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Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing (IJHW) is an indexed and peer-reviewed journal published quarterly by the Indian Association of Health, Research, and Welfare (IAHRW). The IJHW aims to promote interdisciplinary research in health sciences and psychology by providing a platform for researchers, academicians and professionals to share knowledge and advancements in the field. The journal focuses on various areas including mental health, public health, alternative medicine, lifestyle diseases, health policies, and behavioral sciences. Its primary objective is to encourage evidence-based studies that contribute to the understanding and improvement of physical, mental and social wellbeing. Through rigorous peer-reviewed publications, it aims to influence policy-making and promote best practices in healthcare and psychological wellbeing. IJHW is indexed with EBSCOhost Connection Two, Academic Search Complete, The Belt and Road Initiative Reference Source, Cogito Indexing Text, Academic Search Ultimate, Academic Search Main Edition, Biomedical Index, Google Scholar Crawl Database, SocINDEX with Full Text, Sociology Source Ultimate, ProQuest, ProQuest Central, Index Copernicus International, Google Scholar, USA Library, WorldCat, J-Gate, and Academic Search Premier. IJHW has been published regularly since 2010. The journal is a medium for empirical inquiry, theoretical papers, reviews, and applied and policy-related articles. The journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of scientific excellence in the subfields of psychology, psychiatry, education, and other social and behavioral sciences.
Journal ORCHID ID: 0000-0002-5342-3424
Editor-in-Chief: Sunil Saini, PhD
ORCHID ID: 0000-0002-5342-3424
Editorial Office: 1245/4, Mohalla Sainian, Hisar, Haryana, India
Email: suneil.psy@gmail.com, iahrw2019@gmail.com
Phone: 9255442103
Publisher: IAHRW Publications Private Limited (IEC/PAN- AAECI2603L, dated 23.3.2019), Address: 1245/18, Mohalla Sainian, Hisar, Haryana, India
ISSN: 2229-5356 (print version)
ISSN: 2321-3698 (electronic version)
Frequency: Quarterly (March, June, September and December), Average time of publishing is 2-3 Months after submission.
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Editorial Board
EDITORIAL BOARD
The Editorial Board comprises distinguished academicians, researchers, clinicians, and professionals from national and international institutions. Editorial members are selected based on their academic achievements, research contributions, publication record, and expertise in relevant disciplines.
International Representation
The journal actively promotes geographical diversity and international participation among editors, reviewers, and authors to strengthen its global academic reach and scholarly impact.
CHIEF EDITOR
Sunil Saini, PhD
Indian Association of Health Research and Welfare, Hisar, Haryana, India
ORCHID ID: 0000-0002-5342-3424
EDITORS
Dr. Akbar Husain, PhD
Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-2181-9528
Dr. Arun Kumar Jaiswal, PhD
Department of Psychology, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4430-6063
Dr. C. R. Darolia, PhD
Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-3282-2733
Dr. Damanjit Sandhu, PhD
Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8368-0133
Dr. Gynesh Kumar TIwari, PhD
Department of Psychology, Manipur University, Manipur
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-6880-940X
Dr. Gopal Chandra Mahakud, PhD
Department of Applied Psychology, University of Delhi, New Delhi
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0260-6554
Dr. Priyanka Anjan Rao, PhD
Department of Applied Psychology, University of Delhi, New Delhi
ORCID iD: 0009-0005-6451-1744
Dr. Sangeeta Trama, PhD
Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala
ORCID iD: 0009-0003-9257-8722
Dr. Surendra Kumar Sia, PhD
Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, New Delhi
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5035-3256
Dr. Umesh Bhart, PhD
Department of Applied Psychology, University of Mumbai, Mumbai
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5035-3256
Dr. Radhy Shyam, PhD, MD University, Rohtak
Dr. Sibnath Deb, PhD, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry
Reviewer’s Panel (2025-2026)
1. Prof. C R Darolia, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
2. Prof. Arun Kumari Jaiswal, Former Prof. Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi
3. Prof. Sangeeta Trama, Punjabi University, Patiala
4. Prof. Surendra Kumar SIa, University of Delhi, Delhi
5. Prof. Radhy Shyam, M D University, Rohtak
6. Prof. Sunita Malhotra, Former Prof. M D University, Rohtak
7. Prof. Alpana Vaidya, Symbiosis University, Pune
8. Prof. Sandeep Singh, G J U S & T, Hisar, Haryana
9. Prof. Deepshikha Ray, Calcutta University, Kolkata
10. Dr. Umesh Bharte, University of Mumbai
11. Dr. Gopal Chandra, University of Delhi, Delhi
Reviewer Guidelines
The Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing (IJHW) relies on the expertise of reviewers to maintain the quality, integrity, and scientific rigor of published research. Reviewers are expected to evaluate manuscripts objectively, fairly, and confidentially. Reviews should focus on originality, scientific merit, methodology, ethical compliance, clarity of presentation, significance of findings, and relevance to the journal’s scope. Constructive comments should be provided to assist authors in improving their work. Reviewers should avoid personal criticism and support their recommendations with clear reasoning and evidence.
Reviewer Responsibilities
Reviewers are expected to:
- Maintain confidentiality of all manuscripts and related materials.
- Disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest.
- Conduct reviews objectively and professionally.
- Identify relevant published work not cited by the authors.
- Alert editors to suspected plagiarism, duplicate publication, ethical concerns, or research misconduct.
- Submit reviews within the agreed timeframe.
- Refrain from using unpublished information obtained during peer review for personal advantage.
Editorial Office: 1245/18, Moh. Sainian, Hisar, Haryana, India
Email: suneil.psy@gmail.com,
Phone: 9255442103
Publisher: Indian Association of Health, Research and Welfare (IAHRW)
ISSN: 2229-5356 (print version)
ISSN: 2321-3698 (electronic version)
Frequency: Quarterly
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About the Journal
The Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing (IJHW) is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary scholarly journal published quarterly by the Indian Association of Health, Research and Welfare (IAHRW). The journal publishes original research articles, review papers, case studies, brief reports, and theoretical contributions in the fields of health sciences, psychology, psychiatry, medicine, behavioral sciences, education, rehabilitation, social sciences, and related disciplines.
Manuscript Submission
Authors should submit manuscripts that are original, unpublished, and not under consideration by any other journal. Submission of a manuscript implies that all authors have approved the submission and agree to the journal’s publication policies.
Manuscripts should be prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 7th Edition and submitted through the journal’s online submission system or designated editorial email.
Manuscript Preparation
Title Page
The title page should contain:
- Full title of the manuscript
- Names of all authors
- Institutional affiliations
- ORCID IDs (where available)
- Corresponding author’s email address and contact details
- Author contribution statement
Abstract
Provide a structured or unstructured abstract of 150–250 words summarizing the objectives, methodology, results, and conclusions.
Keywords
Provide 4–6 keywords suitable for indexing and retrieval purposes.
Main Text
Research articles should generally include:
- Introduction
- Objectives/Hypotheses
- Methodology
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
Tables and Figures
Tables and figures should conform to APA 7th edition formatting standards and be clearly numbered and cited within the text.
References
All references must follow APA 7th edition style and should include DOI information wherever available.
Peer Review Process
The journal follows a double-blind peer review process. All manuscripts undergo an initial editorial screening followed by review by at least two independent experts. The review process generally takes 4–8 weeks. Editorial decisions may include:
- Accept
- Accept with Minor Revisions
- Major Revisions Required
- Revise and Resubmit
- Reject
Author Contributions
Authors are encouraged to provide an Author Contributions Statement based on the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) framework, clearly indicating individual contributions to the research and manuscript preparation.
Data Availability Statement
Authors should include a statement describing the availability of research data supporting the findings of the study. Data may be publicly available, available upon reasonable request, or subject to restrictions.
Funding Information
All sources of financial support, grants, sponsorship, equipment, materials, or other assistance must be disclosed within the manuscript.
Conflict of Interest Declaration
Authors must disclose any financial, professional, institutional, or personal relationships that may influence the interpretation of the research findings.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Authors may use AI-assisted tools for language editing or technical support; however, AI systems cannot be listed as authors. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and ethical compliance of all submitted content. Any significant use of AI tools must be disclosed in the manuscript. The AI content should not be more than 15% as per Turnitin
Research Misconduct Policy
The journal does not tolerate any form of research or publication misconduct. Misconduct includes but is not limited to:
- Plagiarism
- Self-plagiarism
- Data fabrication
- Data falsification
- Citation manipulation
- Image manipulation
- Duplicate publication
- Ghost, guest, or gift authorship
- Undisclosed conflicts of interest
Allegations of misconduct will be investigated following COPE recommendations and may result in rejection, correction, retraction, or notification to the authors’ institutions.
Copyright and Permissions
Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material, including figures, tables, questionnaires, or extensive quotations. Appropriate acknowledgment must be provided.
Ethical Guidelines for Authors
Originality and Plagiarism
Authors must ensure that submitted manuscripts are original works. Plagiarism, self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication, data falsification, citation manipulation, and image manipulation are strictly prohibited. The plagiarism should be below 10% as per Turnitin report.
Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication
Manuscripts submitted to IJHW should not be under consideration by another journal simultaneously. Duplicate or redundant publication is considered unethical and unacceptable.
Authorship Criteria
Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made substantial intellectual contributions to the conception, design, execution, analysis, interpretation, or reporting of the study. Guest, gift, honorary, and ghost authorship are not permitted.
Ethical Approval and Informed Consent
Research involving human participants or animals must receive approval from an appropriate Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC), Institutional Review Board (IRB), or equivalent authority. Authors should clearly state the approval details within the manuscript. Informed consent must be obtained from participants wherever applicable.
Confidentiality and Privacy
Authors must protect the privacy and confidentiality of research participants. Identifiable personal information should not be published without explicit written consent.
Research Integrity
Authors must accurately present their methods, data, analyses, and findings. Any errors discovered before or after publication should be promptly reported to the Editor for correction or retraction where necessary.
Data Sharing and Reproducibility
Authors should retain research data and make it available to editors or qualified researchers when requested, subject to ethical and legal considerations.
Clinical Trials
Clinical studies should comply with recognized ethical standards and include registration details of the clinical trial registry where applicable.
Corrections and Retractions
Authors have an obligation to cooperate with the journal in publishing corrections, corrigenda, errata, expressions of concern, or retractions when necessary to maintain the integrity of the scholarly record.
Retraction, Correction, and Withdrawal Policy
The journal is committed to maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record. Published articles may be corrected, withdrawn, or retracted when necessary.
Corrections
Minor errors that do not affect the validity of the findings may be corrected through an erratum or corrigendum.
Retractions
Articles may be retracted due to plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication, falsification, unethical research practices, significant errors, or other forms of scientific misconduct.
Article Withdrawal
Authors may request withdrawal of a manuscript before publication. Once published, withdrawal will only be considered under exceptional circumstances and in accordance with COPE guidelines.
Expressions of Concern
The journal may publish an Expression of Concern while allegations of misconduct are under investigation.
Author Appeals Policy
Authors who disagree with an editorial decision may submit a formal appeal to the Editor-in-Chief within 30 days of receiving the decision.
Appeals should:
- Clearly explain the grounds for appeal.
- Provide supporting evidence or clarification.
- Address reviewer comments where appropriate.
The appeal will be reviewed independently and, if necessary, additional expert opinions may be sought. The decision reached after the appeal review shall be final.
Compliance with COPE Guidelines
The Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing follows the principles and best practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and expects all authors to uphold the highest standards of academic integrity, transparency, and responsible research conduct.
Research Ethics
Human Participants
Research involving human participants must have prior approval from a recognized Institutional Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board (IRB). Authors must confirm that informed consent was obtained from participants wherever applicable.
Animal Research
Studies involving animals must comply with institutional, national, and international ethical guidelines governing animal welfare and experimentation.
Clinical Research
Authors conducting clinical studies should provide details of trial registration and ethical approval where applicable.
Conflict of Interest Policy
Author Disclosure
Authors must disclose any financial, professional, institutional, or personal relationships that may influence the interpretation of their research findings.
Reviewer and Editor Disclosure
Editors and reviewers are required to declare any potential conflicts of interest and withdraw from the review or decision-making process whenever such conflicts exist.
Archiving
The publisher ensures electrornic backup of the published articles and website content regularly. All published articles are also being archived in concerned database.
Publishing Schedule
IJHW is published in both online and print version in March, June, September and December.
Editorial Office: Sunil Saini, PhD, Editorial Office: 1245/18, Moh. Sainian, Hisar, Haryana, India
Email: suneil.psy@gmail.com, suneil@iahrw.org
Phone: 9255442103, 7988885490
Publisher: Indian Association of Health, Research and Welfare (IAHRW)
Peer Review Policy
Peer Review Policy
The Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing (IJHW) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of scholarly publishing through a rigorous, fair, transparent, and timely peer review process. All manuscripts submitted to the journal are evaluated solely on their academic merit, originality, scientific quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, and relevance to the journal’s scope.
Initial Editorial Screening
Upon submission, each manuscript undergoes an initial evaluation by the Editor-in-Chief or an assigned Editor. The manuscript is assessed for:
- Relevance to the aims and scope of the journal
- Originality and scholarly contribution
- Scientific and methodological quality
- Compliance with ethical standards
- Adherence to journal formatting and submission guidelines
- Completeness of required declarations and supporting documents
Manuscripts that do not meet these requirements may be returned to the authors without external review.
Plagiarism Screening
All submissions are screened using plagiarism detection software before entering the peer review process. The journal generally considers manuscripts with a similarity index of less than 20% (excluding references, quotations, and standard methodological descriptions) for further evaluation. Cases of suspected plagiarism, duplicate publication, or research misconduct are handled according to the journal’s publication ethics policies and COPE guidelines.
Double-Blind Peer Review
The journal follows a double-blind peer review process, whereby the identities of authors and reviewers remain confidential throughout the review process. Manuscripts that successfully pass the initial screening are typically sent to two independent expert reviewers with recognized expertise in the relevant field.
In cases where reviewer recommendations differ substantially, or where additional expertise is required, the Editor may appoint a third reviewer.
Reviewer Evaluation Criteria
Reviewers are requested to evaluate manuscripts on the basis of:
- Originality and significance of the research
- Contribution to existing knowledge and theory
- Clarity of research objectives and hypotheses
- Appropriateness of research design and methodology
- Adequacy of data analysis and interpretation
- Ethical conduct of the research
- Quality of presentation and organization
- Adequacy of literature review and referencing
- Validity of conclusions and implications
- Overall suitability for publication
Reviewers are expected to provide objective, constructive, and evidence-based comments that assist both the authors and editors in improving manuscript quality.
Peer Review Timeline
The journal aims to complete the peer review process within 4–8 weeks from the date of submission. However, review times may vary depending on reviewer availability, manuscript complexity, and the extent of revisions required.
Reviewer Feedback and Author Revisions
Reviewer comments and recommendations are communicated to the corresponding author through the journal’s editorial system or official email communication. When revisions are requested, authors must submit:
- A revised manuscript with tracked or highlighted changes (where applicable)
- A detailed point-by-point response to each reviewer comment
Revised manuscripts may be returned to the original reviewers for further evaluation before a final decision is made.
Editorial Decisions
Based on reviewer recommendations and editorial assessment, one of the following decisions may be issued:
- Accept without Revision
- Accept with Minor Revisions
- Major Revisions Required
- Revise and Resubmit for Further Review
- Reject
The final publication decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief or designated Editorial Board members. Editorial decisions are based on the scientific merit, originality, methodological quality, ethical compliance, and relevance of the manuscript.
Reviewer Confidentiality
All manuscripts received for review are treated as confidential documents. Reviewers must not share, discuss, copy, or use any unpublished information obtained through the peer review process for personal advantage or for the benefit of others.
Conflict of Interest in Peer Review
Reviewers and editors must disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest that could influence their evaluation of a manuscript. Individuals with conflicts of interest will be recused from the review or editorial decision-making process.
Appeals and Complaints
Authors who disagree with an editorial decision may submit a formal appeal to the Editor-in-Chief, providing a detailed justification supported by evidence. Appeals will be reviewed independently, and the journal reserves the right to seek additional expert opinions when necessary.
Complaints concerning editorial processes, peer review, publication ethics, or professional conduct may be submitted to the editorial office at iahrw2019@gmail. com or suneil@iahrw.org. The journal aims to acknowledge complaints within seven working days and resolve them fairly, transparently, and confidentially.
Publication Ethics and COPE Compliance
The Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing follows internationally recognized standards of publication ethics and adheres to the principles and best practices recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Editors, reviewers, and authors are expected to uphold the highest standards of integrity, transparency, objectivity, and ethical conduct throughout the publication process.
The final decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief or the Editorial Board and is communicated to the corresponding author through email along with the relevant comments and recommendations.
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Pages: 492-495 Family is the primary institution where a person get a chance to learn how to interact and how to behave with members of family and when he become a part of society he deal with members of society according to his upbringing. The family environment primarily consists of the prevalent customs, codes and traditions of the community. It is at the same time made highly personal by the human interaction involved. The family furnishes the basic environment for building personality of the individual with its warm intimate contact contributing to their feeling of security and belongingness. As mental health is an important part of human life. It should be sound in every part of life then only a person can be useful for family, society and country. To study the main and interactional effect of gender, locale and family environment on mental health of undergraduate students. There will be no significant main and interactional effect of gender, locale and family environment on mental health of undergraduate students. A sample The students of graduation final year from different colleges of district Durg were selected . A sample of 836 students (353 urban and 483 rural) was randomly selected. Mental health battery developed by Singh and Gupta (2000) and family environment was measured by Family Environment Scale (FES) by Bhatia and Chadha (1993) were used for research. The result revealed that urban boys of unfavorable family environment have higher mental health than other boys whereas rural girls of favorable family environment found higher mental health than other girls. Pages: 492-495Ku. Anupama Bhonsle and K.Nagamani (Kalyan Post Graduate College, Bhilai Nagar, Chhattisgarh) |
Pages: 496-499 The purpose of this study is to explore the perception of girls' and their mothers' on rape. Rape is considered as an act of sexual violence in which the mental and physical well-being of an individual and her family is seen to be shattered. According to National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) rape is the fourth most common crime in India and the number seems to rise with each passing day. The increasing rape cases calls for obtaining a view of peoples in the society especially that of mothers' and their daughters'. Also such events create a fear of the parents and negative influence which leads to overprotection of girls' by their parents. What mark does these incident make on the psychology of mothers and their daughters'? What support do they expect from other members of the society, government or from police? What views do they hold against rape are important issues that should be found out etc.. The sample consisting of 40 adolescent girls' (mean age =16.8) and their mothers' (mean age= 42.2) with middle socio-economic status, selected from Lucknow city. A semi-structured interview questionnaire was prepared with expert advice and content analysis method was applied. The result reveals that mental illness of men, parenting, internet, westernisation of Indian culture etc. are the major cause of rape and various interventions like self- defence training, awareness campaigns through schools, media etc. are suggested by the subjects. Pages: 496-499Nehashree Srivastava and Reetika Pal (Department of Psychology, National P.G College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh) |
Pages: 500-503 In the recent years women has entered into new role of working outside as professionals with taking care of home. The present study was aimed to explore the extent of functional relationship between quality of Working Life in dual career women working in different professions under public and private sector. The participants of the study were 120 dual career working women from various professions i.e. media house (N=40), doctors (N=40), call centers (N=40) in Jaipur. The mean age was 34.21 years (SD = 4.83) range = 25 to 45 years. The measures was used Quality of Working Life (QWL) Scale in the present study. Two-way analysis of variance was employed to analyze the data. The results revealed that: (1) Quality of Working Life was better in media workers then followed by call centers and doctors irrespective of the organizational sector. (2) Quality of Working Life was found better in public sector than the private sector. (3) The interactional effect of type of professions and sectors was found significant on Quality of Working Life. Pages: 500-503Arvind K Birdie (Acting Principal, IIMT School of Management (Vedatya), Gurgaon, Haryana)Madhu Jain and… |
Pages: 504-507 Achievement motivation is relatively a new concept in the world of motivation. So it can be said that achievement is the result of what an individual has learned from some educational and family experiences. As for every individual there is a driving force. In fact, it is not just a single factor, but a combination of factors that lead people to achieve their goals. This drive is motivation and also the underlying reason for human behavior. Thus motivation refers to the driving and pulling forces which result in persistent behavior directed toward particular goal. Globally, there has been an increasing concern that how to ensure that students learn optimally at school and achieve academic excellence in their academic pursuit. Gender plays a significant role in shaping achievement motivation and is being studied in psychological andeducational research.The present research aims to study the effect of gender on achievement motivation. The sample of the study was 60 adolescents i.e. 30 girls and 30 boys. The age group was 15 to 17 years old school going adolescent. It was hypothesized that there would be a no significant difference between gender and the level of achievement motivation and girls will have high achievement motivation in comparison to boys. The tools used for the research was Achievement Motivation Scale (n-Ach). The study reported no significant difference between gender and achievement motivation and it showed that girls have high levels of achievement motivation as compared to boys. Pages: 504-507Nikhat Kaura and Roopali Sharma (AIPS, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh) |
Pages: 508-510 Family is the first school of the child. Family plays an important role in the development of the child. Family is the social agency, which develops the skill of socialization in the child. Traditionally, families in India have been classified as joint in nature. Joint families consist of one or more married couples residing with their children and other close relatives, such as grandparents, aunts, and uncles, all in one home. A nuclear family structure, which is becoming increasingly common, constitutes a single married couple and their children. The structural differences between the joint family and the nuclear family lead to different interaction patterns among members of the two family types. The present study focuses on individual level changes affected by the modifications that are taking place in the family under rapid on-going socio-cultural changes in contemporary Indian society. The sample of 100 adolescent students age ranging from 12 to 16 yrs was taken from the schools of Jaipur city. The data was collected by using Portrait Value Questionnaire. The results showed that there is a significant difference in the social values of the student from joint families and the students of nuclear families. Pages: 508-510Shivangi Saxena (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan)Smriti Tripathi (Department of Textiles… |
Pages: 511-513 The purpose of the study is to compare servicemen and businessmen on emotional intelligence and life satisfaction. Emotional intelligence and life satisfaction have become a very much talked about topics of psychological research in recent years, especially how they affect the today's workforce. The servicemen and businessmen are the most important part of the economy as they contribute to the sustainment and upliftment of the society. However, they are essentially human beings, anything that impacts the effectiveness of their mind also has an impact on the services they perform and run. With the upcoming changes in the economic conditions and emerging new trends of employee attitudes and their ways of working, researchers focus their attention on investigating the level of emotional intelligence and pattern of life satisfaction of these servicemen and businessmen. The sample consisting of 20 servicemen and 20 businessmen (mean age=49.5) belonging to a middle class family were selected from Lucknow city. Emotional intelligence scale (eis-hpd) developed by Hyde et al. (1971) and Life Satisfaction scale (LSS-AS) developed by Alam et al. (1971) were used. Results showed no significant difference between servicemen and businessmen on emotional intelligence and life satisfaction. Pages: 511-513Nehashree Srivastava and Bareen Askari (Department of Psychology, National P.G College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh) |
Pages: 514-516 Correlational research has been undertaken to explain the purpose of the association between ABO blood groups and hypnotic susceptibility. The Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Form (Form C), modified by John F Kilhstrom, with a Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.95, was used to determine the associations between blood groups and susceptibility. In this study, a clustered random-sampling method was used to investigate the relationship between hypnotic susceptibility and blood-group type, using the Spearman Correlation Coefficient. The results indicate a statistically significant correlation, with a sample size of 40 (n=40), resulted in HS (Hypnotic Susceptibility) to be medium (x= 2.53), and a mean blood group of 2.40 (SDHS: 0.50; SDABO:1.33). The results and hypothesis are described, and support the suggestion of a strong association between blood groups and hypnosis. Pages: 514-516Sepideh Iranfar (Department of Speech Therapy, Students Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences… |
Pages: 517-519 The main objective of the present study is to investigate the relationship between gratitude and psychological well-being among youths. The gratitude scale and psychological well-being scale were administered on 152 students from post-graduate classes. The positive correlation coefficient was found between gratitude and psychological well-being (r= 0.438, p .01) among youths. Significant positive correlation coefficients were also found between gratitude and psychological well-being in male youths (r = .614, p <.01) and in female youths (r = .433, p <.01). Pages: 517-519Mohammad Anas, Asiya Aijaz and Fauzia Nazam (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh… |
Pages: 520-522 The present study was conducted with the aim to assess the cognitive development between TV and internet of primary school children. Jaipur city was purposively selected as locale of the study from the randomly selected Jaipur district. A sample of 320 children was using TV (16) and internet (160) from primary school. Cognitive development of student was measured of cognitive capabilities test by Dr. Vasundhara Padmaangbhan and were used of data collection mean SD ant t test were competed to estimate the cognitive development of the children through the standardize test of cognitive development. The findings portrayed that the number of children accessing the interest as will as the amount of time online are steadily increasing. The most common online activities playing video games, assessing web sites and communicating via chat rooms, email and instant messaging. Thus the cognitive development of internet use are more complex than those associated with television use. Pages: 520-522Kiran Maheshwari (Department of Psychology, Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phoole Univeristy, Jaipur, Rajasthan)Bhanwar Singh (Pacific… |
Pages: 523-525 The aim of the present piece of research work is to examine empirically that whether or not gender and level of teaching work independently or in interaction with each other are capable of generating variance in attitudes towards comprehensive evaluation system in case of school teachers. Employing a (2)2 ex-post facto, non-experimental factorial design (fixed model) there are two levels of teaching, i.e. primary and higher secondary, and two levels of gender, i.e. male and female were manipulated in the study. Employing the stratified random sampling technique, finally 280 school teachers within the age range of 20 to 48 years were drawn randomly from different CBSE schools of Durg district of Chhattisgarh State to serve as subjects in the present study. All the two independent variables were found to be potential enough in generating variance on attitudes towards comprehensive evaluation system. Barring few exceptions, the interactions were not found significant. Theoretical interpretations have been given. Pages: 523-525Gurpreet Kour Chhabra and Meeta Jha (School of Studies in Psychology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla… |
Pages: 526-528 Psychological or emotional abuse of a child is commonly defined as a pattern of behavior by parents or caregivers that can seriously interfere with a child's cognitive, emotional, psychological or social development. Emotional abuse of a child also referred to as psychological maltreatment which can include the acts of ignoring, rejecting, corrupting or exploiting, isolating, neglecting the child, terrorizing, verbally assaulting etc. Some parents may emotionally and psychologically harm their children because of stress, poor parenting skills, social isolation, and lack of available resources or inappropriate expectations of their children while every parent wants best for their child. Although the visible signs of emotional abuse in children can be difficult to detect, the hidden scars of this type of abuse manifest in numerous behavioral ways, including insecurity, poor self-esteem, destructive behavior, angry acts, withdrawal, poor development of basic skills, alcohol or drug abuse, suicide, difficulty forming relationships and unstable job histories. To protect the children from Psychological or emotional maltreatment may be the most challenging and difficult task for everyone because the abused child and the abuser parent are in a strong relationship.The paper concludes with some suggestion to deal with and to prevent this silent but dangerous problem because all children need acceptance, love, encouragement, discipline, consistency, stability and positive attention in their life. Pages: 526-528Shagufta Afroz and P.S.N. Tiwari (Department of Psychology, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh) |
Pages: 529-533 Subjective well being in corporate parlance is becoming very much important for the well being of the employees in an organization which has been prove to be something more than employee satisfaction. Subjective well being in an organization not only includes the cognitive aspect but also take physical fitness into the consideration. Being a secondary research we had taken two research papers which highlights different perspectives regarding the subjective well being of employees in an organization. It captures the dynamics of subjective well being in work settings on a daily basis, it suggest that optimal job performance is most likely when subjective well being is a combination of high activation and high pleasure. It has long being recognised that workplace practices like work attitude, wages and quality of work affect employees motivation and firm performance. Pages: 529-533Gunjan Sharma and Babita Tolani (Sadhana Centre for Management & Leadership Development, Pune, Maharashtra) |
Pages: 534-535 A surrogate mother is a woman who by contract agrees to bear a child for someone else. Now a day there is a lot of commotion in the health, media and political circles of India and world over regarding the morality of laws surrounding this sensitive albeit legally perplexing issue. Surrogacy in India is relatively low cost and the current legal environment is favorable, however, proposed law amendments and lack of clarity over legal rights of the parties involved raises a few important questions that need to be understood clearly. Increasing infertility rates due to high career aspirations and late age of marriage between couples is leading to a booming capital sector revolving around the market. High surrogacy rate worldwide and cheap womb for hiring, surrogate mothers are quite common in India and the country has emerged as a surrogacy capital of world. In this paper we will discuss the latest aspects of surrogacy in India. Pages: 534-535Tarun Dagar, Varun Garg, Ashish Singla, Kunal Khanna and S.K. Dhattarwal (Department of Forensic… |
Pages: 536-538 A headache is pain anywhere in the region of the head or neck; either both sides of head or be isolated to a particular area. Almost every mankind suffer from headaches at some point of their life and the impacts of headache can cause severe disturbance both for the sufferer and its care giver in the daily functioning. The aim of current study was to assess the impact of headache. Individuals with primary headache were divided into migraine (53) and non-migraine (53) and all the subjects were assessed on the headache impact test (HIT-6). No significant difference was found in the mean age and mean duration of illness between migraine and non-migraine. The scores on HIT were higher in migraine group (64.96 ± 4.544) than non-migraine (63.00 ± 4.739). Analyses reveals that headache does have severe impact on the physical functioning, work productivity and psychological well being. Individuals with migraine reported higher impact in comparison with non-migraine. Pages: 536-538Shivani (Department of Clinical Psychology, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi)Vinod K Sinha (Director Professor… |
Pages: 539-540 Since fiduciary relationship is meant for trust and confidentiality which should be maintained; at the same time RTI Act is also very important for implementation of transparency and accountability in all system. So there must be a balance between both so that the confidentiality should be maintained as far as possible along with transparency and accountability. In such a relation good conscience requires the fiduciary to act at all times for the sole benefit and interest of the one who trusts. The present paper reviews forensic view of fiduciary relationship. Pages: 539-540Varun Garg, Tarun Dagar, Kamal Singla, Kunal Khanna and S. K. Dhattarwal (Department of… |
Pages: 541-547 The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) that causes AIDS has generated a global epidemic that far exceeds what was predicted even a decade ago. HIV among young people has become a major health problem in recent decades. Young people aged 1524 accounted for about 42 per cent of new adult HIV infections in 2010, and 5 million (4.4 million5.9 million) young men and women are currently living with HIV (UNAIDS, 2012). NFHS III data (2005-06) shows that now HIV/AIDS is not the problem of urban society only but it is spreading in rural areas as well. Recent studies of sexual, drug and alcohol outcome expectancies suggest that the risk beliefs and sensation seeking play a critical role to maintain the high risk behaviors. This paper attempts to assess HIV risk behavior, risk beliefs and sensation seeking of young adults and also to explore the relationship between risk beliefs and sensation seeking with HIV risk behaviours across gender and locale. Sample of the present study included 200 young adults (100 urban and 100 rural) comprising of 50 males and 50 females for each group between the age range of 19-26 years. To assess the participants HIV risk behaviors and risk beliefs, checklists were developed by the researchers on the basis of HIV/AIDS related literature and opinion of experts. To assess the Sensation seeking of the respondents, the Sensation seeking scale V originally developed by Zuckerman and his associates (1980) and standardized on Indian Population by Basu et al. (1993) was used to measure sensation seeking. The findings of the present study reveal that male respondents are higher in HIV risk behavior, risk beliefs and sensation seeking than female respondents and urban young adults are significantly higher in HIV risk behaviors and risk beliefs than rural young adults. In terms of Sensation Seeking, there is significant mean difference between Urban Males and Rural Male respondents except TAS subscale. And lastly, Urban Females are significantly higher in total SS and TAS subscale only than Rural Female respondents. Moreover, present paper also reveals that risk beliefs is positively and significantly correlated with HIV risk behaviours among all the four groups whereas overall Sensation seeking is positively correlated with HIV Risk Behaviour but significantly correlated only in Urban respondents. The present findings suggest that cognitive behavioral interventions may be an effective way to modify the risky beliefs and reducing sensation seeking among young adults so as motivate them to refrain from risky behaviours for slowing down the spread of HIV infection. Pages: 541-547Priyanka Shukla (Shree Ramswaroop Memorial University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)Madhurima Pradhan (Department of Psychology, Lucknow… |
Pages: 548-552 High levels of psychological distress are a concern regarding patients with head and neck cancer. Early detection and intervention for such distress are needed to predict patients' adaptation to treatment or rehabilitation, but few studies have investigated the detection of their distress in a patient population of significant size. In cancer patients, pain is said to be one of the most feared and distressing symptoms and one that disrupts all aspects of life. The purposes of this study were: 1) to assess the psychological distress, quality of life and pain belief in head and neck cancer patients 2) to determine the relationships among psychological distress ,quality of life and pain belief in head and neck cancer patients. A purposive sample of head and neck cancer patients attending to large Cancer Hospital in Jaipur (Rajasthan) were taken for the present study. Three standard instruments were used to measure quality of life (FACIT H&N), depression and Anxiety (the HADS) and pain beliefs (the PBPI). A total of 148 head and neck cancer patients, participated in the study. The main findings of this study were that cancer patients with pain reported significantly lower levels of role functioning, emotional functioning and global quality of life. A higher level of depression was found in head and neck cancer patients. Among patients with pain, higher scores on self blame, pain belief and pain consistency belief were positively and significantly associated with higher depression. This study has demonstrated the effect of psychological distress on patients' quality of life and emotional status and pain beliefs and has supported the multidimensional notion of the cancer pain experience in cancer patients. Although these data are correlational, they provide additional support for a biopsychosocial model of chronic pain. Pages: 548-552Laxmi Shekhawat and Pererna Puri nee Kumar (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur… |
Pages: 553-557 The quality of a nation depends upon the quality of its citizens. The quality of citizens depends on the quality of their education, study habits and study attitudes of the learners. Quality of education is reflected through academic achievement which is a function of study habits and study attitude of the students. Thus to enhance the quality of education, it is necessary to improve the study habits and study attitudes of the students. To improve study habits and attitudes, and those factors are needed to be identified which affect these characteristics adversely (Ch.Hussain Abid, 2006). The present study has focused on to assess the level of study habits among school students, such as private and government schools of Coimbatore city with the age group of 13-18 years through random sampling with total number of 160 students. Tests of Study Habits and Attitudes (TSHA) by Mathur. The present study measures the study habits and attitudes in 9 areas which includes attitudes towards teachers, home environment, attitude towards education, study habits, mental conflict, concentration, home assignment, self confidence, views on examination. The samples were subjected to percentile scoring and chi square. The results found that majority of the boys are poor in their study habits compared to girls. Private school students are better in their study habits rather than government school students. Regarding class wise, it has been observed that 8th standard students are better in study habits and attitudes compared to 9th and 10 standard students and it indicates that 9th and 10th standard students need more direction towards education and counseling for improving their skills. Organized Counseling programs are necessary for the students to build up their good study habits .The students need more direction and counseling with regard to study habits so that the students may recognize their strengths and weakness in the education strategies and they may become more aware about better study habits. Pages: 553-557Priya. M and Carolyne Dariti Dkhar (Department of Human Development, Avinashilingam Institute for Home… |
Pages: 558-562 Bipolar disorder characterized by abnormalities in recognizing the emotions in facial expression and display deficits on performance measures of emotional intelligence. The present study aimed to examine the facial emotion labeling and emotional intelligence in remitted bipolar disorder and their first degree relatives, which can provide evidence for the presence of genetic component in bipolar disorder. This was a cross sectional hospital based study done at Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi and purposive sampling was used. The sample consisted of 30 patients with bipolar disorder according to ICD-10 DCR and 30 sex matched first degree relatives of BPAD patients and 30 sex matched normal controls from the community (Matched with patient group). After taking informed consent from the three group socio demographic and clinical data sheet, General Health Questionnaire-12, Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, Young Mania Rating Scale, Facial Recognition Task, Baron Emotional Quotient Inventory were administered. Data was analyzed with the help of discrete and continuous variables. Chi square test was used for comparing categorical variables and student t- test for continuous variables. Pearson's correlation analysis was used for finding out the correlations between variables. Results showed patient with euthymic bipolar disorder have significant facial emotional labeling deficit and impaired emotional intelligence. These deficits may be considered as an endophenotype of the disease since they are present in euthymic bipolar patients and also in the unaffected relative of bipolar patients. Pages: 558-562Nandha Kumara Pujam (Department of Clinical Psychology, SRM Medical College & Hospital, Kanchipuram, Tamil… |
Pages: 563-567 This paper reports a study designed to develop a scale tomeasure stress of college students. Because of concerns regarding the absence of a suitable measure to study the stress of college students in Indian context, a scale is developed in a regional language. The items of the scale were generated by involving and interviewing the students themselves. Items from different domains of life were selected and a prototype testing was made after which it was administered to a sample of 74 fresher in the college with an average age of16.27 years with a SD of 0.32 years. Score variability of the items was used to select the final items of the scale. The psychometric properties of the scale were determined. The test-retest reliability of the scale was quite high i.e. r= 0.74. The concurrent validity of the scale (when related with the perceived quality of life scale) was also high (r=0.67). Pages: 563-567Namita Mishra (Department of Psychology, Sarala Mahavidyalaya, Rahama)Pratap K. Rath (Department of Psychology, Utkal… |
Pages: 568-574 Academic stress has emerged as one of the probable reasons causing mental health problems among adolescents in recent years. Positive parenting practices may act as a resource to meet out academic stress of adolescents by developing self-efficacy, self confidence, optimism and hope among them. This paper identifies the role of parenting in reducing the academic stress of senior secondary students. The sample comprises of 220 twelfth class students from private schools of Lucknow and Kanpur cities of Uttar Pradesh. Parenting scale by Bharadwaj, Sharma and Garg (1998) was used to assess student's perceived parenting on eight dimensions. Academic stress was measured with the help of academic stress scale developed by the researchers having 46 items and adequate reliability and validity. Results of descriptive statistics indicate that students perceived their parents positively. All the dimensions of parenting as well as overall parenting have been found to be significantly and negatively correlated with academic stress. Results of stepwise multiple regression analysis reveal that two dimensions of parenting i.e. utopian expectation vs. realism and lenient standard vs. moralism predicted academic stress significantly. In addition, no significant difference in the level of academic stress was found across gender. Pages: 568-574Kirti Madnani and Madhurima Pradhan (Department of Psychology, Lucknow University, Luchnow, Uttar Pradesh) |
Pages: 575-579 The purpose of the present study was to find out the effect of resilience on well-being of Kashmiri Pandit migrants. A sample of 88 (44 males and 44 females) Kashmiri Pandit migrants in the age group of 35 - 45 yrs, was derived from Jammu migrant camps through incidental sampling. The participants were assessed with Friedman well-being scale and 14-item resilience scale and they were classified as high or low scorers on resilience. A 22 ANOVA was used for the analysis of data. The results revealed that the migrants having higher scores on resilience had greater emotional stability, joviality, happiness, self-esteem, sociability and total well-being than the low scorers. Gender significantly affected the three components of well-being (joviality, happiness and sociability) but had no significant effect on emotional stability and self-esteem components as well as the total well-being scores. The interactive effects of gender and resilience for all components of well-being as well as the total well-being scores were statistically nonsignificant. Pages: 575-579Meenakshi Chouhan and Sunita Gupta (Department of Psychology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab) |
Pages: 580-584 The purpose of the present study entitled 'health locus of control as correlate of health promoting behaviors' is to analyze how health locus of control affects the health promoting behaviors across both the genders. The present study was conducted on a sample of 200 college students (100 male and 100 female) having age range of 18 to 25 years. Multidimensional health locus of control scale by Kenneth Wallston et al. (1978) and health promoting life style profile II by Walker et al. (1987) were used to assess the health locus of control and health promoting behaviors. Significant gender differences have been observed on health promoting behaviors, nutrition, and powerful others. It has been observed in the findings that internal health locus of control health has significant and positive correlation with health responsibility, physical activity, nutrition, spiritual growth, interpersonal relations and stress management. The findings depict that the people having internal health locus of control take more responsibility for their health. It was also found in the study that person who scored high on chance, one of the dimension of health locus of control have poor health habits because they depend only on chance and luck factors. Pages: 580-584Sangeeta, Shobhana and Sandeep Singh Rana (Department of Applied Psychology, Guru Jambheshwar University of… |
Pages: 585-589 The present study was an attempt to examine the construct of Meaning of life among married and unmarried corporate working employees. The sample consisted of 100 subjects, subdivided equally into two groups G1 (married employees) and G2 (unmarried employees) all working in the corporate sector. Content analysis has been done to understand the concept of meaning of life of the participants. Content analysis revealed that there were five broad categories of the sources of meaning of life for the participants namely family, recreational, social, sexual and spiritual. Further, frequency analysis revealed that 96% of the married and 42% of the unmarried employees derived their meaning of life from their Family domain and 48% of the married and 70% of the unmarried employees derived their meaning of life from the Recreational domain. Pages: 585-589Hansika Singhal and Renu Rastogi (Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand) |
Pages: 590-593 Schizophrenia is the most persistent and disabling of the major illnesses. It affects approximately one in 100 people worldwide, affecting men and women almost equally. Information Processing in Rorschach Inkblot Test constitutes one of the clusters containing the cognitive activities of a person. Processing involves scanning a stimulus field and creating images of the field or its parts in Short Term Memory. Due to the disabling nature of the illness, patients with schizophrenia have difficulty in processing their stimulus field in an appropriate manner. Many elements like motivation, issues of economy, achievement needs, defensiveness, pre-established sets or preconceived attitudes, and so on, can influence processing strategies in a given situation. Very limited researches have been done on the information processing of schizophrenia patients with the help of Rorschach Inkblot Test. So this research will be an attempt on this path. To assess the information processing of patients with schizophrenia. 30 patients, diagnosed as having schizophrenia as per ICD-10 (DCR) were selected purposively for the study from the IPD and OPD of PGIBAMS, Raipur, as per their inclusion and exclusion criteria. For this purpose, Rorschach Inkblot Test was used. Scoring and interpretation of the tools was done according to Exner Comprehensive System. In this study 60% patients shown poor organizational activity in term of Zf (Organizational activity), 23.3% patients have under incorporative form of scanning activity in term of Zd (Processing efficiency), 76.7% patients further dealing with W: D: Dd (Ratio of location), it suggest that they have investing more effort than expected in processing the information, W:M (Aspirational ratio) provides less direct information about processing effort. 70% of patients show W responses to be greater than M, this tendency increases the probability of failure to achieve the objectives and the consequent impacts of those failures often produce frustration. In term of PSV (Perseveration) 6.7% show PSV greater than 1, suggesting the presence of significant difficulties in shifting their attention. On the basis of the results, it can be concluded that they have an atypical processing approach towards the stimuli. Pages: 590-593Varun Kumar, Aditi Priya, Swati Srivastava, Rahul Singh and Richa Ojha (Post Graduate Institute… |