Author(s): Ajitha Kumari KR and Dr. K Murugavel

Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to find out the combined effect of music therapy and aromatherapy on risk taking and emotional intelligence among women inter collegiate players. Randomly selected 100 women intercollegiate players divided into three experimental groups and a control group. Group I as experimented with Music Therapy, Group II with Aromatherapy, group III with combination of music and aromatherapy and control group with no special training. All the subjects were tested prior to and after the training period on selected criterion variables, risk taking and emotional intelligence using standard questionnaires. To test statistical significant, analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used. In all cases, the criterion for statistical significance was set at 0.05 level of confidence (P< 0.05). The results proved that isolated music therapy and aromatherapy and combined group were significantly influenced risk taking and emotional intelligence compared to control group. Further it was also found combined group was also found to be better than isolated experimental groups of women players. It was concluded that combined effect of music therapy and aroma therapy found to be superior than isolated treatments, namely music therapy and aroma therapy. Based on these findings it was recommended to incorporate music and aroma therapy to enhance the overall mood of the team as well as to psychological preparation within an environment.

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