<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <article key="pdf/10003981" mdate="2016-02-05 00:00:00"> <author>Mustafa Jahanara</author> <title>The Relationship of Emotional Intelligence, Perceived Stress, Religious Coping with Psychological Distress among Afghan Students</title> <pages>3170 - 3173</pages> <year>2014</year> <volume>8</volume> <number>9</number> <journal>International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences</journal> <ee>https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10003981</ee> <url>https://publications.waset.org/vol/93</url> <publisher>World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology</publisher> <abstract>The aim of present research was to study of the relationship between emotional intelligence, perceived stress, positive religious coping with psychological distress to in a sample of undergraduate students in Polytechnic University in Kabul. One hundred and fiftytow students (102 male, 50 female) were included in this study. All participants completed the Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ 12), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS10), and the Brief RCOPE. The results revealed that EI was negatively associated with perceived stress and psychological distress. Also emotional intelligence was positively correlated with positive religious coping. Perceived stress was positive related with psychological distress and negatively correlated with positive religious coping. Eventually positive religious coping was significantly and negatively correlated with psychological distress. However, emotional intelligence and positive religious coping could influence on mental health.</abstract> <index>Open Science Index 93, 2014</index> </article>