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Mental health in relation to school environment and socio-economic status among adolescents Pages: 895-899 Paramjit Kaur Sandhu and Binny Rajpal (Department of Education and Community Services, Punjabi University, Patiala) This present study examined mental health in relation to school environment and socio-economic status among adolescents. Sample comprised 200 adolescents of Amritsar city of Punjab. 100 female and 100 male were selected randomly. Participants were assessed by Mental Health battery (2005) developed by Singh and Sengupta, School environment inventory (2002) developed by Mishraand Socio-Economic Status Scale (Rural/Urban) (2006) developed by Sham, Singh and Kumar was used to measure the socio-economic status of adolescents. Descriptive statistics namely mean, median, mode, S.D., t-test and Pearson's correlation was used for attaining the objectives of this study. Results revealed that there exists no significant mean difference in mental health among female and male adolescents. The mean score of mental health of female and male adolescents shows that male adolescents are mentally healthier than female adolescents. There exists significant positive correlation between mental health and school environment and socio-economic status among adolescents. Pages: 895-899Paramjit Kaur Sandhu and Binny Rajpal (Department of Education and Community Services, Punjabi University… Read more Get Access
Depression, anxiety and social support among working and non-working women Pages: 900-904 Rupali Joshi (Department of Psychology, Uttrakhand Open University, Haldwani ) The role of women in the society is constantly questioned and for centuries women have struggled to find their place in a world that is predominantly male oriented. Today number of women are successful in politics, technology and business etc. There is no profession today where women are not working. The sample consisted of 30 working and 30 non working women. Social Support scale by Arora and Kumar (1998), Modified Hindi version of Beck Depression by Arora and Prashant (1988) and Free Floating Anxiety Scale by Tripathi and Rastogi (1986) were used. There was no significant difference between working and non working women in anxiety and depression and social support. Anxiety was found to be correlated among working women in the areas of emotional support, informational support, companionship support and overall social support. Anxiety was not found to be correlated with any type of support among non working women. Depression was not found to be correlated with any type of social support among working women. Depression was found to be correlated among non working women on the areas of emotional support, companionship support and over all social support. Depression was not found to be correlated with informational support. Pages: 900-904Rupali Joshi (Department of Psychology, Uttrakhand Open University, Haldwani ) Read more Get Access
Health seeking behavior of the diabetic women in Srinagar Pages: 905-909 Swati Sharma (Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand) Neena Rosey Kahlon (Department of Sociology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar) Despite of not being a gender specific disease, females in Srinagar are found to be more susceptible to Diabetes Mellitus (DM) as compared to their male counterparts. It may be due to the fact that physical work, which once constituted a considerable part of their house hold work, has reduced substantially. This change in lifestyle has emerged as a paramount cause for the rise of this disease in contemporary society. Present study was conducted with a sample size of thirty three respondents at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of medical Sciences, Soura (SKIMS) by means of purposive random sampling technique. Main objective of the paper in hand is to study and analyse dependency of females on their male counterparts for their treatment; to study the relation between their education level and awareness of the disease; and the burden of disease on them. It was observed that their awareness level about the disease was very low and it was a social as well as economic burden for them. More than half of the respondents had to face the stress of one disease or another in addition to Diabetes. Results of the study showed that majority of the women were dependent on one or another male member of their family with regard to deciding for the course of the treatment. Despite of having very low literacy level, majority of the respondents wanted that children should be taught about the disease from a tender age in order to make them aware of the disease. Pages: 905-909Swati Sharma (Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand)Neena… Read more Get Access
Quality of life and self-esteem in the adolescent children of patients who are suffering with leprosy Pages: 910-913 Neha Parashar and C. R. Satish Kumar (Department of Clinical Psychology, Post-Graduate Institute of Behavioral and Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh ) Leprosy cases have reduced in great numbers now yet the existing affected population and the family members suffers with various social restrictions. These individuals have to deal with a poor quality of life and an ongoing struggle against stigma. The present study was aimed to study the Quality of life and Self Esteem in the adolescent children of patients with Leprosy. 100 students were selected from Jeevodaya School, Yesu Niwas Leprosy Rehabilitation Centre, Chhattisgarh and they were assessed on Rosenberg's self esteem scale (Rosenberg, M. 1989) and World Health Organisation Quality Of Life-BREF (WHO, 1996). Results showed that psychological health and environment were found to be comparatively higher than physical health and social relationship. The self esteem of the sample came out to be low that is 60% of the sample showed low self esteem followed by 40% showing average self esteem. Correlation between QOL and self esteem is relatively low; it is still a positive one, showing that a decrease or increase in the standards of quality of life affected the 'self-esteem' of the adolescents. Pages: 910-913Neha Parashar and C. R. Satish Kumar (Department of Clinical Psychology, Post-Graduate Institute of… Read more Get Access
Are Very Low Calorie Diets (VLCDs) responsible for disordered eating? A comparative analysis on the long-term effects of VLCDs on body attitudes and image, mood, eating and general psychological functioning Pages: 914-918 Prerna Varma (School of Social Sciences, IGNOU, India) Nitika Pawar (School of Social Sciences University of Northampton, UK) The quest for thinness is on rise. With increasing influence from traditional and social media and photoshopped images, young women are resorting to 800-1000 calorie VLCD for quick weight loss. While dieting is considered a symptom and sometimes and even a result of Eating Disorders, researches are limited in context of its relation to development of Eating Disorders and effect on general psychological functioningof Indian women. This 40 Week study,for women aged 15-35 years, was initiated to understand the long term effects of Very Low Calorie Diets (VLCDs) on weight, attitude towards body, body-image, self-esteem, mood, eating patterns and psychological functioning while comparing the effects of Balanced Diet (BD) on same dependent variables. It also sought to discover whether a causal relationship existed between VLCDs and development of Eating Disorders. While we couldn't establish a causal relationship, investigations and comparison of results between VLCD and BD at Week 40th revealed that women following VLCD were prone to developingissues with body-image, self-esteem and body attitudes, with mood fluctuations, interpersonal and affective problems in long run, possibly due to subsequent weight gain and getting back on the cycle of VLCDs, while those on BD displayed reduced scores on cognitive restraint, disinhibition and hunger with increased body satisfaction. Longitudinal studies are warranted in the field for comprehensive understanding of cause-effect between VLCDs and Eating Disorders. Pages: 914-918Prerna Varma (School of Social Sciences, IGNOU, India)Nitika Pawar (School of Social Sciences University… Read more Get Access
Employee’s work stress: Review and presenting a comprehensive model Pages: 919-923 R. S. Lal and A. P. Singh (Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh) Generally, human life is not going on a straight way. It runs on a zig-zag line. If a person feels good today, it is not necessary to be happy tomorrow also. In searching of better solutions, facing these small and big problems, and making adjustment with current situations and environment, a person feels stress more or less. People often have too many demands placed on their time, are worried about uncertain futures and have little time for family and fun. Stress affects us at home, work, and even on holidays. It is also listened often that everyone should learn to “deal” or “cope” with stress in our life. Although a lot of stress models described illustrate how many different viewpoints there are of work stress, and show how complex these processes may be, a more comprehensive model of work stress has been suggested in this paper. This model gives an overview of how changes in the nature of many work environments have led to increase in workplace stress, and how it may be implicated in many stress-related physical and psychological problems. Many existing models suffer from being either narrow in scope or lacking a role for individual differences, and lacking in predictive validity. This model adds a new dimension to think again about the workplace stress which has now become a common phenomenon among the employees. Every organism faces challenges from its external environment and from its personal needs. The organism must solve these problems to survive and thrive. In such a complex and competitive job environment, to find proper solutions or skills to cope with workplace stress, an employee would first need to understand the nature and whole process of workplace stress and this model would be more helpful to understand the work stress, its nature and whole process including an important role of individual capacity which exists in every stage, so that the better psychological therapies and medicinal treatments may be discovered in future to help such several employees to improve their health in the interest of the concerned organizations because employees are considered as backbone of any organization for development. Pages: 919-923R. S. Lal and A. P. Singh (Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi… Read more Get Access
Study of awareness and social support among encephalitis survivors Pages: 924-926 P. S. N. Tiwari and Sita (Department of Psychology DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur Uttar Pradesh) Krishna Sharma (Department of Psychology, St. Josephs College for Women, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh) The aim of the present study was to examine the awareness and social support among encephalitis survivors. The sample consists of 40 male/female encephalitis survivors of Gorakhpur districts. Awareness measure & social support measure were developed by the investigators (2014). The data was analyzed using mean, SD & F-ratio. Result revealed that there were no significant difference among rural and urban encephalitis survivors on awareness and social support measure. Pages: 924-926P. S. N. Tiwari and Sita (Department of Psychology DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur Uttar… Read more Get Access
Family environment and problem behavior of children with and without mental retardation Pages: 927-929 Vijaysen Pandey and Deepali Sansi (Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences, Amity University, Noida Uttar Pradesh ) The present study aimed to examine the family environment as perceived by the parents and its impact on the problem behaviors exhibited by children. It was a comparative study which was done between two groups of parents. The first group included parents of children with mental retardation and the second group had parents with children with no disability. The family environment measured different domains of the family and how the score of each domain in both the groups varied from each other. The problem behavior checklist assessed the behavior and conduct problems shown by children of both the groups. The results indicated a clear difference in the families of both the groups. It was also analyzed that children with Mental Retardation exhibited more behavioral problems. Pages: 927-929Vijaysen Pandey and Deepali Sansi (Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences, Amity University… Read more Get Access
Gender difference in job satisfaction among private school teachers Pages: 930-932 Arula Kumari (Department of Psychology, Kolhan University, Chaibasa, Odhisha) Firoj Ibrahimi (Department of Psychology Karim City College, Jamshedpur, Odisha) Job Satisfaction is one of the most crucial but controversial issues industrial psychology and human resource management. Education is responsible for healthy progress and development of our society. It is the responsible of teachers to Impact quality education. It can be said that teachers have great responsibility to shape our nation. The important of teacher as an architect of our future generation demands that only the best and the most intelligent and component members of our intelligentsia be allowed to qualify for this noble profession. In present study investigated the gender difference in job satisfaction, to determine differences would exist along Kumar and Mutha four dimension of:-attitude towards profession, attitude towards working condition, attitude towards of authority, attitude towards institution. In this research 20 male teachers and 20 female teachers. Teachers were randomly sampled from private school of Jharkhand state. The job satisfaction surveyKumar, and Mutha used to collect data. Analysis using the independent t-test indicated that no difference existed in the job satisfaction. Pages: 930-932Arula Kumari (Department of Psychology, Kolhan University, Chaibasa, Odhisha)Firoj Ibrahimi (Department of Psychology Karim… Read more Get Access
Health related problems of salt workers at Sambhar lake (Ramsar site) of Rajasthan, India Pages: 933-935 A.H. Bhat and K.C. Sharma (Department of Environmental Science, Central University of Rajasthan, Kishangarh, Ajmer, Rajasthan) Salt workers are exposed to the hardship of environmental conditions such as direct sunlight, salt dust and contact with brine, which have an impact on the health of workers. In the process of salt manufacture, brine rich in salt is filled in broad pans exposed to sunlight. To assess their awareness, attitude and practices related to occupational health problems, 250 Salt workers were interviewed about problems and health hazards related to their working conditions, usage of protective measures and suggestions for their improvisation. Pages: 933-935A.H. Bhat and K.C. Sharma (Department of Environmental Science, Central University of Rajasthan, Kishangarh… Read more Get Access
The adherence scale for cardiac patients: Development and initial testing Pages: 936-942 Meena Hariharan, Marlyn Thomas and Suvashisa Rana (Centre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad) The objective was to construct a self-report Adherence Scale for Cardiac Patients (ADSCAP), which measured the level of adherence to multiple aspects of self-care in heart disease. Through five phases, involving 450 patients and 100 caregivers altogether, the development and initial testing of the psychometric properties of ADSCAP were carried out. Based on the findings of exploratory factor analyses using principal component analyses with varimax rotation, ADSCAP was finalised to have 17 items with a 5-factor structure Adherence to exercise, Avoidance of health risk behaviours, Adherence to medication, Adherence to diet, and Planned adherence and emergency care. The reliability and validity analyses revealed satisfactory results. The limitations and recommendations, seeking testing of model-fit in future research, are presented. Pages: 936-942Meena Hariharan, Marlyn Thomas and Suvashisa Rana (Centre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad… Read more Get Access
Exploring the psychological correlates of early and late circumcision in urban educated Indian Muslim male youths Pages: 943-946 Sarah Hussain and Deepshikha Ray (Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata) The study aimed to explore certain psychosocial variables, namely, self esteem, body image, obedience and piety in Indian Muslim male youths who underwent circumcision between the ages of 1 month to 3 years (early circumcision) and those between the ages of 8 to10 years (late circumcision). A sample of 90 participants (Early circumcised=50 and Late circumcised=40) belonging to the age range of 20 to 28 years with minimum qualification of pursuing under graduation were investigated on the above mentioned variables. The participants completed the following inventories for assessment- Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965); Body Image Concern Inventory (Littletona, Axsom, & Pury, 2005); The Religiosity and Spirituality Scale for Youth (Hernandez, 2011); Right-Wing Authoritarianism Scale (Altemeyer, 1981). The obtained data revealed that there is no significant difference between the two groups, that is, early circumcised and late circumcised Muslim males with regard to self esteem, body image concern, obedience and piety. The results were interpreted in terms of psychosocial and cultural constructs. The present study contributes by shading light upon the psychological impact of a traditional religious practice involving as sensitive an area as one's genitals. Along with the physiological impact of circumcision, a considerable deepening influence of it on the mental disposition is thought to exist. The results of the study are in stark contradiction to Western literature which highlights the detrimental psychological effects of circumcision. The results have been interpreted in terms of psycho-social and socio-cultural constructs. Pages: 943-946Sarah Hussain and Deepshikha Ray (Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata) Read more Get Access
HIV/AIDS awareness and HIV/AIDS related stigma among senior secondary school students Pages: 947-952 Swaran Lata and Varsha Singh (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh) Senior secondary school children of government and private school in Grades 11-12 (N = 400), girls (200) & boys (200) were surveyed to assess their HIV/AIDS awareness and HIV/AIDS related stigma. HIV/AIDS related stigma and HIV/AIDS awareness was measured by using the HIV/AIDS stigma scale (Genberg & Kawichai et al., 2007) and AIDS awareness questionnaire (Asthana) respectively. The finding reveal that there is significant group and gender difference in the HIV/AIDS related stigma and HIV/AIDS awareness among the students of private and government schools. Majority of the students had less awareness about HIV/AIDS and thus they were more stigmatized about the disease. Risk behaviours and attitudes are adopted in young ages therefore it's very important to start imparting HIV education from early years, right from school. This would help in increasing the knowledge and awareness about HIV/AIDS and also reducing HIV related stigma in young population. Pages: 947-952Swaran Lata and Varsha Singh (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Banaras Hindu… Read more Get Access
Do differences in place of living and gender affect the self-efficacy and quality of life of university students? Pages: 953-957 Gadiraju Padmaja, Tiamongla, Suvashisa Rana, and Vanlalhruaii, C. (Centre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad) Sunanda Mohapatra (DAV Public School, Unit 8, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha) Entering into university level education often poses challenges, both academics as well as life, especially when it demands people to leave their houses and stay in hostels. The present study was conceptualised to measure the general self-efficacy and quality of life of students who approached universities for higher study and to examine whether the differences in place of living and gender affect their self-efficacy and quality of life. Two hundred and forty university students were assessed on their self-efficacy and quality of life using General Self-efficacy Scale and World Health Organisation-Quality of Life BREF questionnaire. The data were analysed by means of descriptive statistics, 2 (place of living) X 2 (gender) between-subjects ANOVA, product moment correlation (r), and line graph. Both place of living and gender played significant role in the university students' self-efficacy and quality of life. The students who lived in their home and women were found to have greater self-efficacy as well as better quality of life compared to the students who lived in hostel and men respectively. It was also observed that women who stayed in hostel were more vulnerable to psychological health issues. The results demonstrate a need for designing interventions that target enhancing self-efficacy in hostel boarders as well as men students such that their quality of life be improved. Pages: 953-957Gadiraju Padmaja, Tiamongla, Suvashisa Rana, and Vanlalhruaii, C. (Centre for Health Psychology, University of… Read more Get Access
Perceived parenting style and hardiness in rural and urban adolescents Pages: 958-962 Jyotika Sharma and Geetika Tankha (Department of Psychology, Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan ) The main purpose of this study was to investigate the difference inperceived parenting styles and hardiness in rural and urban adolescents. The sample comprised of 300 (150 males and 150 females) adolescents in the age group 14-17 years studying in rural and urban schools of Jaipur District. They were administered perceived parenting scale(Bhardawaj etal. 1995) and hardiness scale (Singh,2008) to measure the variables perceived parenting style and hardiness respectively. One way ANOVA followed by post-hoc test revealed a significant F-ratio on five out of seven modes of perceived parenting style and on hardiness. One of the significant findings of this study was that urban girls scored highest on hardiness and five out of seven modes of perceived parenting style as compared to other groups. Pages: 958-962Jyotika Sharma and Geetika Tankha (Department of Psychology, Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan ) Read more Get Access
Spirituality and quality of life: A study among members of a spiritual organization in Delhi, India Pages: 963-967 Ishita Arora (Department of Psychology, Ashoka University, Rai, Sonepat, Haryana) Peeyush Khare (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven) In this paper, we examined the relationship between mental health, quality of life and spirituality in an Indian spiritual organization setting. Rapid advances in all spheres of science have led to an unprecedented increase in the physical comforts available to the general population. However, studies have shown an inverse relationship between this tangible progress, and health and happiness of an individual. Stress, anxiety and loneliness have become common mental ailments in today's technology mediated life. There is an urgent need to look for newer ways to treat the various mental and social illnesses being faced by the present generation. Sixty healthy individuals participated in our study. Three-fourth of the respondents self-reported experiencing good quality of life and one-third reported to have a high level of spiritual development. We found a positive relationship between one's spiritual development and the quality of life of the individual. The highest correlation was seen between realistic acceptance of God and socio-environmental quality of life. Psychological quality of life showed a positive relationship with awareness and negative relationship with instability with God. We were unable to establish any cause and effect relationship between the two variables of spirituality and quality of life because of limitations associated with methodology and sample of study. The implications of this study are significant as it tests the findings of previous studies in an Indian setting, and establishes a basis for future studies to be more elaborate and experimental, allowing the determination of a causal relationship between spirituality and quality of life. Pages: 963-967Ishita Arora (Department of Psychology, Ashoka University, Rai, Sonepat, Haryana)Peeyush Khare (Department of Chemical… Read more Get Access
Understanding mental health of adolescents: An empirical study on school students Pages: 968-972 Saswati Jena and Namita Mohanty (Department of Psychology, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha) he present study focused to find out the role of age, gender and their interaction on Academic anxiety, Perception of social media and Mental health of adolescents. For the exploration of the objectives, a 2 (Age) x 2 (Gender) factorial design was adopted. The sample consisted of 400 adolescent school students studying in high schools (class IX and X) and higher secondary schools (class XI to XII) with a mean age of 15.5 years. It included 200 males and 200 females. Out of them, there were 100 males and 100 females each in early and late adolescents. Results revealed that female adolescents had higher Academic anxiety compared to their male counterparts, and the age and gender interaction effect indicated that females in late adolescence experienced the highest level of academic anxiety. Neither gender nor age had any significant effect on Perception of social media. In the context of mental health, early adolescents had better Mental health than those in late adolescence. Results were discussed on the light of fast changing social life, ethical values, gender sensitization and the impact of digital media on the young minds of the growing adolescents who desired to stay connected 24 X 7 with a virtual world for instant pleasure and gratification of personal-social needs. Pages: 968-972Saswati Jena and Namita Mohanty (Department of Psychology, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha) Read more Get Access
Perception and preferences for indigenous or western health practices Pages: 973-976 Anwaar Mohyuddin and Zainab Suleman (Department of Anthropology, Quaid i Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan) This particular research aimed to explore the perception and preferences of people regarding indigenous and western health practices. The objectives of the research are to know what health model is preferred by people and what the reasons of preferring certain health model are. Another objective was to know about the link of education and employment with a selection of health model. The research was conducted in village Tiyal, District Haripur. 80 respondents were selected; age, gender, education and employment were inclusive factors. Structured interviews were conducted with the help of a questionnaire. The results of the study indicate that the majority of the people intends to prefer western models of health because of its reliability and quick recovery. It was observed that education and employment does play a role in selecting health models, but even uneducated and poor people also opt for western medicine from a quack even if they cannot afford a general physician. In the light of this study it is recommended that the Government should focus on managing health resources for the people living in rural areas. Pages: 973-976Anwaar Mohyuddin and Zainab Suleman (Department of Anthropology, Quaid i Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan) Read more Get Access
Role of family environment and dysfunctional attitude in borderline personality disorder Pages: 977-981 Rini Kanwar and Gurminder Sokhey (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab) The present investigation aimed at studying the role of Family Environment and Dysfunctional Attitude in Borderline Personality Disorder. The sample comprised 200 subjects (100 males and 100 females) in the age range of 16-19 years from various schools and colleges of Punjab. To select adolescents with BPD from general population IPDE-International Personality Disorder Examination (Loranger, 1999) was used as a screening measure. Family Environment Scale-Form R (Moos & Moos, 1994) & Dysfunctional Attitude (Weissman & Beck, 1978) were also administered to assess subjects present family milieu, its strengths & problems and also to assess dysfunctional attitude respectively. Pearson Product Moment Correlation was applied to study the relationships of FES and Dysfunctional Attitude with BPD. The obtained results revealed that certain dimensions of FES, viz., Cohesion and Expressiveness under relationship dimension and Control under System Maintenance Dimension were negatively correlated while Intellectual Cultural Orientation and Moral Religious Emphasis were found to be positively correlated under Personal Growth Dimension. Dysfunctional Attitude was also found to be positively correlated. These findings suggest that greater the cohesion and expressiveness in a family, lesser would be the proneness towards BPD while too much emphasis on Moral Religious values, Intellectual Cultural Orientation or even Control may instigate rebelliousness amongst the adolescents. Moreover greater the dysfunctional attitude of an individual, greater would be the proneness towards BPD. Pages: 977-981Rini Kanwar and Gurminder Sokhey (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab) Read more Get Access
Differences in boredom proneness according to gender and academic achievement Pages: 982-985 Abdul-Kareem M. Jaradat (Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Yarmouk University, Jordan) The purpose of this study was to explore the differences in boredom proneness by gender and academic achievement among a sample of 612 (185 male, 427 female) Jordanian undergraduate students. Boredom proneness was measured using the short form of the boredom proneness scale (Vodanovich, Wallace, & Kass, 2005). Results showed that females scored significantly higher on the external stimulation subscale than males, and low achieving students scored significantly higher on the subscales of internal and external stimulation, compared with their peers who were high achievers. Based on these results, implications for counselors and future research were presented. Pages: 982-985Abdul-Kareem M. Jaradat (Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Yarmouk University, Jordan) Read more Get Access
Influence of cyberbullying and fear of negative evaluation among youth Pages: 986-989 Abhipsa Satpathy (Psychologist, Richmond Fellowship Society, Delhi) Barani Ganth (Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry) Cyberbullying has become very common among internet users as technology becomes more relied upon to maintain interpersonal communication. The aim of the present study is to understand the level of cyberbullying among youth internet users and also to examine the relationship among fear of negative evaluation, depression, anxiety, and stress level in the context of cyberbullying. The study also aims at understanding gender differences in cyberbullying across youth population and also to consider the differences in cyberbullying in terms of demographic variables of the participants and internet usage characteristics. The sample consists of 140 participants (70 male & 70 female) in the age range of 18-25 years. Data were collected from the participants through self-report questionnaires on Cyberbullying, Fear of social exclusion and Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS). Result revealed that males are more active in internet usage characteristic and also become victims of cyberbullying (victimization, offending) compared to females. On the other hand, females show higher level of fear regarding negative evaluation, depression, anxiety and stress. The correlation matrix showed that internet usage characteristics are significantly correlated with cyberbullying, negative evaluation and DASS variables. Multiple regression analysis showed a significant influence of internet usage characteristics and negative evaluation on depression, anxiety and stress among students. Pages: 986-989Abhipsa Satpathy (Psychologist, Richmond Fellowship Society, Delhi)Barani Ganth (Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University… Read more Get Access
Presence of both the parents in determining child’s well-being Pages: 990-993 Poonam Mukherjee (Department of Psychology, Tripura University, Tirpura) Hillol Mukherjee (Institute of Advanced Studies in Education, Govt. of Tripura, Tirpura) A group of 30 children from single parent families were compared to 30 children from intact families to see whether the former would show any difference with the later in terms of General Well being, and Level of Aggression particularly taking the tribal population of Tripura state into consideration. The present study attempts to synthesize and evaluate the mere presence of both the parents which might play an effective role in the development of General Well Being. Standardized Psychological Tests (Questionnaires) were administered following standard procedures given by the respective test devices. Results showed that as expected the children belonging to single parent families differ significantly in terms of their General Well being, and Level of Aggression when compared to the children from the intact families. And the children from the single parent families are having a very higher level of aggression which may contribute to their poor level of general wellbeing. Pages: 990-993Poonam Mukherjee (Department of Psychology, Tripura University, Tirpura)Hillol Mukherjee (Institute of Advanced Studies in… Read more Get Access
Emotional competence and quality of work life in call center employees: A gender based study Pages: 994-998 Shilpa Kamboj, Varsha Rani, Sarvdeep Kohli and Anjali Malik (Department of Psychology, M.D. University, Rohtak, Haryana) Emotions are intensively used in the blooming service industry. Expressing emotions while in interaction with customers is very important in call centre jobs. So, they must be emotionally competent to deal with customers so that they feel contented with job. The purpose of the present study is to assess and compare the emotional competence and quality of work life of male and female call center employees and to explore the relationship between the two. These variables were assessed by using Emotional Competence Scale given by Sharma and Bhardwaj and Quality of Working Life Questionnaire given by Mc Donald. A sample of 130 call center employees (65 male and 65 female employees) with an age range of 24-30 years of various call centers of Haryana were selected in the present investigation. Results indicate that male employees are more emotionally competent and have high level of quality of work life as compared to female employees. Also, there is a positive significant correlation between adequate depth of feeling and quality of work life in males and encouragement of positive emotions is significantly and negatively associated with quality of work life in female call center employees. The Implication of the present study is that employees should be helped to understand the role of emotions, to make them emotionally competent through training programs. Pages: 994-998Shilpa Kamboj, Varsha Rani, Sarvdeep Kohli and Anjali Malik (Department of Psychology, M.D. University… Read more Get Access
Role of coping strategies in the mental health and quality of life of caregivers of the patients of chronic illness Pages: 999-1002 Ayesha Zafar (Department of Clinical Psychology Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, Pakistan) Saira Majid (Applied Psychologist, Pakistan) The aim of the study was to determine the role of coping strategies in mental health and quality of life of Caregivers of Chronically ill Patients. The two chronic illnesses selected for the present study were Liver Cirrhosis and Ischemic Heart Disease. The sample consisted of N=202 primary caregivers (Men =117; Women =85). Data for caregivers of Liver Cirrhosis patients was collected from Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore and for Ischemic Heart Disease from The Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore. Age range of caregivers was from 15-60 years. Purposive sampling was used. To fulfill the objectives of the study Pearson Product Moment Correlation, Chi-square and Multiple Regression were used. Three scales other than demographic sheet namely Urdu version by Akhtar (2005) of Brief Cope developed by Carver (1989) and Urdu version by Khan, Akhtar, Ayub, Alam, and Laghari (2003) of WHO-Quality of Life Questionnaire developed by Power, (2003) and Urdu version of General Health Questionnaire-28 by (Sanam,2001) developed by Goldenberg (1978) were used. Results indicated mental health and positive coping had inverse significant relationship. Multiple regression analysis showed impact of coping styles on quality of life among caregivers of chronically ill. Cross tabulation revealed an association between coping styles and demographic variables such as education, marital status, parent's education, disease and birth order. Pages: 999-1002Ayesha Zafar (Department of Clinical Psychology Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, Pakistan)Saira Majid (Applied… Read more Get Access
Effect of hypnotic regression on anxiety patients: a preliminary research Pages: 1003-1006 Shraddha Tripathi (Amity Institute of Behavioural and Allied Sciences, Amity University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh) Anxiety disorders are a group of mental disorders characterized by feelings of anxiety and fear, where anxiety is a worry about future events and fear is a reaction to current events. These feelings may cause physical symptoms, such as a racing heart and shakiness. Hypnotic regression is a technique that uses hypnosis to recover what practitioners believe are memories of previous lives or incarnations, though others regard them as fantasies or delusions or a type of confabulation. Present paper is just a prelude work of a doctoral research. The sample size for this paper is ten anxiety patients. The data has been collected through Sinha Comprehensive Anxiety Test (SCAT). Approximate three to four session of hypnotic regression given to the patients and after the statistical analysis had been done some positive improvement find out in level of Anxiety. After finding the preliminary results the Researcher thinks that Hypnotic Regression has the capability to mend some psychological problem expressly anxiety and concluded that there is great need of researches in this field. Pages: 1003-1006Shraddha Tripathi (Amity Institute of Behavioural and Allied Sciences, Amity University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh) Read more Get Access

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