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Parent’s philosophy toward intellectually disabled children Pages: 78-82 Anjali Edbor, Pankaj Singh and Vithalrao Dandge` (Department of Pediatrics, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences & Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India) The 21st century saw a “strong awakening of interest in human treatment of intellectual disability.” Ones know that intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which cover many every day social and practical skills. This disability originates before the age of 18. The main purpose of the study was to investigate the parent’s philosophy towards their intellectual disabled children and also to find out the levels of differences. All parents of children with intellectual disability, were included in the study between January 2014 and November 2014, were enrolled in a cross sectional questionnaire based study. Each parent underwent a help of a validated questionnaire. All parents’ needs conditions were noted. A group of sex and aged matched patients seen during the same period served as a control group. Comparisons were analyzed using ‘t’-test. They were assessed with the help of a validated questionnaire “NIMH-Family Needs Schedule.” There was a significant difference in the score for male parents (mean=64.76, standard deviation [SD]=27.70) and female parents (mean=85, SD=18.62), t-score=−18.692, significant at 0.05 levels. Pages: 78-82Anjali Edbor, Pankaj Singh and Vithalrao Dandge` (Department of Pediatrics, NKP Salve Institute of… Read more Get Access
The measure of academic stress on 10th class students Pages: 83-85 Sunita M. Watore (Department of Psychology, Art’s College, Nandurghat, Kaij, Beed, Maharashtra, India) The present study of the effect the academic stress on 10th class students. The main objectives were to examine the academic frustration, academic conflict, academic pressure and academic anxiety among boys and girls. This study was completed on secondary school students in 10th standard. The fifty students were selected for the study. The randomly sampling method was used for the selection of the sample. Tool are Bisht battery of stress scales developed by Dr. (Km) Abha Rani Bisht was used for the study. The results were analyzed, and it was found that the there is a significant difference between boys and girls in terms of their, academic pressure, and academic anxiety level. Boys have high academic frustrated than girls, but girls have high academic pressure, academic conflict, and academic anxiety level. However, there is no significant difference between boy and girls on academic frustrated. Pages: 83-85Sunita M. Watore (Department of Psychology, Art’s College, Nandurghat, Kaij, Beed, Maharashtra, India) Read more Get Access
Influence of parental stress on challenging behavior of preschool children Pages: 86-89 B. Manimegalai and J. Parameswari (Department of Psychology, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India) This study examined the influence of parental stress on challenging behavior of preschool children. Totally 350 parents’ of preschool children selected randomly from 10 preschools in Salem city were administered strength and difficulties questionnaire and parental stress scale. Of 350, only 266 data were considered for final analysis. Results of this study showed that challenging behavior of preschoolers is significantly influenced by parenting stress. It is found that there is a significant difference in challenging behavior of preschool children based on the type of family and parent’s educational status. It is further found that there is no significant difference in challenging behavior of preschool children based on mother’s age and the number of siblings. Pages: 86-89B. Manimegalai and J. Parameswari (Department of Psychology, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India) Read more Get Access
Mental health, self-esteem and coping among Delhiites rape survivor Pages: 90-93 Sanjeeda Khan and Sushma Suri (Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India) Rape, as ultimate invasion of women’s modesty, privacy and self, has most severe physiological, psychological, and social consequences. This study designed to examine the mental health, self-esteem and coping among rape survivor in Delhi. For the purpose of the study 100 rape survivors were taken from different shelter homes, police stations and NGOs. Few survivors were contacted individually by making a direct visit to their home. All the subjects were divided on the basis of their age i.e. (11-20 years, N=50) and (21-30 years, N=50). After seeking permission from concerned authorities three scales namely Mental Health Inventory by Jagdish and Shrivastava (1987), Self-Esteem Inventory by Prasad and Thakur (1977) and Coping Strategy Scale by Shrivastava (2002) were used to all the subjects. Obtained scores were analyzed with the help of ‘t’ test and correlation coefficient. Results of this study indicated a significant difference between two different age groups on mental health, self- esteem (personal self- esteem and social self-esteem) and coping (approach coping) scores. Subjects within the age bracket of 21-30 years were scored high on mental health, self-esteem (personal self-esteem and social self- esteem) and approach coping and low on avoidance coping when compared to subjects within the age range of 11-20 years. A positive significant correlation was found between personal self-esteem and approach coping among subjects within the age group of 11-20 where as a negative significant relationship was also found between mental health and personal self-esteem, personal self-esteem and approach coping and approach coping and avoidance coping among subjects within the age bracket of 21-30. Pages: 90-93Sanjeeda Khan and Sushma Suri (Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India) Read more Get Access
A comparative study of the relationship between emotional intelligence and life satisfaction among elders of homes and institutions Pages: 94-96 Kumkum Pareek (Department of Psychology, Raghunath Girls Post- graduate College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India) Tulika Kush (Department of Applied Science, Sir Chotu Ram Institute of Engineering and Technology (C.C.S University), Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India) Old age is an inevitable part of our life cycle and should be lived gracefully rather than grudgingly. There is a great need to enhance the well-being of elders. In this survey study, the relationship between emotional intelligence and life satisfaction was explored among elders living in homes and old age homes. A sample of 398 elders was selected by using stratified random sampling method from NCR. Life satisfaction scale and emotional intelligence scale were used to assess life satisfaction and emotional intelligence. Corrections and CR between r’s of both the groups were computed for analysis. Significant differences were found between both the groups. Pages: 94-96Kumkum Pareek (Department of Psychology, Raghunath Girls Post- graduate College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India)Tulika… Read more Get Access
Self-esteem and work performance in chronic institutionalized patients with schizophrenia Pages: 97-99 Nandha Kumara Pujam (Department of Clinical Psychology, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India) Haque Nizamie (Department of Psychiatry, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India) Abdul Khalique (Department of Psychology, Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India) Self-esteem is widely used as an outcome measure in studies of psychiatric rehabilitation. “Work” is an important part of life and a therapeutic modality, generating a sense of purpose and self-esteem. In this study, 15 patients with chronic institutionalized patients with schizophrenia were included, and their work performance and self-esteem were assessed. This was a hospital based cross sectional study. The analysis included descriptive statistics and Pearson’s correlation. Results show that there is no significant relationship between self-esteem and work performance in patients with chronic schizophrenia. Pages: 97-99Nandha Kumara Pujam (Department of Clinical Psychology, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand… Read more Get Access
Influence of breast feeding practices and immunization status among under five children suffering from acute respiratory infection Pages: 100-102 Gangadhar Mirji (Department of Pediatrics, S N Medical College, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India) K.J. Shashank (Department of Community Medicine, SBMPMC, Bijapur, Karnataka, India) S.W. Shrikant (Department of Pediatrics, Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India) Dharmanand Reddy (Department of Pediatrics, Shridevi Institute of Medical Sciences, Tumkur, Karnataka, India) Children below 5 years constitute 14% of the total population in our country. They are vulnerable group deserving special health care. Children are considered to be susceptible to the host of disease and infections of respiratory tract are the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in young children. Acute respiratory infection is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in under-five children in developing countries. Hence, this study was undertaken to identify various modifiable risk factors for acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRI) in children aged 2 months to 5 years. Hospital-based case–control study conducted at Basaveshwar and Sangameshwar General Hospital, both attached to MR Medical College, Gulbarga. The study period was 1½ a year from January 01, 2012 to June 30, 2013. Totally 200 ALRI cases fulfilling WHO criteria for pneumonia, in the age group of 2 months to 5 years were interrogated for potential modifiable risk factors as per a predesigned proforma. 200 healthy control children in the same age group were also interrogated. In 67 (33.5%) cases, prelacteal feeds were given compared to 28 (14%) controls. There was a significant association with odds ratio of 3.09 (95% confidence interval for prelacteal feeds. In 48 (24.0%) cases, exclusive breast feeding was given for <4 months, in 40 (20.0%) for 4-6 months, and in 26 (13.0%) cases breast feeding was given for more than 6 months. Socio-demographic factors represent the ultimate determinants of a large proportion of the burden of ALRI; these can be tackled through effective health education of the community, increased access to immunization and measures to improve female literacy. Pages: 100-102Gangadhar Mirji (Department of Pediatrics, S N Medical College, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India)K.J. Shashank (Department… Read more Get Access
A proposal of wisdom related intervention for the adolescent impulsivity Pages: 103-108 Mitika Kanwar (Department of Psychology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India) One of the impediments to wise thinking and behaviors is the issue of impulsivity among adolescents. The aftermath of impulsive behaviors can be remedied by incorporating wisdom enhancing exercises. In this paper, first we review differences between wisdom related behaviors and impulsive behaviors. We then propose an intervention strategy to counteract the issue of impulsivity. Prototype implementation strategies of channelizing impulsive adolescent’s sensation seeking tendencies, self-regulation, emotional regulation, altering reward expectations, dealing with conflicts, learning from elderly and wise adults, training in reflective thinking, balancing the needs of oneself and others are explored in this paper. Developing an understanding of these strategies and their relationship with wisdom and impulsivity provides a basis for the creation of more extensive wisdom-generating opportunities for impulsive adolescents. Further studies must be conducted in order to gather empirical evidence and validate this intervention program. Pages: 103-108Mitika Kanwar (Department of Psychology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India) Read more Get Access
Nonverbal learning disabilities Pages: 109-113 D. Dhanalakshmi (Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India) Nonverbal learning disability (NLD) is a distinct subtype of learning disabilities wherein the child may have average to above average verbal skills, but in conjunction with pronounced visual, motor, social and academic difficulties. This condition occurs in a small percentage of children but presents a significant challenge - one that often becomes more complex with time. Despite these concerns regarding NLD, or NLD as it is commonly known, awareness about it is relatively low. This lack of awareness has led to many children with NLD being unfairly accused of truancy and acting out or being wrongly diagnosed and treated for conditions like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The current paper aimed to provide a detailed theoretical overview of NLD in order to generate awareness about it. The paper provides a detailed overview of this condition, its historical background and its clinical presentation. An elaboration of the biological correlates and their association to the manifested deficits is also provided. Certain basic guidelines for those dealing with children with NLD are provided as well. Pages: 109-113D. Dhanalakshmi (Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India) Read more Get Access
Perception of menopause among Indian women: A qualitative study Pages: 114-116 Priyanka and S. Thenmozhi (Department of Psychology, IDE, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) The aim of this study was to examine the knowledge and perception of menopause among middle age women aged 45-55 years. A focus group discussion (qualitative study), where information about individual experiences, subjective description of the severity of the symptoms and other relevant socio economic data was gathered. The participants were asked questions regarding the basic knowledge about menopause and the problems associated with it. After the analysis the result shows that women are unaware of symptoms during middle age and this effect can be due to lack of knowledge about the menopausal symptoms and hence they were struggling to cope with the bio-psychosocial changes and problems. Pages: 114-116Priyanka and S. Thenmozhi (Department of Psychology, IDE, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu… Read more Get Access
Occupational stress and burnout in healthcare: Case studies Pages: 117-119 Anupama Sihag and J.S. Bidlan (Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India) Healthcare sector has always been an area of interest among researchers. The healthcare staff is physically and emotionally so exhausted that it results in occupational stress and hence burnout. 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 and Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Service Survey were the measures used in the study. The case studies revealed immense pressure, workload and sufferings of the healthcare professionals. Pages: 117-119Anupama Sihag and J.S. Bidlan (Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India) Read more Get Access
Quality of life in caregivers of heart, cancer, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients Pages: 120-126 Naved Iqbal, Mehfooz Ahmad, Sumaira Rafiq Zargar, and Sheema Aleem (Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India) Heart, cancer and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are very serious diseases rising in the world. These diseases not only create distress in the patient’s life but also influence negatively caregivers’ life. Factors, such as physical, and psychological health, financial burden, limitation on freedom and social interactions (that accompany the care recipient’s need for supervision), and the additional roles assumed by the most caregivers including those of wife, parent, spouse and employee, all contribute to caregivers distress. This distress thus, affects the quality of life (QOL) of caregivers. Many researches have been carried on the various aspects of heart, cancer and AIDS patients. The present research was planned and carried out with the objectives of measuring and comparing the QOL of caregivers of heart, cancer, and AIDS patients. Total sample of the study comprised 120 subjects, 40 in each three groups, i.e. caregivers of heart, cancer and AIDS patients. Data were collected from various hospitals of Delhi. The WHOQOL-BRIEF questionnaire (1996) was used to collect the data. ANOVA and post-hoc test were used to analyze the data. Results showed a significant difference among the three groups of caregivers of heart, cancer and AIDS patients on overall QOL and its domains, i.e., physical health, psychological, social relationship and environment. Caregivers of heart and cancer patients have better QOL than the caregivers of AIDS patients. Pages: 120-126Naved Iqbal, Mehfooz Ahmad, Sumaira Rafiq Zargar, and Sheema Aleem (Department of Psychology, Jamia… Read more Get Access
Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among women survivors of Kandhamal as affected by communal violence Pages: 127-132 Sheela M. Nicklavos and Joy R. Tungol (Department of Psychology, The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines) Recurrent violence can bring psychological trauma and instill long lasting effects on individuals and society. In 2008, the state of Odisha succumbed to the cruelest “communal violence” ever faced by the Christian community in post-independent India, leaving many survivors with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. There are no known psychological researches conducted among the Dalit Christian survivors of this communal violence to assess their PTSD symptoms. The focus of this study is to investigate the PTSD symptoms among rural, illiterate and least educated and low-income category of the adult women survivors who are seldom part of any research. Hence, the PTSD measures harvard trauma questionnaire (HTQ) Part I, Part IV, and PCLC were translated to Oriya, the language of the survivors. A total of 211 adult women survivors of communal violence were assessed. The results show that communal violence and social factors affected in the development and maintenance of PTSD symptoms among the participants. The findings of our study indicate that among the female adult survivors of communal violence there is prevalence of high PTSD (28.9%) as measured by PCLC and (26.5%) as measured by HTQ. Pages: 127-132Sheela M. Nicklavos and Joy R. Tungol (Department of Psychology, The Graduate School, University… Read more Get Access
Social support and well-being of mothers of dyslexic children Pages: 133-137 Aanchal Ahuja and Waheeda Khan (Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India) The article provides the research conducted on the mothers of dyslexic children. Aim of the research is to assess the social support and well-being of mothers. Sample of 50 mothers of dyslexic children were selected for the study. (25 were working and 25 were non-working). They were administered the perceived social support scale and adult well-being scale. Mean, standard division and t value were calculated for the data. Results show that there is a lack of social support to the working mothers, which is clearly identified in the study. The scores clearly show that there is a significant difference in the social support of the working and non-working mothers having dyslexic children. Level of well-being of working mothers is lower than the level of well-being of non-working mothers. Increase in social support of working mothers will increase the well-being, for non-working it is not positively correlated. Pages: 133-137Aanchal Ahuja and Waheeda Khan (Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India) Read more Get Access
Prevalence of Bruxism during sleep of 3-7 years old of siblings suffering developmental, externalizing and internalizing disorders Pages: 138-142 Nargess Zamani (Department of Clinical Psychology, Center for Injury Prevention Psychosocial, Medical University of Ilam, Ilam, Iran) Mojtaba Habibi (Department of Family Therapy, Family Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran) Roghieh Nooripour (Department of Psychology, Al-Zahra University, Tehran, Iran) Ali Derakhtkar (Department of Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran) Bruxism is one of the most prevalent illnesses of sleeping which the teeth or the jaw of the attacked people will lock and cause to other problems. Hence, this research is done in order to measure the outbreak of bruxism in sleeping of three to seven-year-old Sisters and brothers suffering developmental and externalizing and internalizing disorders. In one sectional survey, 261 children suffering developmental and externalizing and internalizing disorders were selected by accessible sampling who were referring to Pastor hostelry clinic, Imam Khomeini clinic, private clinics of child neurologists, autism welfare centers, physical-motor disabled welfare centers. The diagnosis of bruxism was based on the criteria of American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) from the reports of parents. For gathering data, Persian version of the children’s sleep habits questionnaire (CSHQ), preschool behavior questionnaire were used these questionnaires were filled by parents and analyzed using the chi-square test. Of 261 children who were under study, 18% of them are suffering developmental disorders, 6.89% suffering internalizing disorders, 6.14% suffering externalizing disorders, and from those suffering externalizing disorders, Pages: 138-142Nargess Zamani (Department of Clinical Psychology, Center for Injury Prevention Psychosocial, Medical University of… Read more Get Access
Personality and employee happiness: A study of working women in Delhi/NCR Pages: 143-147 Divya Goel (Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India) Mitushi Singh (AIPS, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India) Work is an integral part of everyday life, on an average we spend around 10 h daily in the workplace, i.e., around one-third of our entire life. It should yield satisfaction and happiness as it gives hope for the next day to start at a promising note. This study explored the relationship of the big five personality factors and the perceived employee happiness among the working women of Delhi/NCR region. The psychosocial variables included in the study were personality and Perceived Happiness of working women. The variables were assessed through the following Questionnaires: (i) NEO-FFI (Costa & McCrae, 1992) (ii) Subjective Happiness scale (Lyubomirsky & Leeper, 1997). Purposive sampling was used in the study and the sample consisted of 136 working women of Delhi NCR region. The sample is drawn from a diverse range of organizations from different sectors. The findings were encouraging as personality is found to bear significant relationships with the perceived happiness among the working women. The implications of the study are far-reaching, as it proposes an important instrument to human resource (HR) professionals to deal with one of the very important variable affecting employee performance i.e., their perceived happiness. It is a well-known fact that in the times of crisis the companies with the best people survive. HR are the only resources with the privilege of giving cumulative and continuous returns to the business organizations. Hence, this study will help in understanding the linkage between personality and happiness which can be used by the HR professions to formulate strategies for ensuring a happy talent base for the organizations. Pages: 143-147Divya Goel (Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India)Mitushi Singh (AIPS, Amity… Read more Get Access
Self-concept: A predictor of mental health Pages: 148-151 Manoj Kumar Rao (Department of Psychology, Bhanupratapdev Govt. P.G. College, Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India) Preeti Tamta (Department of Psychology, S.S.J. Campus, Kumaun University, Almora, Uttarkhand, India) The present study is an attempt to understand mental health in the context of self-concept of the participants. A 2 × 2 factorial design, with gender (boys and girls) × level of self-concept (low and high) was used in the present study. The high self-concept and low self-concept groups of adolescent were categorized on the basis of the median score obtain on self-concept scale (SCS) (mdn=40.5). SCS (Ahluwalia, 2002) and mental health inventory (Jagdish & Srivastva, 1996) tests were administrated on each of the groups. Results revealed the significant effects of level of self-concept. High self-concept group had better mental health than low self-concept group. Role of gender and gender × level of self-concept interaction were found insignificant. Regression results evinced that behavior, intellectual and school status, popularity, happiness and satisfaction and as a whole self-concept predicted positively whereas, anxiety has contributed negatively in mental health. Pages: 148-151Manoj Kumar Rao (Department of Psychology, Bhanupratapdev Govt. P.G. College, Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India)Preeti Tamta… Read more Get Access
Psychopathology of children suffering from bronchial asthma in India Pages: 152-155 Aparna Singh, S.K. Upadhyay, and Vineeta Gupta (Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India) There was a constant and variable increase in asthma prevalence worldwide in the last two decades, and the same is being observed in India. The reasons are multi-factorial, but a neglected area is the psychological aspects. The aim of the present study was to investigate the psychopathology of children suffering from bronchial asthma. A case- control study was conducted at the asthma clinic, Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, 40 children age range 6-14 years with asthma were included in the study group by consecutive sampling and compared to 40 age and sex matched children with no history of chronic illness. Psychopathology of children were evaluated using Hindi version of childhood psychopathology measurement schedule (CPMS). A score of 10 or above indicates the possibility of psychopathology in children. 4/40 (10%) children with asthma had scores above the recommended cut-off score (≥10) on the CPMS and were functioning in the clinically significant maladjustment range while 3/40 (7.5%) of the control subjects had scores above the recommended cut-off score. In addition, children with asthma did not found to have a significant difference on the total score of CPMS than control subjects. There were more emotional problems with physical illness in the asthma group than the control group. The findings of this study enlightened the new facts about asthma. Pages: 152-155Aparna Singh, S.K. Upadhyay, and Vineeta Gupta (Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences… Read more Get Access
Behavioral problems in relation to peer pressure among adolescents Pages: 156-160 Davinder Singh Johal and Ritu Mehta (Department of Psychology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India) This study was conducted to study the behavioral problems and its relationship with peer pressure. The study was also aimed to study the gender differences. For this purpose, a sample of 200 adolescents (Boys: n=112 and Girls n=88) was selected from the different school of Amritsar city. Problem behavior checklist and the peer pressure inventory were used to assess the behavioral problems and peer pressure respectively. The findings of the study suggest that peer pressure has a significant relationship with behavioral problems. These findings also indicate that girls have shown problems of anxiety and withdrawal, whereas boys are more inflicted with conduct problems, problems of socialized aggression and motor tension excess. Boys are more under pressure in terms of peer involvement and misconduct, whereas girls are more under pressure for school involvement. Pages: 156-160Davinder Singh Johal and Ritu Mehta (Department of Psychology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar… Read more Get Access
Determinant of desire for an additional child: A measure of sex preference Pages: 158-164 Gowranga Kumar Paul (Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU), Tangail, Bangladesh) Sabina Islam (Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh) Bangladesh has achieved a remarkable success in controlling population growth without much change in socio- economic conditions but yet to reach at the replacement level fertility. In this study an attempt has been made to examine the effects of selected socio-cultural characteristics on desire for additional children among couples in Bangladesh using the data of Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2007. Descriptive statistics has been used to describe the distribution for background characteristics of the couples. Multiple logistic regression model has been employed to study the impact of several covariates on desire for additional children. The findings reveal that gender composition of existing children; number of living children, religion, place of residence, working status has significant effect to determine the fertility intention of the couples. The desire for additional children is highest when respondents have only one child may be because of the encouragement of two-child family norm in Bangladesh. Women who have two or more daughters but no son desire more additional children than women who have two or more sons but no daughter indicating strong son preference still exists among couples in Bangladesh. The findings also reveal that the desire for additional children is greater among Muslim women, women who live in rural area and who are not currently working. Pages: 158-164Gowranga Kumar Paul (Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU), Tangail, Bangladesh)Sabina Islam (Shahjalal… Read more Get Access
Psychological distress among Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome patients and their spouse: A stage-wise and gender-wise analysis Pages: 161-166 Bijender Singh Alahawat (Department of Psychology, M.D. University, Rohtak, Haryana India) A good news for the World that in 2011 there were more than 500,000 fewer deaths to human immunodeficiency virus-acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV-AIDS) than there were in 2005, and further, the number of AIDS-related deaths will be declined by nearly one-third during that time across the globe. Yet the HIV-AIDS disease is a serious challenge worldwide including India. In this light, through the study, the researcher analysis the psychological distress (PD) in HIV-AIDS patients in 1st and 2nd stage along with gender and also examine the PD in spouses of cancer patients in 1st and 2nd stage along with gender. Pages: 161-166Bijender Singh Alahawat (Department of Psychology, M.D. University, Rohtak, Haryana India) Read more Get Access
Engagement in activity of interest and quality of life amongst institutionalized elderly people in Malaysia Pages: 165-171 Akehsan Dahlan and Syamsul Anwar Sultan Ibrahim (Universiti Teknologi Mara, Selangor, Malaysia) The objective of this study is to investigate pattern of engagement in activity of interest amongst elderly people in institution and its contributions towards quality of life (Qol). In this concurrent embedded mixed methodology, a survey using WHO QoL-Bref and interest checklist was conducted to 82 elderly people and focus groups was conducted to 20 participants to investigate the ideographic experience relating to QoL. Occupational deprivation exists in the institution; however, the scores in WHO QoL-Bref are considerably high. This indicates that disability paradox exist in the institutions. The high scores in WHO QoL-Brefcan be explains as a result of meaningful social relationship and personal attributes of the participants’ such as the demographic characteristics, experience in life, cultural values, personal belief and reason for relocation Health professionals should consider these factors when designing a programme to facilitate QoL Pages: 165-171Akehsan Dahlan and Syamsul Anwar Sultan Ibrahim (Universiti Teknologi Mara, Selangor, Malaysia) Read more Get Access
Subjective well-being: A comparison between only children and children with siblings Pages: 167-170 Palak Maheshwari and Gulgoona Jamal (Department of Psychology, Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India) Being an only child has detrimental effects on an individual’s adjustment, personality, and character. Despite growing trends and evidences revealing the strengths of the only child, negative stereotypes about only children persist. To compare the subjective well-being by measuring affect balance, life satisfaction, self-esteem and global self-concept in case of only children and children with siblings. Cross-sectional comparison between groups. Group 1 (30 children with siblings) and Group 2 (30 only children) of age group 14-17 years; school students were examined and compared for affect balance, life satisfaction, self-esteem, and self-appraisals in looks, performance in sports, performance in school and peer relationship. Only children showed significantly low positive affect, higher negative affect, low affect balance, and low life satisfaction when compared to children with siblings but did not differ significantly in case of self-esteem. In self-appraisals, for looks, performance in school and popularity among peers, only children showed significantly higher ideal self and for school performance, significantly higher social and real self-conception than the children with siblings. Pages: 167-170Palak Maheshwari and Gulgoona Jamal (Department of Psychology, Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of… Read more Get Access
Relationship of perceived parental attachment with internalizing problems among adolescents Pages: 171-173 Rupan Dhillon and Palak Kanwar (Department of Psychology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India) Parent adolescent attachment is considered as a significant aspect for adjustment during the stressful transitional period of adolescence. Attachments formed with parents during the childhood provide an important foundation for psychological development later in life. During adolescent years, the increased conflict arises due to number of factors like puberty, cognitive changes, identity, etc. This conflict, if is present in moderation, can serve as a positive function, but if the attachments weaken and the conflict is prolonged as well as is intense, then a number of internalizing and externalizing problems emerge within the adolescents making their adjustment difficult. Keeping in mind the relevant literature this study is an attempt to understand the relationship between perceived parental attachment and the internalizing problems such as depression and anxiety. For this purpose, a sample of 100 female and 100 male adolescents from the age group 13-15 years is taken and incidental sampling technique is applied. The psychological tools used are, inventory of parent and peer attachment (Armsden & Greenberg, 1987), The center of epidemiological studies depression scale for children (Weissman et al., 1980) and revised children’s manifest anxiety scale (Reynolds & Richmond, 1978). Correlational analysis is applied to study the relationship between the various variables. The correlation coefficients suggest significant negative relationships between perceived parental attachment and internalizing variables of depression and anxiety. The implications of the study are elucidated. Pages: 171-173Rupan Dhillon and Palak Kanwar (Department of Psychology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab… Read more Get Access
From correlation to causation: understanding the effect of spirituality on well being Pages: 172-175 Vibhuti Gupta, and N.K. Chadha (Department of Psychology, university of Delhi, Delhi) The present research aims to examine the relationship between spirituality (daily spiritual experiences & per- ceived closeness to God) and well being (life satisfaction, self esteem & quality of life). The sample consisted of 171 participants from Delhi NCR region aged between 45 to 89 years. Pearson product moment correlation was used to investigate relationship among the study variables. For predicting the effect of spirituality (daily spiritual experiences & perceived closeness to God) on well being of the participants, simple linear regression was used. The analysis showed that daily spiritual experiences and perceived closeness to God correlated positively and significantly with the total well being score and were significant predictors of well being. Perceived closeness to God was a stronger predictor of well being as compared to daily spiritual experiences. The results are discussed in light of existing research. Pages: 172-175Vibhuti Gupta, and N.K. Chadha (Department of Psychology, university of Delhi, Delhi) Read more Get Access

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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