NURTURING EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIES AMONG TRIBAL STUDENTS OF SECONDARY STAGE

Emotional competence is an individual's capacity to effectively convey or release their internal emotions and sentiments, indicating comfort in building relationships and influencing our aptitude to lead and communicate proficiently. The present study was undertaken to study how Intervention Strategies will helps to nurture Emotional Competencies among Tribal students of secondary stage. The sample of the study consisted of 51 tribal students studying IX grade during the academic year 2024-25 at EMRS Bhopal (Phanda), Madhya Pradesh. The post test was done just after the intervention program. t- Test was done to assess the emotional competencies of the students to compare the mean scores of pre-test (before intervention) and post (after intervention). The results demonstrated a significant improvement in emotional competencies scores from 93.39 (pre-test mean) to 98.16 (post-test mean) p<.01, which signifies that after the intervention the emotional competency was enhanced. Keywords: Emotional Competencies, Tribal students