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Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing (IJHW) is an indexed and peer-reviewed journal published quarterly by the Indian Association of Health, Research, and Welfare (IAHRW). The IJHW aims to promote interdisciplinary research in health sciences and psychology by providing a platform for researchers, academicians and professionals to share knowledge and advancements in the field. The journal focuses on various areas including mental health, public health, alternative medicine, lifestyle diseases, health policies, and behavioral sciences. Its primary objective is to encourage evidence-based studies that contribute to the understanding and improvement of physical, mental and social wellbeing. Through rigorous peer-reviewed publications, it aims to influence policy-making and promote best practices in healthcare and psychological wellbeing. IJHW is indexed with EBSCOhost Connection Two, Academic Search Complete, The Belt and Road Initiative Reference Source, Cogito Indexing Text, Academic Search Ultimate, Academic Search Main Edition, Biomedical Index, Google Scholar Crawl Database, SocINDEX with Full Text, Sociology Source Ultimate, ProQuest, ProQuest Central, Index Copernicus International, Google Scholar, USA Library, WorldCat, J-Gate, and Academic Search Premier. IJHW has been published regularly since 2010. The journal is a medium for empirical inquiry, theoretical papers, reviews, and applied and policy-related articles. The journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of scientific excellence in the subfields of psychology, psychiatry, education, and other social and behavioral sciences.
Journal ORCHID ID: 0000-0002-5342-3424
Editor-in-Chief: Sunil Saini, PhD
ORCHID ID: 0000-0002-5342-3424
Editorial Office: 1245/4, Mohalla Sainian, Hisar, Haryana, India
Email: suneil.psy@gmail.com, iahrw2019@gmail.com
Phone: 9255442103
Publisher: IAHRW Publications Private Limited (IEC/PAN- AAECI2603L, dated 23.3.2019), Address: 1245/18, Mohalla Sainian, Hisar, Haryana, India
ISSN: 2229-5356 (print version)
ISSN: 2321-3698 (electronic version)
Frequency: Quarterly (March, June, September and December), Average time of publishing is 2-3 Months after submission.
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Editorial Board
EDITORIAL BOARD
The Editorial Board comprises distinguished academicians, researchers, clinicians, and professionals from national and international institutions. Editorial members are selected based on their academic achievements, research contributions, publication record, and expertise in relevant disciplines.
International Representation
The journal actively promotes geographical diversity and international participation among editors, reviewers, and authors to strengthen its global academic reach and scholarly impact.
CHIEF EDITOR
Sunil Saini, PhD
Indian Association of Health Research and Welfare, Hisar, Haryana, India
ORCHID ID: 0000-0002-5342-3424
EDITORS
Dr. Akbar Husain, PhD
Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-2181-9528
Dr. Arun Kumar Jaiswal, PhD
Department of Psychology, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4430-6063
Dr. C. R. Darolia, PhD
Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-3282-2733
Dr. Damanjit Sandhu, PhD
Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8368-0133
Dr. Gynesh Kumar TIwari, PhD
Department of Psychology, Manipur University, Manipur
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-6880-940X
Dr. Gopal Chandra Mahakud, PhD
Department of Applied Psychology, University of Delhi, New Delhi
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0260-6554
Dr. Priyanka Anjan Rao, PhD
Department of Applied Psychology, University of Delhi, New Delhi
ORCID iD: 0009-0005-6451-1744
Dr. Sangeeta Trama, PhD
Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala
ORCID iD: 0009-0003-9257-8722
Dr. Surendra Kumar Sia, PhD
Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, New Delhi
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5035-3256
Dr. Umesh Bhart, PhD
Department of Applied Psychology, University of Mumbai, Mumbai
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5035-3256
Dr. Radhy Shyam, PhD, MD University, Rohtak
Dr. Sibnath Deb, PhD, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry
Reviewer’s Panel (2025-2026)
1. Prof. C R Darolia, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
2. Prof. Arun Kumari Jaiswal, Former Prof. Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi
3. Prof. Sangeeta Trama, Punjabi University, Patiala
4. Prof. Surendra Kumar SIa, University of Delhi, Delhi
5. Prof. Radhy Shyam, M D University, Rohtak
6. Prof. Sunita Malhotra, Former Prof. M D University, Rohtak
7. Prof. Alpana Vaidya, Symbiosis University, Pune
8. Prof. Sandeep Singh, G J U S & T, Hisar, Haryana
9. Prof. Deepshikha Ray, Calcutta University, Kolkata
10. Dr. Umesh Bharte, University of Mumbai
11. Dr. Gopal Chandra, University of Delhi, Delhi
Reviewer Guidelines
The Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing (IJHW) relies on the expertise of reviewers to maintain the quality, integrity, and scientific rigor of published research. Reviewers are expected to evaluate manuscripts objectively, fairly, and confidentially. Reviews should focus on originality, scientific merit, methodology, ethical compliance, clarity of presentation, significance of findings, and relevance to the journal’s scope. Constructive comments should be provided to assist authors in improving their work. Reviewers should avoid personal criticism and support their recommendations with clear reasoning and evidence.
Reviewer Responsibilities
Reviewers are expected to:
- Maintain confidentiality of all manuscripts and related materials.
- Disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest.
- Conduct reviews objectively and professionally.
- Identify relevant published work not cited by the authors.
- Alert editors to suspected plagiarism, duplicate publication, ethical concerns, or research misconduct.
- Submit reviews within the agreed timeframe.
- Refrain from using unpublished information obtained during peer review for personal advantage.
Editorial Office: 1245/18, Moh. Sainian, Hisar, Haryana, India
Email: suneil.psy@gmail.com,
Phone: 9255442103
Publisher: Indian Association of Health, Research and Welfare (IAHRW)
ISSN: 2229-5356 (print version)
ISSN: 2321-3698 (electronic version)
Frequency: Quarterly
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Authors and Ethical Guidelines
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About the Journal
The Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing (IJHW) is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary scholarly journal published quarterly by the Indian Association of Health, Research and Welfare (IAHRW). The journal publishes original research articles, review papers, case studies, brief reports, and theoretical contributions in the fields of health sciences, psychology, psychiatry, medicine, behavioral sciences, education, rehabilitation, social sciences, and related disciplines.
Manuscript Submission
Authors should submit manuscripts that are original, unpublished, and not under consideration by any other journal. Submission of a manuscript implies that all authors have approved the submission and agree to the journal’s publication policies.
Manuscripts should be prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 7th Edition and submitted through the journal’s online submission system or designated editorial email.
Manuscript Preparation
Title Page
The title page should contain:
- Full title of the manuscript
- Names of all authors
- Institutional affiliations
- ORCID IDs (where available)
- Corresponding author’s email address and contact details
- Author contribution statement
Abstract
Provide a structured or unstructured abstract of 150–250 words summarizing the objectives, methodology, results, and conclusions.
Keywords
Provide 4–6 keywords suitable for indexing and retrieval purposes.
Main Text
Research articles should generally include:
- Introduction
- Objectives/Hypotheses
- Methodology
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
Tables and Figures
Tables and figures should conform to APA 7th edition formatting standards and be clearly numbered and cited within the text.
References
All references must follow APA 7th edition style and should include DOI information wherever available.
Peer Review Process
The journal follows a double-blind peer review process. All manuscripts undergo an initial editorial screening followed by review by at least two independent experts. The review process generally takes 4–8 weeks. Editorial decisions may include:
- Accept
- Accept with Minor Revisions
- Major Revisions Required
- Revise and Resubmit
- Reject
Author Contributions
Authors are encouraged to provide an Author Contributions Statement based on the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) framework, clearly indicating individual contributions to the research and manuscript preparation.
Data Availability Statement
Authors should include a statement describing the availability of research data supporting the findings of the study. Data may be publicly available, available upon reasonable request, or subject to restrictions.
Funding Information
All sources of financial support, grants, sponsorship, equipment, materials, or other assistance must be disclosed within the manuscript.
Conflict of Interest Declaration
Authors must disclose any financial, professional, institutional, or personal relationships that may influence the interpretation of the research findings.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Authors may use AI-assisted tools for language editing or technical support; however, AI systems cannot be listed as authors. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and ethical compliance of all submitted content. Any significant use of AI tools must be disclosed in the manuscript. The AI content should not be more than 15% as per Turnitin
Research Misconduct Policy
The journal does not tolerate any form of research or publication misconduct. Misconduct includes but is not limited to:
- Plagiarism
- Self-plagiarism
- Data fabrication
- Data falsification
- Citation manipulation
- Image manipulation
- Duplicate publication
- Ghost, guest, or gift authorship
- Undisclosed conflicts of interest
Allegations of misconduct will be investigated following COPE recommendations and may result in rejection, correction, retraction, or notification to the authors’ institutions.
Copyright and Permissions
Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material, including figures, tables, questionnaires, or extensive quotations. Appropriate acknowledgment must be provided.
Ethical Guidelines for Authors
Originality and Plagiarism
Authors must ensure that submitted manuscripts are original works. Plagiarism, self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication, data falsification, citation manipulation, and image manipulation are strictly prohibited. The plagiarism should be below 10% as per Turnitin report.
Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication
Manuscripts submitted to IJHW should not be under consideration by another journal simultaneously. Duplicate or redundant publication is considered unethical and unacceptable.
Authorship Criteria
Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made substantial intellectual contributions to the conception, design, execution, analysis, interpretation, or reporting of the study. Guest, gift, honorary, and ghost authorship are not permitted.
Ethical Approval and Informed Consent
Research involving human participants or animals must receive approval from an appropriate Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC), Institutional Review Board (IRB), or equivalent authority. Authors should clearly state the approval details within the manuscript. Informed consent must be obtained from participants wherever applicable.
Confidentiality and Privacy
Authors must protect the privacy and confidentiality of research participants. Identifiable personal information should not be published without explicit written consent.
Research Integrity
Authors must accurately present their methods, data, analyses, and findings. Any errors discovered before or after publication should be promptly reported to the Editor for correction or retraction where necessary.
Data Sharing and Reproducibility
Authors should retain research data and make it available to editors or qualified researchers when requested, subject to ethical and legal considerations.
Clinical Trials
Clinical studies should comply with recognized ethical standards and include registration details of the clinical trial registry where applicable.
Corrections and Retractions
Authors have an obligation to cooperate with the journal in publishing corrections, corrigenda, errata, expressions of concern, or retractions when necessary to maintain the integrity of the scholarly record.
Retraction, Correction, and Withdrawal Policy
The journal is committed to maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record. Published articles may be corrected, withdrawn, or retracted when necessary.
Corrections
Minor errors that do not affect the validity of the findings may be corrected through an erratum or corrigendum.
Retractions
Articles may be retracted due to plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication, falsification, unethical research practices, significant errors, or other forms of scientific misconduct.
Article Withdrawal
Authors may request withdrawal of a manuscript before publication. Once published, withdrawal will only be considered under exceptional circumstances and in accordance with COPE guidelines.
Expressions of Concern
The journal may publish an Expression of Concern while allegations of misconduct are under investigation.
Author Appeals Policy
Authors who disagree with an editorial decision may submit a formal appeal to the Editor-in-Chief within 30 days of receiving the decision.
Appeals should:
- Clearly explain the grounds for appeal.
- Provide supporting evidence or clarification.
- Address reviewer comments where appropriate.
The appeal will be reviewed independently and, if necessary, additional expert opinions may be sought. The decision reached after the appeal review shall be final.
Compliance with COPE Guidelines
The Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing follows the principles and best practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and expects all authors to uphold the highest standards of academic integrity, transparency, and responsible research conduct.
Research Ethics
Human Participants
Research involving human participants must have prior approval from a recognized Institutional Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board (IRB). Authors must confirm that informed consent was obtained from participants wherever applicable.
Animal Research
Studies involving animals must comply with institutional, national, and international ethical guidelines governing animal welfare and experimentation.
Clinical Research
Authors conducting clinical studies should provide details of trial registration and ethical approval where applicable.
Conflict of Interest Policy
Author Disclosure
Authors must disclose any financial, professional, institutional, or personal relationships that may influence the interpretation of their research findings.
Reviewer and Editor Disclosure
Editors and reviewers are required to declare any potential conflicts of interest and withdraw from the review or decision-making process whenever such conflicts exist.
Archiving
The publisher ensures electrornic backup of the published articles and website content regularly. All published articles are also being archived in concerned database.
Publishing Schedule
IJHW is published in both online and print version in March, June, September and December.
Editorial Office: Sunil Saini, PhD, Editorial Office: 1245/18, Moh. Sainian, Hisar, Haryana, India
Email: suneil.psy@gmail.com, suneil@iahrw.org
Phone: 9255442103, 7988885490
Publisher: Indian Association of Health, Research and Welfare (IAHRW)
Peer Review Policy
Peer Review Policy
The Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing (IJHW) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of scholarly publishing through a rigorous, fair, transparent, and timely peer review process. All manuscripts submitted to the journal are evaluated solely on their academic merit, originality, scientific quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, and relevance to the journal’s scope.
Initial Editorial Screening
Upon submission, each manuscript undergoes an initial evaluation by the Editor-in-Chief or an assigned Editor. The manuscript is assessed for:
- Relevance to the aims and scope of the journal
- Originality and scholarly contribution
- Scientific and methodological quality
- Compliance with ethical standards
- Adherence to journal formatting and submission guidelines
- Completeness of required declarations and supporting documents
Manuscripts that do not meet these requirements may be returned to the authors without external review.
Plagiarism Screening
All submissions are screened using plagiarism detection software before entering the peer review process. The journal generally considers manuscripts with a similarity index of less than 20% (excluding references, quotations, and standard methodological descriptions) for further evaluation. Cases of suspected plagiarism, duplicate publication, or research misconduct are handled according to the journal’s publication ethics policies and COPE guidelines.
Double-Blind Peer Review
The journal follows a double-blind peer review process, whereby the identities of authors and reviewers remain confidential throughout the review process. Manuscripts that successfully pass the initial screening are typically sent to two independent expert reviewers with recognized expertise in the relevant field.
In cases where reviewer recommendations differ substantially, or where additional expertise is required, the Editor may appoint a third reviewer.
Reviewer Evaluation Criteria
Reviewers are requested to evaluate manuscripts on the basis of:
- Originality and significance of the research
- Contribution to existing knowledge and theory
- Clarity of research objectives and hypotheses
- Appropriateness of research design and methodology
- Adequacy of data analysis and interpretation
- Ethical conduct of the research
- Quality of presentation and organization
- Adequacy of literature review and referencing
- Validity of conclusions and implications
- Overall suitability for publication
Reviewers are expected to provide objective, constructive, and evidence-based comments that assist both the authors and editors in improving manuscript quality.
Peer Review Timeline
The journal aims to complete the peer review process within 4–8 weeks from the date of submission. However, review times may vary depending on reviewer availability, manuscript complexity, and the extent of revisions required.
Reviewer Feedback and Author Revisions
Reviewer comments and recommendations are communicated to the corresponding author through the journal’s editorial system or official email communication. When revisions are requested, authors must submit:
- A revised manuscript with tracked or highlighted changes (where applicable)
- A detailed point-by-point response to each reviewer comment
Revised manuscripts may be returned to the original reviewers for further evaluation before a final decision is made.
Editorial Decisions
Based on reviewer recommendations and editorial assessment, one of the following decisions may be issued:
- Accept without Revision
- Accept with Minor Revisions
- Major Revisions Required
- Revise and Resubmit for Further Review
- Reject
The final publication decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief or designated Editorial Board members. Editorial decisions are based on the scientific merit, originality, methodological quality, ethical compliance, and relevance of the manuscript.
Reviewer Confidentiality
All manuscripts received for review are treated as confidential documents. Reviewers must not share, discuss, copy, or use any unpublished information obtained through the peer review process for personal advantage or for the benefit of others.
Conflict of Interest in Peer Review
Reviewers and editors must disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest that could influence their evaluation of a manuscript. Individuals with conflicts of interest will be recused from the review or editorial decision-making process.
Appeals and Complaints
Authors who disagree with an editorial decision may submit a formal appeal to the Editor-in-Chief, providing a detailed justification supported by evidence. Appeals will be reviewed independently, and the journal reserves the right to seek additional expert opinions when necessary.
Complaints concerning editorial processes, peer review, publication ethics, or professional conduct may be submitted to the editorial office at iahrw2019@gmail. com or suneil@iahrw.org. The journal aims to acknowledge complaints within seven working days and resolve them fairly, transparently, and confidentially.
Publication Ethics and COPE Compliance
The Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing follows internationally recognized standards of publication ethics and adheres to the principles and best practices recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Editors, reviewers, and authors are expected to uphold the highest standards of integrity, transparency, objectivity, and ethical conduct throughout the publication process.
The final decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief or the Editorial Board and is communicated to the corresponding author through email along with the relevant comments and recommendations.
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Pages: 1096-1101 The present study was based on a 2 (Work status) x 3 (Age) factorial design to examine the role of work status and age on general efficacy, perceived stress, marital adjustment and mental well-being of married working and non-working women across three age groups. The sample consisted of 120 married women (60 working & 60 non-working) from young age (25-34 years), middle age (35-44 years) and late age group (45-55 years). Thus, there were 20 working and 20 non-working married women in each of the three age groups. Results revealed a significant main effect of work status with respect to perceived stress. Non-working women experienced higher level of stress compared to their working counterparts. On the other hand, age had a significant effect on efficacy and women in late age were more efficacious than the middle aged women. Work status and age interaction effect revealed that young non-working women had better marital adjustment compared to all other groups. On the basis of Regression analysis, marital adjustment emerged as the most powerful predictor of mental well-being of married women. Results were discussed in the light socialization practices, gender role expectations, empowerment through economic independence and psycho-social needs across different age groups of working and non-working married women. Pages: 1096-1101 Namita Mohanty and Priyanka Patnaik (Department of Psychology, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha) |
Pages: 1102-1106 Technological revolutions and inventions have provided the world with various inventions for various purposes. Each and every invention has brought comforts additionally as well as some threatening effects with it. Same is in the case with mobile phone technology. Addictive mobile phone use can be regarded as an impulse control disorder that does not involve an intoxicant and is similar to the addictive use of various technologies, such as the internet. Since its appearance in the psychiatric and clinical psychology literature, problematic use of the Mobile phone has been viewed as a disorder and conceptualized as an addictive behavior (Billieux, 2012). Therefore it is an important area to be explored. The current investigation was designed to study the impact of Impulsiveness on Mobile phone addiction and to compare Mobile phone addiction and Impulsiveness among adolescent males and females. For this purpose Impulsiveness scale (Barratt, 1995) and Mobile phone addiction scale (Velayudhan & Srividya, 2012) were administered to a sample of 100 adolescents (50 males & 50 females) in the age range of 14-19years. The sample was collected from the private schools of Chandigarh. Pearson Product Moment Correlation method was used for statistical analysis of the results in order to determine the impact of impulsiveness on mobile phone addiction and t-test was used to compare mobile phone addiction and impulsiveness among adolescent males and females. Impulsiveness has been positively correlated to mobile phone addiction. Pages: 1102-1106 Seema Vinayak and Madhvi Malhotra (Department of Psychology, Panjab University, Chandigarh) |
Pages: 1107-1113 The present study was undertaken to explore the mental health status of rural and urban adolescents with selfie addiction. The total sample comprised of 360 adolescents studying in 10th, 11th and 12th standard from rural and urban schools of Ludhiana district identified with different levels of selfie addiction and equally divided across two locales i.e. rural and urban. Self-structured Selfie Addiction checklist and Mental Health Battery (Singh & Gupta, 2000) was used to collect the data. The combined picture of mental health status of rural and urban adolescents showed that adolescents with chronic level of selfie addiction were having poor mental health status which indicates that they were having issues with certain aspects of mental health. The results indicated that within borderline and acute level of selfie addiction, urban adolescents had better mental health as compared to rural adolescents. It was found that all the rural urban adolescents with chronic selfie addiction were found to have low level of mental health. It was further found that as the severity of selfie addiction increased from borderline to acute the percentage of adolescents with high intelligence decreased. Urban adolescents were having better emotional stability than rural adolescents whereas rural adolescents were having better intelligence than their urban counterparts. Urban adolescents were more independent, self-determined in thinking and had greater sense of security as compared to rural adolescents. Pages: 1107-1113 Satinder Kaur, Deepika Vig, and Sarita Saini (Department of Human Development and Family… |
Pages: 1114-1117 In the era of development, elderly women living alone are facing problems. Due to development and migration, children move to other cities and starts living in the nuclear family set up. Here, elderly women who are physically and mentally dependent on their children are left behind. They face different type of problems in their day to day life, loneliness is one of them. Impact of development on loneliness has made the life of elderly women more vulnerable. The paper focused upon impact of development on loneliness among elderly women that are living alone. The main objectives of the study were to find out the profile of the elderly women and to highlight the impact of development on loneliness among elderly women living alone in the society. An empirical study was done through the non-probability sampling and 30 elderly women were selected with the help of snow ball method. Data was collected through interview schedule. It was found that a large number of the elderly women were facing a moderate level of loneliness followed by a complete loneliness. Thus, impact of development was reported by elderly women. It can be concluded that development is a process of social change which can affect the society positively as well as negatively. In the case of elderly women living alone, development has affected negatively as they face more loneliness. Pages: 1114-1117 Bindu (Department of Sociology, Panjab University, Chandigarh) |
Pages: 1118-1120 Adolescence is that stage of developmental transition during which boys and girls move from childhood to adulthood, developing physically, mentally and socially. A genuine and goal oriented attitude during this transition phase proves fruitful in the optimum growth and development of young boys and girls. The purpose of the present study is to see Locus of Control as a predictor of Self Esteem and Academic Achievement of 60 school going adolescents (both male-female) belonging to the age group 13 to 17 years. The findings of the study can be implemented in the academic curriculum to foster better understanding of such psychological variables in developing well-functioning adolescents. Pages: 1118-1120 Yakata Sharma, Nikita Somani, and Chirmi Acharya (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan… |
Pages: 1121-1123 Mindfulness is an attribute of consciousness. It plays a significant role in promoting well-being. Jon Kabat-Zinn one of the prominent thinkers of mindfulness defined it as paying attention in a particular way on purpose in the present movement and nonjudgementally. Researchers have found that enhancement of mindfulness through training facilitates a variety of well-being outcomes. Mindfulness incorporates both aspects of consciousness, i.e., attention and awareness. Attention and awareness are important characteristics of normal functioning. Mindfulness can be considered as enhanced attention to and awareness of present experience. This paper attempts to define the concept of mindfulness and its relation to similar psychological constructs. An elaborate description of role of mindfulness in promoting physical and psychological well being has been presented. There are evidences which show that mindfulness is crucial to the operation of healthy regulatory process. Such interplay of mindfulness and different facts of well being have been addressed. Pages: 1121-1123 Manju Mishra (Department of Psychology, H.R.P.G. College, Khalilabad, Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh) |
Pages: 1124-1126 The present study was conducted to examine the impact of parental encouragement on social maturity among adolescents. 2x2 factorial design was used. Data was collected from 120 high school students using stratified sampling technique. Equal number of boys and girls were chosen on the basis of high and low parental encouragement. Parental encouragement level was decided by using scale developed by Sharma (1987) and Social maturity scale developed by Rao (1986) was used to measure the various dimensions of social maturity. Means, SDs and F test were used. Results indicated significant difference between the adolescents having high and low parental encouragement on total social maturity, work orientation, communication and cooperation. Gender difference was observed on self direction, social commitment and social tolerance. Interaction effect was significant for cooperation, a dimension of social maturity. Pages: 1124-1126 Renuka Joshi (Department of Psychology, D.A.V. (PG) College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand)Goldee Sharma (Research Scholar… |
Pages: 1127-1132 The aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between personality type and job satisfaction. Main objectives of study were to find out the effect of types A and type B personality pattern on Job Satisfaction of Industrial Workers. In line of objectives, there are two hypothesis was formulated, i.e., type-A personality would have positive effect on job satisfaction of industrial workers and type-B personality would have positive effect on job satisfaction of industrial workers. For testing the hypothesis, 400 indstrial workers was chosen by random sampling method. Data collected by ABBP scale, constructed by Upinder Dhar and Manisha. Regression analyses are used for data analysis. Results shows that, The Beta value for Type-A is -0.053 and associated t value is 1.13 which is not significant and we conclude that there is no effect of type-A personality on job satisfaction. The Beta value for Type-B is 0.198 and associated t value is 4.25 which is significant on 0.01 level. Researcher concluded that Type-A personality pattern is not associated with job satisfaction of industrial workers and there is no effect of personality type-A pattern on job satisfaction and Type-B personality is positively related to job satisfaction and it has greater impact on job satisfaction of industrial workers. Pages: 1127-1132 Bharat (UG & PG Department of Psychology, NKSPTs Arts, Science and Commerce College… |
Pages: 1133-1135 Research on well being has become very prominent area in psychology and other social sciences. This paper presents a review of historical background of well being, starting from the work of Aristotle to the present day. The paper is divided in two sections. Section 1 presents a historical background of well being and section 2 presents practical approach to understand and enhance well being. Carol Ryff identified five aspect of well- being: autonomy; environmental mastery; positive relationship with other, purpose in life and self acceptance. Keys (2002) has used the terms “flourishing and languishing” as scientific concepts of well being. Martin Seligman (2011) father of Modern positive psychology has identified five elements of well being that are building blocks of flourishing life; Positive Emotion; Engagement; Relationship; Meaning; and Accomplishment. At last the paper presents two practical dimensions of well being: 1. Feeling good or happiness, 2. Doing good or sense of meaning in life and self worth. A detailed description of ways of feeling good or doing good have been presented. Pages: 1133-1135 Manju Mishra (Department of Psychology, H.R.P.G. College, Khalilabad, Uttar Pradesh) |
Pages: 1136-1139 Stress is a person's psychological and physiological response to the perception of a demand or challenge. The present study aims at exploring the causes of stress and its management among the girls residing in hostels. The study being exploratory in nature, focus group discussion (FGD) was chosen for data collection. Focus group discussion was held with girls in the age group 18 to 24 years. A semi structured interview schedule was prepared for the focus group discussion. Each focus group was audio taped and then transcribed for further analysis. Response themes indicated that after leaving their home now they have new roles and responsibilities, which causes stress in their daily routine as they have to manage everything on their own. Some girls expressed concern about the health and worries of the at-home parent, for most of them the mother is the central figure who helps in dealing with stressful situations. Further, social media, their friends and other hostel mates play very important role in their life now. Pages: 1136-1139 Stuti Singh (Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh) |
Pages: 1140-1143 Mushrooms are edible fungi. Milky mushroom (Calocybe indica) fits well under summer months conditions because of its ability to grow at temperature above 30°C. The green mould due to Trichoderma harzianum is of common occurrence in milky mushroom cultivation and causing losses from 63-65%. The disease characterized by initially white to grayish mycelium appear on substrate and on casing surface that resembles with the mushroom mycelial and later on mycelium mat turns to dark green color due to heavy sporulation of causal agent which is a peculiar symptom of the disease. The green mould incidence recorded varies from 0 to 26 % and maximum being in the Sonipat district (26.0 %), and no disease was recorded in Fatehabad district. The average disease incidence in Haryana recorded during 2014 was 14.8 per cent and approx similar pattern of disease prevalence (13.8 per cent) was observed during 2015. Pages: 1140-1143 Kundan Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Jaywant Kumar Singh, S. P. Goyal, and Surjeet Singh… |
Pages: 1144-1146 The present study is an endeavor to describe the varying pattern in spending nature across three generations. For this purpose a study was conducted which consisted 60 participants of both sexes which was further divided into three groups. 1st group was of old age, age ranging between 70-80 (n=20), 2nd group was of middle age, age ranging between 40-55 (n=20) and 3rd group was of early adulthood, age ranging between 18- 28 (n=20) on the basis of purposive sampling from urban areas of Hisar district Haryana. The participants were measured with self constructed expenditure scale and interviewed as well. Findings revealed that youngsters spent just to show off while middle age group i.e. 2nd group was found to make significantly less expenditure as compared to 1st group. On other hand old age i.e. 3rd group was found to make need based expenditure only. Results clearly indicate variations across three generations. Findings show that we are becoming more expensive generation wise with little saving and bore buying. Variations are also found in need based buying. Youths spent to keep up with joneses. Youths shows low level of saving as compared to middle and old age group. The findings are discussed in the paper. Pages: 1144-1146 Pooja Tyagi (Department of Psychology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana)Bintu Singh Ranga (Department… |
Pages: 1147-1150 There is growing understanding that experience of trauma can bring about positive changes in affected individuals. This posttraumatic growth is found to be associated with a number of factors such as personality traits and gender. The present study is aimed at understanding the personality correlates of posttraumatic growth in female patients living with HIV/AIDS. The cross sectional single group quantitative study included 30 female patients of HIV/AIDS who were assessed on five factor personality traits and posttraumatic growth. The study found that the present sample scored significantly higher on the personality dimension of neuroticism and significantly lower on the personality dimension of conscientiousness compared to the population norm. There was also significant positive correlation between the posttraumatic growth variable new possibilities and the two factors of five factor model viz. openness to experience and agreeableness. Salient points about the results are discussed including the implications of the present findings. Further, limitations of the study along with implications for further researches is also discussed. The present study, despite having a number of limitations, provide an initial look into the personality correlates of posttraumatic growth among a group of women living with HIV/AIDS. Pages: 1147-1150 Sisira Satheesan (Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour, Bambolim, Goa)Noufal… |
Pages: 1151-1154 The milky mushroom is gaining popularity among the traditional button mushroom growers in the India as alternate crop during summer months, but green mould disease caused by T. harzianum is becoming a limiting factor for its popularization among the mushroom growers. Physiology of both pathogen (T. harzianum) and milky mushroom (C. indica) was standardized and found that though C. indica can grow at wide range of temperatures and pH but optimum growth was observed at 30±1˚C and pH 6.0. Similarly the optimum growth of T. harzianum was observed and found that it was at temperature 25±1˚C and pH 6.5. The effect of temperature and pH on interaction of C. indica with T. harzianum also was observed and found that minimum inhibition of C. indica by T. harzianum was observed at temperature 30±1˚C and pH 6.0. Pages: 1151-1154 Kundan Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Jaywant Kumar Singh, S. P. Goyal, and Surjeet Singh… |
Pages: 1155-1161 In the absence of adequate psychological literature with respect to sexual harassment in the Indian context, the present study attempted to the inter-relationships between various psychological variables linked to sexual harassment. Participants were 30 working women, who completed relevant questionnaires. Data obtained from the participants was subjected to statistical analyses. Factors correlating with psychological well-being, physical symptoms, and social distance were identified. Age was found to exhibit a significant negative correlation with sexual harassment experiences, such that younger women were more likely to report sexual harassment experiences than their older counterparts. Also, women working in male-dominated environments were more likely to report more physical symptoms. Women who perceived their organizations as emphasizing on physical appearance reported a higher frequency of sexual harassment experiences and were more likely to work in male-dominated environments than those who did not perceive their organizations as emphasizing on physical appearance. The significant research findings emerging from the preliminary investigation have been discussed in the light of existing literature. Implications for organizations and mental health practitioners have been discussed as well. Pages: 1155-1161 Meghna Basu Thakur and Priscilla Paul (Department of Applied Psychology, University of Mumbai… |
Pages: 1162-1169 A person of artistic personality uses their body and mind to create new things. They appreciate beauty, unstructured activities and variety. They enjoy interesting and unusual people, sights, textures and sounds. These individuals prefer to work in unstructured situations and use their creativity and imagination. The current study investigates whether there is any distinction between personality trait or features of young dancers and non-dancers. Twenty young female adults (10 dancers & 10 non-dancers) are involved in this study and they are asked to draw a person on a paper and after completing the first drawing experimenter checked the gender of drawing and the participants again are asked to draw a person of opposite gender in another page. A number of personality traits were found that distinguishes a dancer from a non-dancer. It was found that dancers are extrovert, independent, restless, day-dreamer, imaginative, open to experience, warm hearted. On other side non-dancers are self oriented, ambitious, aggressive, inhibited and assaultive. Evidence from the present study suggests that some of the personality traits differ from dancers to non-dancers. Pages: 1162-1169 Rudrani Mitra and Debadeepa Banerjee (Department of Psychology, Bethune College, Kolkata) |
Pages: 1170-1173 The present investigation aims at pursuing the Stress and work orientation among the teaching population at selected Junior Colleges in Vizianagaram District of Andhra Pradesh, South India. Presently many Junior Colleges are running under different managements. In view of the up-to-date system in higher education, the researcher is interested to probe in to the work orientation and stress of all category teachers, which may facilitate the educational experts as well as the district administration to study the teacher problems, so as to facilitate better education it the coming generation. The data were collected from 214 teachers from some selected Junior Colleges by using the two standardized questionnaires namely Teacher Stress (Indira, 1996) tool consists of 40 items covering with four areas viz., Intensity of work, Students Behavior, Professional Growth and Extrinsic Annoyers are taken into consideration. While Teacher Work Orientation (Indira, 1996) tool consists of 17 items covering with two dimensions viz., Achievement Orientation and Affiliation Orientation aspects are taken into consideration. The data were analyzed with the help of statistical analyses by using Means, Standard Deviations, Critical ratios and Correlations. The results were discussed according to the significant values obtained. Based on the results certain findings and conclusions were drawn. Overall the study marked some educational implications. Pages: 1170-1173 T. J. M. S. Raju (Department of Education, Sikkim University, Gangtok, Sikkim) |
Pages: 1174-1177 This study was aimed at analysing the relationship between loneliness, anxiety, and mobile phone addiction among college students in the age group of 18 years to 21 years. The sample of 100 college students using smart phone was collected from various colleges in the city of Pune using incidental sampling method. The Pearson correlation, t-test, and regression analysis was used for analysing the data on SPSS 20. The study revealed that the loneliness and anxiety both were positively related to mobile phone addiction. The regression analysis showed that the loneliness and anxiety both were able to predict the mobile phone addiction. Pages: 1174-1177 Vinayak R. Pathak and R. S. Mhaske (Department of Psychology, Savitribai Phule Pune… |
Pages: 1178-1183 The nature of ego functions of the professionals in Kolkata, who have chosen performing (music, dance, & acting) and visual (painting & photography) art as their career, in comparison to a control group of non-artist professionals has been investigated in the present manuscript with the purpose of understanding the effect of such statistical functions on creative personalities. The sample constituted of 150 artist professionals and 150 non-artist professionals from Kolkata within age range of 20 to 40 years, including respondents of both the genders. The control group was matched with the study group in terms of relevant demographic variables. The tool used to obtain the findings was Ego Function Assessment (EFA) Scale, as modified by Bellak (1989). The EFA scale assessed twelve separate ego functions viz., Reality Testing, Judgment, Sense of Reality, Drive Control, Object Relation, Thought Process, Adaptive Regression, Defense Functioning, Stimulus Barrier Autonomous Functioning, Synthetic-Integrative Functioning and Mastery Competence. Descriptive and multivariate tests were used for statistical analysis of data. The data analysis revealed significant differences between the two groups, and between the genders in terms of ego functions. The creative's had poorer ego functions on many respects, but had higher adaptive regression. However, their differing perspective of emotions (as indicated by higher adaptive regression) may account for their specialty. Suggestions for mental health management of creative persons require awareness on the part of the mental health workers in this regard. Pages: 1178-1183 Anindita Majumdar and Jayanti Basu (Department of Applied Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata… |
Pages: 1184-1186 The purpose of this research is to explore how happiness is influenced by mindfulness, belief in personal control and gratitude. Students of Savitribai Phule Pune University (n=100) with age group ranging from 21-30 years administered Oxford Happiness Questionnaire by Hills and Argyle; Five Facet Mindfullness Questionnaire by Baer; Belief in Personal Control Scale (BPCS) by Berrenberg and the Gratitude Questionnaire-6 (GQ-6) by McCullough. The association between the varibles was tested by pearson product moment correlation and the best predictors of happiness were predicted by step-wise regression analysis. Results showedpositive significant correlation between mindfulness, belief in personal control, gratitude and happiness; gratitude (36%) and mindfulness (13%) were found to be the best predictors of happiness. Pages: 1184-1186 Saurabh Chavan, Juhi Deshmukh, and Bhupender Singh (Department of Psychology, Savitribai Phule Pune… |
Pages: 1187-1189 Present study was designed to find out the comparison between father and mother of differently abled children on hope and Happiness among the parents of differently abled children sample consisted of 40 parents (23 fathers & 17 mothers) within the age range of 30-45 years adopting purposing sampling method from milestone special school of Jaipur city of Rajasthan state (India). For this purpose, Adult Hope scale developed by Snyder (1991) and Oxford Happiness Questionnaire developed by Argyle and Hills (2000) were administered. t-test was applied to analyze the data. The findings revealed that statistically no significant difference was found between fathers and mothers on both hope and Happiness Pages: 1187-1189 Yogesh Kumar Jindal and Madhu Jain q (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan… |
Pages: 1190-1193 The major objective of this qualitative study was to explore the factors of causal beliefs and coping with illness among type 2 diabetes patients. The sample consisted of 35 type 2 diabetes patients with age range from 35 to 60 years. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview schedule. Interview schedule tapped information regarding demographic details such as age, gender, education level, time line, and socioeconomic status and also includes the questions related to search for a causal explanation, feelings, and their action. Thematic network analysis was done to analyze the data. Results showed that the causal beliefs were classified into 3 categories such as knowledge about diabetes, their preference and choice and their ideology about an illness. Another belief about their illness emerged through data analysis i.e. internal locus of control and external locus of control. Results further showed that coping was categorized into three main categories such as approach and avoidance. Findings concluded that the patients with diabetes try to find out the meaning of their illness, engage in various activities to adapt their illness and develop the ability to cope with it. Pages: 1190-1193 Vipul Kumar and Neena Kohli (Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar… |
Pages: 1194-1198 The aim of the study was to observe the Self -Efficacy in terms of gender differences among school students studying in public and private schools of selected cities of Punjab namely Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, and Patiala. The sample consisted of 400 students with equal no. of males and females. General Self -Efficacy scale by Schwarzer and Jerusalam (1995) along with Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Children by Peter Muris (2001) was administered. Results were calculated using standardized scoring keys, also t-test was computed to find out gender differences. Results indicate that there exists statistically significant differences among male and female students on dimensions of General Self- Efficacy and academic Self- Efficacy, but statistically there exists no significant differences among males and female students on dimensions of social Self- Efficacy, emotional Self- Efficacy and children's total Self- Efficacy. Pages: 1194-1198 Atipreet Kaur (Department of Psychology, Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab)Agyajit Singh (Ex-HOD… |
Pages: 1199-1203 Assessing health status and menopausal knowledge of women to develop educational package. Menopause Rating Scale was used to assess age related physical and psychological decline. PGI health questionnaire was used to assess the health status, self structured questionnaire menopausal knowledge on 80 rural and 80 urban women of Dharwad and Bagalkotee districts of Karnataka. The results revealed that 37 % of urban women had mild menopausal symptoms, while 35 % of the rural women reported severe menopausal symptoms. There was significant difference between rural and urban women in menopausal symptoms. SES, age, education and occupation was negative and significantly related with menopausal symptoms. It was observed that only 8-28 % of women had high menopausal knowledge. SES, age, education and occupation was significantly related and associated with menopausal knowledge. There was significant difference between rural and urban women of both the districts in menopausal knowledge. 25-40 % of rural and 15-25 % of urban women reported severely affected health status. There was significant difference between rural and urban women in health status. There was negatively significant relationship observed between health status with SES, education, occupation. There was negatively significant interrelationship between knowledge regarding care and management of menopause and menopausal symptoms and health status. Concluded that proper educational intervention is necessary to improve the health status and knowledge regarding care and management of menopause among menopausal women. Pages: 1199-1203 Deepa Kannur and Sunanda Itagi (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College… |
Pages: 1204-1209 Recent research suggests that the role of emotional intelligence may be more important than cognitive intelligence because emotions are helpful in energizing and directing human behavior. It has even been stated that 80 percent of a person's success relies on emotional intelligence; whereas, the role of IQ is only about 20 percent. Studies have indicated that EI of an individual can be enhanced using special instructions. Furthermore, some researchers point to the fact that school children can be the maximum beneficiaries of such programs. The present study aims to develop a suitable instructional material for school children. A pretest-posttest design was chosen, with one experimental and one control group of middle school students, both boys and girls. Test results were compared with the help of 't' test. The results of the study revealed a significant difference between the pretest-posttest scores, as a result of instructional material. It was found that post test scores of the experimental group were significantly higher than control group. However, no significant difference in the post test scores of girls and boys was observed. Pages: 1204-1209 Veena Dani (Department of Psychology, Sarojini Naidu Govt. Girls P. G. College… |