Integrating Yogic and Psychological Frameworks: EvaluatingThe MES-Q‎ Model for Enhancing Mental, Emotional, Spiritual Health and ‎Quality of Life

  • Authors

    • Dr. Leena R. Prabhoo Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
    https://doi.org/10.14419/7pffcq07

    Received date: July 9, 2025

    Accepted date: August 19, 2025

    Published date: September 1, 2025

  • Psychospiritual Intervention; MES-Q Model, Pancha Kosha Framework; Mental Quotient ‎‎(MQ); Emotional Quotient (EQ); Spiritual Quotient (SQ); Quali-ty of Life (QOL); Resilience; ‎College Students; Adult Populations; Youth Mental Health; Well-Being Enhancement.

  • Abstract

    Background: Mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being are deeply interconnected ‎dimensions of health, particularly in youth facing social and psychological stressors. Existing ‎interventions often address these dimensions in isolation. This study, utilizing the MES-Q ‎intervention, aims to bridge this gap.‎

    Objectives: This study evaluates the efficacy of the MES-Q (Mental, Emotional, Spiritual ‎Quotient) intervention, a structured, six-step psychospiritual model developed over three ‎decades, grounded in the Pancha Kosha framework and psychological science.‎

    Methods: A pre–post experimental study was conducted with 107 undergraduate students from ‎two colleges in Mumbai. Participants completed validated scales for Mental Quotient (MQ), ‎Emotional Quotient (EQ), Spiritual Quotient (SQ), and Quality of Life (QOL) before and after ‎a 30-hour intervention. The MES-Q program incorporated techniques such as guided ‎journaling, introspective silence, group dialogue, value clarification, and visualization exercises. ‎Data were analyzed using paired t-tests, Cohen’s d effect sizes, and two-way ANOVA to assess ‎subgroup variability.‎

    Results: Statistically significant improvements were observed in MQ (t = 2.38, p = 0.019, ‎Cohen’s d = 0.230, small), EQ (t = 10.83, p = 0.000, d = 1.047, large), and SQ (t = 2.78, p = ‎‎0.006, d = 0.269, small). QOL did not show a statistically significant change (t = 0.24, p = ‎‎0.815). Subgroup analyses indicated that females benefitted more strongly than males across all ‎domains, particularly in EQ and SQ.‎

    Conclusion: The MES-Q intervention significantly improved inner faculties of cognition, ‎emotion, and spiritual awareness, with large effects on EQ and small but reliable effects on MQ ‎and SQ. These findings support the integrative potential of yogic and psychological tools. ‎While QOL remained unchanged in the short term, MES-Q offers a promising model for long-term well-being enhancement and can be adapted for educational, therapeutic, and community-based mental health programs.‎

    Implications for practice: MES-Q can be integrated into college-based mental health ‎initiatives and youth development programs, and is also applicable to adult populations, ‎offering a scalable model to strengthen resilience, emotional intelligence, and spiritual ‎awareness across diverse groups‎.

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    Prabhoo, D. L. R. . (2025). Integrating Yogic and Psychological Frameworks: EvaluatingThe MES-Q‎ Model for Enhancing Mental, Emotional, Spiritual Health and ‎Quality of Life. International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 14(5), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.14419/7pffcq07