Can EmotionalIntelligence be enhanced by working on ‘Meaning in life’?

Pages: 462-465
Jasbirkaur Thadhani (Mehrizm Foundation Ahmedabad, Gujarat)

The current research aims to study if Emotional Intelligence can be enhanced by working on ‘Meaning In Life’. 35 male engineering students aged 18 to 22 years were taken as participants.The study was pre- and post-approach. Logo therapy and Self-Reflective Process was implemented to evaluate the impact of application. The participants were explained the process at the beginning. They were given Emotional Intelligence Scale (Situational) by Srinivasan & K Murugan. This test measures Emotional intelligence of age 18 years above population.Logo Therapy was implemented to enhance the Emotional Quotient. There was a significant difference in overall score of Emotional Quotient and there was significant difference in each area of Emotional Quotients’ sub factors. The Mean was 22.77 and SD was 4.65. The pre-test and post-test Assessment score indicate significant t test difference in the paired sample, which confirms the effect of intervention.