This study was conducted to figure out the relationship of traumatic experience, post-traumatic growth, ego-resilience, and emotional intelligence among 341 adult men and women in their 20s and 60s living in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, and Incheon. The questionnaire consisted of Trauma Experience Questionnaire, posttraumatic growth inventory (PTGI), Ego-Resilience and Emotional Intelligence. After conducting the survey, the results were analyzed. The research results are as follows. First, Sufferings during trauma and recent sufferings showed differences depending on the age. Moreover, differences are existed between total factor of post-traumatic growth and sub-variables of post-traumatic growth, which are consisted of new possibilities, relating to others, personal strength, appreciation of life and spiritual change. Second, sufferings during trauma was positively correlated with recent sufferings, total post-traumatic growth, total ego-resilience, and empathy, which are sub-variables of emotional intelligence. Recent suffering has shown negative relationship with relating to others, behavioral and emotional control, which are sub-variables of self-resilience, and emotional perception, emotional expression, emotional control, which are sub-variables of emotional intelligence. Third, the suffering of traumatic experience was divided into the suffering during trauma and the recent suffering, and the effects was examined about post-traumatic growth. Mediated effect between ego-resilience and emotional intelligence showed full mediating effects. A complete mediating effect between recent suffering and post-traumatic growth was were found among relating to others, behavioral and emotional control, which are sub-variables of ego-resilience, emotional perception, emotional expression, emotional control, which are sub-variables of emotional intelligence. Based on the results of this study, discussions and suggestions were added.