Gender Difference on Emotional Competence in Reference to CBT Intervention Among Depressed Subjects

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.