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Employee engagement and goal setting theory Pages: 877-880 Farah Shoaib and Neena Kohli (Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh) The aim of this paper is to study the relationship between employee engagement and goal setting theory and its consequences. It is hypothesized that goal setting is a predictor of employee engagement and employee engagement leads to positive outcomes and enhance employee performance. Data was collected from a sample of 149 employees working in public (90) and private (59) sector organizations. The average age range of the respondents was 42 and 20 percent were female. Data was collected through survey method and different questionnaires were adapted. Results indicated that goal setting theory is positively affecting employee engagement and together they influenced employee performance, i.e., high level of job satisfaction and organizational citizenship behavior. Originality/ Value- The paper provides empirical support in engagement literature and relation of goal setting with engagement. Pages: 877-880Farah Shoaib and Neena Kohli (Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh) Read more Get Access
A study of psychological factor discriminating diabetic and non-diabetic patients Pages: 881-884 Mahendra Kumar and Priyamvada Shrivastava (School of Studies in Psychology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh) Several types of earlier empirical evidences indicated, positive relationship between psychosocial risk factor (i.e., stress, anxiety, depression, etc.) and life style diseases. The main objective of the research undertaken is, whether personality type and anxiety contribute in discriminating for diabetic and non diabetic population group. Present empirical piece of research is to examine the role of state, trait anxiety and personality type (extraversion & neuroticism) in discriminating diabetic and non diabetic population group of respondents. Following the incidental cum random sampling technique 50 participants (50 % diabetic suffering from diabetes type-2 clinically diagnosed & 50 % non diabetic) within the age range of 50 to 60 years were drawn from Raipur, to serve as participants in the present research work. Anxiety was measured by State- Trait Anxiety Inventory and Personality traits were measured by Maudsly Personality Inventory. Discriminant analysis was used with the help of SPSS 16.0 version software, for the data analysis. The results indicated that, state anxiety, trait anxiety, and neuroticism personality type are important significant discriminating predictors and are the risk factors in development of diabetes type 2 there is positive association of state trait anxiety, neuroticism personality type with diabetic patient group. Pages: 881-884Mahendra Kumar and Priyamvada Shrivastava (School of Studies in Psychology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University… Read more Get Access
Gender differences in self-esteem and quality of life among the elderly Pages: 885-887 Veni R. K. (Department of B. Voc. Psychology, Jyothi Nivas College, Bangalore, Karnataka) Annie Marie Merlene A. (Department of Psychology, University College, Trivandrum, Kerala) Old age is the closing period in the life span of an individual. Like every other period in the life span, old age is characterised by certain physical and psychological changes. They face a change in their previous roles, or positions due to changes in their cognitive, conative, and other abilities. They need to pass through a series of status passages such as retirement, widowhood, and adjustment to death. The present study which aimed at finding out the Gender Differences in Self-Esteem and Quality Of Life among the Elderly was conducted on a sample of 200 Elderly people from Trivandrum. Two tools namely, the Self-esteem Inventory and Quality of Life Scale were used for the study. The findings of the study indicate that statistically a significant difference exists between the Elderly Men and Women, with regard to their Quality of Life, but no significant difference exists between them in their Self-esteem. Pages: 885-887Veni R. K. (Department of B. Voc. Psychology, Jyothi Nivas College, Bangalore, Karnataka)Annie Marie… Read more Get Access
Personality as predictor of compassionate love in psychiatrists Pages: 888-892 Tarun Choudhary and A.V.S. Madnawat (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan (UOR), Jaipur, Rajasthan) The present study aspired to investigate whether Personality is a significant predictor of Compassionate Love in Health Professionals - Psychiatrists. It was hypothesized that Personality will be a significant predictor of Compassionate Love in Health Professionals - Psychiatrists. A purposive sample of 100 Health Professionals Psychiatrists from various Government and Private Hospitals and Psychiatric Health and Rehabilitation Centers located in various regions of Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Nagaur, Sri Ganganagar, Ajmer, Kota, and Sikar Districts of Rajasthan State was selected. The Predictor Variable (Personality Factors) was measured by NEO-Personality Inventory - Revised (NEO-PI-R) (McCrae & Costa, 2003) whereas the Criterion/Outcome Variable (Compassionate Love) was measured by Compassionate Love Scale (CLS) (Sprecher & Fehr, 2005). The Correlational Research Design along with Regression Model was employed. The Multiple Regression Analysis was computed to investigate whether Personality Factors Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness and Conscientiousness are significant predictors of Compassionate Love in Health Professionals Psychiatrists. It was empirically proved that Personality Factors Openness and Conscientiousness were significant positive predictors of Compassionate Love in Health Professionals Psychiatrists. The results are interpreted in the light of existing researches. Pages: 888-892Tarun Choudhary and A.V.S. Madnawat (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan (UOR), Jaipur, Rajasthan) Read more Get Access
The effects of dietetic therapies on depression, weight gain, cholesterol levels, hot flashes and bloating with reference to menopause Pages: 893-897 Shefali Kamal Kumar and N.R. Mrinal (Department of Psychology, Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra) To find out which type of dietetic intervention(s) can assuage the selected symptoms of menopause, as compared to each other and a control group. A sample of 200 menopausal (peri-menopausal & post-menopausal women) was selected from Nagpur city (urban area). The subjects were then divided into four groups (n=50 each group), three experimental and one control and the three experimental groups were assigned three different, six weeks long dietary interventions, namely the high protein dietary intervention, the high frequency dietary intervention and the traditional weight loss dietary intervention. The data were collected before and after the dietary programs and complied into a 2X4 ANOVA design with the pre and post test results being analyzed with the Student's t test. The post-hoc Tukey's test was employed to then differentiate between the efficacies of each dietary intervention. The three different types of diets demonstrated positive results for the different variables. The high protein dietary intervention was seen to have the most positive effect on depression, cholesterol levels, hot flashes and bloating, while the high frequency dietary intervention had a positive result on hot flashes and bloating and the traditional weight loss dietary intervention had a positive effect on depression and bloating. Depending on the most pressing symptom(s) presented by the menopausal woman, any of the three dietary interventions can be used to help relieve her distress. Food as a medium of alleviating the distress caused by menopause can have a statistically significant effect and should be preferred to medications. Pages: 893-897Shefali Kamal Kumar and N.R. Mrinal (Department of Psychology, Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra) Read more Get Access
Spatial span and digit span’s task performance in patients with mild cognitive impairment and matched controls Pages: 898-901 Priyanka Pandey and Komilla Thapa (Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh) The main aim of this study to examine working memory in a sample of individuals diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Working memory was assessed using the Digit Span, Spatial Span. This aspect was examined in 15 MCI patients and 15 matched controls. It was hypothesized that MCI participants would be more impaired relative to the control group on these different measures. Findings showed that MCI participants performance was impaired in comparison to the control group. Pages: 898-901Priyanka Pandey and Komilla Thapa (Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh) Read more Get Access
Contact with family: A boost for mental health of institutionalised elderly Pages: 902-905 Ritu Singh, Kusha Pant, and Pooja Lohia (Departments of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand) The present study was an attempt to explore the level of stress, anxiety and depression among institutionalized elderly of Uttarakhand with respect to their extent of contact with the family. The sample comprised of 100 institutionalized elderly. Anxiety, Depression and Stress Scale by Bhatnagar et al. (2011) was administered to identify the levels of stress, anxiety and depression among respondents. The findings of the present study reflected that institutionalized elderly who were in contact with their families through any means were significantly less stressed, anxious and depressed than those who had no contact with their families. The result of the study highlights the necessity of contact with family for mental health of institutionalized elderly who are put in old age homes due to any reason. Pages: 902-905Ritu Singh, Kusha Pant, and Pooja Lohia (Departments of Human Development and Family Studies… Read more Get Access
An assessment of attitude of female leprosy patients in different pattern of living with leprosy of Agra and Kanpur districts of Uttar Pradesh in the integrated set up Pages: 906-910 S. Tomar (Counselor, Anti Retroviral Therapy Centre S.N. Medical College, Agra, Uttar Pradesh) A.K. Yaduvanshi (Guest faculty (PGDCP), Department of Psychology, St. Johns College, Agra, Uttar Pradesh) S. Jain (Department of Statistics and Computer Science St. Johns College, Agra, Uttar Pradesh) Leprosy is a disease, which affects the psycho-social, physical and spiritual well being of the patients with leprosy. The present study is carried out in Agra and Kanpur district, A sample of 200 female leprosy patients have been included, who were registered and taking treatment from the Govt. OPDs, S. N. Medical College, Agra, G.S.V.M. Medial College, Kanpur, N.J.I.L. and OMD ICMR, Agra, PHCs, CHCs and District Hospitals of both the Districts, age group of 18 to 60 years. The objective of the study is to assess the attitude of the females towards the disease in the integrated set up in Agra and Kanpur districts of U.P. It was observed that 62.5% of the females think that leprosy is not a common disease it is a fatal disease. On the other side 38% of them were uncertain about to be healthy after the treatment. Only 40.5% of the patients had hope to be healthy in future after the treatment. Negative attitude towards the disease, curability of the disease, burden themselves in the family and feeling of ashamed (due to self-stigmatization) was found in the present study in the current integrated set up. Pages: 906-910S. Tomar (Counselor, Anti Retroviral Therapy Centre S.N. Medical College, Agra, Uttar Pradesh)A.K. Yaduvanshi… Read more Get Access
UN-Employment, poverty and recession impact on youth’s mental health Pages: 911-914 Deepti Gupta (Rama Jain Kanya Degree College, Najibabad, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh) Psychological research has demonstrated that living in poverty has a wide range of negative effects on the physical mental health and well-being of our nation's children .Poverty impact children within their various contexts at home, in school and in their neighborhoods and communities. The youth's mental illness is a serious and widespread problem in our society due to the poverty and unemployment and it is important that focus is made on its prevention as well as its treatment. Money is not a guarantor of mental health nor does its absence necessarily lead to mental illness. However, it is generally conceded that poverty can be both a determinant and a consequence of poor mental health. The relation between low economics status and elevated incidence and prevalence of mental illness has become increasingly apparent. The complexity and interrelatedness of factor such as poverty, health and employment make it interesting to look at the relationship that prevails between them. Unemployment significantly increased the odds ratio of psychiatric disorders. Research shows that it almost quadrupled the odds of drug dependence after controlling for other socio-demographic variable and it approximately trebled of odds of phobia and functional psychosis. It more than doubled the odds of depressive episodes, generalized anxiety disorder and increased the odds of mixed anxiety and depressive disorder by more than two-third. To Enhancing Mental health, rather than spending much time and effort on the treatment of mental disorders, it would be better to provide for normal emotional development by creating conditions that promote healthful living. Some of these conditions can be created by: social participation, self understanding, counseling by Psychologist/ psychiatrist Pages: 911-914Deepti Gupta (Rama Jain Kanya Degree College, Najibabad, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh) Read more Get Access
Environmental factors affecting subjective well-being Pages: 915-917 Manpreet Ola (Department of Psychology, Amity University, Gurgaon, Haryana) Roopa Mathur (Department of Psychology, The IIS University, Jaipur, Rajasthan) We are not new to the problems faced by the elderly in our society; at the same time if we look around we can clearly see that not many of us are doing something about it. With rapid rising population and the low rates of mortality levels, it is very essential that we open our eyes to this grave issue and give the desired needed attention to this particular class of population, we should focus on their issues, by applying any means through which we can be of use to them, even if those efforts include; just a small bit of quality time for them; listening to them; helping them in their little chores and lastly to be a little human and realize that even they have mental health issues and which needs to be treated and handled with love and care. After looking at the vast researches on the various factors we can clearly understand the role played by the social support received by these individuals, their own perception regarding their health and their actual physical health and lastly the strong role played by the stressors cannot be ignored, and combined all these three factors have a very tough impact on their subjective well being. Pages: 915-917Manpreet Ola (Department of Psychology, Amity University, Gurgaon, Haryana)Roopa Mathur (Department of Psychology, The… Read more Get Access
Counseling psychology in India: Issues and challenges Pages: 918-920 Poonam Yadav (Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) Owing to technological advancement, globalization, migration, social and cultural change, counseling needs have increased manifold in almost every segment of Indian mainland - be it school, corporate house, social sector etc. Yet counseling services, courses or training available in India is not at par with the need of the hour. Indian counselling services is still at great risk of remaining estranged from contextual realities. The challenge before Indian counselling fraternity is to discover and develop a fresh and relevant Psychology of counselling. The present paper examines the issues and challenges faced by counseling psychology as a discipline in India. Pages: 918-920Poonam Yadav (Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru… Read more Get Access
Rising demand for community based long-term care services for senior citizens in India Pages: 921-924 Ritu Sharma (Department of Psychology, Aditi Mahavidyalya, University of Delhi. New Delhi) Ekta Bhambri Marwah (Department of Psychology, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee College, University of Delhi, New Delhi) The aim of this paper is to understand and meet physical and emotional needs of senior citizens. Freedom and concept of nuclear family have resulted in the demand for formal care of elderly, which involve a strategic approach. The India has a culture of home based care, but the changing family value system, economic pressures of the children, neglect and abuse has caused the elders to fall through the net of family care. Researches show that living arrangement has become an important constituent of well-being of elderly. Thus, there is a need for a model which would provide better care and take into account their well-being. Institutionalization of older people is not popular in Indian society; one reason behind it is that culturally family is the prime institution to take care of older family members because of which older people have no mind set for old age homes as care giving institution in later life. Secondly, the population size of older people is so high that care homes cannot accommodate them well. Lack of proper infrastructure and skilled workforce in elderly care is another big reason for the low popularity of institutionalization. Above all is the social stigma for institutionalization for the rising demand of community based care system. Older people feel most satisfied and happy around the globe when they are in their homes with their family members. This paper is an attempt to highlight the need for long term care services asa support system for senior citizens in the community. Pages: 921-924Ritu Sharma (Department of Psychology, Aditi Mahavidyalya, University of Delhi. New Delhi)Ekta Bhambri Marwah… Read more Get Access
Community based rehabilitation services to HIV victim case studies Pages: 925-931 S. Radhakrishnan and S. Yesu Suresh Raj (Department of Gandhian Thought and Peaces Science Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University, ) The present study entitled, Community based rehabilitation services to HIV victims - development perspectives, was undertaken. The researcher started his work with defining rehabilitation that it is intended to create an environment favorable for the person living with any disability or disease. To understand more about the context of HIV/AIDS, and the rehabilitation of HIV victims through CBR approach the researcher has reviewed a number of literatures to find out the dimension of the problem taken by different researchers and the methodology adopted by team in testing their hypotheses. Pages: 925-931S. Radhakrishnan and S. Yesu Suresh Raj (Department of Gandhian Thought and Peaces Science… Read more Get Access
Organizational commitment as predictors of job satisfaction among executive of bank employees Pages: 932-935 Kr. Sajid Ali Khan and Shamsul Siddiqui (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh) Organizational commitment and job satisfaction are the important issues in industrial psychology and organization oriented studies. Both the attitudes are equally interrelated and interdependent which influence each other. So the organizational commitment and job satisfaction are strong contributors in any organization and many a times success of the organization depends on these two factors. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of organizational commitment and job satisfaction among executive of bank employees. The data was collected from (100) executive in different banks from Aligarh, through convenience sampling technique. Organizational commitment questionnaire developed by Shawkat and Ansari (2001) and job satisfaction questionnaire developed by Dubey (1989) was used to collect the data. Result show significant relationship between, organizational commitments on job satisfaction among executive of bank employees. Pages: 932-935Kr. Sajid Ali Khan and Shamsul Siddiqui (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh… Read more Get Access
Leisure and well-being among adolescents: A qualitative study Pages: 936-943 Gaurav Verma (Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, Delhi ) Leisure has been important concept especially in the domain of positive youth development. As adolescents, spend their majority of waking hours in leisure time activities. Participation in leisure activities serves multiple purposes to their everyday life. The present study attempts to highlight psychological dimensions of leisure and processes that connect their leisure time activities to their global well-being. Qualitative methods involving semi-structured interviews were employed with 10 participants, between the ages of 14-19 years. The findings of the study revealed that: (a) leisure improves the ability of participants to cope with and improve performance, (b) leisure facilitates meaningful connections with self and others and serve the basic purpose of socialization, (d) Four types of psychological mechanisms such as detachment-recovery, intrinsic motivation, affiliation and meaningfulness play mediating role in maintaining well-being. The purpose of this research was to uncover processes that link leisure with subjective well-being through qualitative interviews. Pages: 936-943Gaurav Verma (Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, Delhi ) Read more Get Access
Social support, self-esteem and suicidal ideation among HIV/AIDS patients in Jammu and Kashmir state Pages: 944-949 Mohammad Amin Wani and R. Sankar (Department of Psychology Annamalai University Tamil Nadu ) The cardinal aim of the present study was to find the level of social support, self esteem and suicidal ideation among HIV/AIDS patients. Further, the study strived to find the relationship between the experimental and criterion variables. The study consists the sample of 259 AIDS patients selected through purposive sampling technique, out of 259 respondents 108 (41.7%) were male and 151 (58.3%) were female patients. Enriched Social Support Inventory developed by Mitchell et al. (2003); Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (1965); and Suicidal Ideation Scale developed by Sisodia and Bhatnagar (2011) was used to measure the level of social support, self esteem and suicidal ideation among HIV/AIDS patients. For the statistical analysis of data Mean, t-test, one way Anova and Pearson Correlation was applied by using SPSS 20.0 version. The findings undercover that majority of patients have average level of suicidal ideations n=184 (71.05%), followed by n=37 (14.29%) having high level, n=36 (13.89%) very high level and n=2 (0.77%) having low of suicidal ideation respectively. The study also revealed that n=212 (81.85%) participants have low level of social support and n=47 (18.15%) have high level of social support. Synchronically, huge number of respondents n=124 (47.87%) showed low level of self esteem, followed by n= 116 (44.79%) having normal level, and n=19 (7.34%) showed high level of self esteem respectively. The findings also confirmed that there are significant mean differences between social support, self esteem and suicidal ideation with respect to gender, marital status, age, occupation, family income, and duration of illness. Further the findings shows that suicidal ideation is negatively significant correlated with social support (-.897) and self esteem (-.780). Synchronically, social support was found positively significant correlated with self esteem (.811). Pages: 944-949Mohammad Amin Wani and R. Sankar (Department of Psychology Annamalai University Tamil Nadu ) Read more Get Access
Association between blood pressure and anthropometric indicators of obesity among elderly rural women of India Pages: 950-953 Sayani Das and Shivani Chandel (Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi) High blood pressure was known to have deleterious effects on elderly health. In India, very few studies included elderly women and fewer have focused exclusively on rural population. The current study aimed to find out the association between different anthropometric indicators of obesity and blood pressure levels in the rural population of India. Data was collected on 206 elderly Jat community women aged 60+ years in rural population of Palwal district of Haryana. Dependable variable BP was assessed using oscillometric method and independent variable included BMI, WC and WHR, categorized using WHO criteria. Analyses were adjusted for age. The relationship of blood pressure with BMI, WC and WHR shows positive correlation. Binary logistic regression model reveals that BMI >27.5 kg/m² category was 4.87 times and BMI 23.0-27.5 kg/m² was 2.37 times more likely to have hypertension. Higher WC participants were 1.08 times and higher WHR participants 1.88 times more prone to be hypertensive than normal WC and WHR. Basic anthropometric indicators for obesity remains useful marker for higher blood pressure in the present study. So for healthy aging, obesity should be kept in the normal range by focusing more on proper diet and exercise. Pages: 950-953Sayani Das and Shivani Chandel (Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi) Read more Get Access
Active and passive coping preferences in primary headaches: An Indian study Pages: 954-957 Preeti Gupta (Clinical Psychologist, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi, Jharkhand) Archana Shukla (Professor and Director, AIBAS and Dean Faculty of Arts, Amity University, Manesar, Haryana) Surjit Prasad (Senior Resident, RINPAS, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand) Literature has reported geographical variances and a number of affective and cognitive factors that play a critical role in the experience and management of pain sensations and also in the development and maintenance of stress or stress related disorders like headaches. Finding out the effective coping is a requisite in management. Present paper tends to identify the differences in passive-active as well as affective-cognitive coping techniques employed in tension type headache (TTH) and in migraine in Indian context. For this 30 patients with TTH and 30 patients with migraine diagnosed by consultant psychiatrists were purposively selected from private and outpatient clinics of UP, India. They were assessed on pain coping inventory and significant differences were found among various coping styles adopted by each group. Findings also suggest a need for an individual module for strengthening active coping with an addition of cognitive therapy techniques to behavioural therapy. Pages: 954-957Preeti Gupta (Clinical Psychologist, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi, Jharkhand)Archana Shukla (Professor and Director… Read more Get Access
Challenges in implementation of individualized educational plan (IEPs): Perspectives from India and the United States of America Pages: 958-965 Lia Hannah Sacks (Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA), Vanderbilt University, USA) Santoshi Halder (Department of Education, University of Calcutta, Kolkata) Individuals with disabilities demonstrate less optimal educational access and outcomes than their typically developing peers. As a result, the provision of high quality instruction for individuals with special needs is a critical social issue that is gaining global attention. A major component of effective special education after identification or assessment of special needs of the child is the implementation of Individualized Education Plans (IEPs). After IEPs were introduced in the United States as part of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, EAHCA (1975) it was regarded as a key element of inclusive education globally. However, a wide range of variation exists across countries with respect to its implementation. It is significant to explore and expose these interesting variations with respect to the developing and developed nations. This article presents a comparison of the general practices of IEPs in India and the United States with respect to its design, execution in the light of the related legal directives. Comparisons presented are on the basis of the themes extracted on the basis of the conceptual learnings and practical experience gathered as a special educator and practioner in the field in both the countries. Specific challenges and suggestions for improvement are offered. Pages: 958-965Lia Hannah Sacks (Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA), Vanderbilt University, USA)Santoshi Halder (Department of… Read more Get Access
Anthropometric measures for CVD risk factors: An assessment based on South and West Indian women in Chennai Pages: 966-971 Varalakshmi Rajam S. (Madras School of Economics, Ethiraj College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu) Are the association Anthropometric Measures for CVD risk factors across different socio-economic groups residing in Chennai belonging to West India who follow a purely vegetarian diet and South India who have mix of vegetarian and non-vegetarian diet? A cross sectional study among West Indian and South Indian Women. 365 women had participated. Anthropometric measures such as height, weight, waist circumference and hip circumference were measured. Body mass index (BMI), waist to hip ratio (WHR), waist to height ratio (WHtR) were computed. Data entered in MS Excel Sheet and analysed by STATA Software. Data expressed as mean, standard deviation, and percentage. Tests applied were simple regressions analysis and correlation tests. Anthropometric parameters of mean body mass index indicated the prevalence of overweight among the study subjects (24.55+2.33, 23.54+1.55, 24.19+1.90, 23.53+1.81, 23.83+1.46) and a positive correlation seemed to exist between BMI and WHR significant at 1 percent and 5 percent level. Significant association do exist but are not strongly correlated. Associations also vary depending on the ethnicity of West Indian versus South Indian community or Low income versus high income/ middle income groups respectively. The results imply that anthropometric indicators of body mass index and waist to hip ratio seem to prove as best indicators of obesity among the study population. Pages: 966-971Varalakshmi Rajam S. (Madras School of Economics, Ethiraj College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu) Read more Get Access
The effects of dietetic therapies on stress, waist measurements, triglyceride levels, diarrhea and constipation with reference to menopause Pages: 972-976 Shefali Kamal Kumar and N.R. Mrinal (Department of Psychology, Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra) To find out which type of dietetic intervention(s) can assuage the selected symptoms of menopause, as compared to each other and a control group. A sample of 200 menopausal (peri-menopausal & post-menopausal women) was selected from Nagpur city (urban area). The subjects were then divided into four groups (n=50 each group), three experimental and one control and the three experimental groups were assigned three different, six weeks long dietary interventions, namely the high protein dietary intervention, the high frequency dietary intervention and the traditional weight loss dietary intervention. The data were collected before and after the dietary programs and complied into a 2X4 ANOVA design with the pre and post test results being analyzed with the Student's t test. The post-hoc Tukey's test was employed to then differentiate between the efficacies of each dietary intervention. The three different types of diets demonstrated positive results for the different variables. The high protein dietary intervention was seen to have the most positive effect on stress, triglyceride levels, diarrhea and constipation, while the high frequency dietary intervention had a positive result on triglyceride levels and constipation and the traditional weight loss dietary intervention had a positive effect on stress, triglyceride levels and diarrhea. Depending on the most pressing symptom(s) presented by the menopausal woman, any of the three dietary interventions can be used to help relieve her distress. Food as a medium of alleviating the distress caused by menopause can have a statistically significant effect and should be preferred to medications. Pages: 972-976Shefali Kamal Kumar and N.R. Mrinal (Department of Psychology, Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra) Read more Get Access
Emotional competence among Maharshi Dayanand University employees Pages: 977-980 Lisha and Madhu Anand (Department of Psychology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana) Emotional competence is the tendency to display emotions in a situationally and culturally appropriate manner. The present study explored emotional competence among Maharshi Dayanand University employees. A sample size of 200 university employees was selected with the age range of 21-40 and 41-60 respectively. Out of which 100 were male and 100 female employees. For the present study random sampling method was used. Scale of Emotional Competencies developed by Sharma and Bhardwaj was adapted to measure emotional competence. Findings of the study reveal that there is a significant difference between the emotional competence of male and female employees. Males can make effective judgment, express their emotions, feeling, moods better, cope with their problem better in comparison to females. But no significant difference was found on enhancement of positive emotions between male and female employees. Pages: 977-980Lisha and Madhu Anand (Department of Psychology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana) Read more Get Access
Self-esteem among adolescents: A study of gender and locale differences Pages: 981-984 Prachi Shukla and Tejpreet K. Kang (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab) The present study was conducted in Ludhiana district of Punjab state. The purpose of the study was to assess the self esteem level of rural and urban male and female adolescents. Three hundred adolescents of age group between 16-18 years had been taken from four senior secondary schools of rural and urban areas of Ludhiana. The Self- Esteem Inventory (adult form) developed by Coopersmith was administered to assess the self- esteem of adolescents. Data were analyzed in terms of percentage, chi- square test and t- test. The results revealed that there exists a significant difference in self esteem of male and female adolescents. Male adolescents had better self esteem as compared to female adolescents. Locale wise significant difference also existed. Result showed that urban adolescents had better self esteem than rural adolescents. Pages: 981-984Prachi Shukla and Tejpreet K. Kang (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Punjab… Read more Get Access
The role of socio-economic status in adolescent resilience and self-esteem Pages: 985-989 Sphoorthi G. Prabhu (School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya, Mangaluru, Karnataka) Rameela Shekhar (Dean, P.G. Department, School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya, Mangaluru, Karnataka) Understanding the differences in adolescent resilience and self esteem based on SES has significant implications in mental health promotion. Therefore, the objectives of this paper are to discuss the self esteem and resilience among adolescents from English Medium School (in comparison to the adolescents from Government Schools) and to understand the differences in resilience and self esteem by SES. Adolescents from class 8th to 10th of Mangaluru Taluka (of Karnataka State in India) was the target population. Cluster random sampling was followed. 809 adolescents from class 8th to 10th of randomly selected 16 schools from the Mangaluru South Cluster were selected. The variables were measured using CD-RISC-2 and Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale. The data was analysed using SPSS version 19. The mean age of the sample was 13.49 years (±1.004). The adolescents from English medium schools had moderate Resilience and Self Esteem. Significant differences existed in the adolescent Resilience and Self esteem based on Socio-Economic Status. However, the same was not in the expected direction. The paper concludes by emphasising the role of subjective socio-economic status in adolescent well-being and suggests the need to explore the differences in adolescent resilience and self esteem based on subjective Socio-Economic Status. Pages: 985-989Sphoorthi G. Prabhu (School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya, Mangaluru, Karnataka)Rameela Shekhar (Dean, P.G… Read more Get Access
Understanding friendship patterns among the youth: An empirical study Pages: 990-994 Khushboo Patel (Department of Psychology, School of Liberal Studies, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat) This study examined the patterns of friendship across nine interpersonal factors as well as the patterns of friendship between two different age groups. The methodology involved the usage of an open ended interview sheet, administered on a sample of 100 subjects falling between the age group of 18-25 years. Further, the group was divided into 18-21 years (54 subjects) and 22-25 years (46 subjects). A self report measure containing 27 items, was used as a tool for the study. A total of 9 factors: Trust, Availability, Conflict, Jealousy, Self Disclosure, Openness to Feedback, Perceptiveness, Participation and Similarity were taken into consideration. Percentage distribution and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) were used for statistical analysis. Statistical analysis indicated, a maximum shared common understanding among the sample population, for factors like Availability, Openness to Feedback, Conflict and Participation, with a percentage distribution of 79%, 78%, 73% and 71.33% respectively. Factors like Availability, Openness to Feedback, Conflict, Participation, Perceptiveness and Trust, had a better shared common understanding in the age group of 18-21 years compared to 22-25 years. It was interesting to observe, that factors like Jealousy, Self Disclosure and Similarity was not of much significance to either group. Pages: 990-994Khushboo Patel (Department of Psychology, School of Liberal Studies, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar… Read more Get Access

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