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Self-concept and home environment among adolescents Pages: 449-451 Priyanka Vijayan (Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore) The word 'adolescence' comes from the Latin word 'adolesere' which means 'to grow'. Adolescence has been described by Stanley Hall as 'the storm and stress of human life'. The most important fact about adolescence is that it is a period of transition from childhood to adulthood. In preparing for adulthood an adolescents self concept and home environment plays an important role. The participants comprised of adolescent students belonging to the age range of 15 to 20 years selected randomly from recognized educational institutions in Thrissur district of Kerala state. The tools used in the study were Self-Concept Inventory was developed by Dr. Raj Kumar Saraswat, it provides six separate dimensions of self-concept, viz., Physical, Social, Intellectual, Moral, Educational, and Temperamental self-concept. It also gives a total self-concept score and Home Environment Scale developed by Sarla Jawa (1997). The results revealed there are significant differences among three age groups in self concept but no change in home environment and lack of gender differences in self concept but significant differences in home environment among the adolescents. The present study implicates that with improved home environment the self concept of adolescents can be increased. Pages: 449-451Priyanka Vijayan (Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore) Read more Get Access
Students predict risky behaviors based on personality traits and emotional intelligence Pages: 452-454 Hossein Aflakifard (Department of Educational Sciences Farhangian, University, Iran) Fatemeh Hamidi (Department of Counselling, Marvdasht Branch Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran) The aim of this study was to predict risky behaviors of high school students based on personality characteristics and emotional intelligence in the area 2 Education of Shiraz. Due to the nature and purposes of research is used of the practical and implementation of the correlation method. The study included all students of secondary education in the area 2 Education of Shiraz, 94-93 academic year that was selected 120 persons as the sample size by multi-stage cluster sampling. For data collection was used of questionnaires, dangerous behavior by the United States Center Disease Control and Prevention (1989), Personality characteristics questionnaire of Aisenck (1975) and emotional intelligence questionnaire of Sebria Shrink (1995) that were confirmed validity and reliability. Analysis of data from questionnaires completed at two levels of descriptive and inferential statistics. In the descriptive statistics were used such as frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and inferential statistics, were used Pearson correlation analysis, regression analysis. The results showed that there is no a significant relationship between of personality characteristics and risk behaviors of students, there is no a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and risk behaviors of students, personality characteristics are able to predict of their high-risk behavior, personality characteristics and emotional intelligence are able to predict of their high-risk behavior. Pages: 452-454Hossein Aflakifard (Department of Educational Sciences Farhangian, University, Iran)Fatemeh Hamidi (Department of Counselling, Marvdasht… Read more Get Access
Comparison of depression of alcoholics and drug addicts versus non-alcoholics and non-drug addicts Pages: 455-457 Kiran Maheshwari (Department of Psychology MJRP University, Jaipur, Rajasthan ) Desh Bandhu Sharma (Pacific University Udaipur, Rajasthan ) Alcohol is one of the most widely used drug substances in the world. For many people, drinking alcohol is nothing more than a pleasant way to relax. People with alcohol use disorders, however, drink to excess, endangering both themselves and others. In the mental health area alcoholism is caused mostly by depression, on the other hand it also leads to depression stress. The present study aims to compare depression among alcoholics & drug addicts and non- alcoholics & non drug addicts. It was assumed that depression may be the risk factors for alcoholism. A sample of 300 people was randomly selected from Rajasthan. Depression scale by bhatnager were used to collect data on depression . t-test was administered to compare two groups. The result of the study showed that alcoholic and drug addicts group was higher on depression than the non alcoholic and non drug addicts group. Pages: 455-457Kiran Maheshwari (Department of Psychology MJRP University, Jaipur, Rajasthan )Desh Bandhu Sharma (Pacific University… Read more Get Access
Effect of gender and location on locus of control among college students Pages: 458-460 Ramesh D. Waghmare (Department of Psychology, Godawari College Ambad, Jalna, Maharashtra) The aim of the present research is to examine the effect of Gender and Location on Locus of control among college students. A sample being 120 arts college students selected in this study, in each 60 male students (30 urban and 30 rural student) and 60 female students (30 urban and 30 rural students). Ratters Locus of control scale by Anand kumar and srivastava. The scale was use for data collection 2x2 factorial design was used and data were Analysis by Mean, SD and 'F' values. The finding of present study revealed that there is significant difference between locus of control than male and female college students. Female high internal locus of control than male students and male external locus of control than female college students. No significant difference between locus of control than Urban and Rural college students. Pages: 458-460Ramesh D. Waghmare (Department of Psychology, Godawari College Ambad, Jalna, Maharashtra) Read more Get Access
Happiness and well-being Pages: 461-464 Shabnam Qayoom and Akbar Husain (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh) All of us really want happiness and the pursuits of pleasures, wealth, or power. Why then do not we simply choose to be happy whenever we wish rather than waiting for happiness to come to us as something beyond our control? Why we do not feel happy all the time? The answer is we do not see happiness as a choice. To few people happiness can be attained through wealth and power. Happiness improves an individual's well-being. In the realm of well-being everything depends on an individual's level of happiness. Earlier the conceptualization of happiness and well-being were the province of philosophers. Now, these concepts got popularity in research in the field of positive psychology. In this chapter we explain the various interpretations that have been offered by philosophers and psychologists, and Islam in conceptualization of the happiness and well-being. This chapter would explain happiness in Islam, happiness: concept and definitions, well-being: concept and definitions, happiness and subjective well-being, andHow happiness can improve an individual's well-being? At the end it has been emphasized to study the relationship between happiness and well-being. Pages: 461-464Shabnam Qayoom and Akbar Husain (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh) Read more Get Access
The relationship between locus of control and depression among college students of Gulbarga city Pages: 465-470 Abdul Raffie Naik and Jeyavel Sundaramoorthy (Department of Psychology, School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Central University of Karnataka, Karnataka) The current study focuses on locus of control &depression and the relationship between them, as well as with the demographic variables such as gender (male and female), course of study (science and arts) and locality (urban and rural) among college students of Gulbarga city. It is a promising area of inquiry. The age of college students is a critical context for studying youth mental health. The study was conducted on 171 college student of Gulbarga city who were selected by a random sampling method (lottery method). The questionnaire consisted of personal data sheet, beck depression inventory, and Rotter's locus of control scale. Descriptive Statistics and non-parametric statistics as Mann-Witney test (U) and chi-square test (χ2) were used to analyze the data. The results could not find significant difference on depression among male and female college students, but findings showed that there is a significant difference on depression among science and arts, and rural and urban. The findings showed that there is no significant difference on locus of control among male & female, science & arts and urban & rural college students. The results also show that there is significant association between depression and Locus of Control. Pages: 465-470Abdul Raffie Naik and Jeyavel Sundaramoorthy (Department of Psychology, School of Social and Behavioural… Read more Get Access
A case study using cognitive-behavioral therapy-management of ADHD Pages: 471-477 Thyagarajan R. (Institute of Mental Health, Department of Psychology, Sweekaar Academy of Rehabilitation Sciences, Secunderabad, Telangana) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) remains one of the most prevalent mental health diagnoses identified in school-age children. Affected children show an increased risk for school failure, social difficulties, and the development of psychiatric co-morbidities. Despite the availability of evidence-based behavioral protocols for managing ADHD-related impairments, psychologists often encounter difficulties involving parents in the sustained implementation of these interventions. Cognitive-behavioral treatment aims to teach children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) strategies to help them increase their self-control and problem-solving abilities, through modeling, role playing and self-instruction. Cognitive-behavioral treatment has shown mixed effectiveness regarding ADHD behaviors Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) can address treatment obstacles through emphasizing psycho-education, the development of a collaborative treatment context. This article presents a case study of Jay, a 9-year-old child with ADHD. He was supplemented with child-focused CBT strategies by the psychologist and parental behavioral management training by the parent. This case study outlines a central role of CBT intervention in collaboration with the Parent in managing ADHD children. Pages: 471-477Thyagarajan R. (Institute of Mental Health, Department of Psychology, Sweekaar Academy of Rehabilitation Sciences… Read more Get Access
Depression among undergraduate college students in relation to their family environment Pages: 478-482 Satyananda Panda (Department of Psychology, Sikkim University, Gangtok, Sikkim) Depression is one of the most costly and debilitating medical conditions afflicting our society. The present study attempted to find out the relationship of depression with different dimensions of family environment among undergraduate college students. The study also compared male and female college students on depression and different dimensions of family environment. The sample consisted of 50 male and 50 female undergraduate college students in the age range of 18 to 23 years. Beck Depression Inventory-II and Family Environment Scale were used to collect data from the participants (N=100). The results obtained showed that depression was negatively correlated with cohesion (-0.63), expressiveness (-0.66) and independence (-0.73) dimensions of family environment and no significant gender difference was found on depression. Undergraduate male and female college students did not differ significantly on all the seven dimensions of family environment except Control dimension. Various risk factors have been linked to depression in adolescents like family environment, personality type, self-concept and genetic factors along with stressful events. The reasons may be different but it mostly related with the family issues which affect adolescents. Lack of communication between the children and parents may also lead to the depression because the child cannot share what is going on in his/ her life. When faced with decisions or crises, healthy families involve all family members to come to solution for the mutual good. Conflicts are settled through rational discussion and compromise instead of open hostility and conflicts. The more cohesive families develop better bonds among family members and cause less depression Pages: 478-482Satyananda Panda (Department of Psychology, Sikkim University, Gangtok, Sikkim) Read more Get Access
Effects of mindfulness therapy in managing aggression and conduct problem of adolescents with ADHD symptoms Pages: 483-487 Sandeep Singh, Soamya and Ramnath (Department of Applied Psychology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana) The children with ADHD generally carry some symptoms with them as early as preschool age and continuing throughout adolescence and even into adulthood. American Psychiatric Association, DSM V, (2013) described ADHD as "Persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development” and listed it as neurodevelopment disorders rather than under diagnoses usually first made in infancy, childhood, or adolescence. It has been revealed from studies that the children & adolescents diagnosed with ADHD have special academic, social and emotional needs and all this makes the life of ADHD more challengeable. Aggression is a form of behaviour in which one expresses his feelings or emotions in negative ways which harm, hurt or injure self or others. Aggressive behaviour reflects the negative connation in behaviour and is considered as unhealthy or unhelpful behaviour pattern particularly in case of ADHD. Hampel, Manhal, Roos, & Desman, 2008 reported that the youth with ADHD have impaired ability to interpret and manage their emotions and behaviours thus found to manage stressful situations with avoidance and aggression. In the present study the adolescents with ADHD symptoms were diagnosed with Conner's 3 ADHD Rating Scale (2008) and thirty three participants were selected with age ranging between 13 to 16 years. Conduct problems can be understood as the behaviour patterns which are inconsistent with the expected behaviour of that particular developmental period. The conduct problems scores were calculated by SDQ Robert Goodman (1997). The mindfulness therapy was implemented for six months five days a week. It has been observed in the findings that the mindfulness therapy has effectiveness in reducing the aggressive behaviour and conduct problem of adolescents with ADHD. Pages: 483-487Sandeep Singh, Soamya and Ramnath (Department of Applied Psychology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science… Read more Get Access
Effect of video and mobile games on children’s behavior Pages: 488-492 Pankaj Singh, Nilofer Mujawar, Rupali Moharkar and Harshdeep Kaur (NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences, Digdoh Hills, Nagpur, Maharashtra) The Present study to examine the effect of video, mobile games on children's behavior. 160, school going children's, age range from 7 to 10 were recruited based on random sampling. They were administered the Child and Adolescent Inpatient Behavioural Rating Scale, in the sample group. The data were analyzed with the help of compared “t” test, an analysis of variance showed a Mean of boy's Child and Adolescent Inpatient Behavioural Rating Scale 102.97 and girls Child and Adolescent Inpatient Behavioural Rating Scale Mean 72.5, and t-value is 13.11, significant at 0.05 levels. In present study show that most of the bad effects of video games are blamed on the violence and other behaviour issues. Children who play more video, and mobile games are more likely to have increased Anxiety , communication problem , psychomotor activity, conduct disorder/ disruptive behaviour, social skills, attention and hyperactive behaviour , aggressive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and decreased prosocial helping. Pages: 488-492Pankaj Singh, Nilofer Mujawar, Rupali Moharkar and Harshdeep Kaur (NKP Salve Institute of Medical… Read more Get Access
Resilience as moderator variable to the relationship between burnout and marital satisfaction among workers of married couples in Egypt Pages: 493-499 Heba Mahmoud Mohammed (Faculty of Arts, Department of Psychology, Helwan University, Egypt) The current research aims to investigate the relationship between burnout and marital satisfaction, resilience as moderator variable to the relationship between burnout and marital satisfaction. It also tries to detection the differences between males and females in resilience, burnout and marital satisfaction according to the demographic variables (age number of children - length of marriage- leisure- job satisfaction).The sample consisted of(231) husbands and wives,(106) males and (125) females. Their aged ranged from 25-54 years, with a mean age of 38,61 years and standard deviation 8,42 years for males , and with a mean age of 37,38 years and standard deviation 7,55 years for females. The study used: Data a collection sheet, Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) (prepared and adapted by researcher after Maslach and Jackson (1988), and Marital Relationship Satisfaction Questionnaire (MRSQ) ( prepared by Huda Abd El hamed (2014), and Resilience scale (RS)(prepared and adapted by Rasha Abd El Sattar (2013) after Wagnild and Young (1993). Statistical analysis showed the following results: their were significant differences between males and females in burnout in favor of males, but in favor of females in marital satisfaction and resilience. There were positive correlation exists between males and female's scores in marital satisfaction and their scores on resilience. There were negative correlation exists between males and female's scores burnout and their scores on resilience and marital satisfaction. there were also differences between males and females according to the demographic variables (age number of children - length of marriage- leisure- job satisfaction). And finally When the effect resilience was partialled out the association between burnout and marital satisfaction slightly decreased in magnitude but still remained significant. Results were discussed in the light of previous researches results and available psychological literature. Pages: 493-499Heba Mahmoud Mohammed (Faculty of Arts, Department of Psychology, Helwan University, Egypt) Read more Get Access
Assessment of stress and anxiety in parents of children with intellectual disability Pages: 500-504 Subhash Chandra Chouhan, Paramjeet Singh and Sunil Kumar (Department of Psychiatry, S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan) The presence, upbringing and looking after of a mentally retarded child in the family, can become a threat to the mental health of its parents and is the main predisposing factor of stress for the parents. Present hospital based cross sectional analytical type of observational study was carried out at outpatient department (OPD) of Psychiatric Centre, S.M.S. Medical College Jaipur with the specific aims to assess and compare daily parenting stress and anxiety among parents of children with intellectual disability. Total 90 randomly selected subjects {both parents of mentally retarded (MR) children} were evaluated separately for daily parenting stress and anxiety using the Family Interview for Stress and Coping (FISC-MR) and Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A). According to Intelligence Quotient (IQ) of children, three groups were created: Group A (30 parents of moderate to profound MR children), group B (30 parents of mild to borderline MR children) and control group C (30 parents of children normal intelligence).IQ of the children was assessed by trained clinical psychologist and diagnosis was made as per ICD-10 criteria. Controls were taken from healthy volunteer and screened by two psychiatrists. A self designed, pre-tested & semi-structured detailed Performa was used for socio-demographical and clinical profile. The data was analyzed using by using SPSS. Parents in group A had significantly higher level of daily parenting stress and anxiety than groups B and C, group B parents had higher level of anxiety and daily parenting stress than group C. Mothers experienced greater anxiety and daily parenting stress compared to fathers. A positive correlation was found between daily parenting stress and anxiety. Pages: 500-504Subhash Chandra Chouhan, Paramjeet Singh and Sunil Kumar (Department of Psychiatry, S.M.S. Medical College… Read more Get Access
Defense mechanism and coping styles in individuals with psychoactive substance use disorders and controls: A comparative study Pages: 505-509 Pranami Barua, Maitrayee Dutta and Ranjan Kumar (Clinical Psychologist, LGBRIMH, Tezpur, Assam) Ways of coping and defense mechanisms are related. There are contrasting and complementing views as to how coping is related to application of defense mechanisms. In this study an attempt was done to see the application of defense mechanism and ways of coping between substance abusers and the control group. Result suggestive difference in defense mechanisms & coping styles found between substance abusers and control group. Significant correlation found between several domain of defense mechanism and way of coping. Pages: 505-509Pranami Barua, Maitrayee Dutta and Ranjan Kumar (Clinical Psychologist, LGBRIMH, Tezpur, Assam) Read more Get Access
Relationship between somatic problems and their coping strategies among sickle cell anaemic adolescents Pages: 510-513 Shyama C. Ogre and Moyna Chakravarty (S.O.S in Anthropology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh) Priyamvada Shrivastava, and Gaukaran Janghel (S.O.S in Psychology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh) Out of total sample of the study 72.7 % adolescents were homozygous and 76.7 % were heterozygous. Male and females of Age group 14-16 years were maximum number. Percentage of heterozygous males complaining somatic problems is higher, whereas percentage of homozygous females complaining somatic problems is high. There is significant positive relationship between Maladaptive coping style and somatic problems. Somatic problems emerge as significant predictor in variation of criterion variable somatic problems. The t values explain significant difference in somatic complaints among sickle cell adolescents with respect to gender and zygosity. Pages: 510-513Shyama C. Ogre and Moyna Chakravarty (S.O.S in Anthropology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur… Read more Get Access
Personality characteristics of alcoholics and drug addicts versus non-alcoholics and non-drug addicts: A comparative study Pages: 514-517 Kiran Maheshwari (Department of Psychology, MJRP University, Jaipur, Rajasthan) Desh Bandhu Sharma (Pacific University, Udaipur , Rajashtna) The present study is a comparative study of personality type of alcoholics and drug addicts and personality type of non-alcoholics and non drug addicts. In order to test the hypotheses, samples on addicts and no-addicts are collected from various rehabilitation centres & hospitals with psychiatric setup along with de -addiction centers in Rajasthan. Samples were restricted to only male. For the analysis purpose, mean, t-test has been used. For measuring personality type, Eysenck personality questionnaire has been used. Psychoticism and Neuroticism found to be significantly higher in alcoholics and drug addicts as compared to non alcoholics and non drug addicts. Further, extraversion found to be significantly lower in alcoholics and drug addicts as compared to non alcoholics and non drug addicts. Pages: 514-517Kiran Maheshwari (Department of Psychology, MJRP University, Jaipur, Rajasthan)Desh Bandhu Sharma (Pacific University, Udaipur… Read more Get Access
Loneliness in relation to social networking site usage among university students Pages: 518-521 Komal Rai and Gurpreet Gill (Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Panjab) Human beings always need someone, with whom they can talk and share their problems and feelings. And when there is a lack of communication between family and friends, the individual start feeling lonely. But now through internet based networking sites facility, people are more able to connect to one another than ever before in the history .But still despite of having the facilities to connect with others easily,18-to 35-year-olds are more likely to feel lonely often or feel depressed because of loneliness than people aged over 50. Late teens to early 30s have reported feeling loner that those in old age. Despite of having the positive side of social networking sites, there is a danger of replacing real-life relationships with superficial, online communication. It is a great concern because loneliness leads to depression and other psychological problems. Now in India we have more cases of depression, suicide ideation, negative thoughts etc in youths as compared to previous times. This research aim was to find out relation between social networking site usage and loneliness and also the role of gender in social networking sites usage and in loneliness. To assess loneliness, UCLA Loneliness Scale was used and for social networking sites usage, Facebook intensity scale was applied, because youngsters are using more facebook than other social sites. Sample was comprised of total 160 undergraduate's students (80 males and 80 females with age range of 18 to 25) from Lovely Professional University. Taking in consideration our objectives and hypotheses, data collection was analyzed by Independent sample t-test and Pearson's product moment correlation. The result revealed that there was a positive significant relationship between loneliness and social networking sites. The correlation value between loneliness and social networking sites was 0.247*. Through t-test we found that in loneliness (t (160) = 2.247, p < 0.05) males were more lonely (X = 45.21) than the female (X = 41.93). In social networking sites (t (160) = 5.009**, p < 0.01), males (X = 26.86) were using more social networking site i.e. Facebook than the females (X = 21.86). Pages: 518-521Komal Rai and Gurpreet Gill (Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Panjab) Read more Get Access
Gender differences in SIS-II percepts of young adults Pages: 522-526 Manju Rani and Umed Singh (Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana) Vinod Kumar Bhardwaj (Department of Psychology, Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana) The present study was conducted to examine gender differences in SIS-II Percepts of young adults. For the realization of research objective The Somatic Inkblot Series-II was administered to 240 young adults (120 Males and 120 Females), individually. Descriptive statistic (mean; standard deviations) and t- ratios were computed to compare the two groups in terms of significance of mean differences male students have been found scoring significantly high on Human, Sex, Movement, Most Typical, Typical, Rejection, Hostility- aggression scales of SIS-II than their counterpart females. Whereas females have scored significantly high on Pathological Anatomy, Depression, and Paranoid scales. Pages: 522-526Manju Rani and Umed Singh (Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana)Vinod Kumar Bhardwaj… Read more Get Access
The impact of internet usage (average/excessive) on quality of life among young adults Pages: 527-530 Swati Gupta (Clinical Psychology, AIPS, Amity Univesrity, Noida, U.P.) Roopali Sharma (AIPS, Amity University, Noida, U.P.) Nowadays Internet has become a part of life in all age groups but it has prominently playing a role in the life of youngsters and affecting their Quality of Life .Internet has both the positive as well as negative effects on the life style of young adults and to the level they are engaging in internet activities can influence their life style .The present study explores the relationship between the impact of internet usage (excessive and average) on quality of life among young adults. A sample of 60 young adults has been selected out of 100 and was selected from Delhi/NCR region, to identify the relationship. A screening test, the Internet Addiction Test (1998), developed by Dr. Kimberly Young to assess the level of internet usage and Quality of Life Scale BREF (2004) developed by World Health Organization. There was no correlation found between the average level of internet usage and quality of life and people who excessively use internet has no effect on their quality of life. But difference was found between the quality of life of average and excessive internet users. The quality of life of average internet users is comparatively better than excessive internet users. Pages: 527-530Swati Gupta (Clinical Psychology, AIPS, Amity Univesrity, Noida, U.P.)Roopali Sharma (AIPS, Amity University, Noida… Read more Get Access
Psychological well-being and quality of parenting among children of single parent family Pages: 531-534 Kiran Sahu (Department of Psychology, G. D. H. G College, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh) Recent evidences suggest that children from single parent families do less well on average than children who live with both the parent. They perform poor in school, obtain fewer years of education and have trouble keeping a steady job as young adults. Current evidence suggests that the loss of contact with parents, economic difficulties, stress, parent adjustment and competence and inter-parental conflict all contribute some degree of difficulties to children and result is in low psychological well-being. Thus the aim of the present study is to find out the association between parenting style and psychological well-being of children of single parent family. For this purpose the sample of 100 (50 children of single parent due to divorce and 50 children of single parent due to death) was taken from the Delhi city. War's (1978) psychological well-being scale and parenting scale of Bharadwaj, Sharma and Garg were used in order to measure psychological well being and parenting style respectively. The significance of difference between two means described that there is not any difference between children of single parent(divorce) and children of single parent(death) on the variables psychological well being and parenting style. The result revealed that parenting style is positively and significantly related with psychological well-being of the children of divorced family as well as children from the single parent due to death. Similar result was obtained for all the styles of the parenting. Thus on the basis of the result it can be said that children having a strong feeling of acceptance, protection, involvement, care and attention from their parents, showed a higher sense of positive orientation towards life therefore high psychological well-being is in result. Pages: 531-534Kiran Sahu (Department of Psychology, G. D. H. G College, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh) Read more Get Access
The coping patterns of fathers and mothers of children with disability: A comparative study Pages: 535-539 Priyanka Behrani and Priyanka Shah (Department of Psychology, The M.S. University of Baroda, Gujrat) In the present study, researcher aims to study the difference between coping pattern of fathers and mothers of children with Intellectual disability, Autism and Down syndrome. The sample comprised of 15 fathers and 15 mothers of children with disability. The data was collected using three tools, the demographic details, COPE and Parental Questionnaire. Data available through Parental Questionnaire was analysed through qualitative analysis; specifically content analyses, whereas data analysis of COPE questionnaire was analysed through SPSS for t test. Differences were found on coping pattern of fathers and mothers of children with disability where Positive reinterpretation and growth coping pattern were used more frequently by fathers and behavioural disengagement coping pattern were used more frequently by mothers of children with disability. Based on content analyses of parental questionnaire it was found that mothers were turning more towards to religious coping whereas fathers are adopting more accepting coping pattern. Pages: 535-539Priyanka Behrani and Priyanka Shah (Department of Psychology, The M.S. University of Baroda, Gujrat) Read more Get Access
Self-concept and academic stress among boys and girls students Pages: 540-542 Lalita Sahu and Meeta Jha (School of Studies in Psychology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, C.G.) Deepak Pandey (NMHS Staff, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur, Chhatistgarh) The aim of the present study was to identify the role of self concept in reducing the academic stress of senior secondary students. The sample comprises of 203 twelfth class students from different government schools from Bilaspur city of Chhattisgarh. There were 103 boys and 100 girls selected on the basis of random sampling technique. Age ranged from 16 years to 18 years. Self-concept scale by Sherry, Verma and Goswami (1998) was used to assess student's self-concept. Academic stress was measured with the help of academic stress scale by Busari (2011). Results of regression analysis reveal that self- concept have been found to be significantly and negatively correlated with academic stress. In addition, no significant difference in the level of academic stress was found across gender. Pages: 540-542Lalita Sahu and Meeta Jha (School of Studies in Psychology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University… Read more Get Access
Self-esteem and academic anxiety of high school students with montessori and traditional method of education Pages: 543-545 Dhiksha. J and Suresh A. (Department of Psychology, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka) Montessori Method of education focuses on students overall development. Montessori Method of education is designed not only to focus on academic skills of the students but also it gives importance for the development of the student's social and behavioral skills. Hence the present study aimed to assess the self-esteem and academic anxiety of students with Montessori and traditional method of education. It was hypothesized that the students of Montessori Method of education have higher self-esteem and lower academic anxiety compared to traditional method of education. In order to verify the above hypothesis a sample of 124 students were selected from the schools which offer education with Montessori (N=60) and traditional method (N=64). Tools used for the study were the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and Academic Anxiety Scale for Children developed by Singh and Sen Gupta. The collected data were subjected to `t` analysis and the major findings of the study revealed that the students of Montessori Method of education has significantly higher self-esteem and significantly lower academic anxiety compared to traditional school students. Pages: 543-545Dhiksha. J and Suresh A. (Department of Psychology, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka) Read more Get Access
Emotional intelligence and achievement motivation: A correlation study Pages: 546-549 Krishan Kumar (Department of Psychology, GHS, Lahli, Ratia, Fatehabad, Haryana) While one tells someone that he is a psychologist or he is studying or research in psychology, then a common question is faced by him why in the same family and with the same dimensional aspects and factors, one touches the zenith of success while his counterpart sibling fail in doing so? Then it is usually discussed that the attributional factor is beyond the Intelligence, and that is Achievement Motivation of oneself. An attribute which direct one to a goal in spite of facing all the adversities and negative consequences. Along with this there is one more variable which is, right now, not so much alien to a common as well as to a scholar, and that is Emotional Intelligence. When Martin Seligman introduced this term to the world no one was so aware to the potential of this simple terminology and the functional meaning of this term. In the present study an attempt is made to see the relationship of both the attributes in life of one. And the role in determining the success in future. For this purpose data is consolidated on a sample of 300 young adult students of professional courses of both sexes. And the result and statistical values and its analysis support the hypothesis. Pages: 546-549Krishan Kumar (Department of Psychology, GHS, Lahli, Ratia, Fatehabad, Haryana) Read more Get Access
Negative cognitive schemata, low self-esteem and anxiety: A theoretical view Pages: 550-552 Aya Abd Allah Gouda Mohammed (Faculty of Arts, Department of Psychology, Helwan University, Egypt) Cognition plays a critical role in the occurrence of neurotic disorders and affects individual self-esteem (Salama,1989). Individuals' beliefs about themselves, other people and the world are formed during childhood. One of the deepest beliefs are core beliefs which are basic, fixed and mostly generalized concepts viewed by the individual as absolute fact. Moreover, core beliefs affect the intermediate layer consisting of hypothesis, attitudes and rules thus affecting individuals' view of the situation which in turn affects their way of thinking, feelings and behaviors (Beck & Beck, 2007). Accordingly, these cognitive levels are the cognitive structure by which individuals interpret the coming information and perceive and appraise situations. Therefore, they affect individuals' self-esteem as self esteem includes both positive and negative attitudes toward the self as an assessment for the self based on the individuals' attitudes and beliefs. Accordingly, if the individuals have negative cognitive structure (beliefs and attitudes), they will have low self-esteem and become more vulnerable to neurotic disorders such as anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder characterized with cognitive structures representing negative subjects towards the self. (Basha & Abd El-Satar, 2015) This research aims to clarify the theoretical relationship between negative cognitive schemata, self-esteem and some neurotic disorders ( e.g., anxiety). Pages: 550-552Aya Abd Allah Gouda Mohammed (Faculty of Arts, Department of Psychology, Helwan University, Egypt) Read more Get Access
Perceived loneliness among elderly people Pages: 553-557 Kiran Sahu (Department of Psychology, G.D.H.G. College, Moradabad, U.P.) Deepika Gupta (Department of Basic Education, U.P.) Loneliness is a complex and usually unpleasant emotional response to isolation or lack of companionship. Loneliness typically includes anxious feelings about a lack of connectedness or communality with other beings, both in the present and extending into the future. As such, loneliness can be felt even when surrounded by other people. The causes of loneliness are varied and include social, mental or emotional factors. The present study explored the level and difference between males and females regarding loneliness. Sample of one-twenty elderly people completed Perceived Loneliness Scale (PLS) questionnaire by Dr. Praveen Kumar Jha. Results showed the significant difference between males and females regarding loneliness but the mean values of males (102.5) and females (104.3) described that elder people experiences high level of loneliness and females showed slightly higher loneliness than males. Pages: 553-557Kiran Sahu (Department of Psychology, G.D.H.G. College, Moradabad, U.P.)Deepika Gupta (Department of Basic Education… Read more Get Access

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