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A comparative study between the parenting style of working and non-working mothers and their childs’ temperament on behavioural problems among school going children Pages: 1335-1339 Shweta Agarwal (Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Columbia Asia Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra) Johnson Alex (Clinical Psychology, College of Medicine DAU University, Riyadh, KSA) The study compared working and non working mother's parenting style and their child's Temperament and its effect on Behavioural problems: among school going children. The sample was gathered from mothers (working & non- working) of 400-school going Children of both genders, between ages 12years to 15years. Parenting style questionnaire, The Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire were given to mothers to assess their parenting styles and child's temperament respectively. The Strength and difficulty questionnaire was given to the teachers to screen for behavioural problem among these children. Our research concluded that children's of working and non- working mothers have behavioural problems but the children of non working mothers have severe behavioural scores which were clinically significant than compared to children of working mothers. The research concluded that working status of mother do not have effect on children behavioural problems, rather other external and social factors like peer interaction, child caregiver attitude, neighbours interaction pattern and social relations and interactions have more influence on the child's behaviour, specially, when they are in their early adolescent age. The research also concluded that temperament do not have direct effect on behavioural problems, until, the child has behavioural issues that are clinically significant and needs attention. Pages: 1335-1339 Shweta Agarwal (Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Columbia Asia Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra)Johnson Alex (Clinical Psychology… Read more Get Access
A study of relationship between multiple intelligences, interests and aptitudes Pages: 1340-1346 Kailash Chand and Suresh Kumar Darolia (Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana) The present study was conducted with the aim of to establish relationship between multiple intelligences, interests and aptitudes among school students of Kurukshetra District of Haryana state were selected. The total sample consisted of 300 students in the age group of 14 to 17 years were selected a stratified random manner. The descriptive analysis method and Pearson correlation were used. To meet the objective of the present study multiple intelligence profiling questionnaire by Tirai et al. (2008); Chatterji's (1975); non-language preference record form-962, and differential aptitude test (Hindi Edition) by Ojha (1975) were administered. The results of the data analyses indicate that a. There are positive significant correlation between variables of multiple intelligence and variables of interest. b. The variables of multiple intelligence and aptitude are significantly correlated. c. The significant correlations are found between various measures of interest and aptitude. Pages: 1340-1346 Kailash Chand and Suresh Kumar Darolia (Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana) Read more Get Access
Risk factors in alcoholism: The role of family environment Pages: 1347-1352 Jyoti Sharma and Anita Sharma (Department of Psychology, H.P.U., Shimla, Himachal Pradesh) The present investigation was done to examine the role of family environment in the determination of alcohol abusers. For accomplishing these objectives, a sample of 180 alcoholics from urban and rural areas (90 each) belonging to upper, middle and lower class (60 each) from two districts of Himachal Pradesh (Shimla & Kinnaur) was taken. The age range of the sample was 25-45 years. Step-wise regression analysis was done to find out the main predictors of alcoholism. The main findings point to the following facts: In urban sample, cohesion (-) expressiveness (-) and control (+) have significantly contributed 20% of variance in alcoholism, whereas, in rural area, cohesion (-), expressiveness (-) and organisation (-) have emerged on the significant predictors contributing 31% of variance in alcoholism. In middle class sample, cohesion (-) and control (+) have significantly contributed 30% of variance in alcoholism, in lower class sample, conflict (+) and achievement orientation (-) have significantly contributed 20% of variance in alcoholism. Thus, it can be concluded that family environment plays a vital role in alcoholism. Pages: 1347-1352 Jyoti Sharma and Anita Sharma (Department of Psychology, H.P.U., Shimla, Himachal Pradesh) Read more Get Access
Coping strategies and level of satisfaction with life among college female students Pages: 1353-1356 Kavita Gautam and A.V.S. Madnawat (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan) Coping is conceptualized as thoughts and actions or emotions, cognitions, and behaviors which an individual engages in to reduce, ameliorate or adjust to different stressors. Life satisfaction is one of the indicators of apparent quality of life. Together with indicators of mental and physical health, it indicates how well people thrive. Having effective coping mechanisms may be one of the most important predictors of well being across life span. Applications of coping strategies can increase a person's level of happiness. The aim of present study was to know the different coping strategies used by college girls of different faculties and their level of life satisfaction. The purpose was to seek whether there would be any difference in coping strategies used by students of Arts and Science Faculty and if there was any relation between coping strategy used and the level of life satisfaction.The coping strategies scale and life satisfaction scale were used for data collection. The sample comprised of 100 students (50 girls each) from Arts and Science faculty of Government Girls College Chomu, Jaipur. Statistical techniques of Pearson correlation and t-test were used to analyze the data. Significant difference was found in one of the coping strategy used by students of different faculty and significant relationship which was negative in both cases was seen between coping strategies of cognitive approach and cognitive avoidance and level of life satisfaction. Pages: 1353-1356 Kavita Gautam and A.V.S. Madnawat (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan) Read more Get Access
Impact of parental expectation on self-concept of adolescent Pages: 1357-1360 Sunil Kumar Agrahari and Asha Kinra (Department of Psychology, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan) The purpose of this study was to compare the impact of high and low parental expectations on the self-concept of adolescent. The data was collected on 120 families each consisting of a mother, a father and a child in late adolescents (12 to 18 years). The Parental Expectation Scale developed by Asha Kinra and Sunil Kumar Agrahari and Self-Concept Questionnaire developed by Raj Kumar Saraswat were used. Results indicated that there was a significant difference between parental expectations and adolescent's self-concept, high parental expectations have developed low self-concept among adolescents and low parental expectations have developed high self-concept. High expectation of parents will be reason of low self-concept of adolescents means the parents unrealistic expectation can lead anxiety, stress & discouragement to achieve their full potential. Low expectation of parents will be reason of high self-concept of adolescents' means when adolescents perceive one self and their abilities in support of parents and guidance & counseling is better predictor to achieve success. Pages: 1357-1360 Sunil Kumar Agrahari and Asha Kinra (Department of Psychology, Jai Narain Vyas University… Read more Get Access
Assessment of stress among Iranian students and its relationship with depression and anxiety Pages: 1361-1364 Anita Fatemi Rezvan and N. L. Srimathi (Department of Studies in Psychology, University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysore, Karnataka) This study examined the prevalence of stress and its relationship with depression and anxiety among Iranian students. The data is collected from Iranian students who are studying in Indian universities and colleges, especially among Iranian students who are studying in Bangalore and Mysore (Karnataka). Stress Vulnerability Scale (SVS) was used to measure stress, I.P.A.T Anxiety Scale is used to assess anxiety and Beck Depression Inventory-Revised used to assess depression. The findings of this study showed that the out of 600 students (36.3%) of the students had some resistance to stress, followed by (31.5%) of them experienced some vulnerability, (9.0%) of them had excellent resistance and remaining (6.0%) of them had serious vulnerability. When relationship between stress, depression and anxiety was examined, result showed that scores of depression and anxiety are correlated. In other words, these variables were positively and linearly related to each other, as scores in depression and anxiety increase, scores in stress also increase linearly and significantly and vice versa. Therefore, they may need more attention in counseling and stress management strategies compared to younger groups. Pages: 1361-1364 Anita Fatemi Rezvan and N. L. Srimathi (Department of Studies in Psychology, University… Read more Get Access
Well-being in relation to personality Pages: 1365-1369 Ranjana and Sanjeev Kumari ( Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana) 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) Read more Get Access
Hardiness and self-esteem among female wrestlers: A correlational study Pages: 1370-1373 Aditi Kadyan and Sonia Malik (Department of Psychology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana) 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) Read more Get Access
Perception of stress and health related quality of life among marginalized women of Kashmir Pages: 1374-1376 Saika Farid (Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh) Arshad Hussain (Department of Psychaitry, Govt. Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir) 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… Read more Get Access
Understanding aggression among youth in the context of mindfulness Pages: 1377-1379 Vandana, Mamta, and Sandeep Singh (Department of Applied Psychology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana) 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… Read more Get Access
Inter-relationship among job satisfaction, personal effectiveness and locus of control Pages: 1380-1385 Samiksha Bhardwaj (Consultant at Mettl, New Delhi) Vibhuti Gupta (Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, Delhi) 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… Read more Get Access
Adolescent risk-taking and parental attachment Pages: 1386-1392 Damanjit Sandhu (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab) Kirandeep Kaur (ICSSR-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab) Veena Bhatt (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab) 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… Read more Get Access
A comparative study of persons having musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) with non-musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) in relation to their personality Pages: 1393-1396 Sanjay Kant Prasad (Dy. Chief Commissioner for Persons, with disabilities, D/o EPwD, M/o SJ&E, Govt. Of India ) Benish Aslam (PT) (Department of Rehab Sciences, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences, & Research, Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard University, New Delhi) 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… Read more Get Access
Impact of obesity on stress in women during first trimester Pages: 1397-1400 N. D. S. Naga Seema (Centre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana) Aarti N. Nagpal (ICSSR, Centre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana) Shravanti. G.B (Department of Liberal Arts IIT, Hyderabad, Telangana) 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… Read more Get Access
Burnout in relation to emotional intelligence among bank personnel Pages: 1401-1403 Rajesh Kumar (Department of Psychology, Government College, Behrampur, (Bapauli) Panipat, Haryana) 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) Read more Get Access
Psychological correlates of internet addiction among college students Pages: 1404-1408 Vishakha Bodhi and Jagpreet Kaur (Department of Education & Community Service, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab) 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… Read more Get Access
Positive meta-cognitions and meta-emotions facilitate marital adjustment Pages: 1409-1413 Rashmi Rani, Seema Rani Sarraf, Dipti Pandey, Arun Kumar Jaiswal (Department of Psychology, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh) 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… Read more Get Access
A study of impact of ICT skills development program on computer achievement of prospective teacher Pages: 1414-1417 Hemant Bhatt (Indo Global College of Education, Abhipur, Mohali) 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) Read more Get Access
Socio-economic factors affecting women’s health in rural Haryana: A review Pages: 1418-1420 Kamaljeet Kaur and Vinod Kumari (Department of Sociology, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana) 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… Read more Get Access
Intergenerational familial relationships from the lens of generativity Pages: 1421-1424 Mansi Verma (Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, Delhi) Salma Seth (Department of Applied Psychology, Vivekananda College University of Delhi, Delhi ) Narendra K. Chadha (Faculty of Behavioral and Social Science, Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad, Haryana ) 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… Read more Get Access
Personality and motivational correlates of creativity Pages: 1425-1430 Umed Singh and Jagdish Kumar (Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana) 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) Read more Get Access
Impact of welfare schemes and gender on mental health and emotional intelligence among Maoist conflict exposed youth: Implication for psychological intervention Pages: 1431-1435 Mona Makhija (Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Pt Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh) Promila Singh (Prof SOS in Psychology, Pt Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh) 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… Read more Get Access
Constraints use of photovoltaic water pumping system: Comparative study between Hisar and Rohtak districts of Haryana state Pages: 1436-1439 Anil Kumar, Ashok Kumar Godara, and Ashok Kumar (Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana) 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… Read more Get Access
Occupational health hazards encountered by the workers of Spice manufacturing units in Ludhiana Pages: 1440-1443 Manisha Sethi and Sandeep Bains (Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Home-Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab) 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… Read more Get Access
Stereotype threat and academic achievements in students of various social groups Pages: 1444-1448 Suman Singh and Dhananjay Kumar (Department of Psychology, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh) Ashok Kumar Patel (Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry & Mental Health, Maharaja Bhagwati Prasad Singh Memorial, District Hospital, Balarampur, Uttar Pradesh ) Shraddhesh Kumar Tiwari (Department of Psychology, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur, University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh) 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… Read more Get Access

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