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Comparing sex-attitude of westerners with respect to the contemporary traditional Indian sex-attitude Pages: 204-208 Navneet Chopra (Department of Philosophy, Punjab University, Chandigarh) Sex is a normal biological drive, but has been controlled by social norms in almost all civilizations, albeit to differ- ent degrees along different dimensions of sexual life in different cultures. Today west is known as a champion of liberty and choice to ensure better quality of life and happiness to its citizens, and this includes the issue pertain- ing to sex as well. This study aims to assess the degree of deviance of sexual norms of westerners with respect to the traditional Indian sexual norms along four dimensions: It was found that the degree of deviation was high for the dimension of ‘Freedom of Expression and Indulgence in Sex’ (i.e. they experienced much more freedom of expression & indulgence in sex as compared to Indians). The degree of deviation was high for ‘Virginity Attitude’ (i.e. westerners didn’t expect their spouse to be sexually-virgin before marriage). The degree of deviation was low for the dimension of ‘Fidelity Expectation’ (i.e. quite like Indians they still expected their partners to be faithful to them as long as they are in a relation). The degree of deviation was medium for the dimension of ‘Double Sex- Standards for Males and Females’ (i.e. to a certain extent they still have different sexual norms or expectations from males & females, e.g. females are not expected to initiate the romantic relationship by approaching the male; it is male who is expected to pay the bill not female if a couple goes together in a restaurant; boys are encouraged to make more & more girlfriends by the siblings but the same is not the case for the girls, etc.). It was informed by some female participants (all foreigners) in the interviews that they do haveliberty of roaming around late night in the city and across cities without much fear of goons or eve-teasers (with the exception of some notorious areas). The effect of this sexual liberalization seems to have positive effects on the sexual behaviour of their population with lesser sex-crimes and more freedom to the women. Pages: 204-208Navneet Chopra (Department of Philosophy, Punjab University, Chandigarh) Read more Get Access
Men’s attitude towards the use of family planning methods by women in India: An exploratory study Pages: 209-214 Shraboni Patra and Rakesh Kumar Singh (International Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai, India) Men’s perception, knowledge and attitude are very important in family planning issue. Men’s attitudes towards family planning influence their partner’s attitudes and eventual adoption of contraceptive method. Present study has addressed men’s attitudes towards the use and choice of contraception by women in India. The National Family Health Survey-3 (NFHS-3) data has been used. Bivariate and multivariate analyses are used. Findings show, 22% men in India think contraception is women’s business, and men should not have to worry about it. 16% men believe, by using contraception, women may become promiscuous. According to 49% men, a lactating woman, can’t become pregnant. 66% men accept that male condom, if used correctly in most of the time, can protect unwanted pregnancy. Men with higher education level (OR = 9.798, p < 0.01), having media exposure (OR = 2.688, p < 0.01) and with knowledge of modern family planning (OR = 2.688, p < 0.01) are significantly more likely to agree that wife can ask her husband to use condom if he has STDs. Hence, men can support the choice and use of contraception made by their wives or partners, and can adopt any modern contraception method which can protect the couples from STDs. Awareness programs and family planning services should target men from disadvantaged background. Pages: 209-214Shraboni Patra and Rakesh Kumar Singh (International Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road… Read more Get Access
Depression, anxiety, well-being and quality of life among patients with stroke with hemiplegia Pages: 215-218 Simran Bedi (Clinical Psychologist, Maisna Hospital, Mumbai) T.B. Singh (Institute of Behavioral Science, Gujrat Forensic University, Gandhinagar, Gujrat) The present study is an exploratory research which aims to assess the Depression, Anxiety, Well-Being and Quality of Life in Stroke patients with Hemiplegia. The sample consisted of 30 stroke patients collected from the Neurology Department. Beck Depression inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety inventory (BAI), Subjective well-being question- naire and WHO-QOL questionnaire were administered on the sample. Hindi standardized translated scales were administered to the sample. Frequency, percentages and correlation coefficient were the statistical tools used for analyzing the obtained data. Majority of the participants were suffering from Moderate Depression and Anxiety. Participants were found to have low QOL in “psychological” domain and average QOL in “physical, environment” domain, but high QOL in Social domain. Participants scored low on Confidence in coping factor of Subjective well-being scale and high score on perceived ill-health. Correlation coefficient shows positive correlation between Depression and Anxiety. There was positive correlation between various domains of QOL “Physical, psychological, social and environment” domain. Negative correlation was found between Depression and domains of QOL, also negative correlation was found between Anxiety and QOL domains. Findings show that QOL has inverse relation- ship with Depression and Anxiety. However subjective well-being was found to have no significant correlation with Depression, Anxiety and Quality of life. Pages: 215-218Simran Bedi (Clinical Psychologist, Maisna Hospital, Mumbai)T.B. Singh (Institute of Behavioral Science, Gujrat Forensic… Read more Get Access
A study of relationship between internet addiction and self-concept of adolescents Pages: 219-221 Alpna Agarwal, Anshu Agarwal and Pooja Mallick (Department of Psychology, C.C.S. University, Meerut, India) The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between internet addiction and self-concept of adolescents. For this purpose 200 students of 10th standard (age range 13 to 15 years) were selected. In each group there were equal number of male and female (CBSE Board and UP Board students). Internet Addiction test constructed by Dr. Kimberly Young and Self-concept scale constructed by Dr. Mukta Rani Rastogi were used for data collection. The results indicate significant relationship between internet addiction and self-concept (r = –0.60). Pages: 219-221Alpna Agarwal, Anshu Agarwal and Pooja Mallick (Department of Psychology, C.C.S. University, Meerut, India) Read more Get Access
Relationship between family factors (Intimacy-passion-commitment) with work-family conflict Pages: 222-225 Nasrin Hosseini and Zahra Yousefi (Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran) Mohammad Reza Abedi (University of Isfahan, Iran) The main goal of present research was to study the relationship between family factors (Intimacy, passion, com- mitment) with work-family conflict. The sample consisted of 225 employees of Isfahan universities who were selected using a stratified proportional sampling method. The instruments were work-family conflict and Sternberg’s triangular love questionnaires. The data was analyzed by statistical method including Pearson correlation and mul- tiple regressions. The results indicated that work-family conflicts is significantly and meaningfully associated with intimacy and commitment. The results of multiple regression showed intimacy can predict work-family conflicts. Pages: 222-225Nasrin Hosseini and Zahra Yousefi (Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran)Mohammad Reza… Read more Get Access
Impact of appropriate cooking stove technologies on the health of rural women Pages: 226-231 G. Valentina (National Institute of Rural Development, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, AP) Rural households depend on clay stoves called chulhas for the purpose of cooking food. In the chulhas biomass inputs are used as fuel. In general a family of 5 to 6 persons require about 8 kg of fuel per day. The domestic fuel used, comprises of agricultural residues, twigs, cattle dung, and wood particles which constitute about 40% of the total mass. This biomass is usually the waste generated in the family farm, while the wood particles are collected from the surrounding environment, in the neighbourhood. Families living in the rural areas depend on biomass inputs since it is available free of cost. Finding the large availability of the biomass in the environment, the use of traditional chulhas has certain disadvantages where in it can bring only 10 percent of the total heating potential of the fuel into use while the rest of it goes waste. Another disadvantage of the traditional chulhas is that they produce a lot of smoke, soot and unburnt volatile organic matter; this blackens the cooking vessels and also the surroundings like the walls of the kitchen and pollutes the indoor air affecting the health of the family adversely. Though Burning of biomass fuels pollutes the air and the environment, biomass fuels are largely used for cooking food, heating and sometimes lighting in the rural areas and women and small children are constantly exposed to the burning fuels and become victims of pollution as these people are found working within its vicinity all the time. As per the medical reports and major health studies, continued exposure to such an environment leads to lung infection and eye and skin infections. The available interventions to reduce the exposure to such harmful effects include changing the cooking practices and building awareness on the impact of such exposure to smoke on health. Though some interventions have been made by the civil society and the government agencies by introducing in- novative cooking practices, yet the technology could not penetrate the mindset nor the kitchens of the rural folk as social, cultural and financial constraints are seen as major challenges to effective an efficient implementation. Pages: 226-231G. Valentina (National Institute of Rural Development, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, AP) Read more Get Access
Coping strategies in patients with depressive disorder: A comparative study Pages: 232-236 Priyanka and Ajay Kumar (Department of Psychiatry, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana) The current investigation was a cross-sectional attempt to examine the gender differences in using coping strate- gies among patients with depressive disorder. A total of 60 patients out of which 30 male and 30 female fulfilling the ICD-10 criteria for depressive disorder participated in the this study. Consecutive recruited participants were assessed on proactive coping inventory. Female patients with depressive disorder scored higher on reflective cop- ing, instrumental support coping and emotional support than male patients. Both male and female patients scored higher on avoidance coping. Overall findings suggest that proactive coping was more used by female patients with than male patients. Pages: 232-236Priyanka and Ajay Kumar (Department of Psychiatry, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana) Read more Get Access
The effectiveness of happiness training on resiliency in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) Pages: 237-238 Anahita Ali Esmaili, Farshad Bahari and Malakeh Mashhadi Farahani (Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran) The aim of present study is effectiveness of happiness training by group practices on resilience of patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Method of this study was quasi- experimental and population consists all of Multiple Sclerosis patients who referred to MS community in Tehran. Sample of 30 individuals (15 controls - 15 experi- ments) were randomly selected and after screening test and then were replaced in control-experimental groups. The research instrument was Connor-Davidson Resilience Questionnaire and Happiness training protocol. Intervention consisted of 8 sessions, each session lasting 60 minutes once a week, which was carried out after obtaining permis- sion from Centre. The results showed that happiness Seligman program was significantly effective in six areas of resiliency on problem solving skills, social competence, and optimism in MS patients. Pages: 237-238Anahita Ali Esmaili, Farshad Bahari and Malakeh Mashhadi Farahani (Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran) Read more Get Access
A correlational study of emotional labour and health among nurses Pages: 239-242 Angeline Thomas, and. Shobhana Abhyankar (Department of Psychology, Fergusson College, Pune, India) Emotions are a crucial part of human life. Many a times we need to display different kinds of emotions as a part of our job. As long as the displayed emotions and felt emotions are congruent everything is perfect. However the problem arises when the true inner feeling felt by the person does not match with those displayed by the person as a part of his/her job. A lot of researches have been conducted in the past on nurses along various aspects. However, interestingly not much has been done on the topic of health of the nurses who play a major role in maintaining the health of many people. Also not many researches deal with the concept of emotional labour in nurses, at least as far as India is concerned. The concept of emotional labour itself is a relatively new one and can be applied aptly to the nursing profession. The present study aimed at exploring the relationship between emotional labour and health among nurses. Emotional Labor Scale (Brotheridge & Lee, 1998) and Abhyankar’s Health Screening Index (Abhyankar, 2013) were administered to a sample of 82 nurses working in various hospitals in Pune. The obtained data were subjected to Pearson’s product moment correlation. Surface acting had a significant positive correlation with health problems (r = .348, p < .01). Deep acting was not correlated with health problems (r = .156, p > .05). Pages: 239-242Angeline Thomas, and. Shobhana Abhyankar (Department of Psychology, Fergusson College, Pune, India) Read more Get Access
Alexithymia and self-esteem in patients with erectile dysfunction: A comparative study Pages: 243-248 Raj Kumar, Rajeev Dogra, Chitvan Singh, Krishan Kumar and Dharmender Kumar Nehra (Post Graduate Institute of Medical (PGIMS), Rohtak, Haryana) The extent to which advances of sexual dysfunction have harmful consequences for positive mental health is well- known since long. World literature have proven that psychological constructs play an important role not only in developing and maintaining sexual problems but also in treatment seeking behavior and outcome. This study was done on patients with erectile dysfunction which are not well studied in Indian context. Material and methods: It was a cross sectional study, in which Fifty (50) Patients with erectile dysfunction, diagnosed as per ICD-10 criteria were selected. Fifty (50) healthy matched subjects constituted the control group. Assessment was done by using Toronto Alexithymia Scale-Hindi, Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale and General Health Questionnaire. The statistical analysis was carried out by using the SPSS Windows 16.0 software package. Results: Significant differences were seen in alexithymia and Self Esteem scores between erectile dysfunction group and normal control group. Erectile dysfunction group scored significantly higher on alexithymia in comparison with control group. However, erectile dysfunction group scored significantly lower on score of Self Esteem than the normal control group. Significant negative relationship was found between alexithymia and Self Esteem scores. Conclusion: These findings should be considered as a breakthrough and can be taken seriously that presence of high alexithymia and low Self Esteem(that are highly prevalent) in patient with erectile dysfunction may negatively affect the treatment outcome. So authors strongly recommended that treatment of this vulnerable population should also focus on credible and potentially effective means of helping them cope with low self-esteem. Pages: 243-248Raj Kumar, Rajeev Dogra, Chitvan Singh, Krishan Kumar and Dharmender Kumar Nehra (Post Graduate… Read more Get Access
Impact of school environment on self-concept Pages: 249-251 Rakesh Sandhu (DAV College of Education for Women, Karnal, Haryana) Self Concept grows in a social context. School is very good social context for students because their work is mainly defined by teachers in their schools. Self concept can be learnt and is not innate. Self concept gradually emerges and is shaped and restructured through repeated perceived experiences. It is developed continuously through the assimilation of new ideas and expulsion of old ideas. The aim of the study is to find out impact of school envi- ronment, type of school and subject combination on the self concept of the students. Keeping in view the nature of the study, the descriptive and survey method was employed. The investigator employed the two standardized tools: Self Concept Scale by Dr. R.K. Saraswat and School Environment Inventory by Dr. K.S. Mishra. A sample of 200 students from govt. and private schools was taken. The result show that majority of students have above average self concept. It was found that there is significant affect of type of school on the self concept of students. Govt. school students have higher level of self concept as compared to non-govt. students. School environment was also found to have significant effect on self concept. Effective school environment students have higher level of self concept as compared to non-effective school environment students. Pages: 249-251Rakesh Sandhu (DAV College of Education for Women, Karnal, Haryana) Read more Get Access
Exploring children development based on Islamic point of view Pages: 252-255 Siti Salwa Md. Sawari (Institute of Education, International Islamic University, Malaysia) The purpose of this study is to identify three stages of human development based on Islamic Perspective. Methods of this study are trough observation on behavior 4 years, 10 years old childhood and 16 years old of adolescence. Basically the observations were focusing on the performance in praying and recitations of the Quran. In additions, the researcher also run an unstructure interview with the participant. The result of this study reflect that during the early childhood, kids didn’t have a strong basic understanding about their actions, it can be categorized as play zone, no punishment will be focused on them. However when they reach 4 years old they might have an ability to perform solat and recite Quran by exemplify their parent. Children in the age of 10 years old have a basic knowledge about religions, they could make sense what they perform every day. This circumstance reflects that children in this stage have knowledge about rules Nevertheless, because lack of understanding, parental guid- ance and reinforcement still needed in certain periods. Lastly for adolescence, this is the time when a parent has changed their strategies of educations when befriends is this best way to educate, it’s because their understanding of the do and they don’t have start organizes, then in this age know and understand about rules very well based on the environment a side. Pages: 252-255Siti Salwa Md. Sawari (Institute of Education, International Islamic University, Malaysia) Read more Get Access
Positive and negative blood groups difference on happiness Pages: 256-257 Sepideh Iranfar (Psychology Department, Islamic Azad University, Abadan, Iran) This study has been done to find out the correlation between positive and negative blood groups difference and happiness in a simple of 33 undergraduate and graduate with the cluster sampling with 25% being graduate and 75% undergraduate. The data of research has been collected with oxford happiness questionnaire. The correlation between two variables was 0/291 and this correlation in 0/05 significance level had been reported significant. The result was tested by t test and analysis data were shown significance difference between mean of variables. chi square has been done and shown distribution difference. At the end of research we found that there is dif- ference in the score of positive and negative groups, in fact rh type influence on happiness and in this research positive group blood has greatest mark than minus group blood in the happiness test, and positive groups are happier than minus one. Pages: 256-257Sepideh Iranfar (Psychology Department, Islamic Azad University, Abadan, Iran) Read more Get Access
To study depression in relation to self-criticism and academic achievement among adolescents Pages: 258-260 Yasmeen Kausar (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh) Depression is an emotional state marked by great sadness and apprehension, feeling of worthlessness and guilt, withdrawal from others, loss of sleep, appetite, and sexual desires, loss of interest and pleasure in usual activi- ties (Kring, Johnson, Davison, & Neale, 2010). The adolescence period is the best time to develop positive emotions and training skills, because adolescents are seeking to find their identity and their future personality at this period. Depression in adolescents has become a subject of considerable research over the last few decades. The present study aims to investigate the depression in relation to self-criticism and academic achievement among the students. The sample consists of 150 students (75 male, 75 female) were selected from the Senior Secondary Schools for boys and girls, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. The age of students ranged between 17 -19 years. In the study the tools used for assessment were Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-2nd, 1996), Self-Criticism scale developed by Gilbert et al. (2004). Self-criticism has three dimensions; inadequate self, hated self, and reassured self. Academic Achievement of the students was measured on the basis of the marks or grades obtained in the examinations consisting of first, second and third terminal examinations. Regression analysis was applied in order to analyze the data. The results of regression analyses revealed that, inadequate self was the best predictor of depression. Pages: 258-260Yasmeen Kausar (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh) Read more Get Access
Effect of cultural plays on developing social skills among individuals with mild intellectual disability Pages: 261-263 Nazli (Regional Institute for Mentally Handicapped, Chandigarh, India) The present study has been conducted to find out the Effect of Cultural Play on Social skills among Children with Mild Intellectual Disability. Using purposive cum convenient sampling technique, sample has been drawn in the age group of 8-11. The sample size was 8 children with mild intellectual disability. A five point rating scale has been developed and validated by the researcher which consists of 20 items of social skills. The intervention was planned with 5 different cultural plays of Tamilnadu with necessary modifications and adaptations. The duration of the intervention was for two months which consists of 40 sessions. Subjects were fully involved in the intervention directly by the researcher. Based on the results of the pre and post test performance, the collected data was analyzed quantitatively. The findings revealed that there was a significant effect of Cultural Play on Social skills among selected sample. The data was analyzed using t-test. On the whole, the intervention was found to be effective on developing social skills among the selected sample. Pages: 261-263Nazli (Regional Institute for Mentally Handicapped, Chandigarh, India) Read more Get Access
Psychological well-being of hypertensive people Pages: 264-266 Manju and Randhir Singh (Applied Psychology Department, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana) The present study was conducted to assess the Psychological Well-being of Hypertensive People. A sample of 200 people (both sexes) was selected, in which 100 were hypertensive and 100 were normal control of 35 to 55 years of age. All the subjects were administered psychological well-being scale (Carol Ryff. 1989). Obtained data were analyzed by appropriate statistical tool for compression of hypertensive and normal controlled. Finding shows that the hypertensive group had lower level of psychological well-being than normal control group Pages: 264-266Manju and Randhir Singh (Applied Psychology Department, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana) Read more Get Access
To study personality and coping strategies among epilepsy patients Pages: 267-272 Yogita Ubhe (Department of Psychology, Pad.Dr.D.Y.Patil Arts, Commerce and Science College, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra) The study was aimed to find out correlation and gender differences among epilepsy patients on personality and cop- ing strategies. A purposive sample of total 90 (45 males and 45 females) epilepsy patients from Neurocare (Private Neurological Clinic), Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital and Pad. Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College, Pune City with age 25 to 65 years were selected. They responded to ‘NEO-FFI’ test for Five Factor Inventory by Costa and McCrae (1992) and ‘Ways of coping questionnaire’ by Lazarus and Folkman (1980). The statistical tool Anova was used to study the gender differences on personality and coping strategies and Pearson’s correlation was used to find the correlation between personality factors and coping strategies among epilepsy patients. Results showed that there are no gender differences found on neuroticism (F = 0.51), extraversion (F = 0.04), openness to experi- ence (F = 0.01), agreeableness (F = 2.05) and conscientiousness (F = 0.19), problem focused coping strategy (F = 0.38) and emotion focused coping strategy (F = 0.03) among epilepsy patients. While there is positive relationship found between neuroticism and emotion focused coping (r = 0.384), extraversion and problem focused coping (r = 0.514), conscientiousness and problem focused coping (r = 0.497) on 0.05 level and openness to experience and problem focused coping (r = 0.265) on 0.01 level, while negative relationship is found between agreeableness and emotion focused coping strategy (r = –0.290) on 0.05 level. Pages: 267-272Yogita Ubhe (Department of Psychology, Pad.Dr.D.Y.Patil Arts, Commerce and Science College, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra) Read more Get Access
Spirituality and religiosity as predictors of mental and physical health Pages: 273-278 Renu Sodhi and Manju (Applied Psychology Department, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana) A growing body of scientific research suggests connections between religion, spirituality, and both mental and physical health. The purpose of the current study is to examine the relationship between religion/spirituality and health outcomes of persons and to measure the domains of religion and spirituality believed to be significant for mental and physical health and also a better predictor of them. Sample size of the study is 144 individuals (94 Males, 50 Females). Spirituality Assessment Inventory (SAI), Religiosity Scale, General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), and P.G.I. Health Questionnaire (N-1) were used for the purpose of data collection. In statistical tools Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Step-Wise Multiple Regression has been applied. The major findings of the study shows that various factors of spirituality and religiosity is significantly associated with positive mental and physical health and further Step-wise multiple regression analysis revealed that two factors of spirituality significantly predict both mental and physical health dimensions. Pages: 273-278Renu Sodhi and Manju (Applied Psychology Department, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology… Read more Get Access
Reproductive and sexual risk taking behavior among married young women Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh Pages: 279-281 Usha Devi and Raj Pathania (CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya Palampur, Himachal Pradesh) The present study was undertaken with specific objectives to assess the induced abortion, knowledge about repro- ductive health and sexual risk taking behavior. The study was conducted in Bhawarna and Rait blocks of district Kangra of Himachal Pradesh. A total of 100 married women in the age 18-49 years from 4 villages were randomly selected for the study. The data were collected through self structured interview schedule for getting the general information and knowledge about reproductive health and sexual risk taking behavior. The findings indicated that majority of the respondents were above 20 years of age and majority of the respondents were matric pass. Majority of the respondents had undergone three pregnancies and had at least one abortion. Reproductive health was significantly associated with sexual risk taking behavior and treatment seeking behavior. Pages: 279-281Usha Devi and Raj Pathania (CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya Palampur, Himachal Pradesh) Read more Get Access
Stress and adjustment among college students in relation to their academic performance Pages: 288-292 Ashwini, R and Vijay Prasad Barre (Department of Clinical Psychology, Dharwad Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (DIMHANS), Dharwad, Karnataka) The present study seeks to explore the stress and adjustment areas and their academic performance of PUC College going students within a city. Three college students comprising of (N= 80) students were second year (N=40) from Arts and (N= 40) from Science 20 boys and 20 girls each stream within age groups 16 to 18 years were chosen randomly. Students with behavioural problems, poor academic performances and health issues were excluded to ensure homogeneity. After obtaining informed consent, a self-report inventory. Stress and the Bell's Adjustment Inventory was administered to student groups over a period of 1 month to understand stress and perceived adjustment on academic performance. Scoring was done manually and descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations and univariate analysis of variance done by using SPSS-11. Findings revealed that there is a significant difference in the level of stress experience among students. There is significant difference between arts and science student's adjustment areas. There is a significant difference between boys and girls on academic performance. There is significant difference between arts and science on academic performance. However, there were no significant gender differences among the arts and science, boys and girls. In conclusion, adolescents present as a vulnerable group of children and therefore, this is an important implication for parents and significant other professionals who need to help students develop adequate adjustment as well as academic performance. Pages: 288-292Ashwini, R and Vijay Prasad Barre (Department of Clinical Psychology, Dharwad Institute of Mental… Read more Get Access
Mobile usage: A comparative study of hostlers and dayscholars Pages: 293-298 H. Kaur and S. Sharma (Department of Human Development, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana) The present study was conducted to assess the mobile usage among hostler and dayscholar adolescents. The study was comprised of 200 adolescents (100 hostlers and 100 dayscholars) belonging to middle socio-economic status in 17-18 years of age range, purposively selected from two colleges of Punjab Agricultural University of Ludhiana city. Socio-Economic Status Scale by Sharma (2010) was used to determine the socio-economic status of adolescents. A self structured Mobile Usage Questionnaire was used to assess the mobile usage among adolescents. Results revealed that majority of the hostlers recharged their mobile phones more frequently as compared to dayscholars and their parents paid the monthly bills. All the respondents (hostlers and dayscholars) used their mobile phones for whole of the day for calling and chatting. Hostlers used mobile phones more for text messaging and calling followed by download music, films and pictures, pass time and assignments. Pages: 293-298H. Kaur and S. Sharma (Department of Human Development, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana) Read more Get Access
Occupational stress, burnout, coping and emotional intelligence: Exploring gender differences among different occupational groups of healthcare professionals Pages: 299-304 J.S. Bidlan and Anupama Sihag (Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana) Occupational stress and burnout are the global issues in this present era of changing paradigms, where the protective effect of coping and facilitative effect of emotional intelligence has a significant role to play. The present study was conducted on a sample of 600 healthcare professionals from the private hospitals of Delhi, NCR. The sample included nursing, support staff (security, pharmacy, front office, housekeeping and dietetics/food and beverages staff) and doctors with equal number of male and female participants The Occupational Stress Index, Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI-HSS), Ways of Coping Questionnaire and Multidimensional Measure of Emotional Intelligence were the measures used in the study. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was applied to explore the gender differences among the three occupational groups. Results indicate that the main effect for gender and occupation type is significant in various dimensions of occupational stress, burnout, coping and emotional intelligence; whereas the interaction effect of gender and occupation type is significant only for the managing emotions dimension of emotional intelligence. Pages: 299-304J.S. Bidlan and Anupama Sihag (Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana) Read more Get Access
Adjustment problems among eleventh and twelfth graders: A comparative analysis Pages: 305-310 Ravneet Chawla (Department of Human Development and Family Relations, Government Home Science College, Sector 10, Chandigarh) Adolescence is a time of change where the young people are facing new experiences in the social set up they are in. The study was conducted with the objective to examine the adjustment problems in the domains of health, economic status, social, family self-perception, anxiety, religion, occupation, school and studies of eleventh and twelfth graders. It was hypothesized that: eleventh graders are more likely to face adjustment problems than twelfth graders; and that, science students will report more adjustment problems as compared to vocational stream students. Bronfrenbrenner's ecological model (Bronfenbrenner, 1979) provided the guiding framework for the study. The model provides insight into various factors that play a role in growth and development an individual. A total of 142 adolescents, 112 boys (n=112) and 30 girls (n=30) studying in eleventh and twelfth graders were included. The sample consisted of 61 students from eleventh graders and 81 students from twelfth graders from a particular Government school in Chandigarh from vocational (N=56) and science (N=86) streams. The sampling procedure was thus, purposive. The Student Problem Checklist (SPC) developed by The National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT, undated) was used the tool used. It comprised of 200 questions. The findings indicated the sample to be well adjusted in each of the areas. The adolescents from eleventh grader were found to be facing more problems as compared to the adolescents of twelfth graders, especially in the areas of economic status, social, family, self-perception, anxiety, religion, occupation, and studies. The adolescents from the vocational stream were found to be facing more problems in the areas of health, economic status and religion that those from the science stream. Need for assistance for guidance is thus reflected. Sufficient knowledge regarding career opportunities and remuneration can help them feel more secure and feel better adjusted to the present period of learning and preparation for a career. A team of teachers, parents, counselors /experts from agencies from the school can be involved to deal with the issues regarding the adjustment in school and also at home. Sensitive teachers and suitable administrative orientation are suggested. Pages: 305-310Ravneet Chawla (Department of Human Development and Family Relations, Government Home Science College, Sector… Read more Get Access
Prevalence of erectile dysfunction in patients of diabetes mellitus type-2 and its impact on quality of life Pages: 311-315 Kapil Dev Arya, G.D. Koolwal and Sanjay Gehlot (Department of Psychiatry, Dr. S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan) The aims of this study were to determine prevalence of erectile dysfunction in diabetes mellitus (type 2) patients and its impact on their quality of life with different domains of well being. Randomly selected 150 patients with diabetes mellitus (type 2) out of them only 100 patients have given consent to become part of the study on the ground of anonymity. These patients are attending diabetes clinic of the medicine department of M.D.M. Hospital attached to Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur from 1st September to 30th November, 2012. These patients were included in the study as per inclusion and exclusion criteria. For study of interested object scales, International Index for Erectile function [IIEF] & WHOQOL-BREF [HINDI VERSION] were used and diagnosis after screening confirmed with complete psychological workup including mental status examination. The presenting diagnosis is based on standard criteria given by ICD-10 and the diagnosis also approximated with DSM-IV-TR. The data were analyzed with appropriate statistical tests. In our study population 21(21%) of patient experience some degree of erectile dysfunction. Results were displaying from mild to severe grade of dysfunction. This is also established that those who were suffering from erectile dysfunction found more impairment in quality of life in comparison to those without erectile dysfunction. In our study we concluded that patients with diabetes have higher significant of erectile dysfunction, at the same time study population were experienced poorer quality of life and found difficulty in daily functioning. This is also noteworthy in our study that patient of diabetes mellitus are itself have impaired functioning because of chronicity of illness, long running treatment and eventually unavoidable complication. Pages: 311-315Kapil Dev Arya, G.D. Koolwal and Sanjay Gehlot (Department of Psychiatry, Dr. S. N… Read more Get Access
Religiosity and mental health among Muslim youth Pages: 316-319 Shaheena Parveen, Gargi Sandilya and M. Shafiq (Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi) This study attempted to unravel the relationship between religiosity and mental health among Sunni Muslimyouth studying and living in Delhi. The main objective was to discover and explore the relationship between level of religiosity, as manifested through religious beliefs (Islamic Worldview) and practice (Religious Personality), and mental health among Sunni Muslim youth. It also involved a comparison of mental health in relation to religiosity between male and female participants. A convenience sample of 60 (30 male and 30 female) was selected. The Muslim Personality Religiosity Inventory (MPRI) and the Mental Health Inventory (MHI) were administered on the sample to assess religiosity and mental health, respectively. The MPRI is based on the Sunni ideological model of Islam. On the measure of religiosity, female participants scored higher whereas male participants displayed a greater mental health index. However these gender differences were statistically insignificant. Further, results showed a significant correlation between Religious Personality and certain dimensions of Mental Health which mirrors the findings of some of the similar studies conducted on Muslim population worldwide. However, gender differences in mental health in relation to religiosity were not found significant. Pages: 316-319Shaheena Parveen, Gargi Sandilya and M. Shafiq (Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New… Read more Get Access

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