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Women in Indian television soap operas: A continued captivity in stereotypes Pages: 225-228 Aakanksha Tomar and Bhumika Kapoor (Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, Delhi) The first decade of the twenty-first century saw on Indian television an unprecedented emergence of soap operas with various social underpinnings focusing on women. We argue that these ostensible changes in the status of women on Indian television rarely, if ever, move beyond mere tokenism. The inherently patriarchal representations of gender roles and projected value orientations still dominate Indian television. The purpose of the present study was to explore if these representations resonate with how Indian women conceptualize gender and the issues surrounding it, and investigate the variegated ramifications of these projected images. To this end, interviews were conducted with female viewers (N=20; young adults=10,middle adults=10). Using thematic analysis certain pervasive themes were delineated from the data; these include: prototypical depiction of women as 'good' versus 'bad', women as the subordinate sex, a virtual absence of proclivity for education and ambition, a working woman paradox, and skewed couple dynamics. The ways in which television contributes to the maintenance and reinforcement of these images were also probed. We posit that television as the most widely exploited means of entertainment subliminally imposes in the viewers' minds these regressive images of women. Since television and society mirror each other, increasing insight of the limitations of one is likely to facilitate desirable changes in the other. Read more Get Access
Khajuraho of Assam: Madan Kamdev temple of Baihata Chariali: A historical research and review Pages: 229-231 Guptajit Pathak (Department of History, Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Gitanagar, Guwahati, Assam) Madan Kamdev is historically, culturally and naturally very prosperous place in Assam. The ruins of Madan Kamdev Temple have resemblances with the Khajuraho Temple of Madhya Pradesh. It is situated at Bezera Block in Kamrup district (Rural) at the top of Dewangiri hills. 'Kamrup' the ancient name of Assam, is believed to have derived its name from the legend the 'God of Love' or Madan. Scattered all around the Dewangiri hillock with an idyllic backdrop of green hills and flowing rivulets are griffins, nymphs, dancing fairies, gods and goddesses in cosmic evolutions, walls, pillars, lintels and door frames decorated with flowers, animals, Kalpa-vriksha, six sided Bhairava, four headed Siva, Demons, Serpents and men, women and animals in every conceivable erotic posture, all in ruins of gigantic proportion that is Madan Kamdev. It is believed that Kama or Madan, the God of Love was reborn in this place after being turned into ashes by the angry Lord Siva. Some scholars think that Madan was reborn and united with his wife Rati upon this tiny hillock. According to some other historians it is a romantic association as numerous erotic sculptures are found here. Madan Kamdev belongs to the Pala Dynasty, between 10th to 12th centuries A.D. Read more Get Access
Prolonged deprivation among slum youth in Azad Nagar Slum, Margao, Goa, India Pages: 232-237 Anagha Bicholcar, Nandkumar N. Sawant and Kiran Prakash Naik (Department of Geography and Research Centre, Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science, Margao, Goa) Rapid urbanization is the hallmark of 21st century. Coupled with globalization and industrialization, it has initiated unprecedented waves of migration from the underdeveloped rural areas to the fast developing urban centres. However, there is a huge mismatch between the assimilation capacity of urban centres and the in migration. This phenomenon has many negative fallouts, of which slum formation is the major one. Slums are the areas of physical, infrastructural, socio- cultural deprivation. The youth who are the potential human capital face myriads of challenges in such culturally heterogeneous and deprived settlements. This paper attempts to study the prolonged deprivation among the slum youth in Azad Nagar slum of Margao town of India. Using a standard questionnaire on prolonged deprivation, sixty male and female youths were surveyed. The data collected was statistically analysed using correlation and chi-square tests. The analysis revealed that there is a high degree of deprivation in Socio-cultural experiences, motivational, economic and emotional experiences. As a result of this the aspiration levels among the youth especially the female youth is very low and it is manifested not only in overall high illiteracy rate and dropout rate among female youth but also in being indolent. These deprivations go a long way in shaping the personality of these youths who subsequently will the human resources of the urban economy. Thus, there is urgent need for governmental as well as non- governmental interventions in the form of slum infrastructure up gradation, awareness among parents, youth counselling, career guidance and incentives for collective entrepreneurial assistance. Read more Get Access
Behavioural problems of adolescents Pages: 238-244 Asif Hasan and Akbar Husain (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh) Adolescence is often associated with behavioural problems. Student disruption, aggression and academic failure are a problem in schools across nation. Problems behaviour is socially defined as a problem which is undesirable by the social and/or legal norms of accustomed society and its institutions of authority. This behaviour often brings out some form of social control response, either minimal, such as a statement of disapproval, or extreme, such as incarceration. A number of evidences have revealed that young people tend to get involve in offending, substance abuse and truanting, which signify that they are at risk of developing a constant pattern of problem behaviour. In the present article, we discuss externalizing and internalizing behavioural problems associated with adolescents. Beside, forms of externalizing behavioural problems such as aggression and delinquency; internalizing behavioural problems such as anxiety, depression, psychosomatic complaints, and substance abuse have also been discussed. Read more Get Access
Review on research and practice of cyber psychology behaviours Pages: 245-248 Saroj Sharma Nagpal and Nidhi Chadha (Department of Psychology, Post Graduate Government College, Sector-11, Chandigarh) There are several reasons to justify to study any addiction and more than ever, today, it does makes sense to include a new-fangled addiction i.e. an addiction to internet among adolescents precisely because they are at a critical stage of making key choices about their future. Like any communication tool has both positive and negative aspects related to it, similarly, internet and its proper usage has lead towards growth and prosperity where as misuse of internet has become a serious mental health problem. Since younger generation use internet more than any other age group, therefore, they are the 'population at-risk' for being the victim of internet addiction. Thus keeping present scenario in mind, the present study was undertaken for an in-depth analysis of internet addiction and its effect on adolescent's physical, emotional and mental health. Measures in form of strategies must be imbibed by both adolescents and parents in order to tackle with the issue. Read more Get Access
Socio-economic impact of zero tillage method on farmers of rural Haryana Pages: 249-251 Subhash Chander, Jatesh Kathpalia and Sushila Dahiya (Department of Sociology, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana) 249-251 Subhash Chander, Jatesh Kathpalia and Sushila Dahiya (Department of Sociology, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana) Abstract: Click to open/close Read more Get Access
A study of structure and normalization of volleyball men players Pages: 252-255 Kuldeep Makkar (Football Coach, Sports & Youth Department, Hisar, Haryana) Supplements in entertainment and competitiveness in sports and complementary of each other, the temptation of one over the other at a particular time, is the point of view of society towards sports. The games were more regenerative yesterday, they are more competitive today. Sport, without competition, is seen as body without spirit. Read more Get Access
Aggression and forgiveness among males with and without sisters Pages: 256-262 Kriti Jain and Niti Shukla (Department of Psychology, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab) Aggression and Forgiveness have been considered as important aspects of human life and the relationships surrounding males with and without sisters become even more relevant to these emotions. The present study was an attempt to investigate the degree of these two emotions among male members who have sisters as well as who have no sisters. A sample of 100 (N=100) people in age range 18 to 35 years (Mean=26.5) were selected from Delhi and Lovely Professional University, Punjab. Two scales, “Aggression scale” and “Heartland Forgiveness scale” were administered on the sample. The data were examined using the techniques of ANOVA statistics. Results indicated significant differences in terms of aggression and Forgiveness levels. Forgiveness was sub-categorized as Forgiveness of self, Forgiveness of others and Forgiveness of situations. Aggression was found to be more in males without sisters (p <0.01), whereas, Forgiveness was found more in males with sisters (p < 0.01). In sub-categories of Forgiveness, “Forgiveness of self” was found to be more in males with sisters (p < 0.01), “Forgiveness of others” was found more in males with sisters (p < 0.01) and “Forgiveness of situations” was also found more in males with sisters (p < 0.01). These findings are worth to highlight the importance of girls' presence in a family towards emotional balances among all family members. Read more Get Access
Comparative study of adjustment, depression and parenting style among males and females Pages: 263-266 Manju (Department of Applied Psychology, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana) Parenting style has a direct impact on the development of children in a family, especially their behaviour development The present study was planned to know the level of adjustment and depression in relationship with parenting style between males and females. The sample of study involved 150 participants (males-75, females-75) between age range of 18-25 years. Parenting scale by Bharadwaj et al. (1995), Adjustment scale by Singh (1974) and Beck Depression inventory by Aron T. Beck were used for collection of data. The data were analyzed by using Descriptive statistics (mean, SD) and t-test. The finding of present study was that there was a significant difference between males and females on adjustment, depression and parenting style. Read more Get Access
Effectiveness of a rural newspaper as a support channel: A study of a village in Haryana Pages: 267-270 Shilpa Gulia (Department of Communication Management & Technology Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana) India is a land of agriculture as the economy of the country is based on it. After independence the scenario of Indian agriculture has been changed. The country became self-sufficient for food grain production. The problem of starvation solved. But after some years, the crisis came in the field of agriculture. The farmers became the exploited community and started committing suicides due to many problems. It was prudent to find out the reason why the son of earth was doing so. Information is the main ingredient of development. It is the media who gives information. The paper is about the role of a rural newspaper in agriculture communication. Read more Get Access
Domestic violence against women in rural communities of Haryana Pages: 271-275 Jatesh Kathpalia, Subhash Chander and Rashmi Tyagi (Department of Sociology, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana) Domestic violence refers to violence against women especially in matrimonial homes. Domestic violence that is any act of physical, sexual, or psychological abuse, or the threat of such abuse, behaviors that frighten, intimidate, terrorize, manipulate, hurt, humiliate, blame, injure or wound someone, inflicted against a woman by a person intimately connected to her through marriage, family relation, or acquaintanceship is universal and has its root in the socio-cultural set up of the society. This research paper conducts a feminist socio-economic analysis of the domestic violence. The study was conducted among 200 women in rural area of Fatehabad district of Haryana State through survey method. Out of two hundred respondents, majority of respondents (67.50%) faced domestic violence in various forms. In majority of cases (66.66%) domestic violence occurred within 3 months of marriage. Education of the respondent, occupation, caste, social participation and level of social contacts were found significantly associated with domestic violence. Read more Get Access
E-commerce in modern Indian context: Prospects and challenges Pages: 276-278 Amit Kumar and Jyoti Sharma (Dayanand Post Graduate College, Hisar, Haryana) Electronic commerce is the mutual integration of communications, data management, and security capabilities to allow business applications within different organizations to automatically exchange information related to the sale of goods and services. It covers a range of different types of businesses, from consumer based retail sites, through auction or music sites, to business exchanges trading goods and services between corporations. It is currently one of the most important aspects of the Internet to emerge. The current study has been undertaken to describe the present situation and benefits of E-Commerce in India, analyze the different techniques for development of E-Commerce in India. Read more Get Access
जीव मंडल आभाररू वन्यजीव संरक्षण Pages: 279-281 Somvir Soni (Department of Geography, Ch. Bansi Lal Govt. College, Loharu, Bhiwani, Haryana) वर्तमान वैज्ञानिक तथा असंतुलित विकास के युग में तीव्र गति से जैव विविधता का क्षरण हो रहा है। अतः इसके संरक्षण की महता आवश्यकता समझी जा रही है। सर्वप्रथम 1971 में मनुष्य तथा जीवमण्डल कार्यक्रम के अंतर्गत जीवमण्डल आगार की संकल्पना का उद्भव हुआ तथा प्रथम जीवमण्डल प्रारक्षण का अभिनिर्धारण सन् 1976 मेें किया गया। भारत में अधिकांश वन्य जन्तु अब संकटपन्न हो गए है क्योंकि उनकी संख्या में तेजी से गिरावट हो रही है। इसलिए वन्य जीवों का संरक्षण अत्यन्त आवश्यक है। भारत में वन्य जीवों के प्रबंधन के पहले उनका मूल्यांकन करना अतिआवश्यक है। वन्य जन्तु की रक्षा करने के लिए राष्ट्रीय उधान, वन्यजीव अभ्यात्ण्य घोषित किए गए जहाँ मनुष्य द्वारा इनके किसी भी भाग का उपयोग वर्जित माना जाता है। बाघों की समुचित रक्षा के लिए ‘‘प्रोजेक्ट टाईगर’’ नामक राष्ट्रीय योजना सन् 1973 में प्रारम्भ की तथा इसके तर्क पर हाथियों की रक्षा के लिए सन् 1992 में ‘‘प्रोजेक्ट हाथी’’ योजना प्रारम्भ किया गया। Read more Get Access
ऊर्जा संरक्षण में बीण्ईण्ईण् लेबलिंग बारे उपभोक्ताओं में जानकारी व मीडिया की भूमिका Pages: 282-285 साहिब राम गोदारा (उप-निदेशक, सूचना जनसम्पर्क एवं सांस्कृतिक कार्य विभाग, हरियाणा) दिव्या (शोधार्थी, गुरु जम्भेश्वर विज्ञान एवं प्रौद्योगिकी विश्ववि़द्यालय, हिसार, हरियाणा) ऊर्जा विकास की धूरी है। ऊर्जा की बचत ही ऊर्जा का उत्पादन है। ऊर्जा की मांग लगातार बढ़ रही है लेकिन ऊर्जा के स्त्रोत जैसे कोयला, डीजल, पैट्रोल, प्राकृतिक गैस लगातार खत्म होते जा रहे हैं। ऐसे में सरकार ऊर्जा संरक्षण को लगातार प्रोत्साहित कर रही है। इसके लिए सरकार ने ऊर्जा कार्यकुशलता ब्यूरो की स्थापना की है। इसके साथ-साथ कम ऊर्जा खपत करने वाले उपकरण बनाने पर जोर दिया जा रहा है। ऊर्जा संरक्षण के लिए उपकरणों की रैटिंग तय की गई है। इस शोध पत्र में बी.ई.ई. लेबलिंग के बारे में उपभोक्ताओं को जागरूक करने में मीडिया की भूमिका, इससे जुड़े विज्ञापन व उपकरणों की खरीद बारे शोध किया गया। अधिसंख्य उपभोक्ताओं को बी.ई.ई. लेबलिंग बारे जानकारी का अभाव है। विज्ञापनों की पहुंच बहुत कम है। महिलाओं में जानकारी का नितांत अभाव है। उपभोक्ताओं में बी.ई.ई लेबलिंग के उपकरणों के उपयोग व कीमत आदि के बारे में भी भ्रम की स्थिति है। ऐसे में अगर मीडिया सार्थक भूमिका निभाए तो न केवल ऊर्जा संरक्षण को बल मिलेगा अपितु उपभोक्ताओं द्वारा ऊर्जा पर वहन किए जा रहे खर्च में भी कटौती होगी। Read more Get Access
जी.टी.वी. और स्टार प्लस पर प्रदर्शित नारी प्रधान धारावाहिकों का पारिवारिक और सामाजिक परिवर्तन मे Pages: 286-288 Rajkumar (Department of Journalism, OPJS University, Churu, Rajsthan) आज टेलीविजन मनोरंजन का एक प्रमुख स्त्रोत है। टेलीविजन पर प्रसारित चैनलों की दिन प्रतिदिन भरमार होती जा रही है। इन चैनलों पर विभिन्न प्रकार के कार्यक्रम प्रस्तुत किए जाते हैं। प्रस्तुत अध्ययन में जी टीवी और स्टार प्लस पर प्रसारित नारी प्रधान धारावाहिकों का पारिवारिक और सामाजिक परिवर्तन में योगदान पर प्रकाश डाला गया है। जी टीवी और स्टार प्लस दोनों निजी चैनल हैं जो कि लगभग नारी प्रधान धारावाहिकों की प्रस्तुति देते है, इसके साथ-साथ मनोरंजन एवं शिक्षाप्रद कार्यक्रम भी प्रस्तुत किए जाते हैं। इस अध्ययन में विशेषकर महिलाओं की रूचि पर ध्यान किया गया है। अध्ययन में यह पता किया गया है कि कौन-सा चैनल ज्यादा देखा जाता है। Read more Get Access
वायु प्रदूषण एवं नियन्त्रण के उपाय Pages: 289-292 Hariom (Department of Geography, Ch. Bansi Lal Govt. College, Loharu, Bhiwani, Haryana ) पृथ्वी पर समस्त प्राणियों एवं पादप समुदाय के लिए वायु एक जीवनदायी तत्व है। शुद्ध वायु स्वस्थ जीवन का आधार है। पृथ्वी पर जीवन इस वायुमण्डल के कारण ही संभव हो सकता है। वायु प्रदूषण के कारण वायु की प्राकृतिक गुणवत्ता में प्रतिकूल परिवर्तन है। वायु के भौतिक, रासायनिक, जैविक गुणों में ऐसा ऋणात्मक परिवर्तन जिसके द्वारा स्वयं मनुष्य तथा अन्य जीव जन्तुओं के जीवन, परिस्थितियों तथा सांस्कृतिक संपक्ति को नुकसान पहुँचाए, वायु प्रदूषण कहलाता है। वर्तमान में वायु प्रदूषण आर्थिक विकास, तकनीकी व वैज्ञानिक प्रगति, औद्योगिक वृद्धि तथा नगरीयकरण की देन है। किसी भी देश के विकास के लिए इनका होना जरुरी भी है। तथा वह विकसित होकर आगे बढ़ सकता है। जिसके फलस्वरूप वायु प्रदूषण का होना स्वाभाविक है। वायु प्रदूषणों के व्यापक दुष्प्रभावों को देखते हुए इन पर नियंत्रण के लिए उपाय आवश्यक है। Read more Get Access
Usage pattern of ASPP and POP databases of IEEE at Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar: An appraisal Pages: 293-298 Vinod Kumar (Deputy Librarian, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar) With the advancement of technology, availability of equipments and the various benefits of e-journals over printed journalsUniversityand Institutes of higher learning are now subscribing electronic information resourcesto meet out the informational requirements of their patrons. There is need to evaluate the usage of these databases as universities or other government's funding agencies have to pay a big amount to the publishers for subscribing the databases of electronic journals. The present study is an attempt to appraise the usage of ASPP and POP databases subscribed from IEEE. Month-wise use of data for the years 2014 and 2015 have been compared with regard to articles and papers downloaded, number of pages viewed from the website, number to visits and number of keywords used for searching the desired information. The study reports that 8450 articles have been downloaded during the spell of two years and 7320 keywords have been used to search the information. Thefacilities available in the university for accessing the information and suggestions for improving the usage level have been discussed. Read more Get Access
Latest trends in printing Pages: 299-300 Deepak Kumar Sharma (Department of Printing Technology, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana) Printing has been one of the major invention in the history of mankind. It has travelled a long way and we are living in a time wherein everything needs printing and everything is needed to be packed. Objective of this paper is to find out various new trends popular in printing. The various new trend such as advanced value addition programs, security printing are mentioned in this paper. The research papers and various apex body reports show the unlimited opportunities in printing sector. The advancements in printing have improved the product packages in different aspects. Read more Get Access
Skill development program in India: Challenges and suggestions Pages: 301-302 Gaurav Singla (Training Partner, Retailers Associations Skill Council Of India, Mumbai) According to Planning Commission report,22 million skilled workers are required for industry, but only 4.3 million workforce are to ready get trained. So only 10% workers are available against the actual requirement of industry.To overcome this, Indian government has launched various skill development scehems, but faced various obstacles by skill development agencies. The mission of skill development has started in India since 2009 under UPA government. An entity was set up by the name of NSDC under ministry of finance. It was based on the model of public private partnership (PPP).Under this model,51 per cent holding of private sector and 49 per cent of the centre government. It started with a initial amount of Rs 10 crore to stimulate and support private sector action in skill development. Initially Nsdc includes 22 sector skill councils and 87 training partner with over 2500 training centers across India. The overall objective was to skill 500 million people by 2022.From 2009 to till, So many challenges has faced by system in implemention of skill development program. So, in order to achieve “Skill India” mission successfully, various actions should be taken for proper implementation to refine the execution of skill development program. Read more Get Access
Latest trends in packaging Pages: 303-304 Deepak Kumar Sharma (Department of Printing Technology, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana) Packaging is the means of safe delivery of the product to target customer. Packaging has become the need of hour todays and packaging is growing with an exponential rate today. And new innovative trends are coming forth in the field of packaging. This paper highlights the innovative trends such as becoming popular in the market. The shelf life of the product is increased to its maximum extent with the introduction of smart and intelligent packaging. Now the packaging industry is looking for green packaging based on bio degradable plastic with maximum simplicity of package which get more perceptual effect and better communication. Read more Get Access
Towards understanding self motives in a collectivist culture Pages: 1-5 Abhijit Mishra (Department of Psychology, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, Delhi) Girishwar Misra (Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi, Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha, Maharashtra) The pattern of self-construal, and various self motives i.e. self-esteem, self-liking and competence, in relation to gender and collectivism among young adults (n=194) were investigated. The results indicated high collectivist participants evinced high interdependent self-construal and positive self-esteem. The high and low collectivists shared similar pattern on other measures. The female participants showed strong independent self construal, high positive self-esteem, self-liking and self-competence than the males. Collectivism operated as a more crucial variable among males than females. The results seem to indicate that the influence of gender reflected social class variations. Future work needs to focus on patterning of self construal, understanding of cross situational variations in self construal and collective self esteem. Read more Get Access
Framing student mobility in identity (global versus local) terms: An Indian experience Pages: 6-15 Umesh L. Bharte (Department of Applied Psychology, University of Mumbai, Kalina, Santacruz (East), Mumbai) Arvind Kumar Mishra (Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) In view of the gaps identified in the existing literature, the present study specifically aimed at investigating the issues of self and identity, i.e., the ways in which different senses of identity impact upon whether students are willing to go for higher education abroad. It also tries to examine the role of related construct of psychological distance, i.e. the way different events are mentally represented, in shaping mobility preferences. Precisely, the goal was to examine the impact of space dimension of psychological distance and associated construals on framing mobility preferences of Indian students. Accordingly, it was hypothesized that spatial aspect of psychological distance and associated construal levels, activated through different identities-local versus global- would significantly affect mobility preferences (study 1). A covariate, specified in terms of perceived reputation of foreign qualification, was further introduced with a prediction that this variable would significantly influence the student mobility preference (study 2). Two experimental studies supported these basic predictions, highlighting a range of ways that differences in psychological distance are evident in relation to different identities affecting mobility preferences. Findings from these studies tend to support the claim that psychologically distant self (spatially) is construed at a higher level. These higher level self construals, in turn, frame the student mobility preferences. Specifically, the theoretical point being made is that for many Indian students a more abstract construal focuses their attention on the long term, in which long term career prospects become more salient which lead students to prefer going abroad. Second, perceived reputation of foreign qualification influences student mobility intentions independent of identities salient at a given point. The potential contribution of framing student mobility in identity terms to the development of source and destinations countries is also discussed. Read more Get Access
Family environment and mental health of undergraduate university students Pages: 16-21 Satyananda Panda (Department of Psychology, Sikkim University, Gangtok, Sikkim) The family is the primary unit of the society to take care the material, physical and emotional needs of people. A good family environment leads to better well-being of the off-springs and endows them with better mental health. The present study was undertaken to examine the relationship between family environment and mental health of undergraduate university students. In this study, 60 participants (30 male and 30 female) of undergraduate university students were selected through disproportionate sampling procedure. The participants were assessed by using Family Environment Scale (FES) and Mental Health Battery (MHB) questionnaires. Data was analysed in terms of mean, standard deviation, t-test and coefficient of correlation. The statistical analysis revealed that there existed no significant relationship between any of the variables of family environment and mental health of undergraduate university students. Results indicated that there was significant gender difference among undergraduate university students on acceptance and caring as well as on intelligence. There also existed significant gender difference among them on the score of overall family environment. However, no significant gender difference was observed on other dimensions of mental health among undergraduate university students. Moderate to high degree mean scores of undergraduate university students can be observed on family environment subscales like cohesiveness, conflict, acceptance and caring; and also on adjustment dimension of mental health. The findings of the study will help to understand the role of family environment to enable the undergraduate university students to cope with the challenges that arise in these critical transitional periods. The study will suggest suitable measures to strengthen the mental health of undergraduate university students. Read more Get Access
Are cognitive states gender specific in predicting quality of life among youth? Pages: 22-26 Shilpi Aggarwal and Punam Midha (Department of Psychology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana) Gender is an important schema that guides the way we see ourselves and the world at large. Gender concepts are learned from one's particular society. Such concepts not only shape one's behavior but also psychological characteristics such as emotional and cognitive states (hope, self-esteem and self-efficacy). The present study is an attempt to explore the gender differences in the levels of cognitive states, quality of life and the predicting power of cognitive states in quality of life of youth. A purposive sample of 300 students consisting both males (n=110) and females (n=190) aged 18-22 years was drawn from various colleges of Rewari and Gurgaon districts of Haryana. Descriptive and inferential statistics reveal almost similarity in the levels of cognitive states as well as overall quality of life in both sexes. However, gender differences are observed to some extent in various domains of quality of life. Further, stepwise multiple regression analysis highlights the gender specific pattern of predicting power of different cognitive states with regards to overall quality of life and its related domains. Read more Get Access
Adolescent behaviour problems: Role of interpersonal relationships and coping Pages: 27-33 Damanjit Sandhu and Kirandeep Kaur (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab ) The present study analyzes the role of interpersonal relationships and coping in adolescent behaviour problems. The sample for this study comprised of 250 male participants (age range 14-15 years), randomly selected from various schools of Patiala city. Revised Behavior Problem Checklist was used for studying behaviour disorders in adolescents (conduct disorder and socialized aggression). Clinical Assessment of Interpersonal Relationships was used to measure the perceptions of adolescents regarding the quality of their relationships with mother, father, male peers, female peers and teachers. Adolescent Coping Scale was used to measure the coping abilities of adolescents in terms of 18 coping strategies within three styles of coping; problem-focused coping, coping with reference to others and non-productive coping. Pearson's Product Moment Correlation analysis revealed that conduct disorder is inversely correlated with functional relationship with mother, male peers and teachers and socialized aggression is inversely correlated with functional relationship with mother and teachers. Out of the coping dimensions, 'focus on the positive' has significant negative correlation with socialized aggression. 'Invest in close friends', 'not coping', tension reduction', 'self blame' and 'keep to self' have significant positive correlation with conduct disorder. It has also been found that 'tension reduction' and 'self blame' have significant positive correlation with socialized aggression. The Step-Wise Multiple Regression Analysis results revealed that relationship with mother and male peer contribute negatively towards conduct disorder. Relationship with mother and teacher contribute negatively towards socialized aggression. Further results showed that coping dimensions namely 'not coping' and 'tension reduction' contribute positively towards conduct disorder and 'Tension reduction' contribute positively towards socialized aggression. Hence, on the basis of the results of this study, it can be concluded that interpersonal relationships and coping are important correlates of adolescent behaviour problems. Read more Get Access

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