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The family environment as the predictor of psychological well-being among postgraduate students in Assam Pages: 1341-1343 Rita Rani Talukdar and Kakali Goswami (Department of Psychology, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Kamrup, Assam) The present study was carried out to explore Psychological well being and family environment and role of it as the predictor of psychological well-being among the post graduate students in Assam. Psychological well being is important for better performance in student's life. Also their family environment plays significant role in their mental health. For a student, psychological well being level and family environment is correlated for positive life ahead. The sample of the study consists of 50 students pursuing post- graduation from Gauhati University. The Psychological well being scale developed by Carol Ryff (1995) and Family Environment Scale developed by Bhatia and Chadha (1996) , standardized psychological tests were used to measure the psychological constructs in the study.. The mean value showed high level of well being among the students. The results showed that family environment is an important significant predictor of psychological well being. It indicated that family environment and psychological well being share important relationship in students' life. Pages: 1341-1343Rita Rani Talukdar and Kakali Goswami (Department of Psychology, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Kamrup, Assam) Read more Get Access
General health, caregiver strain and perceived social support among family caregivers of patients with chronic illnesses Pages: 1344-1348 Shoma Chakrawarty and Dhanalakshmi. D (Department of Psychology, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry) As chronic and lifestyle illnesses rise sharply, the need to cope with caregiving demands is experienced acutely by an unprecedented number of family caregivers. This study aimed to ascertain the relationship between general health, caregiver strain and perceived social support in the context of informal caregiving. A sample of 45 long-term family caregivers was selected through the purposive sampling technique and caregiver strain, general health and social support were measured. Caregiver strain was measured using the Modified Caregiver Strain Index (Sullivan, 2003), while general health was measured using the General Health Questionnaire (Goldberg & Hillier, 1978). The level of perceived social support among the participants was measured using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Zimet et al., 1988). The correlation analysis revealed a positive association between caregiver strain and general health and an inverse association between caregiver strain and social support, while the 't' tests revealed that a higher level of education and an employed status were associated with better health outcomes. ANOVA showed a significant difference in the levels of caregiver strain based on the type of illness. In this study, education, employment and social support were found to help caregivers fulfill their demands with fewer adverse effects. The findings highlight the role of evaluating the health and psychological well-being of caregivers and administering necessary interventions to minimize their health risks. Pages: 1344-1348Shoma Chakrawarty and Dhanalakshmi. D (Department of Psychology, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry) Read more Get Access
Impact of gender, locality and nature of course on academic stress among professional students Pages: 1349-1352 D. V. V. Sambasiva Rao (Department of Psychology, Y. V. University, Kadapa) B. S. Kumar Reddy (Department of Psychology, S. V. University, Tirupati) The study was designed to investigate the impact of gender, locality and nature of course among professional students. The sample consisted of 400 students (200 boys and 200 girls) belong to urban and rural localities. The subjects were in the age group of 20-22 yrs from the medicine and engineering colleges. The data were collected by administering the academic stress scale (ASS) developed by Sreenivas and Kumar (1999). Mean's, S.D's, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and 't'-test were used to analyze the data. Results revealed that gender and nature of course have significant impact on academic stress. Pages: 1349-1352D. V. V. Sambasiva Rao (Department of Psychology, Y. V. University, Kadapa)B. S. Kumar… Read more Get Access
Socio-demographic status of aplastic anemia in Indian children Pages: 1353-1354 Raghvendra Pratap, Vineeta Gupta Akash Kumar and Isha Saini (Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP) Aplastic anemia is a disease in which the bone marrow, and the blood stem cells that reside there, are damaged. This causes a deficiency of all three blood cell types: red blood cells (anemia), white blood cells (leukopenia), and platelets (thrombocytopenia) ie pancytopenia with a hypocellular bone marrow. Activated autoreactive T lymphocytes induce apoptosis of haematopoietic stem cells resulting in a hypocellular bone marrow. Environmental triggers include drugs, viruses and toxins but most cases are idiopathic.. Stem cell transplantation is the treatment of choice in patients with a matched donor. Immunosuppressive therapy is another option in those who do not have a matched donor. In this manuscript focuses on the sociodemographic status of aplastic anaemia in Indian children. We have presented our 209 children with aplastic anemia presenting in the Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu University Varanasi. over a period of 40 months. Pages: 1353-1354Raghvendra Pratap, Vineeta Gupta Akash Kumar and Isha Saini (Department of Pediatrics, Institute of… Read more Get Access
Importance of thriving at organization Pages: 1355-1356 Pravakar Duari (Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry) The world of yesterday is not the world today. Twenty years ago businesses, organizations, and university systems employees expected continuity, stability, and longevity in their jobs. Today, that is not the case. Change occurs daily in our work and community. We are required to adjust, learn, and move forward as individuals and organizations. Or, we move out of the organization. Organizations are looking within themselves for the initiative to move with the technology of the 21st century. Thriving is a positive organizational behaviour concept. It includes the joint experience of vitality and learning at work. Vitality denotes the sense that one is energized and feels alive at work. Learning is growing through new knowledge and skills. Thriving lens sheds light on how individuals play a role in creating the contextual conditions for their own growth, thus making the thriving process a joint product of the context and an individual acting to architect their own work context. Thriving is defined as the psychological state in which individuals experience both sense of vitality and learning. Spreitzer et al. (2005) suggested that thriving matters because it enhances the health and personal development of employees. Thriving individual learn to navigate protean careers (Hall, 1998) and to sustain their performance, health, and well-being over time (Pfeiffer, 2010). Pages: 1355-1356Pravakar Duari (Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry) Read more Get Access
Neuropsychological assessment and cognitive retraining of deficit cognitive functioning in a case of head injury Pages: 1357-1359 Deepika Srivastav, Vibha Sharma and T.B. Singh (Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS), University of Delhi, Delhi) Head injury may result in a confusing array of physical and psychological changes. It leads subtle and temporary lapses in ability and behavior. We evaluated a case of head injury with the help of neuropsychological battery and treated with cognitive retraining. A 53-year-old male working as a stenographer with well-adjusted premorbid personality without family history of any psychiatric illness was brought with the complaints of forgetfulness, unable to concentrate on one thing, for last 3 years. On detailed history patient reported that he had been a victim of road traffic accident around seven years back and had a head injury at that time, for which neurosurgery was also performed. To assess his current level of cognitive functioning, and to assess the cognitive impairments in various lobe functions, NIMHANS Neuropsychological Battery was administered. His attention, concentration, comprehension, visual and verbal memory was found to be moderately impaired on test findings, which were affecting his day-to-day functioning. Mild impairment was also found on visual spatial perception. Result demonstrated mild to moderate level of impairments in the functioning of temporal lobe, parietal lobe and in frontal lobe functioning. Cognitive retraining was done for the required cognitive functions and improvement found in follow up sessions. Pages: 1357-1359Deepika Srivastav, Vibha Sharma and T.B. Singh (Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Human… Read more Get Access
Students’ perception of abuse and neglect Pages: 1360-1365 Aneesh Kumar, Anjali Gireesan and Sibnath Deb (Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry) Although most of the children experience abuse and neglect at home, educational institutions is also a place where they are subjected to caning, slapping, and whipping that result in bruises, cuts, and humiliation and in some cases serious injury or death. The Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), ratified by nearly every country in the world, obliges governments to protect children from all forms of physical or mental violence. Yet, millions of children continue to suffer violence and abuse. For given the same background, the necessity was felt to carry out an in-depth qualitative study to understand the perception of students in Pondicherry about abuse including verbal, physical and sexual abuse, and neglect, and their awareness and need for child rights. The objective of the present study was to understand students' perception of abuse and neglect. For achieving this objective, four Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), two with boys and two with girls were carried out among school going students aged between 14 -16 years. From the discussion it emerged that corporal punishment still existed in majority of the homes and it is associated with unpleasant emotions. Students shared their expectations from teachers and parents. Both boys and girls were of the view that boys get physically punished and girls are verbally abused. On the context of physical/ sexual abuse, it was found that girls were more aware of the issue. The understanding of abuse and neglect among students and defining these concepts was also done in the discussions. Findings of the present study suggests the need for creating awareness among parents and teachers about negative effects of corporal punishment and abuse, and also sensitizing students about abuse and being on a safer side. The need for psychologist/ counsellors at school for addressing emotional issues was also understood from the discussions. Pages: 1360-1365Aneesh Kumar, Anjali Gireesan and Sibnath Deb (Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry) Read more Get Access
Correlates of dissociation in borderline personality pathology Pages: 1366-1370 Parul Kathuria (Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi),br> The present study assessed the relation among dissociation, alexithymia, cognitive failures and fantasy proneness in borderline personality pathology and the non-clinical groups. At the first stage, 1,988 young adults from different universities were administered Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-4+ (PDQ-4+). A total Score of 50 or more indicates a substantial likelihood that the individual had a significant personality disturbance. Therefore, such cases were sorted out. Next, the individuals who reached or exceeded the threshold (i.e. scored five or more on the borderline pathology subscale) were finally categorized into borderline personality pathology group. On the other hand, the non-clinical group consisted of individuals who scored 20 or less on the total PDQ-4+ questionnaire. A total of 100 young adults with 50 in each group were then administered the following four questionnaires, i.e., the Dissociative Experiences Scale II, Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 , the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire and the Creative Experiences Questionnaire. The results revealed a significant difference between borderline personality pathology and the non-clinical group on the measures of dissociation, alexithymia, cognitive failures and fantasy proneness wherein borderline group exhibited greater degree of all those traits. Furthermore, alexithymia, cognitive failures and fantasy proneness were found to be significant predictors of dissociation in borderline personality pathology and the non-clinical groups. Pages: 1366-1370Parul Kathuria (Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi) Read more Get Access
Determinants of obesity in adolescent school children in Gurgaon city, Haryana Pages: 1371-1373 Sikandra (Department of Foods and Nutrition, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar) Ruby Siwach Sangwan (Research Scholar, NDRI, Karnal, Haryana) Kavita (Department of HDFS, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar) The present investigation was conducted on school going children (9-15 years) from Gurgaon city, Haryana state India. A total of 200 obese and 50 healthy children (as non-obese) were selected randomly. A well-structured questionnaire was developed and used to gather information on food habits, physical activity and dietary pattern of the children. The study revealed that more than 80% of the obese children were taking either mid-morning, tea time or bed time snacks. Intake of fried food and weekly frequency of food consumption outside home was higher (59%) in obese children as compared to control group children. Playing of games was the main activity of non-obese group children (36%).Majority of obese children (78%) were not doing any physical activity and only 7% obese children were doing cycling and 13% were doing walking. Majority of non-obese group children spent less than 2hrs for TV and internet whereas 81% of obese children spent more than 2hrs for TV and internet. It was noticed that more than fifty percent of obese children spent less than 6hrs for sleeping. Pages: 1371-1373Sikandra (Department of Foods and Nutrition, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar)Ruby Siwach Sangwan (Research… Read more Get Access
1404-1407 Pages: 1404-1407 Perception of selected risk factors for cancer and heart attack among visitors of a teaching hospit Binod Kumar Behera, Ajay Tyagi and Suraj Chawla (Department of Community Medicine, Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana) Behera Joshil Kumar (Department of Physiology, Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak) M.C. Sahoo (Department of Hospital Administration, Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana) Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCD) are a major contributor to burden of disease in developed countries, and are increasing rapidly in developing countries such as India. Cardiovascular diseases & cancer accounted for 48% and 21% of NCD deaths respectively. There are several risk factors associated with cardiovascular diseases & cancer that are modifiable. This study was aimed to assess perception of selected risk factors for cancer and heart attack among visitors of a teaching hospital. This cross-sectional study was carried out during March-June 2011 in a teaching institution of northern India. Randomly 1690 ambulatory adult (>18 years) visitors (patients or attendants) of this hospital were included in the study. Nearly, 64.5% and 82.0% responded that tobacco consumption causes heart attack and cancer respectively while obesity was considered as a risk factor by 68.4% (heart attack) and 28.1% (cancer). Nearly 70.7% reported that diet rich in fat/oil could lead to heart attack but only 23.5% mentioned it for cancer. 54.2% believed cancer is treatable if detected early while 22.5% mentioned cancer cannot be treated at all. This study clearly highlights some of these selected factors and provides opportunity for initiating educational measures to enhance knowledge and remove myths/or misconception. Pages: 1404-1407Perception of selected risk factors for cancer and heart attack among visitors of a… Read more Get Access
Influence of psychiatric morbidity and self-efficacy on midlife generativity Pages: 1374-1380 Nabamita Chakraborty and Sanjukta Das (Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Calcutta) Middle adulthood entails the height of social power and having access to a rich supply of social support (Dorner et al., 2005).Although the social networks are shrinking throughout adulthood, social satisfaction is steadily on the rise (e.g., Lansford, Sherman & Antonucci,1998). Naturally, self-esteem is quite at its peak around the age of 60 years (Robins, Trzesniewski, Tracy, Gosling, & Potter, 2002), the source of personal control and power is at its peak (Clarke-Plaskie & Lachman, 1999), and subjective well-being tends to be at least higher than in young adulthood (e.g., Cross & Markus, 1991;Heckhausen, 1999) without feeling overly grandiose or afraid (Dorner et al., 2005). Unlike many younger adults, most of them have made their peace with societal expectations and have found decent arrangements to meet both personal goals and environmental demands. Yet, in comparison to older adults, middle adults tend to be more egocentric and also more vital and vigorous in pursuing their concerns (Mc Adams, 2001; Stewart & Vandewater, 1998). Pages: 1374-1380Nabamita Chakraborty and Sanjukta Das (Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Calcutta) Read more Get Access
Ways of coping among HIV infected male and female Pages: 1387-1399 O. P. Sharma, Sajni Rathwal and Arun Kumar (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Rajasthan) The objective of the present study was to examine the ways of coping amongst HIV-infected (positive) male and female . A purposive sample of 200 HIV-infected Patients (age range 18-45 years) was selected for the present study. Out of these 200 HIV-infected patients, 100 of them were Male and the remaining 100 were Female. These Patients were HIV-infected since last 3 years and were not suffering from any known pathology. These Patients were sampled from various Medical Colleges, Hospitals and Sero-surveillance Centers in Haryana State. A Control Group of 100 Male and 100 Female (age range 18-45 years) was randomly selected for comparison purposes. HIV-infected Male and & Female and Control Group Male & Female differ from each other with respect to Ways of Coping dimensions - Seeking Guidance and Support and Acceptance or Resignation. Pages: 1387-1399O. P. Sharma, Sajni Rathwal and Arun Kumar (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan… Read more Get Access
Aggression, depression and loneliness of commercial female sex workers and gays Pages: 1400-1403 G.B Manjula (PG Department of Psychology, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnatak) Rajeshwari. N. Kenchappanavar (Karnatak Arts College, Dharwad, Karnatak) The present study investigates the Aggression, depression level and the extent of loneliness of Commercial female sex workers and gays. A sample of 100 female sex workers and 100 gays from Belgaum region of Karnataka state were chosen for the study. The Aggression scale developed by Mathur and Bhatnagar, Depression scale developed by Beck and perceived Loneliness scale developed by Praveen Kumar Jha were administered on the sample to collect the data. The results were analyzed using t-test. The findings reveal that Commercial female sex workers and Gays differ significantly on Aggression, depression and loneliness. Further, it was found that rural and urban Commercial female sex workers differ significantly on aggression, depression and loneliness. Similarly rural and urban gays differ significant on all the three variables. Pages: 1400-1403G.B Manjula (PG Department of Psychology, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnatak)Rajeshwari. N. Kenchappanavar (Karnatak Arts… Read more Get Access
Aggressive behaviour in students: Impact of taekwondo training in inhibition of aggression Pages: 1408-1410 Komila Parthi (Department of Psychology, DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh) Understanding aggression and identifying the factors that intensify or reduce aggressive behaviour demand continued research due to its negative impact on social well being. Research studies indicate that Taekwondo training impacts upon aggression in children and adults. Therefore, the present study looked at the aggression and personality of Taekwondo students undergoing regular training. The Taekwondo students were also administered a self-developed questionnaire seeking information pertaining to the impact of Taekwondo training on them. Sixty male students (30 Taekwondo students and 30 non Taekwondo students) in the age range of 18-22 years were administered the Aggression Questionnaire (Buss & Perry, 1992) and the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (Eysenck & Eysenck, 1975). Results revealed that the two groups of students differed on aggressive behaviour. The relevance of these findings is discussed in terms of Taekwondo training as a useful technique for inhibiting aggressive behaviour in students. Pages: 1408-1410Komila Parthi (Department of Psychology, DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh) Read more Get Access
Internet addiction and psychological health of students Pages: 1411-1414 Mojtaba Aghili (Department of Psychology, Payame-Noor University, Iran) Rostam Aliniya (Psychologist, M.A., Babol Rehabilitation Center ) The prime objective of the current research is to study the relationship between Internet addiction and psychological health of students. Selected by multi-step random sampling, samples of this research which is described as a correlative study, consist of 206 students (89 boys, 117 girls) studying at one of the universities in Babol. All subjects filled in questionnaires designed for Internet Addiction Test(Young, 1998), Self-esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) (Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985), and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) (Lavybvnd & Lavybvnd, 1995).Independent Samples T-test and Pearson Correlation Coefficient were used for data analysis. Results of the research showed that Internet addiction has negative correlation with positive aspects of psychological health (self-esteem and satisfaction with life), and positive correlation with negative aspects of psychological health (depression, anxiety and stress). In other words, increase in the level of Internet addiction makes a reduction in positive aspects of psychological health (self esteem and satisfaction with life) and gives rise to negative ones (depression, anxiety and stress). In addition, Independent Samples T-test revealed that there is no significant difference between the two sexes in terms of the level of their addiction to the Internet. At the end, implications of the current findings were discussed. Pages: 1411-1414Mojtaba Aghili (Department of Psychology, Payame-Noor University, Iran)Rostam Aliniya (Psychologist, M.A., Babol Rehabilitation Center… Read more Get Access
Burnout experience: The influence among business process outsourcing employees Pages: 1415-1417 Vijaya Bhaskararao (K L University, Vaddeswaram Guntur, Andhra Pradesh) S. Sudarshini (Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh) Burnout experience is one of the challenging issues in present global competitive world. It was initially a very slippery concept in the early 1980s. The present study is aimed to examine the “Burnout experiences among Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) employees. In this connection, the data were collected from 80 employees from call centre employees by using Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). The results revealed that younger employees (aged <25 years) significantly reported higher sense of lack of accomplishment than their older counterparts. Employees in non-voice jobs reported more dissociation than those in the voice jobs. Burnout experienced by the employees is not significantly influenced by their gender, marital status, type of family and work shift. Pages: 1415-1417Vijaya Bhaskararao (K L University, Vaddeswaram Guntur, Andhra Pradesh)S. Sudarshini (Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra… Read more Get Access
Adolescence educational problem and remedies Pages: 1418-1423 Pankaj Singh (Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh) The influences of school success on diverse areas of development and the empirically suggested connections among adolescent Self-concept, School Satisfaction and educational problem the relationships among these constructs were investigated. A sample of 500 eighth, ninth and tenth graders, who are at risk for academic difficulties, participated in the study. Independent adolescent self-concept, school satisfaction and educational problem. Results suggest that Adolescents girls are more satisfaction than Adolescents boys, and Adolescents girls are less educational problem as compare to adolescents boys. Pages: 1418-1423Pankaj Singh (Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh) Read more Get Access
Interrelation of maternal socio-economic status and education and pregnancy outcome Pages: 1424-1426 Anjali Rani (Nutritionist, Department of Pediatrics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh) Anisa M. Durrani (Department of Home Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh) In the developing world, lacking proper health systems and resources, the level of maternal socioeconomic status and education may be of prime importance in the determination of health outcomes of mothers and their infants and children. Hence, this study was conducted to assess the correlation between socioeconomic status and education of pregnant women and pregnancy outcome. Two hundred and ninety two pregnant women. Five hospitals of Aligarh city, Uttar Pradesh. Interview schedule was administered to record information regarding socioeconomic status and education of pregnant women and pregnancy outcome. The data collection was initiated in April 2009 and was completed in March' 2010. Statistical analysis was done by using SPSS 17 version. Univariate analysis was performed to determine the influence of the socioeconomic status and education of pregnant women and pregnancy outcome. Maternal socioeconomic status was found to be significantly correlated with crown heel length and weight of newborn. Whereas, maternal education was found to be positively correlated with gestational period, crown heel length and weight of newborn. To reduce the incidence of preterm births, low crown heel length and low birth weights, it can be need of improving maternal socioeconomic status and educational level. Pages: 1424-1426Anjali Rani (Nutritionist, Department of Pediatrics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh)Anisa M. Durrani… Read more Get Access
Self-esteem, gender and academic achievement motivation for undergraduate students Pages: 1427-1429 Chandra Shekhar and Palak Malhotra (Department of Psychology, University of Jammu, Jammu) Self-esteem is one of the strongest research topics in psychology. Research has documented the important role high self-esteem plays in academic achievement, social and personal responsibility. Self-esteem is the one key ingredient that affects the level of proficiency in all fields of endeavor. Self-esteem has been correlated to job success, school achievement, general happiness. The relationships between self-esteem and academic achievement motivation have received much attention. Gender is generally asserted to impact upon the growth, demonstration and manifestation of self-esteem. This study examined self esteem, gender and academic achievement motivation. 40 boys and 40 girls within the age of 18 to 21 yrs from 2 Govt. colleges of Jammu were selected as a sample. Data was collected by administering Rosenberg self esteem scale by Rosenberg while Academic Achievement Motivation test (AAMT) by Dr. T.R Sharma was used to measure academic motivation of college students. Random sampling technique was used in the present study. The data obtained was analysed statistically and the study revealed that there is a significant difference in the self esteem and academic achievement motivation of boys and girls. Pages: 1427-1429Chandra Shekhar and Palak Malhotra (Department of Psychology, University of Jammu, Jammu) Read more Get Access
Reasons for domestic violence: A cruelty against women Pages: 1430-1433 Anuradha and Jagbir Malik (Department of Community Medicine, Pt. BD Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana) Savita Chahal, Amandeep Kaur, Varun Arora and Mukesh Nagar (Department of Psychiatry, Pt. BD Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana) Domestic violence against women is a widespread, deeply ingrained evil, which has serious impact on health and well-being of the females. It is important to know the reasons for domestic violence for timely intervention. The objective of the study is to find out the reasons for domestic violence against married females of Haryana. It is a cross-sectional study carried out on 880 currently married females of reproductive age group in both rural and urban areas of Haryana using Women's Questionnaire to find the prevalence of domestic violence. A specially designed semi structured questionnaire was administered to participants to assess the reasons for domestic violence. It was found that in rural area, the common causes of initiation of violence were arguing, substance abuse and poor family income. Arguing, substance abuse and refusal for sex were the common reasons stated by urban women. Breach of privacy was the most common reason reported by victims for not seeking help. Pages: 1430-1433Anuradha and Jagbir Malik (Department of Community Medicine, Pt. BD Sharma University of Health… Read more Get Access
Personality traits, anxiety, depression, aggression, stress, dominance, warmth of Meitei community in Manipur : A study based on factor analytic approach Pages: 1434-1437 Naorem Binita Devi (Department of Psychology, Mizoram University, Aizawl) This paper is about the study of personality traits, anxiety, depression, aggression, stress, dominance, warmth of Meitei community in Manipur. The main objective of this study is “to find out the correlation of personality traits i.e., neuroticism, extraversion, openness, conscientiousness, agreeableness of Meitei community; to find the correlation of personality and measures of the personality assessment inventory, i.e., Anxiety, depression, aggression, stress, dominance and warmth; to find out the correlation of anxiety, depression, aggression, stress, dominance and warmth of the Meitei community; to find out the factor structure of all the variables, neuroticism, extraversion, openness, conscientiousness, agreeableness, anxiety, depression, aggression, stress, dominance, warmth of Meitei community. Trying to fullfill these objectives, the investigator randomly selected 140 participants from the normal population in Meitei community ranging age level of 20-60 yrs. Results are evaluated by mean, median, and factor analysis to find out the factor structure for the participants. For 140 subjects the correlation coefficients of .15 and .20 are significant at .05 and .01 levels of significance respectively. From the result, In general, the intercorrelations among five measures of personality are low ranging between -0.6 to.60. out of 10 intercorrelation, 9 correlations are significant at or beyond .05 level. In general the correlations between five measures of personality and 6 measures of personality assessment inventory i.e., anxiety, depression, aggression, stress, dominance,and warmth are low ranging from -.37 to .39. Out of the 30 correlations, only 19 correlations are significant at or above .05 level of significance. In general, the intercorrelations among 6 measures of anxiety, depression, aggression, stress, dominance and warmth variables are low ranging between -.22 to .68. out of 15 intercorrelations, 8 correlations are significant at or above .05 level. In this study, the investigator found 4 factors; namely general factor of personality (factor-I); neurotic factor (factor-II); well-organized factor ( factor-III); and autonomous factor (Factor-IV). Pages: 1434-1437Naorem Binita Devi (Department of Psychology, Mizoram University, Aizawl) Read more Get Access
Academic anxiety, depression and self-efficacy as predictors of suicide ideation among adolescents Pages: 1438-1440 Sapna (Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak ) Hardeep Lal Joshi (Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra, Haryana) The aim of the research was to find out the predictors of suicide ideation among adolescents. The study was carried out at on a sample of 124 male and 156 female adolescent with age ranging from 14 to 17 years and mean age of 15 years. The sample was drawn from various educational institutes of three districts of Haryana, i.e., Kurukshetra, Hissar, and Fathehabad. Beck scale for suicide ideation, Academic anxiety scale for children, Child depression inventory and Self-efficacy questionnaire were used to gather the data. To identify the role of academic anxiety, depression and self-efficacy in predicting suicide ideation stepwise multiple regression was applied. Results revealed that depression and academic self-efficacy as the two strongest predictors of suicide ideation accounting 16% of the variance. Findings are discussed in the light of previous studies and implications are discussed. Pages: 1438-1440Sapna (Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak )Hardeep Lal Joshi (Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra… Read more Get Access
Dietary intake habits among adolescent girls in North India Pages: 1441-1444 Anju Manocha (Associate Professor, GCG-14, Panchkula, Haryana) Ruby Siwach Sangwan (Research Scholar, NDRI, Karnal, Haryana) Adolescent girls, constituting nearly one tenth of Indian population, form a crucial segment of the society. Their nutritional status will decide the well being of the present as well as future generation. The study assessed the diet quality and nutritional status of 240 rural girls between 12-18 years of age from rural areas of Panchkula and Karnal district of Haryana State. Dietary intake data were collected by three days recall method. As a result of questionnaires and interviews, food intakes for three consecutive days were collected. Intakes of cereals, pulses, roots and tubers, and sugar and jaggery as reported by respondents were significantly lower than the prescribed Indian recommended dietary intakes (RDI). The consumption of milk and milk products and fats and oils was adequate whereas green leafy vegetables and fruits were the most limited food items. The respondents followed a two meal pattern and their diets were monotonous and cereal based. The mean daily intake of milk and milk products, pulses, green leafy vegetables, other vegetables and fruits was grossly inadequate meeting only 46%, 37%, 28%, 36% and 5% of the suggested allowances. The intake of fats and oil seeds and roots and tubers was somewhat adequate meeting 63% and 75% of the allowances while the intake of cereals and sugar was almost adequate revealing a deficit of less than 10%. The study further revealed not only a high incidence of under nutrition but also an inadequate energy or micronutrient intake. Therefore, sustained efforts are needed to educate rural masses regarding their increased nutritional requirements during adolescence and the need of hour is to plan and implement innovative developmental programmes to address the nutrition and health needs of rural adolescent girls in a comprehensive manner. Pages: 1441-1444Anju Manocha (Associate Professor, GCG-14, Panchkula, Haryana)Ruby Siwach Sangwan (Research Scholar, NDRI, Karnal, Haryana) Read more Get Access
Mental health: A cross-cultural study on Indian and Iranian students Pages: 1445-1447 Matloob Ahmed Khan (Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia) Muzamil Ahmed (Department of Psychology, Government Degree Collage, Ganderbal, Kashmir, J&K) Md. Jasimuddin Khan (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh) The present study aims to study mental health of students between Sistan and Baluchestan University (Iran) and Aligarh Muslim University (India). A sample of 800 individuals was selected for this project, 400 students from Sistan and Baluchistan University Iran and 400 students from Aligarh Muslim University' India. One scale namely General Health Questionairre-28 were administered to all subjects. The obtained scores were analyzed by independent sample t-test and ANOVA. The results of independent t-test showed that there are no significant differences between two groups' i.e. Indian students have higher mean scores and showed lower mental health in comparison to their Iranian counterparts. The results of two-way ANOVA on mental health showed that there is not a statistically significant main effect for gender and also, interaction effect of gender and country in mental health is not statistically significant Pages: 1445-1447Matloob Ahmed Khan (Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia)Muzamil Ahmed… Read more Get Access
Role of adherence in quality of life of coronary heart disease patients Pages: 1448-1451 Gurminder Sokhey and Ravijot Kaur (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala) The present investigation attempted to assess the role of adherence in Quality of life (QOL) amongst coronary heart disease (CHD) patients. The sample comprised 300 subjects: 150 patients (both males & females suffering from CHD, i.e., MI or Angina), and 150 normal healthy controls (both males & females) in the age range of 30 to 55 years and from middle & upper middle class families. The subjects were administered the Medical Outcome Study (MOS) Measure of Patient Adherence (Hays, 1993) and The RAND Short Form Health Survey Questionnaire: SF-36 (Ware,1993) to assess general and specific adherence to medical regimen of patients and their Quality of life (i.e., Physical and Mental health-related QOL) respectively. Correlational Analysis of the data revealed positive correlation of general adherence & specific adherence recommendations with both physical & mental health-related QOL for CHD patients. Whereas for normal controls, specific adherence recommendations (e.g,. regular exercise, cut down stress, etc.) were negatively correlated with both physical & mental health-related QOL. Further, specific adherence behaviours were positively correlated with only mental health-related QOL of CHD patients whereas for normal controls these were positively correlated with only physical health-related QOL. Pages: 1448-1451Gurminder Sokhey and Ravijot Kaur (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala) Read more Get Access

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