A Study on Spiritual Quotient Among College Students In Coastal Town of Mangalore, Karnataka State.

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  • Dr.Karri Vijaya, Dr.Epari Ravi Kiran Professor of Community Medicine, Narayana Medical College, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore-524003, Andhra Pradesh. Email : vijayaravikiran@yahoo.com (corresponding author) Professor of Community Medicine, Narayana Medical College, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore-524003, Andhra Pradesh. Email : dreravikiran@yahoo.co.uk, India
Vol. 3 No. 6 (2015)
Articles
June 1, 2015

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The present study aims to assess the spiritual quotient of college students in Mangalore City. Two
collegewere selected by simple random sampling. About 100 students were selected from each of the
colleges takenup for the study. Majority of the students fall in average SQ category (83.88% ). 21.1 % of
students fall inhigh category. Medical students had a statistically significant higher mean score compared to
that of thedegree college students . Mean SQ of the female students was more than males and it was
statisticallysignificant. Jain and sikh students had a better score. In the self improvement test where
situations werepresented before students, Christians scored highest (72.86%).