en روان شناسی تکاملی Evolutionary Psychology پژوهشي Original <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#3300ff;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:normal"><span lang="EN"><span new="" roman="" times="">The aim of this study was to investigate the role of subjective vitality in predicting the emotional adjustment and resilience of the defenders of the shrine. This study employed a descriptive correlational design. The statistical population consisted of all defenders of the shrine in Karaj during the years 1400&ndash;1401. A sample of 100 defenders was selected from the target population using random sampling. Participants completed three questionnaires: the Subjective Vitality Scale by Ryan and Frederick (1997), the Psychological Resilience Scale by Connor and Davidson (2003), and the Emotional Adjustment Scale by Rabie et al. (2007). The collected data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and regression analysis. The findings showed a significant positive relationship between subjective vitality and emotional adjustment among the defenders of the shrine. In addition, a significant positive relationship was found between subjective vitality and psychological resilience. The results also indicated that subjective vitality can predict emotional adjustment and psychological resilience among the defenders of the shrine.</span></span></span>&nbsp;</span></span></span></div> Subjective vitality, Emotional adjustment, Psychological resilience 656 665 http://ieepj.hormozgan.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1201-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Akram Dehghandar dehghandara@iau.ac.ir 100319475328460012517 100319475328460012517 No M.A. Student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran Maryam Mashayekh m.mashayekh@kiau.ac.ir 100319475328460012518 100319475328460012518 Yes Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran