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Adversity Quotient is the capacity of the person to deal with the adversities of his life. It is the ability of the person to bounce back and deal with the situation in his or her own way as not everyone deals with adversity in the same way. The study was aimed at studying the relationship between Adversity Quotient and Job satisfaction among the managers of textile industry and also to study the differences in the research variables among different demographic groups. Fifty five managers working in Textile industry participated in the study. Questionnaires were administered to assess adversity quotient and job satisfaction among the managers. The collected data was analyzed with various statistical tools. A high level of adversity quotient and job satisfaction was observed among the respondents of 50-60 years age group, and among the female respondents. Significant differences in Reach and Endurance dimensions of AQ were observed among the respondents of different age groups. Significant differences in Ownership, Reach, Endurance dimensions, and also Adversity Quotient were observed among the respondents of different income groups. A significant correlation between Adversity Quotient and Job satisfaction was observed. Approximately seventeen per cent of the variance of job satisfaction was explained by Adversity Quotient.
Key Words: Adversity Quotient, Control, Endurance, Job satisfaction, Ownership and Reach.
I. Introduction
In today's world, the most common thing a person faces in his life is adversity. Adversity here means the difficulties one has to face in the day to day life. Hence it is very important for one to know how to face these adversities and respond to them. Every person has his or her own level of tackling these adversities. This level is what is called as the Adversity Quotient (AQ). As defined by Paul Stoltz, Adversity Quotient is "the capacity of the person to deal with the adversities of his life. As such, it is the science of human resilience". It is the ability of the person to bounce back and deal with the situation in his or her own way as not everyone deals with adversity in the same way. Each one has his or her own way to deal with it. There are lots of studies which are devoted to the areas of Intelligence...