Document Type : Original Article
Authors
(S-VYASA) University, Bangalore, India
Abstract
Background: Students need emotional intelligence (EI) for their better academic excellence.
There are three important psychological dimensions of EI: Emotional sensitivity (ES), emotional
maturity (EM) and emotional competency (EC), which motivate students to recognize truthfully,
interpret honestly and handle tactfully the dynamics of their behavioral pattern. Objective: The
study was designed to assess ES in the students undergoing yoga therapy program in the
form of yoga instructor’s course (YIC) module. Materials and Methods: One hundred and
eighty four YIC students with 25.77 ± 4.85 years of mean age participated in this study of
21 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 Singh
and Dr N K Chadha. Statistical Analysis: Means, standard deviations, Kolmogorov‑Smirnov
test, and Wilcoxon signed rank test were used for analyzing the data with the help of SPSS
16. 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 of
ES among university students, thus paving the way for their academic success. Additional
well‑designed studies are needed before a strong recommendation can be made.
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