. Tikhe Sham Ganpat; . Sasmita Dash; . Nagendra Hongasandra Ramarao
Volume 4, Issue 2 , May 2014, , Pages 1-3
Abstract
Background: Students need emotional intelligence (EI) for their better academic excellence.There are three important psychological dimensions of EI: Emotional sensitivity (ES), emotionalmaturity ...
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Background: Students need emotional intelligence (EI) for their better academic excellence.There are three important psychological dimensions of EI: Emotional sensitivity (ES), emotionalmaturity (EM) and emotional competency (EC), which motivate students to recognize truthfully,interpret honestly and handle tactfully the dynamics of their behavioral pattern. Objective: Thestudy was designed to assess ES in the students undergoing yoga therapy program in theform of yoga instructor’s course (YIC) module. Materials and Methods: One hundred andeighty four YIC students with 25.77 ± 4.85 years of mean age participated in this study of21 days duration (a single group pre‑post design). The ES data was collected before (pre)and after (post) YIC module using Emotional Quotient test developed by Dr Dalip Singhand Dr N K Chadha. Statistical Analysis: Means, standard deviations, Kolmogorov‑Smirnovtest, and Wilcoxon signed rank test were used for analyzing the data with the help of SPSS16. Results: The data analysis showed 3.63% significant increase (P < 0.01) in ES.Conclusion: The present study suggests that YIC module can result in improvement ofES among university students, thus paving the way for their academic success. Additionalwell‑designed studies are needed before a strong recommendation can be made.