Indian Journal of Positive Psychology

Renuka Joshi ¹, Kanchan Yadav ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, D.A.V. (PG) College, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, IN

Abstract

The present study was conducted to determine the gender difference on Emotional Competence in reference to CBT intervention among individuals with depression. Probability sampling technique was used and the sample was chosen by stratified random sampling method. A total sample of 200 subjects within the age-range of 18-40 years were selected, using Anxiety, depression and stress scale developed by Pallavi Bhatnagar (2011). Out of which 100 males and 100 females were subjected to CBT intervention based on REBT model. Emotional competence scale developed by Sharma and Bhardwaj (2007) was employed to measure emotional competence and its dimensions before and after CBT intervention. Results indicated that the significant difference between pre and post CBT intervention on the level of depression of both male and female subjects was found.

Keywords

CBT, Emotional Competence, Type a and Type B.

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Renuka Joshi ¹, Kanchan Yadav ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, D.A.V. (PG) College, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, IN

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to investigate the Emotional competence and behavioural deviance of adolescents in relation to anxiety. Total sample consisist of 100 school going boys and girls of Dehradun city, in the age range of 13-18 years. The 2x2 factorial design was used where two levels of anxiety was matched with two levels of sex. Stratified random sampling was used for sample selection. Anxiety scale developed by Sinha (1955) was used to assess the anxiety levels of the subjects. Emotional competence scale developed by Sharma and Bhardwaj (1995-2007) was used to measure the emotional competence and Behavioural deviance scale developed by Chauhan and Saroj Aurora (1989) was used to measure the Behavioural deviance of the subjects. Results suggested that high and low anxiety group differ significantly on adequate depth of feeling, adequate expression and control of emotions, and enhancement of positive emotions. The high and low anxiety subjects also showed significant difference on withdrawing deviance and rebellion deviance, the two dimensions of behavioural deviance. Significant gender difference was also found on adequate depth of feeling, enhancement of positive emotions, total behavioural deviance, withdrawing deviance, and rebellion deviance.

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