Impact of Self Management of Excessive Tension on Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Competence

Abstract

Objective: Previous studies have shown the positive impact of Self Management Of newlineExcessive Tension (SMET) on Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Emotional Competence (EC). newlineThe present study aims to explore the impact of SMET training on manager s psychoemotional newlinehealth benefits, mood state, personality growth, and self-esteem. newlineMethods: Eighty ONGC participants underwent the 5 days intense residential SMET training newlineprograms in the campus at Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA). newlineThe participants were assessed before and after the training by using five self reported newlinepsychological questionnaires: Vedic Personality Inventory (VPI), Penn State Worry, Profile newlineof Mood State (POMS), Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) and Rosenberg newlineSelf-esteem Scale. newlineResults: The results showed that there were significant improvements in sub-scale of Vedic newlinePersonality Inventory (VPI), Penn State Worry, and five negative sub-scale of Profile of newlineMood State (POMS), sub-scale of Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), and newlineRosenberg Self-esteem Scale. newlineConclusions: SMET program had enhanced the psycho-emotional well-being of ONGC newlineparticipants in a residential set up free from any work related stress, showing SMET is a very newlinepowerful tool, of lesser investments (time, money, and resources). Hence S-VYASA newlinerecommends that SMET practice introduction in industrial commercial setups to ensure better newlinepsycho-emotional health of managers and to prevent work place stress affecting them newlineadversely. newline