RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF PERCEIVED INSOMNIA AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AMONG PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS

Amala Babila B; Dr.Neha Singh Mandade; Manasi shashikant Lad

Volume : VII, Issue : II, February - 2018

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF PERCEIVED INSOMNIA AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AMONG PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS

Amala Babila B, Dr. Neha Singh Mandade, Manasi Shashikant Lad

Abstract :

Anxiety and Insomnia are major problem of physiotherapy students.¹Sleep plays a very important role in a human being’s health. Study showed that sleep deprived students performed worse on attention, memory, emotional intelligence, problem–solving tasks.²

Materials and Methods: A descriptive correlation research design was conducted among 300 Physiotherapy students aged between 18–30 years from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam College of Physiotherapy, PIMS, Loni by using Insomnia Severity Index and Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire as outcome measures.

RESULTS: Male Physiotherapy students had more Insomnia severity (t=2.2102, p=0.0279) and their Emotional Intelligence components scores of Self Awareness (SA) (2.2002, p=0.0286), Managing Emotions (ME) (t=0.0123,p=0.9902), Motivating Oneself (MO) (t=0.2002, p=0.8415) ,Empathy(E) (t=0.3704,p=0.7113)and Social Skills (SS) (t=0.5088, p=0.6133) was less as compared to female students. The Postgraduate students had more Insomnia severity score as compared to Undergraduate Physiotherapy students.

CONCLUSION: The study concluded that the self perceived Insomnia had indirect relationship on Emotional Intelligence among Physiotherapy students. Components of Emotional Intelligence mostly affected were Self Awareness and Managing Emotions.