Relationship between Ecological - Sensory Intelligence and Well-Being

Durlabh Singh Kowal^1, and Naveen Mangal²

¹Scientist É’, DRDO, Selection Centre Central (SCC), Bhopal, India

²Research Scholar, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jodhpur, India

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Durlabh Singh Kowal and Naveen Mangal. Relationship between Ecological - Sensory Intelligence and Well-Being. Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences. 2021; 9(2):286-295. doi: 10.12691/aees-9-2-21

Abstract

There are multiple evolutionary adaptations and multiple intelligences found in human and non-human living beings. The ecological-sensory intelligence is thread of general intelligence that permeates into both human and non-human beings. It is defined as the uniting quanta of general intelligence among all living beings measured by the ability of acquiring environmental awareness, consciousness and sensitivity to the total environment and its allied problems. Human receive a sense of psychological well-being from interacting with the environment. There exists a natural intelligence which is the root criterion of ecological sensitivity and well-being in all life forces. This paper tries to explore the relationship between eco-sensory intelligence and well-being of the human individuals. Total 304 male subjects participated in the study. The environment awareness ability measure, PGI general well-being measure and test of general intelligence were used to measure the variables of the study. The results showed that significant difference was found between general intelligence IQ and well-being (F=3.44; p<.01), no significant difference was found between general intelligence and eco-sensory intelligence. The significant mean differences found among pairs of above average IQ (level 1) and below average IQ (level 5) with mean difference = 5.31, SE=1.50 (p<.01); average IQ (level 3) and below average IQ (level 5) with mean difference = 4.21, SE=1.37 (p<.05) and just below average IQ (level 4) and below average IQ (level 5) with mean difference = 4.68, SE=1.53 (p<.05). A significant positive relationship was found between eco-sensory intelligence and well-being (r = 0.231; p <.01).

Keywords:
Ecological-Sensory Intelligence well-being general intelligence and environment awareness

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