey using standardized instruments: the Individual Adaptability Measure (I-ADAPT-M), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-25), and Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS).

Adaptability, Resilience, Emotional Intelligence, Police Students/Trainees

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