Influence of Online Meditational Aid on Emotional Health and Job Stress during Pandemic

• Published in: 2021 International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Knowledge Economy (ICCIKE) pp. 279 - 284
• Main Authors: Java, Sandhya, Abdul Jaffar, Badriya, Balodi Bhardwaj, Aradhana, Prabhakar, Smitha
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 17-03-2021
• Subjects: Emotional Intelligence; Mental health; Mindfulness; Online Meditation; Pandemics; Pediatrics; Physiology; Sociology; Statistical analysis; Work Stress
• DOI: 10.1109/ICCIKE51210.2021.9410752

Experts and youths for hundreds of years have practiced the art of mindfulness meditation. A reliable contemplation practice can help quiet your mind and do substantially more for your general wellbeing. Emotional intelligence or EQ is one's ability to understand and manage emotions appropriately. Research indicates that EQ is a superior indicator of welfare & progress than IQ. Job stress occurs when the prerequisites of the employees do not coordinate with the abilities, assets, or necessities of the individuals. Research suggests that "thought decrease" or "mental quietness" may have explicit impacts applicable to work pressure and emotional welfare. Much of the population ventured into online mediums to continue their meditation practice due to its ease of accessibility and self-benefits specially during the pandemic. The two main aims of this paper were, 1) To study the difference between the experimental and control group on the dimensions of Emotional Intelligence. 2) To study the difference between the experimental and control group on the dimensions of Work Stress. An empirical- analytical approach was applied through an extensive review of existing literature and two predetermined questionnaires to study the Emotional Intelligence and Work stress level of individuals engaging in online meditation. For this study, an experimental research design was implemented for collection of data. Statistical Analysis through T-test was conducted on the data to understand the difference between two groups. Emotional health and stress are linked in their impact on an individual's well-being, which makes it crucial for future researchers to explore their interaction with mindfulness.