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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.
Editor-in-Chief: Sunil Saini, PhD
Editorial Office: 1245/4, Mohalla Sainian, Hisar, Haryana, India
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ISSN: 2229-5356 (print version)
ISSN: 2321-3698 (electronic version)
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Akbar Husain, PhD, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Annalakshmi Naryanan, PhD, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
Anuradha Sovani, PhD, Mumbai University, Mumbai
Aradhana Shukla, PhD, Kumaun University, Almora
Kiran Sahu, PhD, Meerut, Uttar Pardesh
Ravi Gunthey, PhD, TEPSE & HEPSEN, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Radhy Shyam, PhD, MD University, Rohtak
Rahul K.Tiwari, MBBS MD, IMS, Banaras Hindu University Varanasi , UP
Sangeeta Trama, PhD, Punjabi University, Patiala
Sibnath Deb, PhD, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry
Sunita Malhotra, PhD, MD University, Rohtak, Haryana
Urvashi Ojha, IMS , Banaras Hindu University Varanasi
Vivek Kumar Jha, MASLP, SGT University, Gurugram, Haryana
Editor-in-Chief: Sunil Saini, PhD, Editorial Office: 1245/18, Moh. Sainian, Hisar, Haryana, India
Email: suneil.psy@gmail.com,
Phone: 9255442103
Publisher: IAHRW
ISSN: 2229-5356 (print version)
ISSN: 2321-3698 (electronic version)
Frequency: Quarterly
Indexing: EBSCO, ProQuest, ProQuest Central, USA Library, WorldCat, J-Gate, Academic Search Premier, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing (IJHW) is a peer-reviewed research journal published quarterly by Indian Association of Health, Research and Welfare. (IAHRW) publications The IJHW is indexed with EBSCO, ProQuest, J-Gate, etc. The journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of scientific excellence in the area of Health Sciences and sub fields including psychology, psychiatry, Medicine and other related social and behavioral sciences
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• Journal article
Panda, T., Lamba, V., Goyal, N., Saini, S., Boora, S., Cruz. (2018). Psychometric Testing in Schools. Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, 8(2), 213–245.
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Slifka, M. K., & Whitton, J. L. (2000) Clinical implications of dysregulated cytokine production. Journal of Molecular Medicine, doi:10.1007/s001090000086
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Calfee, R. C., & Valencia, R. R. (1991). APA guide to preparing manuscripts for journal publication. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
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O’Neil, J. M., & Egan, J. (1992). Men’s and women’s gender role journeys: Metaphor for healing, transition, and transformation. In B. R. Wainrib (Ed.), Gender issues across the life cycle (pp. 107–123). New York: Springer.
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Abou-Allaban, Y., Dell, M. L., Greenberg, W., Lomax, J., Peteet, J., Torres, M., & Cowell, V. (2006). Religious/spiritual commitments and psychiatric practice. Resource document. American Psychiatric Association. http://www.psych.org/edu/other_res/lib_archives/archives/200604.pdf. Accessed 25 June 2007.
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IJHW is published in both online and print version in March, June, September and December.
Editor-in-Chief: Sunil Saini, PhD, Editorial Office: 1245/18, Moh. Sainian, Hisar, Haryana, India
Email: suneil.psy@gmail.com,
Phone: 9255442103, 7988885490
Publisher: IAHRW Publications Private Limited
ISSN: 2229-5356 (print version)
ISSN: 2321-3698 (electronic version)
Frequency: Quarterly
Indexing: EBSCO, ProQuest, ProQuest Central, USA Library, WorldCat, J-Gate, Academic Search Premier, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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Pages: 1365-1369 Personality is a set of psychological qualities or dispositions that may affect individual behaviour (Zimbardo, Weber, & Johnson, 2000). Subjective well-being is a psychological component of quality of life. The current study was planned to analyze the relationship between well-being and personality. The sample consists of 423 undergraduates, studying in different colleges of Karnal and Yamunanagar districts of Haryana, and Roorkee and Haridwar, districts of Uttarakhand. Well-being inventory (Sell & Nagpal, 1992) and The Neo- personality inventory (Costa & McCrae, 1991) were used to measure the Big Five personality traits and psychological well-being. The data were analyzed by using Pearson's Product Moment correlation and stepwise Regression. Results showed that (i) neuroticism - a factor of personality was inversely related to all the three dimensions of psychological well-being and (ii) extroversion dimension of personality evidenced strong positive associations with three dimensions of well-being well-being (iii) Conscientiousness dimension of personality also correlated significantly with two dimensions of well-being i.e. well-being positive affect and overall well-being. Stepwise regression analysis revealed two predictors of well-being i.e. Extraversion and Neuroticism. These results have important implications with regard to our current understanding of the relationships between well-being and personality. Pages: 1365-1369 Ranjana and Sanjeev Kumari ( Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana) |
Pages: 1370-1373 Women can have a huge impact in nation building but only empowered women can do this effectively. It will take some time and perseverant effort to build that self-esteem and confidence among women. Sports and physical activity can be a great tool to empower women folk lacking in self-confidence and achievement of the desired goal. Hardiness and self-esteem are the two variables that were chosen for the present investigation. A correlational design was adopted; 180 female wrestlers across the wrestling facilities across Haryana and Delhi with mean age 20.76 ± 2.281 with age range 18 to 22 were selected. Hardiness Scale developed by Maddi and Kobasa (1982) and Self Esteem Inventory by Virk and Chauhan (2003) were used for the present investigation. Descriptive statistics and correlations were used. Significant and positive correlations were found between the self- esteem and hardiness and also between the constructs of hardiness i.e. control, commitment and challenge. Results revealed that sports can be a great tool to enhance the self-esteem and hardiness levels of women. Pages: 1370-1373 Aditi Kadyan and Sonia Malik (Department of Psychology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana) |
Pages: 1374-1376 Perceived stress as the outcome of hierarchy is most common among the socially and economically backward groups of the Kashmir and most effected among them are women of this society. In this society marginal social status leads to social isolation and alienation among socio-economically backward classes and certain factors such as continuous criticism, negligence and lack of respect appear to contribute to the stress towards women of this group. Stressful life events in their life induce significant physiological changes that lower their resistance towards disease and diminish level of health status also. The present study was planned to see the influence of Perceived stress on Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) among marginalized women of Kashmir. Sample comprised of n=100 women from socio- economically backward group of Srinagar district of Kashmir region. Data was analyzed through one-way ANOVA. Results indicated that perceived stress had significant influence on HRQoL among marginalized women of Kashmir. Post hoc analysis further revealed that low stress group was different from higher stress group on health related quality of life whereas moderate stress group showed no difference with both the groups. Pages: 1374-1376 Saika Farid (Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar… |
Pages: 1377-1379 The present study was conducted to examine the relationship between mindfulness and aggression among youth. The problem of aggression and violent behavior is of major concern to the psychologists and researchers. The incidence of aggression is increasing day by day. The level of aggression can be reduced by mindfulness practices. Mindfulness is a psychological state of awareness. It is a process of bringing one's attention into the present moment. In the present study, mindfulness attention awareness scale (Brown & Ryan, 2003) was used to measure mindfulness and Buss and Perry aggression questionnaire (Buss & Perry, 1992) was used to measure aggression among university students. Correlation analysis was done to find out the relationship between mindfulness and aggression. The result showed a negative and significant relationship between mindfulness and aggression. Pages: 1377-1379 Vandana, Mamta, and Sandeep Singh (Department of Applied Psychology, Guru Jambheshwar University of… |
Pages: 1380-1385 The purpose of the study was to explore the interrelationship among Locus of Control, Personal Effectiveness, and Job satisfaction and also studying the effect of Locus of Control and Personal Effectiveness on Job Satisfaction. The present study was conducted on the sample of 100 employees, i.e., 50 males, and 50 females. Convenience sampling was used to collect data. The Study was undertaken in two private companies of Delhi region. Descriptive statistics, Pearson product moment correlation and regression analysis were used to analyze the data. It was found that Internal Locus of control is positively related to Job satisfaction and External (chance) locus of control is negatively related to Personal effectiveness. Some important implications and scope of future research are also derived from the current research. Pages: 1380-1385 Samiksha Bhardwaj (Consultant at Mettl, New Delhi)Vibhuti Gupta (Department of Psychology, University of… |
Pages: 1386-1392 Adolescent risk-taking behaviour is a global public health and safety issue and adolescence is a turbulent period, a time when young people are particularly prone to engage in a variety of potentially risky behaviours such as drinking, smoking, illicit-drug use and sexual activity. The period of adolescence (ages 1121) is a time of multiple transitions, namely, the transition to puberty and transitions involving parent child relationships, school, peers, and cognitive and emotional abilities. This period is also characterized by an increase in risk-taking behaviours, e.g those linked to careless driving, substance use, unprotected sexual behaviour, eating disorders, delinquency, homicidal and suicidal behaviours, and dangerous sports. These behaviours are defined as risky since they are usually volitional, their outcomes are uncertain and they entail negative consequences. Several research has shown that parental attachment has a major role to play in adolescent risk-taking behaviour, for instance, adolescents who are more securely attached to their parents are less likely to get involved in various risk behaviours in comparison to adolescents who are insecurely attached to their parents. The present study aims to explore gender differences in adolescent risk-taking and association of parental attachment in terms of parental trust, communication and alienation with adolescent risk-taking. A total of 400 adolescents (males & females) age range 16 to 18 years were sampled. t-ratio and Pearson product moment correlation coefficients were computed. The results shows that no gender differences exists in adolescent risk-taking and that parental trust and communication are negatively correlated with adolescent risk-taking whereas parental alienation is positively correlated with adolescent risk-taking. Pages: 1386-1392 Damanjit Sandhu (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab)Kirandeep Kaur (ICSSR-Doctoral Research Fellow… |
Pages: 1393-1396 This study aims to see the difference between persons having musculoskeletal disorders with the persons without Musculoskeletal disorders in terms of their personality trait namely extraversion-introversion, neuroticism, psychoticism, proneness to lie and superstition as measured by Eysenck Personality Questionnaire. The Hindi version of the questionnaire was used. The other questionnaire namely Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used for screening of MSD. A total of 30 sample comprising of 15 having MSD and 15 without MSD were included in the study. The purposive sampling technique was used for selection of sample. It was hypothesized that there will be no significant difference in personality dimensions such as psychoticism, extraversion, neuroticism, superstition and tendency to lie of the persons having MSD compared to persons without any MSD. The result revealed that the personality of individuals (psychoticism, neuroticism, extraversion, tendency to lie & superstition) having different types of musculoskeletal disorders (low back ache, neck pain & knee pain) is not affected as compared to individuals without any musculoskeletal disorders. Result of the study showed that there is no significant relation between personality dimension among person with or without musculoskeletal disorders. There is a wide scope of further study on the larger sample to find out the significant difference between Persons having MSD and Persons without MSD in terms of their extraversion-introversion, neuroticism, psychoticism, proneness to lie and superstition. Pages: 1393-1396 Sanjay Kant Prasad (Dy. Chief Commissioner for Persons, with disabilities, D/o EPwD, M/o… |
Pages: 1397-1400 Pregnancy is a complex psychophysiological process. The presence of obesity and stress increases the complexity in pregnant women. Therefore, the present study attempted to find out the level of perceived stress and examine the prenatal psychosocial risk in obese and non-obese women during their first trimester. Basing on a between-group survey design, 60 young pregnant women (30 obese & 30 non-obese) in their first trimester were selected. The Perceived Stress Scale and Prenatal Psychosocial Profile Scale were administered individually. The results revealed that the perception of stress of both obese and non-obese pregnant women was similar during first trimester. The findings showed that the obese pregnant women experienced significantly higher prenatal psychosocial risk compared to their non-obese participants. The condition of obesity was found to have large effect on the prenatal psychosocial risk. The implications and shortcoming were also discussed. Pages: 1397-1400 N. D. S. Naga Seema (Centre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad… |
Pages: 1401-1403 The present study aims to investigate the relationship between burnout and emotional intelligence among bank personnel. For this purpose the sample of bank personnel with age range of 25 to 50+ years were selected from different banks of Haryana State. Burnout and emotional intelligence studied with the help of various psychological tests, i.e., Maslach Burnout Inventory (Maslach & Jackson, 1996) and Self- Report Emotional Intelligence Test (Schutte et al., 1998). Product moment method was used to see the relationships between burnout and emotional intelligence. Results reveal that emotional intelligence is significantly negative correlated with burnout. To see the significant mean difference, t- test was used. Result shows that high and low groups of burnout are significantly differ on emotional intelligence. Pages: 1401-1403 Rajesh Kumar (Department of Psychology, Government College, Behrampur, (Bapauli) Panipat, Haryana) |
Pages: 1404-1408 The Internet as a global village has become an important information and entertainment source for students, serving substantial role in changing the social lives of people. Aside from its positive effects, what have garnered researchers' attention are its adverse side effects and students' addiction to it. College going students are particularly vulnerable group for the Problematic Internet Use (PIU). The present study aimed to determine the psychological correlates of Internet addiction among college students. A descriptive study design with quantitative approach was used to collect data from 200 undergraduate college students, at college affiliated to Punjabi university, Patiala and Punjab University, Chandigarh to assess the relationship of internet addiction with depression, anxiety and stress. Data was collected using the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) by Young (1998) and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS 42) by Lovibond and Lovibond (1995). The data was analyzed using correlation analysis to study the relationship of internet addiction with depression, anxiety, stress and total DASS. The use of t-test was made to study the gender difference. The results revealed a significant and positive relationship of internet addiction with depression, anxiety, stress and total DASS scores. Implications of the findings are discussed. Pages: 1404-1408 Vishakha Bodhi and Jagpreet Kaur (Department of Education & Community Service, Punjabi University… |
Pages: 1409-1413 The positive metacognitions and meta-emotions measured by PMCEQ measures adaptive metacognitive beliefs people hold about their own cognitive and emotional processes. The study aimed to examine the independent and interaction effects of 'gender' (men & women) and 'levels (low & high) of facets of positive metacognitions and meta-emotions' on marital consensus, affectional expression, marital cohesion, marital satisfaction and overall marital adjustment. For this purpose, 318 spouses (159 husbands & 159 wives) were purposively sampled and were individually administered PMCEQ-H (the Hindi version of Positive Metacognitions & Meta-emotions Questionnaire; PMCEQ) and Marital Adjustment Scale (MAS). The participants falling below M 1SD and above M + 1SD on PMCEQ-H1, PMCEQ-H2 and PMCEQ-H3 factors of PMCEQ-H (respectively referred to as low & high scorers), besides the 'gender' (men & women) variables, were screened out. The 2 x 2 ANOVA (2 gender x 2 levels of facets of PMCEQ-H) performed on the scores of the facets of marital adjustment revealed non-significant main effect of 'gender' and interaction effect of 'gender X levels of facets of PMCEQ-H' on all measures of marital adjustment, and significant main effect of (i)'levels of PMCEQ-H' on marital satisfaction, affectional expression and overall marital adjustment, (ii) 'levels of PMCEQ-H2' on marital cohesion, marital satisfaction, and overall marital adjustment, and (iii)'levels of PMCEQ-H3' for marital consensus and overall marital adjustment; and high as compared to the low scorers on PMCEQ-H1, PMCEQ-H2, and PMCEQ-H3 manifested significantly higher indices on overall adjustment. The findings demonstrated that high level of positive metacognitions and meta-emotions manifest significantly better marital adjustment in married couples. Pages: 1409-1413 Rashmi Rani, Seema Rani Sarraf, Dipti Pandey, Arun Kumar Jaiswal (Department of Psychology… |
Pages: 1414-1417 The use of ICT in teaching-learning process is a relatively new phenomenon and it has been the educational researchers' focus. The effective integration of this technology into classroom practices poses a challenge to teachers and administrators. The present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of information and communication technology skills development program on computer achievement of prospective teachers. The sample of the study comprised of 102 prospective teachers selected randomly from the Private B.Ed colleges of Punjab affiliated to Punjabi university, Patiala. The 60 items computer achievement test was constructed and validated. The present study had experimental design, included an experimental group (n=51) and a control group (n=51), and used pre test and post test measures. Statistical differences have been found in favour of the experimental group. The finding of the study revealed that there was significant difference in the computer achievement of students taught with different instructional treatment. These results strongly support the effectiveness of ICT skills development program in improving computer achievement of prospective teachers. Pages: 1414-1417 Hemant Bhatt (Indo Global College of Education, Abhipur, Mohali) |
Pages: 1418-1420 Women's health has been a global concern for many decades and India is one of the few countries in the world where women and men have nearly the same life expectancy at birth. Health care access is important for women as women's body charges throughout her life time, from fatal development to post menopause. The complex structure of the culture and socio-economic factors prevalent in patriarchal Indian society is responsible for the persistent discrimination in terms of health issues. The paper reviews various socio-cultural, economic and psychological barriers affecting women health. It has been observed by various researchers that women's health is influenced by age, work load, education, family type and size and socio-economic status. Additionally women provide the majority of family health care by caring for both aging parents and children although efforts have been taken to improve the health status of women but the constitution dream of gender inequality is terms of health are miles away from becoming reality, even today. The State Government of Haryana needs to urgently undertaking massive women's healthcare drive to correct the situation but still more efforts are required to improve the health condition of care taker of whole family. Pages: 1418-1420 Kamaljeet Kaur and Vinod Kumari (Department of Sociology, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural… |
Pages: 1421-1424 Over the past few decades, increase in life expectancy has facilitated longevity of family members but decreasing fertility rates have reduced the number of members to support each other, thereby giving birth to more complex family structures. This change in inter-personal dynamics has instigated major scientific attention towards its possible implication on various facets of intergenerational relationships and family life. Although the Theory of Intergenerational Solidarity and Theory of Ambivalence, have been by far the most widely utilized theoretical contributions, borrowed from social sciences, for conceptualization of this interpersonal exchange, however, they do not essentially cover all the underlying dynamics and therefore it is argued that still a need exists for theoretical guidance and further consolidation of the discipline, specially from the psychological and developmental perspective. With this respect, in the present article, the usefulness of the concept of generativity, from Erikson's theory of life span development, is reviewed and its contributions, limitations and prospects for understanding intergenerational relationships have been explored. Pages: 1421-1424 Mansi Verma (Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, Delhi)Salma Seth (Department of Applied… |
Pages: 1425-1430 The present study was mainly conducted to examine the relationship of creativity with personality (five factors) and motivational variables (intrinsic & extrinsic motivation). The study was conducted on a sample of 250 Senior Secondary male students by administering NEO-FFI, Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking-Figural Form, and Work Preference Inventory. Obtained data were analyzed applying Descriptive Statistics, Pearson's Correlations, and Principle Component Factor Analysis. Results revealed openness and intrinsic motivation to be positively correlated; and conscientiousness to be negatively correlated with all the four dimensions of creativity. Fluency and elaboration correlated positively with extraversion and openness; and negatively with intrinsic motivation. It implies that personality and motivational variables collaboratively influence creative thinking. Two super factors of five factor model i.e. alpha and beta have also been replicated. Pages: 1425-1430 Umed Singh and Jagdish Kumar (Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana) |
Pages: 1431-1435 Exposure to unending Maoist violence and uncertain course of life can generate long-lasting effects on emotional and mental health of young population. Present research was an attempt to explicate the current status of mental health and emotional intelligence among youth of Maoist conflict affected districts of Chhattisgarh state and to compare these with youth from main stream. The main objectives of the study were (Anderson, 2014). To investigate the effect of gender and welfare schemes on the mental health of youth of Maoist conflict exposed regions (Baider et al., 1989). To examine the effect of gender and welfare schemes on emotional intelligence (Barlow, 1985). To study the interaction effect (Basow, 1986). To determine the effectiveness of emotional intelligence training on the mental health. A random sample of 80 youth (40 boys , 40 girls) studying in Prayas, a residential school meant for youth from maoist hit districts, 80 youth (40 boys, 40 girls) from Nishthha, a scheme for youth of maoist violence victim families and 80 youth (40 boys, 40 girls) from main stream were selected. Mean age of the participants were 16.8.Tools used to assess variables under study were the Mental Health Scale by Sharma (1996) and Youth Emotional Intelligence Scale by Ajawani (2008). 40 participants of Nishthha scheme who scored low on mental health scale were randomly assigned in experimental and control group. Only experimental group was given training to enhance mental health through emotional intelligence (10 sessions, 60 minutes; twice a week). Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used for analyzing the data. Two way ANOVA results indicated a significant effect of gender on mental health (F=7.88, p < .05) and on emotional intelligence (F=6.19, p < .05). The findings revealed that boys have higher level of emotional intelligence and mental health than girls. Further, significant effect of various welfare schemes is also found on mental health (F=5.17, p < .05) and on emotional intelligence (F=9.06, p < .05). Youth from mainsteam have shown high level of Emotional Intelligence and Mental Health while Nishthha students were on least level. Interaction effect is not significant for both the variables. There was a significant difference (p<0.001) between experimental and control group in relation to mental health after participation in intervention sessions. Pages: 1431-1435 Mona Makhija (Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Pt Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh)Promila Singh… |
Pages: 1436-1439 The study was conducted in purposively selected Hisar and Rohtak districts of Haryana state with selected 61 and 47 number of PWPS farmers from each district, respectively. In this way a total number of 108 were selected in the sample for the study. (A) Technical Constraints The PWPS uses respondents of Hisar district reported that It does not works in cold / winter days.” “This technology only works in less than 8 meters water table”. The two were considered as 1st and 2nd major technical constraints respectively. While in the compare of Rohtak district “PWPS spare parts are not available in market” and “This technology only works in less than 8 meters water table” these were consider to be 1st and 2nd major technical constraints respectively. (B) Financial Constraints “High cost of PWPS” was found to be the most serious financial constraint as observed by Hisar District respondents. Less subsidy on PWPS” was the most serious financial constraint and it was 1st rank by the respondents of Rohtak District. (C) Extension Constraints““Lack of extension literature” was considered to be the major extension constraint which was 1st rank by the Hisar District farmers. The extension constraints, “Lack of feed back programme” was the major extension constraint and it was 1st rank by the Rohtak District respondents. Pages: 1436-1439 Anil Kumar, Ashok Kumar Godara, and Ashok Kumar (Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural… |
Pages: 1440-1443 The aim of the present research was to explore the occupational health hazards encountered by the workers working in spice manufacturing units in Ludhiana. In spice manufacturing units, the raw materials are cleaned, crushed, ground, mixed and packed. This work to a large extent is done manually; as a result the skin of the workers is heavily exposed to irritant dusts of spices. Causing adverse health effects, including upper respiratory tract irritation, skin complaints and allergies. It was observed that only 37.5 per cent of the workers use plastic gloves as a protective measure. None of them use mask and ear muffs as protective accessory. However, majority of the female workers use dupatta to cover their face. The need of the hour presses upon the awareness on the use of protective clothing / accessory. Reduction of exposure to causative agents is the principle preventive method for dermatitis and contact allergies. Thus, it is recommended that awareness should be generated among the spice mill workers about the use of personnel protective devices like face mask, gloves and ear muffs. Pages: 1440-1443 Manisha Sethi and Sandeep Bains (Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of… |
Pages: 1444-1448 Stereotype threat refers to being at risk of confirming, as a self-characteristic, a negative stereotype about one's social group (Steele & Aronson, 1995). It is a psychological phenomena that has negatively impact the performance of variety of groups (O' Brien & Crandall, 2003). Present study was aimed to investigate the stereotype threat and academic achievement in various social group students. Two measures, stereotype scale and educational achievements from High school to P.G. Entrance exam were applied on 300 students (100 from General, 100 OBC & 100 SC/ST) of various social groups. Results suggest that group membership of various social group affect the stereotype threat and academic achievements. Level of stereotype threat was found significant affect on academic achievement and also, it was found negative correlation between stereotype threat and academic achievements. Pages: 1444-1448 Suman Singh and Dhananjay Kumar (Department of Psychology, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University… |
Pages: 1449-1453 Migration is a permanent or temporary change of the citizens typically recognised as some type of administrative boundary occurring across region or country. Unlike the singularly occurring demographic events of birth and death a person may migrate many times, for varied durations and beyond numerous territorial boarders (Wood, 1994). The aim of this study was to explore the differences in Adjustment and well-being in first generation and second generation of Kashmiri migrants. A mixed sample of 500 subjects was taken, out of which 250 was of first generation migrants and 250 of second generation migrants. First generation subjects belonged to an age group of 45 to 60 years and second generation subjects belonged to an age group of 21 to 25 years. Friedman well-being scale, and Bell adjustment inventory were used to measure the above variables. The data was analyzed by using t-test. Results revealed that second generation migrants had higher Adjustment and well-being than first generation migrants. Pages: 1449-1453 Vinod Kumar Bhardwaj and Shalini Singh (Department of Psychology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak… |
Pages: 1454-1462 The hardships faced by the newlywed brides when their supposedly trustworthy NRI husbands flee alone is a subject rarely studied upon. This study draws knowledge for the readers from 20 such cases of Punjab of which 12 were registered with lok bhalayi party and 8 were taken with application of snowball sampling. The ordeals experienced by such left behind wives are as painful as is the need for a holistic action be taken by the society. Right from showing reluctance in having a formal registration of the nuptial arrangement to avoiding any form of communication with the husbands; the acts of such families call for a thorough introspection of the values prevalent in the present Indian society. Pages: 1454-1462 Komal Sharma (Post Graduate Govt. College for Girls-11, Chandigarh) |
Pages: 1463-1467 The present study explores the role of hope and perceived social support among the parents of disappeared persons in Kashmir. This study is conducted to explore the role of hope and social support in posttraumatic growth among victims of Kashmir. Positive psychological states like hope and perceived social support could be effective in minimizing the negative outcomes associated with stressful experiences emanating from conflict situations in people living in conflict zones. In this study 150 victims (fathers of disappeared persons) were taken from four main districts of Kashmir, Baramulla, Kupwara, Kulgam, and Srinagar. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the participants. Posttraumatic Growth Inventory developed by Tedeschi and Calhoun in 1996, The Hope Scale (Snyder, Harris, Anderson, Holleran, Irving, & Sigmon, 1991) and The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS; Zimet, Dahlem, Zimet, & Farley, 1998) were used for data collection. Results revealed that significant difference was found between the scores of hope and perceived social support on posttraumatic growth among the victims. Pages: 1463-1467 Sadaf Anjum (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh ) |
Pages: 1468-1471 The present study was conducted to find the impact of environmental awareness on environmental attitudes. The research was done on 600 respondents, both males and females in the city of Dehradun and near by areas, in state of Uttarakhand, India. The objective was to study the respondent's level of environmental awareness, to measure their level of environmental attitudes and to observe the impact of environmental awareness on environmental attitudes and its dimensions. Also a comparison was made between the environmental awareness and environmental attitudes on two groups' males and females. The total sample was equally divided into two groups' males and females. Stratified random sampling was used and all the subjects were matched on gender, socio-economic status and age group. Environmental Awareness Test (EAWT) by Yeshodhara was used to assess the environmental awareness of the subjects. Taj Environmental Attitude Scale (TEAS) by Haseen Taj was used to measure the environmental attitudes of the respondents. Mean, S.D. and ANOVAs' were used to infer findings and prove the proposed hypothesis. The findings revealed a significant difference in environmental attitudes of the respondents of the three levels of environmental awareness (high, medium & low) and also a significant difference in environmental attitudes of the two groups' males and females taken in study. Pages: 1468-1471 Jubilee Goyal (Psychologist, Land Mark Foundation, Dehradun, Uttarakhand)H. S. Grewal (Management, Doon Business… |
Pages: 1472-1475 Obesity is a common disorder that is becoming even more common. Prevalence of depression among present population is also increasing. For years, it was assumed that any relationship of depression to obesity in the general population was largely coincidental. Research in the recent past, however, has uncovered a large number of mediating variables that relate depression and obesity. Depression influences obesity under some circumstances and obesity influences depression under others. The present study is an attempt to gain some insight into the complex relationship of obesity and depression using Body Mass Index (BMI) for obesity factor and depression score obtained by Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Findings revealed significant positive correlation between the level of obesity and depression of normal, overweight and obese subjects. The test of significance of difference (t-test) revealed significant difference between the means of depression of the three groups. Pages: 1472-1475 Neelam Rathee (Department of Psychology, Govt. College for Girls, Sector -11, Chandigarh) |
Pages: 1476-1480 This study investigates the impact of assertiveness training (AT) on assertiveness, self-esteem, stress, psychological well-being, and academic achievement among adolescents. Pre and Post-test quasi-experimental design. In this study 13 students were selected by purposive sampling within the age range of 16 to 19 years. They were administered by Rathus assertiveness schedule (RAS), Rosenberg self-esteem (RSE), perceived stress scale (PSS), Psychological well-being (PWB) and Academic achievement scale. All the students after being examined were given (AT) of one month and then again they were examined by using the same questionnaires. The results of the study showed a significant improvement in the students' level of assertiveness and self-esteem in the post-test scores as compared to the pre-test results after being administered the Assertiveness training for a month. The findings also confirmed that the assertiveness training programme has been very effective in increasing psychological well-being, academic achievement and reducing stress level of the adolescents. Based on the findings of the study it is concluded by the researcher that Assertiveness training (AT) helps to improve the level of assertiveness, self-esteem, psychological well-being, and academic achievement among the adolescents along with reducing their level of stress. As we know, Adolescent stage is among the most sensitive stages of one's life, so conducting AT programs in schools would be effective and beneficial for adolescents. Pages: 1476-1480 Waqar Maqbool Parray and Sanjay Kumar (Department of Psychology, Dr. Hari Singh Gour… |