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A review of the consumption pattern of outside foods Pages: 666-671 Pooja S. Bhat (Department of Agricultural and Rural Management, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu) T. N. Venkata Reddy and P. K. Mandanna (Department of Agricultural Marketing, Co-operation and Business Management, University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bengaluru, Karnataka) Among the many factors accountable for the rapid rise in the restaurant sector, urbanization, increasing nuclear families, changing routines, escalation in the number of dual income households play a far more domineering role. Global cuisines have now become a household phenomenon, given that many consumers now resort to fine dining wherein the consumers not just want to go and eat out. Taste, flavor, texture, safety, warmth, health, freshness, delicacy, fast, convenient, liking, locational attribute, enjoyment, international dining experience, nutritional value, easy accessibility, service promptness, affordable price, portion sizes, speed, ingredients, packaging, attitude of the staff, additional information, satisfaction levels, opening hours, accuracy in billing, design of the restaurant, salty, quality of the food, healthfulness, brand, outstanding reputation, patronization, menu variety, hunger satisfying, dietary diversity are some of the reasons cited by the consumers for the consumption of outside foods. The paper highlights reviews dealing with the consumption pattern of outside foods of consumers from the year 1996 to the year 2014.The study highlights the various aspects of the consumption pattern of outside foods, frequency of consumption, commonly consumed foods, time spent, expenditure per visit along with the reasons and choices for the preferences towards outside foods. Pages: 666-671Pooja S. Bhat (Department of Agricultural and Rural Management, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore… Read more Get Access
Emotional management of the employee at work place Pages: 672-677 Alpana Mohan (Department of Psychology, VMLG College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh) Emotional Intelligence is a set of qualities and competencies that captures a broad collection of individual skills and dispositions, usually referred to as soft skills or inter and intra-personal skills, that are outside the traditional areas of specific knowledge, general intelligence, and technical or professional skills. Emotions are an intrinsic part of our biological makeup, and every morning they march into the office with us and influence our behaviour. Emotional management is the ability to maintain control when situation, people and events make excessive demands. This study will be helpful to know the relation between the emotional intelligence and performance on the employees. This paper is through light on impact of emotional intelligence on performance of employees. Emotional Intelligence (EI) refers to the ability to perceive, control, and evaluate emotions. Some researchers suggest that emotional intelligence can be learned and strengthened, while other claim it is an inborn characteristic. On the basis of the secondary research thoroughly, review of literature is being taken with recent articles. Through this study, it is concluded that emotional intelligence has greater impact on performance of employees. Secondly an emotionally intelligent organization is based on an organizational strategy to improve business performance. The purpose of this study is to identify how the employee dealing in the emotional management at work place. Pages: 672-677Alpana Mohan (Department of Psychology, VMLG College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh) Read more Get Access
Spirituality and subjective well-being among catholic college teachers of Bangalore Pages: 678-680 Mukti Clarence and Tony Sam George (Department of Psychology, Christ University, Bengaluru, Karnataka) The relation between spirituality and subjective well-being was measured in 176 (56= male, 120= female) college teachers from four Catholic college teachers of Bangalore. Teachers rated their own spirituality using the Spiritual Competence Scale (Sing & Premrajan, 2007). Teachers' subjective well-being was measured using self-report based on the Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener, 1985) and Positive Affect and Negative Affective Scale (Watson, Clark, & Tellegen, 1988). Scales scores were computed by using spss-20 version. Correlation and simple linear regression were carried out. Results revealed that there is a significant positive relationship between spirituality and subjective well-being and also subjective well-being can be explained by spirituality. Pages: 678-680Mukti Clarence and Tony Sam George (Department of Psychology, Christ University, Bengaluru, Karnataka) Read more Get Access
Vaastu Shastra for bringing positivity to life: A review Pages: 681-684 Neetima Batra and Poonam Malik (College of Home Sciene, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana) Vaastu is not merely a word but it is a science and a bridge between man and nature. It paves the way for enhanced health, wealth, prosperity and happiness in an enlightened environment. 'Vaas' means residence and 'tu' means God. So, vaastu is God's place of living. Vaastu is the science of direction that combines all the five elements of nature called paanchbhootas and balance them with the man and the material. The proper orientation means the proper knowledge of all the eight directions. Every direction has its own significance and has its own construction. The basic rules of Vaastu Shastra are based on these eight directions. The present study reviews the various studies carried out in the field of Vaastu i.e., its meaning, evidence of existence, significance and various uses. Vaastu Shastra is popular in this modern, scientific world which means it is an ancient science that continues to be relevant in the present times. The fundamental principle of vaastu shastra is to add value to a man's life. Behind every vaastu guideline, there is a scientific reasoning that aims at providing an organized and convenient life to everyone. Pages: 681-684Neetima Batra and Poonam Malik (College of Home Sciene, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana) Read more Get Access
A study on emotional intelligence in relation to adjustment among college students Pages: 685-687 Seema Bajaj and Mohd Ayub (Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi) This study was conducted on n=200 college students both male and female (17-21 years) from college located in Malerkotla, Dist. Sangrur, Punjab region to find out relationship between emotional intelligence and adjustment of college students using standardized tests by descriptive survey method. Basic information sheet, emotional intelligence scale, adjustment inventory was used to collect the data. Data was processed and appropriate statistical analysis was carried out. The following are the key findings from the above study: it shows that There is negative significance correlation between the following variables:- Emotional Intelligence and Adjustment r= -0.564** (Home, Health, Social, & Educational), which shows that the students who have high emotional intelligence have better adjustment in their life which is very much useful for achieving success in life. Pages: 685-687Seema Bajaj and Mohd Ayub (Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi) Read more Get Access
Role of mindfulness in stress management Pages: 688-690 Sangeeta Kamath (Ramnivas Ruia College, Mumbai, Maharashtra) Academic life of an adolescent is marked by complex challenges, motivations and problems, which make it stressful. Importance of mindfulness in stress management among youth was studied by assessing the stress level before and after exposure to mindfulness- based program. Results suggest a significant reduction in the stress level after exposure to mindfulness program that was based on Indian knowledge system. Pages: 688-690Sangeeta Kamath (Ramnivas Ruia College, Mumbai, Maharashtra) Read more Get Access
The possible development of the ideal self-through social networking sites among adolescents Pages: 691-693 Durga Menon (Department of Psychology, Montfort College, Bengaluru, Karnataka) Neha Parashar (Sampurna Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru, Karnataka) The main objective of this study is to identify the possible role of social networking sites in the development of the ideal self. A study was conducted in which samples of 8 adolescents were interviewed regarding their usage of a social networking site (facebook) and the development of their ideal self. Data was derived using a semi structured interview which was analysed using thematic analysis. The global themes that were drawn from the study were futuristic thinking of career options, development of an image of recognition and creation of a better self for the future. The results tried establishing that social; networking sites aid in the development of certain aspects of the self. The implications of this study includes looking at the technological aspect that could impact self-development, understanding the repercussions of the in congruency between the real self and the ideal self, and assessing the impact these repercussions could have on mental health. Pages: 691-693Durga Menon (Department of Psychology, Montfort College, Bengaluru, Karnataka)Neha Parashar (Sampurna Institute of Advanced… Read more Get Access
Morphological and functional properties of starch extracted from common buckwheat Pages: 694-695 Sangeeta and R.B. Grewal (Centre of Food Science and Technology, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana) Buckwheat commonly known as kuttu is a non-glutinous pseudo-cereal belonging to the family polygonaceae. In buckwheat flour, starch is a main component which plays an important role in the functional properties of end-use food products. The present investigation was carried out to examine the morphological and functional characteristics of buckwheat starch. Water absorption capacity, solubility index and swelling power of buckwheat starch was observed as 91.83%, 0.11 and 18.43g/g, respectively. Keeping in view these functional properties we can use buckwheat starch in various food and industrial application. Pages: 694-695Sangeeta and R.B. Grewal (Centre of Food Science and Technology, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana) Read more Get Access
Management of a young adult female of chronic OCD with religious obsessions and cleaning compulsions Pages: 696-699 Mukta Mrinalini (Clinical Psychologist, Mental Health Unit, Department of Women Child Development, Delhi) Shweta Singh (Department of Psychiatry, KGMU, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is one of the common mental disorders with which youth are being affected. Even though people understand the symptoms of OCD they are not aware how to manage the obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. We present management of a case of young adult Muslim female with religious obsessions and cleaning compulsions by using Cognitive Behavior Therapy. The patient reported to Psychiatry OPD, KGMU with the complaints of excessive cleaning compulsions especially while performing religious rituals since last six years. She was not willing to seek pharmacological treatment, hence was managed by Cognitive Behavoir Therapy which included Cognitive Therapy and Exposure Response Prevention. The 45 minute sessions were scheduled twice weekly for one month and once weekly for the next two months. In addition follow up sessions were also planned. As the therapy progressed, the patient reported improvement in terms of her clinical condition and her general well being. There was 80-85 % improvement according to the patient and her mother. Cognitive Behavior Therapy done by integrating ERP and Cognitive Therapy proved to be beneficial for treating the religious obsessions and cleanining compulsions in a young adult female with chronic OCD but also helped to improve her general well-being. Pages: 696-699Mukta Mrinalini (Clinical Psychologist, Mental Health Unit, Department of Women Child Development, Delhi)Shweta Singh… Read more Get Access
Exploring differences with reference to quality of life and coping styles among caregivers of patients suffering from thalassemia major on the basis of demographics of the caregivers Pages: 700-706 Saira Majid (National Institute of Psychology, Quaid e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan) Ayesha Zafar (Department of Clinical Psychology, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, Pakistan) Approximately nine million carriers of B- thalassemia have been found in Pakistan which has made it the most genetically common disease in the country. The objective of this research was to explore the differences with reference to quality of life and coping styles among caregivers of patients suffering from thalassemia major on the basis of demographics of the caregivers. The sample for the present study consisted of 202 (Men=102; Women=100) caregivers of patients suffering from thalassemia major. Data was collected from caregivers of patients suffering from thalassemia major from two different institutes i.e, Thalassemia center, Rawalpindi and Fatimid foundation, Lahore. Urdu versions of World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale-Brief and Brief Cope were used. One way Anova and Post Hoc analysis were run to fulfill the objective of the study. Results of the study showed significant differences on the basis of demographic variables that included age, education, monthly income and family system. Pages: 700-706Saira Majid (National Institute of Psychology, Quaid e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan)Ayesha Zafar (Department of… Read more Get Access
Awareness of ASHA workers about their role and responsibilities under National Health Mission: A study of Malwa region of Punjab Pages: 707-713 Amandeep Kaur (Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab) The objectives of this study were to assess adherence to selection criteria in the recruitment of ASHA workers, to assess of their awareness regarding their roles and responsibilities and to assess their performance against their job descriptions in Malwa region of Punjab state, India. For the present study, two districts, the district Patiala and the district Sangrur has been selected from the Malwa region of Punjab, on the basis of high focusing and non-high focusing districts. Thirteen Community Health Centres has been selected from two Districts. A total one hundred thirty (ASHA workers) respondents has selected for the purpose of study. Primary data has collected with the help of interview schedule. The seven blocks of district Sangrur and six blocks of district Patiala were visited to conduct interview, focused group discussion and observation. Interview schedule prepared to get the views of ASHA workers regarding National Health Mission. Data collected through interview schedule has supplemented through observation. In order to have a deep insight into the feedback of respondents towards the scheme, it becomes necessary to deal with the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents include age, education, caste and family income. ASHA workers predominantly involved in certain task: knowledge about medicine kit, knowledge about Ante Natal Checkup and Post Natal Checkup, awareness about the Newborn Care, accompanying of ASHA worker with women at Hospital, registered Case under Asha Worker, knowledge regarding various component of Mother and Child health. Conclusion ASHA workers were largely recruited as per pre-set selection criteria with regard to age, education, family status, income, and residence. ASHA workers were found to be functional in some areas with scope for improvement in others. The role of ASHA workers was perceived to be more of a link worker and facilitator rather than a community health worker. Pages: 707-713Amandeep Kaur (Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab) Read more Get Access
Depression, optimism-pessimism attitude and psychological well-being in adolescent boys and girls Pages: 714-716 Nisar Ahmad Wani (Government Degree College for Women, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir) The present study was conducted to explore the difference in Depression, Optimism-Pessimism Attitude and Psychological Well-Being in Adolescent Boys and Girls. The sample comprised of 100 adolescents (50 boys & 50 girls) belonging to an age group of 16-18 years and studying in XI class from CBSE affiliated schools of Rohtak and Sonepat districts. Results revealed that boys experienced more depression than girls. The respondents having pessimism had reported high depression and low psychological well-being than who had reported optimism. Pages: 714-716Nisar Ahmad Wani (Government Degree College for Women, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir) Read more Get Access
Role of adjustment in female adolescents of nuclear and joint families in Darjeeling district Pages: 717-720 Bijoyeta Das (Department of Psychology, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam) The family is a complex and dynamic institution in India, and for many decades, several studies were carried out to understand this complexity. Few studies indicate that family plays a vital role on the adjustment level of individual. Adolescent girls are believed to go through critical time of life when important decisions are made that could dramatically impact the future trajectory of lives: for example, about marriage or whether to stay in school. The Present study was conducted to find out the role of adjustment in female adolescents of Nuclear and Joint families in Darjeeling District. Descriptive Survey Method was used for collecting data using personal information Schedule developed by the investigator. Bell Adjustment Inventory was also used for this purpose. The sample Comprised of randomly selected 30 adolescents (15 from nuclear & 15 from Joint families) studying in classes XI and XII of CBSE Schools in Darjeeling district. The aim of the study was to find out the overall adjustment level of female adolescents in nuclear and joint families. Adolescents were taken from both hills and plains area of the District. The statistical analysis of the study would be done by using SD to measure the co-efficient of correlation and t-test to measure the scores of the sample. Pages: 717-720Bijoyeta Das (Department of Psychology, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam) Read more Get Access
Perception of adolescents about their family environment: A comparative study Pages: 721-723 Pinki Ninaniya and Santosh Sangwan (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, COHS, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana) Anju Manocha (Government College for Women, Sector 14, Punchkula, Haryana) Family is the most important institute in whole society where a person related by blood with each other and this is the place of security, promise and comfort and with the help of marriage they live together. The present study was carried out in Hisar district of Haryana state. For the study 200 adolescents i.e 100 from rural and 100 from urban between the age group of 16-18 years were selected. Family Environment Scale developed by Bhatia and Chadha (1993) was used to assess home environment of the adolescents. Results revealed that significant differences were noted between cohesion, acceptance and caring and control aspects of family environment and living area of respondents. Results further revealed that urban respondents had better quality of family environment, as they were showing higher percentages as compare to rural respondents on all the aspects except active recreational orientation and conflict, who had showing poor quality of family environment. Pages: 721-723Pinki Ninaniya and Santosh Sangwan (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, COHS, CCS… Read more Get Access
Women and well-being: The implication of work Pages: 724-729 Fatima Islahi (Centre for Womens Studies, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh) Work and family are the two most important aspects in women's lives. Women have always played a pivotal role in the family catering to all the requirements of household. With the changing facets of modern society, on account of rapid industrialization and globalization, the role and responsibilities of women have attained a new perspective. More and more women are entering the workforce and have to balance the competing demands of both work and family. This has lead to an increasing concern regarding the implication of work on women's health and well-being. This paper aims to discuss well-being among women in relation to their work. A modified version of BBC Subjective Well-being Scale was used on a sample of 200 women comprising 100 working and 100 non working women. Correlation analysis and t-test were employed to analyze the data. Overall, working and non working women exhibited significantly different levels of well-being. Variations were also noticed with respect to different factors. Dual responsibilities at home and workplace might make a women financially secure but in the age of nuclear families this is infusing psychological problems among working women. Pages: 724-729Fatima Islahi (Centre for Womens Studies, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh) Read more Get Access
Workplace bullying: A noxious treatment for employee mental health Pages: 730-734 Amit Kumar Vishwakarma (Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh) Visheshta Mishra (Department of Psychology, MMV, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh) Sandeep Kumar (Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh) Workplace harassment affects the light, passion, humor, personality and others intellectual properties of many employees, until recently it has been relatively ignored in the ocean of organizational psychology literature. First, the aim of this study was investigate the relationship between workplace bullying and mental health. Secondly, effect of workplace bullying behaviour on employee behaviour and his deviant behaviour in social relation. Health harming and potential antecedents and consequences also focuses hidden and troubles features of victims. After deep analysis of review show personal construct, individual differences, environmental factor and culture was negatively significant today to night behaviour of employee well-being. Female, disable, patient, aged person, black skin people, third gender and dwarf or all other people found mainly as a victim from previous research. Poor social, work culture, quality, features of work, Rankism and environment were showing negatively correlated with intentional inflicts bullying in organization. Bullying and aggression had similar effects on the feelings of stress, mental health, and job satisfaction of both men and women. Most of the studies focus on only in employee or organizational scenario due to most of part of human behaviour has in dark. Counselling, intervention, prevention, policy, rule, laws have some issue who is not prescribed by previous studies in effective ways. Pages: 730-734Amit Kumar Vishwakarma (Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh)Visheshta Mishra (Department… Read more Get Access
Metacognition, self-regulation and learning environment as determinant of academic achievement Pages: 735-739 Parvinder Kaur, Sarita Saini, and Deepika Vig (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab) The present study intends to investigate the interplay among metacognition, learning environment and self-regulation as determinant of adolescent academic achievement. Metacognition, self-regulation and favourable learning environment are being acknowledged to have potential impact on the academic achievement of learners. Therefore, it is worthwhile to investigate these components in educational context and explore their contribution towards the academic performance of adolescents. The statistical population of this research consisted of 400 respondents (equally distributed over gender & locale) drawn from randomly selected Government Senior Secondary Schools of urban and rural areas of Ludhiana and Moga districts of Punjab. Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (Schraw & Dennison, 1994); Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (Roff et al., 1997); and Self-Regulation Questionnaire (Brown et al., 1999) were used to collect the relevant information from the respondents as per the objectives of the study. The results revealed that metacognition, self-regulation and perceptions pertaining to overall learning environment were significantly positively contributing towards the academic achievement of respondents. Pages: 735-739Parvinder Kaur, Sarita Saini, and Deepika Vig (Department of Human Development and Family Studies… Read more Get Access
Role of psychological capital on subjective well-being among private sector female employees Pages: 740-744 Deepika Gupta and Priyanka Shukla (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh) The word capital refers to the value of assets and resources available for a specific need. While human capital refers to “what you know” and social capital refers to “who you know”, psychological capital is reflected in person's self-view or sense of self-esteem (Goldsmith, Veum, & Darity, 1997). Psychological Capital refers to psychological status, such as hope, optimism, self efficacy and resiliency. It helps to regulate emotions, manage thoughts, and behave in a positive manner, despite adverse circumstances. Subjective well being is an important aspect for an effective performance in each undertaking sector, as it determines the internal feelings to persuade the external actions. Currently there are several things that affect the lives of working women especially in their working environment such as work demands, personal life issues and stressful environments which has led the researcher to choosing the constructs of psychological capital and subjective well-being in order to fulfill the research gap found amongst these two domains (Tabassum & Ali, 2012). The objectives of the present study are 1) to assess positive psychological strength (i.e., hope, efficacy, resilience, & optimism) and subjective well-being of private sector female employees; 2) to examine the relationship between psychological capital and subjective well-being among private sector female employees. The sample of the present study was comprised of 30 working women in private sector in Lucknow city. The study used a quantitative research design. Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ) and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) were used. Result reveals positive significant relationship between Psychological Capital and Subjective Well-being among working women. Pages: 740-744Deepika Gupta and Priyanka Shukla (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Shri Ramswaroop Memorial… Read more Get Access
Impact of psychological interventions in reducing anxiety among adolescents Pages: 745-747 Freda Cota E Pereira (Department of Psychology, M.E.S College of Arts & Commerce, Zuarinagar-Goa) V. R. Shinde (Department of Psychology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharastra) This research study attempts to observe the impact of Psychological Interventions on decreasing anxiety among adolescents. In order to achieve this objective, Sinha's and Sinha's Anxiety Scale was administered on 200 undergraduate students from colleges of Goa. The adolescents who are in need of Psychological Interventions were identified on the basis of pre-test scores determined in the scale. On the basis of the obtained data, adolescents were than divided into experimental and control groups. Psychological Intervention were provided to those identified adolescent's of experimental group, over a period of one year. Later post-test data is collected from both the groups of adolescents. Further, paired 't'-test was applied to observe the impact of Psychological Intervention on the above data. The results of anxiety scores revealed that the obtained 't' value (13.44) is very highly significant (p<0.001). Hypothesis stating that there will be a significant reduction in anxiety, among Goan Adolescents after going through Psychological Interventions is proved through this paper. Pages: 745-747Freda Cota E Pereira (Department of Psychology, M.E.S College of Arts & Commerce, Zuarinagar-Goa)V… Read more Get Access
Effect of visual communication in tracking activity schedule among children with autism spectrum disorder Pages: 748-751 Virendra Singh Ruhela (Course Coordinator, Disha-A Resource Centre for Multiple Disabilities, Jaipur, Rajasthan) S. Parween (Faculty of Disability Management and Special Education, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu) The purpose of this study was to effect of visual communication in tracking activity schedule among children with autism spectrum disorder. The data was collected on 5 children with autism spectrum disorder studying at Sanjivini Health Care Centre (School for Autism), Coimbatore (06 to 12 years) was selected. The checklists developed by the authors were given to the experts in the field of special education for their opinion and suggestions. The result shows that after 15 sessions of visual communication activity schedule intervention, there is significant difference between using visual communication improving activity schedule and behavior & communication of children with autism spectrum disorder. That mean visual schedules are promoting independent functioning of children with autism and increasing on task behavior. Pages: 748-751Virendra Singh Ruhela (Course Coordinator, Disha-A Resource Centre for Multiple Disabilities, Jaipur, Rajasthan)S. Parween… Read more Get Access
Combating health problems in agriculture through KVK services Pages: 752-757 Rajesh Dahiya (Department of Extension Education and Communication Management, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana) Saroj Yadav (Department of Textile and Apparel Designing I.C. College of Home Science CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana) Cotton, paddy and wheat are major crops grown in Haryana and for these crops various agricultural operations like transplanting, weeding, harvesting, picking and post harvesting are performed by women. They face numerous health problems while performing these tasks. These problems can be overcome by using protective clothing. Front line demonstrations are most powerful tools in communication of new ideas, methods and techniques. Hence the present study was conducted in major cotton, paddy and vegetables growing areas of Bhattu, Fatehabad, and Ratia blocks from Fatehabad district. Interventions about cotton made protective accessories were provided to farm women in peak seasons of respective crop. Intervention package was well blend combination of protective gloves, pick bag for cotton and vegetable picking, four types of cotton made masks i.e. beak mask, pleated mask, hood mask and scarf mask, along with demonstrations, motivational lectures and print literatures. The results of the study highlighted that health hazards were reduced with the use of protective gloves in vegetable and cotton picking like cuts and wounds in hands (61.67%), blisters (58.33%) and skin allergies (56.67%), respectively. Performance evaluation was assessed for both the methods i.e. conventional as well as recommended interventions. Work efficiency and income was found increased by (30.90 %) and (30.30%) in vegetable and cotton picking. Masks of cotton cambric fabric were found most suitable in terms of easy to use, face coverage and protection from dust (M.S. 2.68) followed by masks made with cotton hosiery fabric (M.S. 2.52) and cotton poplin (M.S. 2.34), respectively. Perceived Adoption Feasibility Index was found 84.92 percent in terms of four attributes namely relative advantage (91.78%), compatibility (92.78%), simplicity complexity (74.83%) and triability (80.28 %), respectively. Pages: 752-757Rajesh Dahiya (Department of Extension Education and Communication Management, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar… Read more Get Access
Impact of yoga nidra on the personality of drug addicts Pages: 758-760 Mudassir Mohi-Ud-Din and Manju Pandey (Department of Psychology, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Birla Campus, Srinagar Gahrwal, Uttrakhand) The menace of drug addiction is not only a socially unacceptable reality, but in entirety is a disease and emerging as a major public health challenge. The present study is an effort to ascertain the effect of Yoga Nidra on the personality of drug addicts by using pre and post data. A personality analysis of 40 drug addicts was done from Jammu and Kashmir, using personality Neo-Five Factor inventory (Mcare & Costa, 1985). A significant change in all the personality dimensions of drug addicts was witnessed. Pages: 758-760Mudassir Mohi-Ud-Din and Manju Pandey (Department of Psychology, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Birla… Read more Get Access
Perceived discrimination among students in higher education Pages: 761-769 Narayanan Annalakshmi (Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu) Murugesan Venkatesan (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Deemed to be University, New Delhi) The present study attempts to examine the types of discrimination experienced by students in higher education and the relationship between discrimination and psychological factors. The sample consists of 1645 students pursuing undergraduate, postgraduate and research programs in colleges and university in a mid-sized city in south India. The age of the sample ranged from 18 to 40 years. The participants completed self-report measures of discrimination, John Henryism, general self-efficacy, familialism, intentions to persist, state-trait anxiety, and physical symptoms. A couple of open-ended items to capture specific discriminatory experiences of students were also included in discrimination scale. ANOVA and regressions were carried out to analyze the quantitative data, and thematic analysis was done on the qualitative data. The findings show that male students reported higher discrimination from peer and teachers compared to female students. Perceived discrimination positively predicted intention to persist, John Henryism, state anxiety, trait anxiety, and physical symptoms but negatively predicted self-efficacy among students. Self-efficacy mediated the association between discrimination and state anxiety. Familialism mediated the relationship between discrimination and John Henryism. The first-generation and continuing-generation students did not differ with regard to peer discrimination. However, continuing-generation students reported higher levels of teacher discrimination compared to first-generation students. Qualitative data suggest that first-generation students experienced discrimination, domination, social exclusion, social comparisons and bullying. The findings highlight the urgent need to address issues of discrimination among students in higher education. Pages: 761-769Narayanan Annalakshmi (Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu)Murugesan Venkatesan (Indian Institute of… Read more Get Access
Impact of mental health on academic performance of students Pages: 770-772 Sudeepa Patiyal (Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh) Manjulata Choudhary (Govt. M. H. College of Home Science & Science for Women (Auto.), Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh) Sudha Mehta (Department of Psychology, Govt. M.K.B. Arts & Commerce (Auto.) Women College, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh) The aim of the present study is to assess the Impact of mental health on academic performance of students. Mental health is an integral and essential component of health. The WHO1 constitution states: "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." Academic performance according to the Cambridge University Reporter (2003)1 is frequently defined in terms of examination performance. Academic achievement refers to what the students have learned or what skills the students have learned and is usually measured through assessments like-standardized tests, performance assessments and portfolio assessments (Santrock, 2006). The sample size consisted of 500 students of school going children from CBSE and Non-CBSE. The samples were selected by random sampling method. The tools used for assessing the variables are Socio-demographic, self made consent form and Mental Health Inventory Jagdish And Srivastava (1983) Co-Curricular Activity Checklist- Prepared of the Researcher. The values of critical ratio between high and low mental health group of boys, girls and students are 5.31, 7.53 and 9.16 respectively. These are greater than the minimum values for significance at 0.01 level. The means of high mental health groups are greater than that of low mental health. Thus, from the above results it be concluded that there is a positive impact of mental health on academic performance of boys, girls and students. Those with higher on mental health have better academic performance. Pages: 770-772Sudeepa Patiyal (Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh)Manjulata Choudhary (Govt. M. H. College of… Read more Get Access
Perceived psychosocial issues among higher secondary students: An exploratory research Pages: 773-775 Saurabh Srivastava (Amity Institute of Behavioural and Allied Sciences Amity University, Lucknow Campus, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh) Archana Shukla (Department of Psychology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pardesh) The aim of the present study was to cast a glance on the perceived psychosocial issues among Higher Secondary students. 50 higher secondary students (25 boys & 25 girls) age ranged 15 years to 17 years were selected through purposive sampling from government schools, Lucknow city. For access psychosocial issues students were asked to rate any five significant issues related to their life. Content analysis of the obtained data was done, and percentages were computed. Results revealed that higher secondary students face lots of psychosocial issues like lack of applied orientation in academics, relationship dilemmas related to family, peer group and dissatisfaction from their physical appearance. Gender differences emerged as girls faced more academics and psychological issues than boys. Pages: 773-775Saurabh Srivastava (Amity Institute of Behavioural and Allied Sciences Amity University, Lucknow Campus, Lucknow… Read more Get Access

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Manuscript Preparation

Title Page

Abstract

Keywords

Main Text

Tables and Figures

References

Peer Review Process

Author Contributions

Data Availability Statement

Funding Information

Conflict of Interest Declaration

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Research Misconduct Policy

Copyright and Permissions

Ethical Guidelines for Authors

Originality and Plagiarism

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication

Authorship Criteria

Ethical Approval and Informed Consent

Confidentiality and Privacy

Research Integrity

Data Sharing and Reproducibility

Clinical Trials

Corrections and Retractions

Retraction, Correction, and Withdrawal Policy

Corrections

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Article Withdrawal

Expressions of Concern

Author Appeals Policy

Compliance with COPE Guidelines

Research Ethics

Human Participants

Animal Research

Clinical Research

Conflict of Interest Policy

Author Disclosure

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Peer Review Policy

Initial Editorial Screening

Plagiarism Screening

Double-Blind Peer Review

Reviewer Evaluation Criteria

Peer Review Timeline

Reviewer Feedback and Author Revisions

Editorial Decisions

Reviewer Confidentiality

Conflict of Interest in Peer Review

Appeals and Complaints

Publication Ethics and COPE Compliance