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Treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) through the paths of spirituality: A review Pages: 179-181 Md. Intekhab-Ur-Rahman (University Department of Psychology, B. N. Mandal University, Madhepura, Bihar) Parents are expected that their children learn through socialization processes to pay attention, control their impulses, and organize their behaviours so that they can accomplish long-term goals of their life. Some children have tremendous trouble learning these skills and they have diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Children suffering from ADHD cannot pay attention or quell their hyperactivity, they do not learn the material they are being taught and thus perform below their intellectual capabilities. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is now the most widely diagnosed mental disorder of childhood. Many adults are now diagnosing themselves as having ADHD. Individuals with ADHD usually exhibit symptoms like hyperactivity, fidgeting behaviour, restlessness, excessive talking, inappropriate running and climbing, often ' on the go' , can't wait, interrupt others and impulsiveness. It is pointed out that ADHD is a product of the demands of modern life and its priorities. Patients with ADHD are commonly treated with stimulant drugs (Dextroamphetamine and Methylphenidate). The effects of stimulant drugs on the behaviour of ADHD patients are not as paradoxical as it might seem on the surface. Treatments with stimulants are short-term gains. Several studies have been included in the present paper which suggest that spiritual paths--- meditation, breathing exercises, physical exercises (Yogkriyas/Yoga practices), and practice of positive thinking make one physically and mentally better equipped to manage stress, improve balance and provide calmness to the mind. Spiritual therapy is more likely to lead to both short-term and long-term improvements. Spirituality also helps children/individuals learn to anticipate the consequences of their behaviours and make less impulsive choices about their behaviours. Pages: 179-181Md. Intekhab-Ur-Rahman (University Department of Psychology, B. N. Mandal University, Madhepura, Bihar) Read more Get Access
Effect of parents’ marital satisfaction on the mental health of children in nuclear families Pages: 182-184 N. Munirajamma (Department of Psychology, S.P.W. Degree & P.G. College, Tirupati, A.P.) A study was carried out on 90 students (8th, 9th & 10th class) and their parents to find out the effect of parents' marital satisfaction on the mental health of their children. Marital satisfaction of the parents' was assessed using “Marital Satisfaction Scale” developed by Prathyusha (1987) and Mental Health status of the children was assessed using “Mental Health Inventory” developed by Thorpe and Clark (1959). Results revealed that marital satisfaction of parents significantly affects the mental health status of their children. Children from nuclear families of parents with high marital satisfaction are mentally healthier than the children of parents with low marital satisfaction. Pages: 182-184N. Munirajamma (Department of Psychology, S.P.W. Degree & P.G. College, Tirupati, A.P.) Read more Get Access
Organizational culture and commitment at different hierarchical levels in manufacturing sector Pages: 185-189 S. Subramanian and Kruthika J. (Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu) Though the OD intervention strategies targeting at enhancing organizational culture and organizational commitment across all the levels of management are gaining much interest, the emergence of subculture at each level with in the same organization poses a greater challenge to HR professionals as it adversely affects the interpersonal effectiveness. Data obtained from 40 operators at the shop floor and 40 managerial staff of private enterprise which involves in manufacturing casting steels on two key factors-organizational culture and organizational commitment revealed that the operator category tend to exhibit high scores, significantly in the following dimensions of Organizational Culture viz confrontation, trust, authority, proaction and collaboration than the managerial staff. Similarly, the operators tend to have high levels of affective, continuance and normative commitment than the managerial staff. As the low levels operator category of employees, contrary to expectation, exhibit more organizational commitment and organizational culture than the managerial staff, the implications for designing suitable training interventions targeting at managerial staff are suggested. Pages: 185-189S. Subramanian and Kruthika J. (Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu) Read more Get Access
Evaluation of an HIV/AIDS program for adolescents Pages: 190-192 Tejbeer Kaur (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala) The present investigation evaluates the difference in awareness between the pre-tutorial and post-tutorial in adolescents. It assessed knowledge and sources of information about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in a sample of 50 students using AIDS awareness test. The most common sources are television, newspaper, magazine and friends but they did not heard of AIDS from parents, teachers and doctors which could be an extremely effective medium to reach people. It revealed that the knowledge of and information about HIV/AIDS amongst the adolescents is grossly inadequate. It needs to undertake intensive health education efforts at school levels as this group is most vulnerable to get HIV infection due to lack of knowledge and misconception about the deadly virus. Implications for policy makers and educators are discussed. Pages: 190-192Tejbeer Kaur (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala) Read more Get Access
Some developmental issues related to quality of parent-infant relationship Pages: 193-195 M. Pradhan and Kirti Madnani (Department of Psychology, Lucknow University, Lucknow ) The present paper examines the quality of relationship between parents and infant and its long term effects on infant's life. Empirical studies suggest that there are some developmental issues regarding above relationship. Feeling of trust, secure attachment and emotion regulation help infants in acquiring abilities to understand and control the experiences of outer world. This may subsequently affect his/her psychological well-being in later life. Infants need to develop a balance between trust and mistrust in forming intimate relationships. The more sensitive responsive and consistent care is provided by the parents the better inner trust will be developed for forming a solid foundation for later crucial periods of life. Another important issue is development of a secure attachment with parents. In this context Bowlby,s attachment theory postulates that with the, availability of parents, repeated interaction, emotional supportiveness, warmth and positive attitude of them, a secure attachment is established. There are some factors like baby's temperament, intergenerational transmission of attachment and emotional communication that may influence secure attachment. Infant's attachment with parents has long term effects in later well-being. Attachment security has been found to be strongly related to children's close friendship, resilience competency, communication skills, self confidence, self reliance in later years of life. Pages: 193-195M. Pradhan and Kirti Madnani (Department of Psychology, Lucknow University, Lucknow ) Read more Get Access
Adult attachment style in relation to personality, and interpersonal relations among youth Pages: 196-199 Hardeep Lal Joshi and Prem Poonam (Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra) The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between Attachment Style, Personality and Interpersonal Relations among Indian youth. The sample for the study comprised of 409 youth (205 male and 204 female). The age of the sample range from 17 to 20 years with mean age of 18 years. Attachment Style Questionnaire, 16 Personality Factors Questionnaire and Interpersonal Relationship Scale were administered. The main objectives of the study were to examine the relationship between Attachment Style, Personality and Interpersonal Relations and to find out the predictors of Interpersonal Relations. To meet the objectives of the study, the data was subjected to Pearson product moment correlation and multiple regression analysis. Results showed significant positive correlation between Attachment Style and Personality Factors, between Attachment Style and Interpersonal Relations and Personality and Interpersonal Relations. Multiple regression analysis found three predictors of Interpersonal Relations. Two of the predictors, i.e. TP and AN are from Personality and one i.e. CRTO from Attachment Style. The three predictors explain 15% of the total variance. It can be concluded that Attachment Style and Personality predicts Interpersonal Relations. Pages: 196-199Hardeep Lal Joshi and Prem Poonam (Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra) Read more Get Access
Academic stress among adolescents in the twin cities of Andhra Pradesh Pages: 200-205 Chava Nirmala (Department of Psychology, St. Anns College of Education, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh) M.V.R. Raju (Department of Psychology, Andhra University, Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh) Stress is universal human experience. Stress and strain are experienced by adolescents, especially students. The study is an attempt to find out the academic stress and anxiety among the students in twin cities of Andhra Pradesh. The total sample for the present study was 743 (male=373 and female=370). The Student Academic Stress Scale (1991) developed by Rajendran. and Kaliappan was used to gather the data. A demographic questionnaire developed by the researcher was also used. A quantitative survey method was employed using statistical procedures such as t-test and f-test. The findings of the study points out that there were significant influence and difference between the demographical variables like gender, type of school, medium, type of syllabus with Academic Stress. Based on the findings of the study a set of recommendations were formulated. Pages: 200-205Chava Nirmala (Department of Psychology, St. Anns College of Education, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh)M.V.R. Raju… Read more Get Access
Effects of gender and socioeconomic status on aggression among adolescents: A comparison of rating by self, parent, teacher and peer Pages: 206-210 Sony P. Thomas and Veena Easvaradoss (Department of Psychology, Womens Christian College, Chennai) The study investigated the gender and socioeconomic status difference in physical, verbal and indirect aggression by self, parent, teacher, and peer rating among adolescents. Subjects, a total of 516 adolescents, were selected from three southern states Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu of India. MANOVA was used to analyze the interaction effect of gender and socioeconomic status on physical, verbal, and indirect aggression assessed by self, parents, teacher, and peer. There was no consistency between the different ratings. In contrast to earlier findings, boys were found to be directly as well as indirectly more aggressive than girls. Higher and lower middle socioeconomic groups are found to be more aggressive when compared to upper middle socioeconomic groups. Pages: 206-210Sony P. Thomas and Veena Easvaradoss (Department of Psychology, Womens Christian College, Chennai) Read more Get Access
Psychological influences in terrorism Pages: 211-214 Ameen Abdulla and Baby Shari (Department of Psychology, University of Calicut, Calicut) Terrorism is a word that has long been associated with heinous and ruthless acts. The psychological causes of terrorism have been the topic of interest to researchers since the 1970's when they began trying to create psychological profiles of terrorists. Their task has been very strong and enduring battle, since most terrorists are not available for psychological testing. People, who found, drive or lead a group forward intellectually or strategically are likely to be different than those that follow. Studies report that many experience mild stress reactions and many develop clinically significant psychological problems. The psychology of a terrorist consists of terrorist motivation. Many join terrorist outfits out of boredom and desire to have an action packed adventure. Motivation plays an important role in making terrorists do various acts of ruthlessness. A psychopath cannot be a terrorist as they are unreliable, cannot be controlled and their actions are personal. Terrorists are fanatics as they are cool, logical planning individuals whose rewards are not merely financial but ideological and political. Suicide terrorists have a self destruction ideology which makes them highly dangerous. There are various psychological factors that are needed for conformity of a person to be a terrorist. According to Bandura (1990), there are four techniques that are used by terrorist outfits to separate themselves from the mainstream society. In most terrorist groups women are recruited in a highly sophisticated manner as women tend to more cool in tense situations. Lochte considered female terrorists to be stronger, dedicated and more ruthless in their work assigned to them. The paper theoretically will do a psychological analysis of terrorist behavior and how far psychological influences are being done to bring up a terrorist and also to utilize in their acts to the public. Pages: 211-214Ameen Abdulla and Baby Shari (Department of Psychology, University of Calicut, Calicut) Read more Get Access
A study of academic achievement motivation and mental health among M.P.Ed. boys and girls Pages: 215-216 Mayurdhvajsinh C. Jadeja (Bilkha Arts Collage, Junagadh, Rajkot, Gujrat) The purpose of the present study was to investigate differences between M.P.Ed. Boys and Girls on Academic Achievement Motivation and Mental Health. The total sample consisted of 100 among 50 are boys and 50 are girls were selected to different collages in Rajkot (Gujarat) city. The research tool for Academic Achievement Motivation was measured by Sharma and Mental Health tool was measured by Bhatt and Gida were used to collect the data. Here 't' test was applied to check significance difference and 'r' was applied to check correlation. The finding of the study revealed that there was significance difference of Academic Achievement motivation among M.P.Ed. Boys and Girls. But there was no significance difference between M.ped Boys and Girls on Mental Health. The 'r' between Academic Achievement Motivation and Mental Health is 0.59. So we can say that it is normal correlation. Pages: 215-216Mayurdhvajsinh C. Jadeja (Bilkha Arts Collage, Junagadh, Rajkot, Gujrat) Read more Get Access
Shall you do it voluntarily?: A behavioral approach to tourette’s syndrome Pages: 217-218 Roshan Lal Dewangan (PGBIMS, Raipur, Chhatisgarh) Roy Prasanta K. (IOP Kolkata, West Bangal) Much success has not been achieved to treat Tourette Syndrome (TS) by conventional psychotherapies. Early success was observed using 'massive- practices' as explained by Yates (1958), but latter the method was not used widely or found variably unsuccessful. Azrin and Nunn (1973) reported higher rate of success for treating tics by 'habit rehearsal'. Taking account of theoretical model behind both techniques we made an attempt to treat a 17 years old boy suffering from this syndrome. Treatment result shows significant reduction of both motor and vocal tics within six weeks. Pages: 217-218Roshan Lal Dewangan (PGBIMS, Raipur, Chhatisgarh)Roy Prasanta K. (IOP Kolkata, West Bangal) Read more Get Access
Alcoholism and physical complications Pages: 219-221 Sangeeta Saini (Department of Biology, Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Gangwa, Hisar, Haryana) Nirmala Devi (C. R. College of Education, Hisar, Haryana) Alcohol abuse has been associated with diverse indicators of social malaise and disruption. Thousands of people die each year from medical complications of alcoholism such as, cirrhosis of the liver, heart disease and other medical conditions. Many pedestrian and driver fatalities on the roads are associated with excessive drinking. A significant number of murders and suicides are associated with alcoholism (Gangrade & Gupta, 1981). About one third of A mission to psychiatric unit in general hospitals represent alcoholism and drug abuse and substantial numbers of alcoholics ,are seen in psychiatric outpatient clinics. The problems are, therefore, enormous and only in recent years has there been any major effort to deal with alcoholism as disease rather than with numerous consequences. The present paper attempts to review physical complications associated with alcoholism. Pages: 219-221Sangeeta Saini (Department of Biology, Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Gangwa, Hisar, Haryana)Nirmala Devi (C… Read more Get Access
Assessment of bereavement reactions and psychological well-being among bereaving spouses as a function of gender and type of death Pages: 222-229 Deepa P. Nagpal (P. L. Army Navy Stores, Visakhaptnam, Andhra Pradesh) The present study aims at assessing the bereavement reactions and psychological well-being of the bereaving spouses as a function of gender and type of death (natural/unnatural). The study was conducted on 45 samples, 16 being from Andhra Pradesh and the remaining 29 from Goa. Tools for data collection included the 8 State Questionnaire, The General Health Questionnaire 28, and Personal Data Sheet. Findings of the study indicate that a significant positive correlation exists among the variables. Nature of death was found to significantly impact the bereavement reactions as well as psychological well-being. Dimensions of guilt, regression, arousal, anxiety and insomnia, and somatic symptoms showed to be consistently significant. Further, adjustment to widowhood does change as a function of nature of death, with those in the unnatural death group showing greater mal-adjustment than the natural death group. Implications of the research highlight the need to provide immediate as well as sustained therapeutic interventions to the bereaving spouses. Pages: 222-229Deepa P. Nagpal (P. L. Army Navy Stores, Visakhaptnam, Andhra Pradesh) Read more Get Access
Impact of dark chocolate on mood behaviour of young women Pages: 230-238 E. Kannan, Madhumitha Suresh and T. Jothimani (PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore) G. Suresh (Consultant Homeopath, Coimbatore ) Chocolate has been a household word for over a couple of centuries and has been considered as a favourite treat for people of all ages. It has got a lot of medicinal properties as well which have come forth to the world owing to studies by researchers across the world. To observe how controlled doses of dark chocolate influence mood behavior in young women. The study was conducted in two prominent Indian cities namely Coimbatore and Bangalore. The study population includes women in the age group of 20 to 35 years. Sixty (n = 60) young women were screened for study by using initial screening schedule. Of these 22 (n = 22) young women met inclusion criteria were consented to participate in the study. The personal data was obtained from the subjects and then they were administered with Profile of Mood States Questionnaire (POMS) before after the supplementation of dark chocolate.The data analyzed using Chi Square test revealed that there is a significant difference on Fatigue – Inertia (χ = 26. 52), Vigor – Activity (χ = 9. 97 ), Tension – Anxiety (χ = 26. 49), Depression – Dejection (χ = 29.45), Anger – Hostility (χ = 40. 2), Confusion – Bewilderment (χ = 15. 45) after the supplementation of dark chocolate for a period of 5 days. The dark Chocolate had a positive impact on mood behaviour of the subjects. Pages: 230-238E. Kannan, Madhumitha Suresh and T. Jothimani (PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore)G… Read more Get Access
Prevelance of depression and loneliness among adolescence Pages: 239-241 Raminder Sidhu (SBBSIET, Jalandhar, Punjab ) Gurpreet Singh (Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar) The present study was designed to examine the prevalence of depression and loneliness among adolescence. This study would also aim to find out whether gender differences exist in depression and loneliness. The sample comprised of 230 females 230 males between the ages of 14 years. The convenience sample consisted of adolescents who were attending secondary and senior secondary schools in Jalandhar. Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale and Beck Depression Inventory were used. Administration of test requires two sessions. In the first session, Beck Depression Scale was administered in the second session; revised UCLA Loneliness Scale was administered. Beck Depression Inventory and Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale were scored for two measures pertaining to depression and loneliness. The analysis of the data was done by making use of following statistical techniques Descriptive Statistics, t- test of significance, Two way analysis of variance. Pages: 239-241Raminder Sidhu (SBBSIET, Jalandhar, Punjab )Gurpreet Singh (Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar) Read more Get Access
Impact of mid-day meal scheme: A survey Pages: 242-243 Poonam Rani, Yogesh Chander, Suman Dalal and Ritu (Department of Education, BPS Mahila, University, Sonepat) Sat Pal (Department of Physiology, Pt. B. D. Sharma, PGIMS, Rohtak) Harish Kumar (Department Psychiatry, Pt. B. D. Sharma, PGIMS, Rohtak) Sushil Kumar and Durga Sharma (Lecturers) Mid-day meal (MDM) is one of the initiatives that is the central and state government. MDM was started in order to protect our primary school children from malnutrition and other disease and thus providing opportunity for their proper growth and resulting in the improvement in their learning level so that a strong foundation of quality education and physical stamina is provided to the children. Study was Cross-sectional and participants were given a self-structured questionnaire. A sample of 40 teachers (20 rural and 20 urban) were selected from 20 government primary schools (10 urban and 10 rural) from five blocks of district Rohtak, Haryana. Percentage, simple proportion, Results indicated that mid day meal is a factor for attracting the students for admission (57%), there was increase in the daily attendance in the school (65%), and the there was a good response to stop the dropout rate (57%). Mid-Day Meal Scheme has an overall positive effect on education. The admission and attendance have increased in the schools. The school dropout rate has decreased. It is needed to change the thinking of teacher toward this scheme and remove the lacuna to make the mid-day meals scheme more effective, productive, purposeful and result oriented. Pages: 242-243Poonam Rani, Yogesh Chander, Suman Dalal and Ritu (Department of Education, BPS Mahila, University… Read more Get Access
Perceived workplace harassment dimensions, mental health status and job satisfaction of Provincial Armed Constabulary, civil police and traffic police Pages: 244-248 Mahesh Kumar Maurya (Department of Psychology, F.S.S. BHU, Varanasi, UP) Police Psychology is also concerned with behavior understanding, explaining and ever predicting. Police Psychology is primarily interested in the analysis of behavior of policemen. The purpose of the study is to see the effect of Perceived workplace harassment on mental health status and job satisfaction among PAC, Civil Police and Traffic Police. Participants were 103 police constables from the police services in Uttar Pradesh. Among these, 39 participants were Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), 41 participants were civil police employees and 23 participants were Traffic Police. The measure of perceived workplace harassment is developed by Berdahl and Moore (2006). Among the mental health status dimensions, well-being was assessed on the dimensions of psychological distress (PD) and psychological wellbeing (PWB) (Heubeck & Neill, 2000). Job satisfaction was measured by 22 item scale adapted from the scale reported by Dantzker (1993). Three items were used for getting information about the participants' age, salary and number of years served in the police force. Results showed that among the demographic variables, there was no significant difference between the three groups with regard to salary, there were significant differences in the age and experience of the constables in the three types of police organizations. Results clearly indicated that ethnic harassment was significantly different among the three types of police constables. However, not-man-enough harassment, psychological wellbeing, psychological distress and job satisfaction were not significantly different among the three types of police constables. The findings from the study have clearly highlighted not-man-enough harassment and ethnic harassment has not significant predictors of job satisfaction among PAC, Civil Police and Traffic Police. Pages: 244-248Mahesh Kumar Maurya (Department of Psychology, F.S.S. BHU, Varanasi, UP) Read more Get Access
Mental health issues in women Pages: 249-254 Ravinder Yadav (Department of Medical Records, Govt. Medical College & Hospital 32, Chandigarh) Pallvi Aggarwal (Department of Psychiatry, Janta Hospital, Jalandhar) Jaspal Singh (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala) Mental health is a state of complete physical mental and social well being and not mercely the absence of disease or infirmity (WHO, 2001B). Gender is the single strongest correlate of risk for different types of mental disorders. Despite the robustness of this correlation, "gender “itself is a proxy term for a complex of biological, behavioral, social and psychological variables and processes, which remain as yet incompletely understood, under the outline of appetite, aggression, exploration, sleep, energy, violence, stress, mood and their biological rhythms as they are deferentially regulated and dysregulated in males and females, in relation to mental disorders. Women tend to be less delight about life than men and this may make them more vulnerable to mental illnesses. Women tend to develop internalized symptoms, where problematic feelings are directed towards psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, unipolar disorder, suicide, the adaptations aspects of life, including access to resources, methods of copying, styles of interacting with others, self evaluation, spirituality and expectations of others, all these influence mental health either positively or negatively. The paper gives light on the mental health problem among women having the most important contribution to the global burden of disease and disability and core element of mental health promotion and their fruitful basis of broad spectrum approach. . We need to develop preventive strategies like adherence counseling, crisis intervention, psychological counseling social support and educational programs for awareness. The paper gives a brief overview of the disease and focuses on the behavior of women. Pages: 249-254Ravinder Yadav (Department of Medical Records, Govt. Medical College & Hospital 32, Chandigarh)Pallvi Aggarwal… Read more Get Access
Impact of counselling on depression and other behaviors amongst HIV/AIDS patients Pages: 255-259 Sabira Khan (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P.) AIDS is a chronic, life threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The present study was carried out to evaluate the impact of counseling on depression and other behaviors manifesting psychological distress amongst HIV/AIDS patients. Beck's depression inventory (BDI) was administered to study depression. Stages of HIV infections were also used to facilitate clinical evaluation. Twenty persons with HIV/AIDS (16 men and 4 women) participated in the study. The subjects were administered BDI before counseling, and after counseling programme was completed, pre and post- counseling scores were compared. Certain behaviors like negative emotions, body postures, eye contact, hesitant and unnatural speech, and negative attitude towards others were observed systematically by the researcher and status of these behaviors at pre and post counseling stage was compared. It was found that at the post-counseling condition scores on depression were significantly lower. Marked improvement was also seen in behavioral symptoms of psychological distress. Pages: 255-259Sabira Khan (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P.) Read more Get Access
Psycho-cultural influences in honour killing Pages: 260-262 Sandeep Singh (Department of Applied Psychology, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana) Dalbir Saini (District Social Welfare officer, Hisar, Haryana) The present study was conducted on a sample of 400 respondents from the states of haryana, panjab, and delhi. A suvey questionnaire of 65 items was used to know the people opinions about the casuses of honor killing in north india. It has been observed in the findings that irrationale and negative attitude towards females, attaching prestigious tags to females, community pressures, attitude towards youth and intercaste marriage are some of the observations indicating their role in honor killing. The study reveals the role of cognitions and cultural influences in commiting the crime in the name of honour. Pages: 260-262Sandeep Singh (Department of Applied Psychology, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana)Dalbir Saini (District Social Welfare officer… Read more Get Access
A comparative study of value orientation of rural and urban parents Pages: 263-265 V. N. Yadav (Department of Psychology, Govt. College, Bhiwani) Subodh Kumar (Rehabilitation Council of India, Delhi) Satish Kumar (Department of Psychology, Vaish College, Bhiwani) Kuldeep Nara (Department of Physical Edu. A. I. Jat H. M, College, Rohtak) Davender, Pratibha and Archana (Govt. College, Bhiwani) Values affect human behaviour and values are fundamental sources of meaningful way of reaction and response. Patterns of value orientation are the most crucial cultural determinant of mental and physical health. Cultures have cognitive, appreciative and moral value standards which are acquired by the actors living in these cultures. The current study was designed to examine value orientation of 25 urban and 25 rural parent couples. The age range of the sample was 40-50 years. The results were analyzed by using two way ANOVA and t-ratios. The results revealed significant mean differences between urban and rural parents with respect to different types of values. The study concluded that rural and urban parents differ in their value orientation. Pages: 263-265V. N. Yadav (Department of Psychology, Govt. College, Bhiwani)Subodh Kumar (Rehabilitation Council of India… Read more Get Access
Temperament and character profiles in obsessive compulsive disorder Pages: 266-271 Ranjana Tiwari and Adhaya Shanker Srivastava (Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Medical Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi) Daya Ram (Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi, Jharkhand) The present study attempts a comparison between Obsessive Compulsive Disorder patients with healthy normal controls using Temperament and Character Inventory as the measure of personality dimensions. Forty Obsessive Compulsive Disorder patients, who met the criteria of DSM IV TR, and had 15 or above score on the Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale, were given Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale and Temperament and Character Inventory. A group of forty normal controls, who had a zero score on General Health Questionnaire-5, was also tested with the help of the above mentioned measures. The Obsessive Compulsive Disorder patients and normal controls were matched in terms of their age and IQ as measured by Alexander Pass Along Performance Test of Intelligence. The findings revealed that the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder patients had significantly higher score on Harm Avoidance, but significantly lower scores on self directedness and cooperativeness in comparison to healthy normal controls. Findings also revealed that the severity of Obsessive Compulsive symptoms predicted the severity of depression and low-self-directedness in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder patients. Pages: 266-271Ranjana Tiwari and Adhaya Shanker Srivastava (Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Medical Science Banaras… Read more Get Access
Impact of socialization on the status of women in India and need for remedial measures in the form of positive psychology Pages: 272-274 Rakhi Mehta (K. C. College, Mumbai) The status of women in India in comparison to women worldwide is suppressed on account of the quality of socialization which is influenced by the patriarcichal society existing in India. This impacts the personality of Indian women which in turn effects their behaviour, attitudes and the quality of life which they lead which is filled with anxiety, ,introversion, subjugation, dependence etc to name a few. Therefore, the present research investigates the relationship between quality of socialization and its impact on the personality of Indian women in terms of the big five factors and its impact on life satisfaction and suggests positive psychology as a remedial measure for the betterment of life of Indian women.The study was conducted in Mumbai on women in the age group of 18 upwards, three questionnaires namely a self formulated socialization scale, NEO-FFI personality scale (Costa & Mc Crae, 1992) & life satisfaction scale (Ed Diener et al., 1985) were administered. Results found in the socialization scale women rated dependence, emphasis on outer appearance, obedience, self sacrifice in terms of one's time & career, protection of family honour, following religious rituals as the top features of their socialization process. In the personality scale women were found to be high on neuroticism, agreeableness, and moderate in extraversion, conscientiousness and low on openness. The rating for life satisfaction was also found to be low. A correlation study found a high and significant negative correlation between dependence and the openness trait & significant positive correlation between dependence and agreeableness trait, outer appearance & neuroticism trait and protection of family honour and neuroticism trait. As regarding life satisfaction it was found to have a significant negative correlation with outer appearance, protection of family honour and self sacrifice. Therefore there seems to be a definite impact of socialization on status of women and the need of the hour is application of positive health psychology for their upliftment. Pages: 272-274Rakhi Mehta (K. C. College, Mumbai) Read more Get Access
Occupational stress and job satisfaction in high school teachers Pages: 275-278 Rajesh Kumar and Babubhai Patel (Psychologist, District Tobacco Control Cell Sabarkantha, Gujarat) The relationships between job satisfaction and occupational stress were investigated as part of a larger study. The participants were the staff members of High schools selected through Randomize sampling. Three hundred and fifty six staff members from 100 High schools of Sabarkantha District of Gujarat state (India). There were nine job satisfaction and four occupational stress factors identified. Correlation and multiple regression analyses were utilized to investigate the hypothesized relationships. Moderate to strong correlations existed between most of the job satisfaction and occupational stress variables. However, multiple regressions revealed occupational stress to be the best predictor of only two job satisfaction variables. Occupational stress did, nevertheless explain considerable variance in other facets of job satisfaction. The results hold implications for school systems and school administrators. Pages: 275-278Rajesh Kumar and Babubhai Patel (Psychologist, District Tobacco Control Cell Sabarkantha, Gujarat) Read more Get Access
Influence of perceived quality of home environment and social intelligence on mental health amongst senior secondary school adolescents Pages: 279-284 Mehmoodun Nisa and Naheed Nizami (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P.) The current study was designed to predict the influence of Perceived Quality of Home Environment and Social Intelligence on Mental Health amongst senior secondary school adolescents. For this purpose data was collected from a representative sample of 248 adolescents, age range 16-18 years (both male 124 and female 124) studying in class XIth & XIIth taken from different schools of Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. All the participants completed the questionnaires namely- Home Environment Inventory developed by Misra (1983), Social Intelligence Scale by Chadha and Ganesan's (1986) and Mental Health Inventory developed by Jagdish and Srivastava (1985). After collection of data, in order to achieve the objectives of the study analysis was done by using Multiple Regression analysis step-wise and t-test. The results of the study revealed that home environment dimensions reward, conformity, protectiveness and nurturance emerged as significant predictors showed positive influence on positive self-evaluation, integration of personality and environmental competence dimensions of mental health. However, deprivation of privileges, punishment and social isolation (home environment dimensions) found to be the significant predictors showed negative influence on one of the dimension of mental health that is group oriented attitude. Also findings of multiple regression analysis revealed that social intelligence scale dimensions- sense of humors, patience and confidence emerged as significant predictors positively influence group oriented attitude among adolescents. Similarly sensitivity one of the dimensions of social intelligence emerged as significant predictor negatively influences some of the dimensions of mental health such as perception of reality, integration of personality and environmental competence. Further our study used t-test and the findings showed gender difference in terms of mental health that male group of adolescents have more better mental health as compared to their female counterparts. Pages: 279-284Mehmoodun Nisa and Naheed Nizami (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P.) Read more Get Access

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Ethical Approval and Informed Consent

Confidentiality and Privacy

Research Integrity

Data Sharing and Reproducibility

Clinical Trials

Corrections and Retractions

Retraction, Correction, and Withdrawal Policy

Corrections

Retractions

Article Withdrawal

Expressions of Concern

Author Appeals Policy

Compliance with COPE Guidelines

Research Ethics

Human Participants

Animal Research

Clinical Research

Conflict of Interest Policy

Author Disclosure

Reviewer and Editor Disclosure

Peer Review Policy

Initial Editorial Screening

Plagiarism Screening

Double-Blind Peer Review

Reviewer Evaluation Criteria

Peer Review Timeline

Reviewer Feedback and Author Revisions

Editorial Decisions

Reviewer Confidentiality

Conflict of Interest in Peer Review

Appeals and Complaints

Publication Ethics and COPE Compliance