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Internally displaced persons and mental health issues: A review analysis Pages: 171-176 Rebeka Debbarma1, Chandrika Basu Majumdar2, and Anjana Bhattacharjee3 (ICSSR, New Delhi1, Department of Political Science, Tripura University, Tripura2, and Department of Psychology, Tripura University, Tripura3) Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are persons or groups of persons who have been forced to leave their homes or places of habitual residence in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural or human-made disasters, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border. IDPs experiences risk of physical attack, sexual assault, and abduction and frequently are deprived of adequate shelter, food and health. Thus experiencing traumatic events can cause different types of mental health disorders among the IDPs populations. Mental disorders are conditions that causes disturbance in thinking, feeling, mood, and behavior. Depression, anxiety, PTSD, etc. are the mental health issues which are very much common among the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPS). Numerous literatures have indicated that individuals who were internally displaced experienced higher rates of mental health problems than people who were not displaced. In this backdrop, the present paper is an attempt to provide a systematic review of evidence about the mental health issues of the IDPs across the globe. Further this study also tries to suggest some measures for enhancing mental health and well-being of Internally Displaced Persons Pages: 171-176Rebeka Debbarma1, Chandrika Basu Majumdar2, and Anjana Bhattacharjee3 (ICSSR, New Delhi1, Department of Political… Read more Get Access
Assessing potency of self-enrichment skill training to overcome self-objectification in adolescent females Pages: 177-182 Tarika Sandhu, Sargun Sandhu, Jasvir Kaur, and Harpreet Singh (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab) Kaschak (1992) has aptly expressed the origin and implications of self-objectification in the quote, "It is in the eye of the beholder, in which women's appearance is reflected, evaluated, and given meaning”. There's an increasing trend of reducing women's bodies as objects of marketing in contemporary media. More concerning still is the documented increase over time in the objectification and an increase in body image consciousness in younger girls. The study focused on reducing detrimental effects of self-objectification on teenage girls using Self-Enrichment skill training. It comprised of 4 sessions for the N=60 adolescent females high on self-objectification. (age ranging 15-19 years). The Self-Enrichment training is based upon the principles of self-awareness and selfregulation. A pre post experimental design was used to assess efficacy of the training. The Self-Objectification questionnaire by Fredrickson and Roberts (1997 to determine the level of objectification and its psychological impact. Statistical analysis revealed significant differences between the pre-and post-treatment scores of the participants. Implications of the study point towards effectiveness of the Self-Enrichmentskill training in helping young girls overcome media induced self-objectification thereby paving way for greater self-discovery. Pages: 177-182Tarika Sandhu, Sargun Sandhu, Jasvir Kaur, and Harpreet Singh (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University… Read more Get Access
Psychoactive drug dependence, relapse and their determinants: Findings from methadone maintenance treatment program in Patan Mental Hospital Pages: 183-187 Ananta Prasad Adhikari1, Pramila Panta2, Suman Prasad Adhikari3, Binita Dhungel4, and Trishna Ghosh Chettri5 (Patan Mental Hospital, Ministry of Health and Population, Government of Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal and National Academy of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal1, Nagarik College of Health Sciences, Purbanchal University, Kathmandu, Nepal2, Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Bhandarkhal, Kathmandu, Nepal3, Mental Hospital, Lagankhel, Nepa4,5) Drug dependence is a chronic relapsing condition. Management of drug dependence remains at early phases in context of Nepal. Methadone maintenance treatment program is one of the therapies aimed at preventing relapses. Thus this study aimed to examine the socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics and determinants in cases of psychoactive drug dependence and relapses. Fifty patients with Opiate dependence who presented to MMTP were studied. Descriptive, cross sectional study was done at MMTP of Patan Mental Hospital. Twentieth version of Statistical package for social science (SPSS-20) was used to analyze data. Among clients enrolled in the study, majority (82%) were young and mid-aged. 90% belonged to middle or high income groups. Relapses were commonly found in mid-aged people (70% were between 31 to 50 years). In 80% of cases relapses were frequent. People using psychoactive substances experience frequent relapses. Pattern of use of these substances have shifted to more harder and synthetic products. MMTPwas started as part of managing drug dependence and relapses. Pages: 183-187Ananta Prasad Adhikari1, Pramila Panta2, Suman Prasad Adhikari3, Binita Dhungel4, and Trishna Ghosh Chettri5… Read more Get Access
Role of achievement goals and locus of control in academic dishonesty among adolescents Pages: 188-192 Shilpa Kamboj and Sarvdeep Kohli (Department of Psychology, M. D. University, Rohtak, Haryana) The present investigation was conducted to explore the role of achievement goals and locus of control in academic dishonesty among adolescents. A sample of 150 senior secondary students was selected. Participants completed achievement goals questionnaire, intellectual achievement responsibility scale and academic cheating scale. Results revealed that there was significant negative association of mastery approach goals and locus of control with academic cheating. Whereas, significant positive relationship was observed between performance avoidance goals and academic cheating. Further, locus of control and mastery approach goals were came out to be negative predictors of academic cheating. The results and implications have been discussed at length in the paper. Pages: 188-192Shilpa Kamboj and Sarvdeep Kohli (Department of Psychology, M. D. University, Rohtak, Haryana) Read more Get Access
Knowledge, attitude and practices of undergraduate students towards sleep habits Pages: 193-198 Anupama Vithalkumar Betigeri, Jasneek Singh, Shreya Bhatia, Ishika Chanra, Ishita Yadav, and Shivya Narula (Department of Physiology, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (Deemed to be University) Manav Rachna Dental College, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Faridabad, Haryana) Adequate sleep optimally impacts mental functioning of our brains. Sleep disorders among undergraduate students who experience high levels of stress due to the demand of a better academic performance, have become an important matter to consider. Such stress and anxiety lead to various sleep related problems. Therefore, the objective of our survey was to assess the perceptions, and routines of undergraduate students concerning Sleep Habits. Also, the theme of our survey-based study revolves around the exploration of knowledge with an attempt to spread awareness about Sleep Habits; its disorders and various ways to deal with it. The methods that we had used further; helped us in developing a self-constructed questionnaire based on Likert scale by which approximately 350 students were tagged. Our questionnaire was such that it included the following format for investigation: Sleep condition indicator- which included open, close ended questions, Multiple choice questions, Likert scale along with a couple of picture-based questions. After the statistical analysis by SPSS version 24.0, Pearson's Chi-Square test was implemented for comparison of responses on gender-based BMI. The result of our survey-based study emphasized on the sleeping habits like snoring, dozing off etc during some common activities such as while watching television, sitting silent in public places, etc. It basically highlighted that 60% of female undergraduate students had the higher probability of maintaining a healthier sleeping routine. Pages: 193-198Anupama Vithalkumar Betigeri, Jasneek Singh, Shreya Bhatia, Ishika Chanra, Ishita Yadav, and Shivya Narula… Read more Get Access
Narcissism as a domain of dark triad of personality: An overview Pages: 199-202 R. N. Singh (Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh) This paper deals with the concept of narcissism as a construct of personality in Psychology, its components and also its inherent characteristics as it affects the narcissist himself and also the people in his network. It is regarded as a personality disorder as there are so many negative and damaging characteristics inherent in narcissism. The present view regarding its variants is also highlighted in the paper. The narcissism is regarded as an aspect of the dark triad of personality. The grandiosity, lack of empathy in narcissists towards others, quest for power, dominance and exploiting others are the defining features of the narcissist, but unfortunately they do not realize it. It is a difficult task to protect from them, yet some useful suggestions are offered in the paper as the means to deal with the narcissists. As regards their treatment, psychologists are of the view that it is almost impossible. Besides it, implications of this paper, limitations and suggestions for future researches are also underlined. Pages: 199-202R. N. Singh (Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh) Read more Get Access
Impact of social variables on the elderly Pages: 203-205 Manpreet Ola (Department of Clinical Psychology, Amity University, Gurugram, Haryana) India a country with its rising population due to increase in birth rate and reduction in mortality rates, is bringing us face to face with a new problem, where our elderly will rise, which is not the topic of concern, but their mental health is new concern point, where due to rapid industrialization and urbanization, youngsters are leaving their home towns and moving to the cities, which are leaving the elderly with no option but to stay alone and due to all this they are surrounded by lot of worries and stressors, in this old age where they need assistance and break from hectic life, they still have to take care of themselves, they have to depend on their children for finances, their deteriorating health is overlooked by their children, which makes them feel neglected, vast number of researches on the elderly have clearly shown, how important it is for them to be around their loved ones in these crucial years of their lives and how being neglected impacts their health and well being through this piece of paper, I would like to bring to light such crucial points and the recommendations and suggestions for policy makers and psychologists to work on. Pages: 203-205Manpreet Ola (Department of Clinical Psychology, Amity University, Gurugram, Haryana) Read more Get Access
A survey on awareness towards the new COVID-19 variants Pages: 206-209 Anjana Goyal1, Reena Doomra2, Natalia Thakran3, Megha Monga4, Rohit Raj5, and Saiyam Gupta6 (Department of Biochemistry, Manav Rachna Dental College, Faridabad, Haryana1,3,,4,5,6, and Department of Pharmacology, Manav Rachna Dental College, Faridabad, Haryana2) To fight any battle the basic yet one of the most important weapon is self-awareness. This was well observed in the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic as the cases per day started going down globally, not forgetting the selfless service of the concerned authorities. Now the new variants have been discovered, it was decided to conduct a survey in order to test the awareness of students of Manav Rachna Dental College (MRDC), Faridabad towards the New Covid-19 Variants. This was done through an online survey, and data was studied and analysed to get a picture how well aware the young minds were. A total of 230 students had given their assent to take part in this online survey. The questionnaire was made through Google forms and was distributed via WhatsApp and other social media platforms. It included a total of 18 questions each testing the awareness of students towards the new Covid-19 variants. A variety of responses were obtained from the survey form. Their study revealed that most of the students were aware of the new Covid-19 variants and had knowledge about their so far discovered virulence properties and vaccine response but more than half of them didn't have an idea about their origin. Almost all were highly aware of the basic safety protocols of Covid-19 and its common symptoms. Also, it was surprising as well as satisfying to see that those who were not aware had keen interest in learning about these variants. Most of the students were well aware of the so far discovered virulence nature, vaccine response of the new Covid-19 variants but only half of them actually knew about their name and origin. Pages: 206-209Anjana Goyal1, Reena Doomra2, Natalia Thakran3, Megha Monga4, Rohit Raj5, and Saiyam Gupta6 (Department… Read more Get Access
A study of low back pain severity among flour mill workers using Aberdeen Low Back Scale Pages: 210-212 Dipti Lohani1, Deepa Vinay2, and Sandhya Rani3 (Late Shree Chandra Singh Shahi Govt. P.G. College, Kapkote, Bageshwar, Uttarakhand1 and G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand2,3) Low back pain in flour mill workers is a very serious health problem which has serious consequences on almost all the population, although its burden is often considered trivial. Lower musculoskeletal and back pain covers its roots in each and every work environment. Workers' quality of life and work performances are the most common reason for their medical supervision. The objective of the present study was to find out all flour mill workers suffering from lower back injury and pain and to help them overcome this disorder. The present study was conducted at two flour mills of Udham Singh Nagar of Uttarakhand. Total sample was 120 in which 60 was selected from Kichha's flour mill and 60 were from the flour mill of Lalpur. The findings showed that most of the respondents were suffering from heavy back pain. Pages: 210-212Dipti Lohani1, Deepa Vinay2, and Sandhya Rani3 (Late Shree Chandra Singh Shahi Govt. P.G… Read more Get Access
Nurse migration: Job satisfaction and organizational commitment among nurses in the Caribbean Pages: 213-216 David Bennett and Roquel Hylton (School of Business and Management, University of the Commonwealth Caribbean) With a dramatic increase in the shortage of nurses in the Caribbean, the issue of organizational commitment is very imperative for retaining these nurses. This paper attempts to determine the relationship between the predictability in organizational commitment in terms of the components of job satisfaction including extrinsic and intrinsic satisfaction among nurses working in a healthcare facility/hospital in the Caribbean. Data were collected from 100 nurses in two public multi-disciplinary hospitals in the Caribbean, using a self administered questionnaire. The sampling technique used for the study was convenience sampling. The questionnaire used in the study had three sections: A Personal Data Form, Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ), and Klein Unidimensional Targetfree (KUT) scale. The Person Data Form component of the survey consisted of characteristics such as gender, level of education, and years working at the hospital (duration of work). In the study there was a stronger positive correlation between the extrinsic satisfaction components for nurses and organizational commitment, rs (100) = 0.644 p < .01, than the intrinsic satisfaction components of job satisfaction for nurses and organizational commitment, rs (100) =0.403, p < 0.01. The findings of this study should assist hospital managers/leaders to examine these factors in nursing practice to achieve a higher level of retention among Caribbean nurses. Pages: 213-216David Bennett and Roquel Hylton (School of Business and Management, University of the Commonwealth… Read more Get Access
The forgotten child: Supporting siblings of children on the autism spectrum, a review article Pages: 217-220 Yusra Asif (Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh) While there is a widespread focus on providing interventions for children on the autism spectrum, little attention has been paid to providing socio-emotional support to siblings of “focal” children. The purpose of this article is to draw attention to the typically developing siblings of autistic children, discuss the multitude of impacts this sibling relationship has on them and accent the suggested interventions for providing support. This review's outcomes have two major consequences for future studies and therapies. Firstly, this review indicates that more research is needed due to the significant life-long implications that this relationship may have. Second, more emphasis should be placed on providing assistance and designing therapies for siblings of autistic children. This article suggests the utilization of support group models and play therapy interventions to provide support to siblings of children with autism.vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv Pages: 217-220Yusra Asif (Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh) Read more Get Access
The relationship between marital satisfaction, general health and psychological stress in culturally employed women and non-employed women in Shiraz Pages: 221-225 Shahla Habibi, Aminallah Fazel, and Mahbobeh Fouladchang (Department of Psychology, Arsanjan Branch Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Iran) The aim of this study was to investigate marital satisfaction, mental health and stress in culturally employed women and non-employed women in Shiraz in 2006. In the present study, a sample of 200 employed and non-employed women was selected. Enrich questionnaire with 47 questions was used to measure marital satisfaction, GHQ questionnaire with 28 questions was used to measure mental health and 65-point questionnaire was used to assess stress. The results show that there was a positive and significant relationship between marital satisfaction and general health. There is also a negative relationship between marital satisfaction and stress. There was a significant negative relationship between stress and general health. There was no significant difference between marital satisfaction of employed and non-employed women. There was a significant difference between the general health of employed and non-employed women, meaning that the general health of unemployed women was higher than that of employed women. There was also a significant difference between the stress of employed women and nonemployed women, meaning that the general health of unemployed women was higher than that of employed women. There was also a significant difference between the stress of employed and unemployed women, so that the stress of employed women was more than unemployed women. Pages: 221-225Shahla Habibi, Aminallah Fazel, and Mahbobeh Fouladchang (Department of Psychology, Arsanjan Branch Islamic Azad… Read more Get Access
Cognitive appraisal and non-communicable diseases: A hospital-based study Pages: 226-228 Vivekanand Kumar1 and Niharika Sinha2 (Department of Psychology, TMBU, Bhagalpur, Bihar1, and PG Department of Psychology, H.D. Jain College, Ara, Bihar2) Non-communicable diseases (NCD) include diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, stroke, asthma and various form of cancer. It is considered that NCD is due to unhealthy lifestyle practices, but psychological factors also lead to develop NCD. Such factor consist cognitive appraisal, coping strategies and personal sense of control. In this article, it was examined the relationship between cognitive appraisal and NCD. It was considered that an individual's appraisal of a stressful situation, whether the individuals were internally or externally focused and their way of coping would develop NCD. The study was cross-sectional and a total no. of 30 individuals was selected as samples, who were suffering with NCD. Purposive sample technique was used and sample was taken from a government hospital of Bihar. A product moment correlation statistics was performed and result indicated that cognitive appraisal (when situation perceived as threat or harmful) and emotional focused coping strategies and event perceived as beyond their control, i.e., external locus of control, were significant predictors of NCD. Pages: 226-228Vivekanand Kumar1 and Niharika Sinha2 (Department of Psychology, TMBU, Bhagalpur, Bihar1, and PG Department… Read more Get Access
Effect of industrial environment on health status, mood states and well-being among workers: An empirical study Pages: 229-232 Neeraj (Department of Psychology, D.J. College Baraut, Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh) The present study aimed at determining the effect of industrial environment on health status, mood states and wellbeing among workers in sugar factory. The final sample was consisted of 120 male respondents (60 factory workers & 60 non-factory workers) with the help of purposive sampling method from west Uttar-Pradesh. Age of the subjects ranged from 25 to 35 years. The Mood-States questionnaire constructed and standardized by Kapoor and Bhargave, CMI health questionnaire by Prasad and Verma, Well-being scale by Rai and Gupta were used. The data was analysed using Mean, S.D. and t value. The findings of the research revealed that the factory workers having low well-being scores than that of non factory workers. The results indicate that the analyses of scores as different mood states dimensions explicates that the factory workers have higher mean scores than that of non factory workers. Similarly, the findings of the investigation indicate that there is a significant difference in the health scores of factory workers and non factory workers. These results are discussed in the light of theoretical and empirical studies. Pages: 229-232Neeraj (Department of Psychology, D.J. College Baraut, Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh) Read more Get Access
Exploring efficacy of the integrative therapy approach in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder: A case study of childhood OCD Pages: 233-235 Purva Joshi1, Bedarkar Pritamkumar2, and Mridula Apte3 (Department of Psychology, Savitribai Phule, Pune University (SPPU), Pune, Maharashtra1, Department of Psychology, Ahmednagar College, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra2, and Senior Clinical Psychologist, Director, Vidula, Psychological, Pune, Maharashtra3) During the recent pandemic obsessive compulsive disorder received special attention by clinicians and researchers. However, besides the challenging environmental circumstances there seems a constant need to reconsider the available therapy techniques especially with children and pre-teens. Conventional clinical practitioners may emphasize on classic cognitive behavioural therapy models which often can be collaborated with other approaches like play therapy to enhance the efficacy of the therapy. In link with this, the present article aims at implying a multimodal approach in the treatment of children diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder. Illustration of a case study will assist in investigating effectiveness of the integrative approach in treating the disorder. Pages: 233-235Purva Joshi1, Bedarkar Pritamkumar2, and Mridula Apte3 (Department of Psychology, Savitribai Phule, Pune University… Read more Get Access
The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on high school students Pages: 236-239 Sanya Aggarwal (Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram, New Delhi) Although there is a lot of ongoing research on understanding the clinical features and management of the COVID19 epidemic as it spreads, there has been relatively little concern about the effect of the pandemic on one's mental health. Using a mailing questionnaire process, I investigated the cognitive effect of the pandemic and explanations for higher levels of stress and anxiety in high school students in this research report. The majority of the participants cited social alienation and online education as the primary causes of their frustration and helplessness. These results support the hypothesis that the pandemic has a detrimental effect on students' mental and physical wellbeing, resulting in low productivity and irritability. Pages: 236-239Sanya Aggarwal (Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram, New Delhi) Read more Get Access
Religious beliefs, birth control and fertility behaviour among Muslim married women of Meerut city Pages: 240-242 Amreen Fatma and Alok Kumar (Department of Sociology, C.C.S. University Campus, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh) Women's adverse pregnancy outcomes are the major areas of concern and serious problem in developing countries like India. This study throws light on the faiths and beliefs affecting the number of more children in Islam religion. For this study, data from 100 ever-married women of fertility age 15-49 years, residing in Saray Behleem of Meerut City, District U.P., during the year 2015 were collected. The findings of this study suggests that there are a lot of reasons, which affects the contraception and number of more children in Islam are religious causes and social causes like children are the God's gifts, children comes with their destiny and old age security were responsible for fertility behavior and not adopting any contraceptive methods by Muslim women due to some religious restrictions. Pages: 240-242Amreen Fatma and Alok Kumar (Department of Sociology, C.C.S. University Campus, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh) Read more Get Access
Well-being among police personnel and influence of life satisfaction on well-being of police in Haryana state Pages: 243-246 Priyanka Jangra and C.K. Singh (Department of Human Development and Family Studies Choudhry Chran Singh Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar, Haryana) Mental health is a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community. Force employee wellbeing is an important factor in quality, performance and productivity. Life and job satisfaction is a 'general attitude towards one's life and job'. It describes how satisfied an employee is with his or her work and life. Common aspects of job and life satisfaction are: awareness, communication, co-workers, benefits, personal work conditions, organization itself, organizational policies and procedures, pay, personal growth, promotional opportunities, recognition, safety and monitoring .Research has been carried out focusing on specific factor of life satisfaction that affect well-being of police personnel. A simple randomized testing procedure was used to select a sample of 240 police officers in the state of Haryana. General Well-Being Scale developed and standardized by Chauhan and Didwania (2015) was used to assess the Well-Being of police personnel. General Well Being Scale comprised of 50 statements having 5 response alternatives. Life satisfaction scale (LSS) developed by Alam and Shrivastava (2001) was used to measure life satisfaction and for data collection. Step wise regression was used to find the significant difference or life satisfaction among police personnel for assessing the well-being. It was found that most significant variable of well-being like social (beta=0.11), economic (beta=0.21), health (beta=0.19), job(beta=0.21), personal (beta=0.01), marital (beta=0.74) and composite life satisfaction(beta=0.28) were on the topmost of the list and also there was significant difference among life-satisfaction and well-being of police personnel. Pages: 243-246Priyanka Jangra and C.K. Singh (Department of Human Development and Family Studies Choudhry Chran… Read more Get Access
Cognitive appraisal and non-communicable diseases: A hospital based study Pages: 136-138 Niharika Sinha (PG Department of Psychology, H.D. Jain College, Ara Bihar) Non-communicable diseases (NCD) include diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, stroke, asthma and various form of cancer. It is considered that NCD is due to unhealthy lifestyle practices, but psychological factors also lead to develop NCD. Such factor consist cognitive appraisal, coping strategies and personal sense of control. In this article, it was examined the relationship between cognitive appraisal and NCD. It was considered that an individual's appraisal of a stressful situation, whether the individuals were internally or externally focused and their way of coping would develop NCD. The study was cross-sectional and a total no. of 30 individuals was selected as samples, who were suffering with NCD. Purposive sample technique was used and sample was taken from a government hospital of Bihar. A product moment correlation statistics was performed and result indicated that cognitive appraisal (when situation perceived as threat or harmful) and emotional focused coping strategies and event perceived as beyond their control i.e. external locus of control, were significant predictors of NCD Pages: 136-138Niharika Sinha (PG Department of Psychology, H.D. Jain College, Ara Bihar) Read more Get Access
Psychological well- being among general population during COVID-19 lockdown period Pages: 132-135 Sheshank Gangwar (ASMC, Shahjhanpur, Uttar Pradesh) Poonam (Clinical Psychologist (Varun Arjun Medical College & Rohilkhand Clinical Psychologist (Varun Arjun Medical College & Rohilkhand Hospital, Shahjhanpur, Uttar Pradesh) Rohtash ( Clinical Psychologist, ASMC, Shahjhanpur, Uttar Pradesh) Arunima Gupta (Department of Psychology, M.D.U, Rohtak, Haryana) The coronavirus crisis and the restrictive measures that many countries are taking to contain the outbreak can have a negative impact on people's mental health and well-being. Isolation, physical distancing, the closure of schools and workplaces are some of the challenges which affected almost everyone causing trauma, stress, anxiety, fear, uncertainty, depression, grief and loneliness during lockdown period. The consequence on mental health seems to be instant that would carry on for a longer period of time. It becomes imperative to make an attempt in analyzing the well-being of general population. The aim of this study was to assess the psychological well-being of general population during covid-19 lockdown period. This study included 60 healthy individuals (30 male and 30 female) within the age group 20 to 50 years who were assessed through online survey from Mid-April to Mid-June. Psychological General Well-being Index was administered to assess the psychological well-being. Results were analyzed by using descriptive methods which indicated anxiety, depressed mood and psychological well-being to be moderately high in participants but on self-control, vitality and general health they were found to be average. Further significant gender differences were also evident on various dimensions of psychological well-being. The implications are discussed. Pages: 132-135Sheshank Gangwar (ASMC, Shahjhanpur, Uttar Pradesh)Poonam (Clinical Psychologist (Varun Arjun Medical College &… Read more Get Access
Application of mindfulness based cognitive therapy among individuals with Coronavirus Phobia Pages: 124-131 Uparikar D. Premkant (Department of Clinical Psychology, Central India Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (CIIMHANS) Dewada, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh) Gupta Pramod (Central India Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (CIIMHANS),Dewada, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh) Traditional CBT engaged the individual to emphasize discrepancy-based processing, where as mindfulness-based therapy focus on 'accepting' and 'allowing what is' mode, without any kind of immediate emotional stress to change. Mindfulness based psychotherapies are working on deeper level, instead of clarifying each event into positive and negative, it allows to enhance the individual abilities to learn and observe their anxiety with kindness, curiosity and becomes relaxed with being anxious. Ten individuals diagnosed with coronavirus phobia were taken from OPD of CIIMHANS, Dewada, Chhattisgarh. Amongst these, five individuals were randomly distributed in experimental group (MBCT group) and control group (TAU group). Nature of the sample was purposive sampling. Outcome variables were measured by four scales, i.e., Fear of COVID-19, Perceived Vulnerability to Disease, HAM-A, and PGWBS. MBCT group was provided with the MBCBT therapy program. Therapeutic program consisted of approximately 16-22 sessions. Improvements were found after post treatment on fear intensity, perceived vulnerability to infectibility and germ aversion, anxiety level, and psychological general well-being measures. Significantly reduced fear intensity, perceived vulnerability, anxiety level, and positive general well-being was also evident over time from pre to follow. On conclusion, present study suggests that MBCT helps peoples with coronavirus phobia on developing higher anxiety tolerance, and emotional regulatory competencies to regulate irrational anxiety. Pages: 124-131Uparikar D. Premkant (Department of Clinical Psychology, Central India Institute of Mental Health and… Read more Get Access
Personality correlates of voting behavior Pages: 121-123 Anupama Sihag (Department of Psychology G.M.N. College, Ambala Cantt, Haryana) Personality and politics are at the nexus of research trends in India and abroad. Personality of voters and political leader has an influence on the voting behavior during elections. Behavioral scientist focusses on “why” of the behavior, i.e. why people vote the way they vote. Voters, during elections get influenced by various factors depending upon heir own personality type. Under the IMPRESS, ICSSR (MHRD) funded project “Psychological Correlates of Political Behavior”, this study was done on a sample of 900 respondents from the various constituencies of Haryana. There are two aspects that needs to be assessed between the personality and political behavior in terms of voting i.e. relationship and causation. A study focused on finding the personality correlates of political behavior is oriented more towards the causation. Harnessing the data from Neo-Five questionnaire and survey form, the causative relationship between the personality dimensions and voting behavior was analyzed. Binomial Regression results indicate that openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness added significantly with values p = .049, p = .0001 and p = .001 respectively. Whereas extraversion (p = .281), neuroticism (p = .289) did not add significantly. Results indicate that openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness significantly contributed towards voting behavior. Pages: 121-123Anupama Sihag (Department of Psychology, G.M.N. College, Ambala Cantt, Haryana) Read more Get Access
Experience of flow in games and using it to improve well-being: A critical review Pages: 116-120 Mahimna Vyas (School of Psychology, University of Bolton, England,UK) “The destiny of games is to become boring…Fun is a process and routine is its destination (Koster, 2013).” This paper reviews the role of experiencing flow in videogames and identifies the precursors, properties, and probable outcomes. The potential importance of games has not been adequately studied in terms of the benefits for young individuals who are at risk (Kutner & Olson, 2008). The aim of this review is to increase the awareness about association between games and flow and to provide a model of flow in gaming that can be applied to improve wellbeing. This paper distinguishes the strengths of current games that generate positive affect, better functioning and scopes of socializing that promotes and supports player's mental health and collective well-being of the gaming community Pages: 116-120 Mahimna Vyas (School of Psychology, University of Bolton, England, UK) Read more Get Access
An appraisal of burden of stress among family caregivers of dependent elderly Pages: 111-115 Parul Kalia (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Community Science Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab) Sarita Saini (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Community Science Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab) Deepika Vig (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Community Science Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab) Family caregivers have played an important role in our society for granting care to the aged. They are playing crucial role in our care system by providing a significant quantity of health and long-term care for the aged person, chronically ill and disabled. The act of care-giving is not an easy task and can become more tedious when one is caring for a family member who is solely depending on the primary caregiver for everything. This situation could be the reason for many challenges which can affect the quality of life of the primary caregivers. The present research has made an attempt to assess the burden of stress among the family caregivers across varying stages of adulthood who were primarily responsible for care of dependent elderly. The sample included 60 families of primary caregivers who were taking care of the dependent elderly in their family from the Ludhiana city. The Zarate Burden Interview developed by Zarit et al. (1980) was used to measure the burden of stress on caregivers. The results reflected a major proportion of primary caregivers experiencing severe level of stress along with statistically significant differences between primary caregivers of young and middle adulthood stage. Pages: 111-115Parul Kalia (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Community Science Punjab… Read more Get Access
Resilience among girls studying in co-ed and all-girls school: A comparative study Pages: 106-110 Poonam Vats (Department of Psychology, Mata Sundri College for Women, University of Delhi, Delhi) Sarabjit Kaur Sran (Department of Psychology, Mata Sundri College for Women, University of Delhi, Delhi) Pooja Wadhawan (Department of Psychology, Mata Sundri College for Women, University of Delhi,Delhi) Resilience means potentiality of a person to come back to normal working environment or conditions and survive from the threat or difficult phase of life which can be dangerous. A judgement of resilience requires that an individual has faced a significant risk or threat to well-being. Without a demonstrated risk, it is difficult to assess resilience. The present study was designed to unravel the difference in resource index and vulnerability index of resilience among girls studying in co-ed and all- girls school. The study adopted a cross sectional research design. The desired sample of 120 school going girls (60 co-ed & 60 all-girls school) in 12th grade was obtained by employing purposive and convenience sampling. Resiliency Scale for Children and Adolescents developed by Sandra Prince-Embury in 2006 was employed for data collection and determining participant's resilience and vulnerability result. The data was analysed by using t-test as statistical tool. Results revealed that there was as such no significant difference between both the groups but the mean score difference indicated that resources index was better among co-ed girls and girls in all- girls school were found to be more vulnerable Pages: 106-110Poonam Vats (Department of Psychology, Mata Sundri College for Women, University of Delhi, Delhi)Sarabjit… Read more Get Access

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