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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
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.
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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.
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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:
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Conflict of Interest Declaration
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The journal does not tolerate any form of research or publication misconduct. Misconduct includes but is not limited to:
- Plagiarism
- Self-plagiarism
- Data fabrication
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- Citation manipulation
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Allegations of misconduct will be investigated following COPE recommendations and may result in rejection, correction, retraction, or notification to the authors’ institutions.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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- 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.
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Studies involving animals must comply with institutional, national, and international ethical guidelines governing animal welfare and experimentation.
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Authors conducting clinical studies should provide details of trial registration and ethical approval where applicable.
Conflict of Interest Policy
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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:
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- Compliance with ethical standards
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- 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
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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.
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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.
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Pages: 305-309 Adolescence is a very crucial phase of life, where the individual copes with an unequalled rate of biological maturation and simultaneously face changes in his/her life in social, sexual, emotional and physical areas. In Adolescents age an individual earns so many new experiences on a daily basis. Such unfamiliar situations often result in new and possibly intense positive and negative emotional reactions. How successfully adolescents are able to cope with these situation demands resilience ability. An individual can enhance their levels of resilience ability which indicate adolescents who can easily find good ways of coping up with everyday difficulties. Therefore the present study was taken up to assess the influence of an intervention program to nurture resilience ability among selected adolescents. The present study was carried out in VIII phases. A total of 100 adolescents (both boys & girls) in the age group of 14-16 years were identified for the study after they were administered the resilience scales of Young and wagnild. These were further divided into experimental and control groups having 50 participants in each group. The experimental groups were exposed to an intervention program on resilience. The study concluded that, the intervention program had influenced the resilience dimension of the respondents in the experimental group. Pages: 305-309Rahul Kumar Singh (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan) |
Pages: 310-314 Sex ratio is an important social indicator to measure the extent of the prevailing equality between males and females in a society at a given point of time. Changes in sex ratio largely reflect the underlying socio-economic and cultural patterns of a society in different ways. The present paper reviews various socio-cultural factors like traditional cultural practices, health practices, food and nutrition, education, awareness about laws, mobility of girls, attitude toward female, son preference, etc. that affect sex ratio and causes health deprivation of girl child. It is concluded that patriarchy manifested in son preference and daughter discrimination reduces the survival chances of girl child. This is reinforced by factors including property inheritance, dowry, high marriage cost and availability of the cheap technology. The results of various studies suggest that there is a need to change the mind set of society about girls their survival and development. Pages: 310-314Kamaljeet Kaur and Vinod Kumari (Department of Sociology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana) |
Pages: 315-318 The aim of present study was to find out gender differences between adolescent girls and boys and their use of Internet (high and low) on personality. All 400 participants of the age group between 16 to 19 years participated in this study, who belonged to Arts, Commerce, and Science colleges from Pune city. They were administered Internet Addiction Test (IAT) by Young(1998) and NEO-Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) by McCrae and Costa (1992). The Mean and SD for girls and boys on internet addiction and sub dimensions of Neo- FFI were calculated. On the basis of Median split- high scorers and low scorers on IAT test were identified. Personality differences on these groups ( Boys vs. Girls & high vs. low scorer on IAT ) were studied by calculating Means and SD on personality sub-dimensions. The F test was applied to study gender differences on personality dimensions and also to study personality differences between high and low internet addicted adolescents. Results revealed that adolescent girls scored significantly higher on neuroticism, openness to experience and lower on conscientiousness. High internet addicted adolescents scored significantly higher on neuroticism and extraversion and lower on openness to experience and agreeableness than low internet addicted adolescents. Pages: 315-318Arvind Kakulte (Department of Psychology, S. P. College, Pune, Maharrashtra)B. R. Shejwal (Department of… |
Pages: 319-321 Assistive technologies are in widespread use, and their benefits are well recognized and Researches also assert that technology is an influential presence in our society, mediating how we work, play, and communicate. In the last decade, the application of technology to the particular needs of persons with physical challenges has slowly gained momentums. This is developing as a field in its own right. In general parlance, AT is used to enhance and facilitate the autonomy, safety and overall improved quality of life of individuals with visual impairment. Present study was intended to examine the impact of AT on adjustment level of visually impaired participants. Study was conducted on 100 participants using stratified random sampling technique. Nottingham Adjustment Scale was employed to collect data. Significant differences were observed between before and after use of AT. Pages: 319-321Surender Kumar Dhalwal (Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons… |
Pages: 322-325 Food security for a country meant sufficient quantity of essential commodities produced, stored properly and made available to all of the people at all times, especially the under privileged sections. The most important medium through which government ensures food security at micro level is the public distribution system (PDS). Indeed, India's PDS is the world's largest social safety net for food. It operates on the basis of extensive procurement of food grains by the Food Corporation of India on minimum support price terms determined by the Agricultural Prices Commission. Procured product is then distributed through an elaborate national network of Fair Price Shops which sell food grains to poor populations at highly subsidized prices. This has the effect of simultaneously supporting, stabilizing and subsidizing farm incomes for food grain production in a small number of net exporting states Punjab, Haryana, and Andhra Pradesh generating a net welfare benefit to poor consumers in other parts of the country, who are able to obtain food grains at below-market price. However, in the 1990s, two major changes were introduced to the PDS, these were: The Revised PDS (RPDS) and the Targeted PDS (TPDS). A two-tier card system was introduced in order to represent a distinction between above and below poverty line cardholders. Each household was allocated to one of the following three categories and was accordingly given a PDS card which specified their entitlements for food grain subsidies. These categories were 'Above Poverty Line' (APL), 'Below Poverty Line' (BPL) and 'Antodaya Anna Yojana' (AAY) cards. This paper tries to to analyse the food security condition of the country during the last few decades and the working of PDS with some macro measures. But in India, the working PDS and government policies have not been successful in achieving food security at the desired level. There is a need for certain reforms in procurement and distribution for better functioning of PDS, i.e., decentralization of procurement and distribution, involving panchayats in PDS. Pages: 322-325Subhash Chander and Savita Vermani (Department of Sociology, CCS Haryana, Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana)Ashok… |
Pages: 326-332 Workplace bullying has been an area of interest to psychologists, and it has been nearly 30 years since research has begun in this particular field. Our study collects and compiles the vast extant of literature available in this area and tries to examine the possible antecedents and consequences of workplace bullying and the possible interventions to counter the outcomes of bullying at the workplace, at an individual level and organizational level. We further examine the lacunae in the research and explore what further avenues can be probed in the research area of workplace bullying. Pages: 326-332Rohinton Ikal and Surendra Kumar Sia (Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry) |
Pages: 333-341 Objective-The study aimed at seeing the linkage between Indian adolescents' television viewing and their quality of sibling and peer relationship. The study sample consisted of male and female children (N=400) aged between 12 to 15 years with mean age of 13 years. It was hypothesized that heavy viewers of TV (watching > 3 hours of television) would be significantly higher on the conflict, rivalry, perceived relative status dimensions of sibling relationship than the light viewers. Adolescents' higher exposure to informative programs will be positively related to warmth dimensions of sibling relationship. Heavy viewers of television will be significantly higher on conflict dimension of peer relationship than the light viewers of television. Method-Television viewing was measured by Television viewing patterns questionnaire by Nanglu and Banth (2006) in terms of the number of hours spent viewing television and the type of content viewed by the individual, i.e., (entertainment, informative, sports, & violent programs). Sibling relationship was measured by (Furmon et al., 1985) and peer relationship was measured by Friendship qualities scale (Bukowski et al., 1994). The respondents were divided in to heavy (> 3 hours /day) and light viewers (< 3 hours /day) on the basis of the reported daily television viewing time. The data was analyzed by t-ratio and regression analysis. Results- Television-viewing pattern is not affecting the sibling relationship on the dimensions of warmth, conflict, perceived relative status and rivalry. Light viewers are significantly high on security dimension of peer relationship as compared to heavy viewers. Regression analysis indicated total 12.2 % of variance is predicted in the sibling relationship and peer relationship by the viewing of the informative, sports programs and horror/violent programs. Conclusion-This is indicative of the fact that the extent of television viewing and content of television viewing influences the quality of adolescents' sibling and peer relationship. Pages: 333-341Shilpi Nanglu (Defense Institute of Psychological Research, DRDO, New Delhi) |
Pages : 342-344 Panchayati Raj System is best suited to our rural needs and administration. It is a right step towards devaluation and decentralization of power. It deserves all help and encouragement as it is a truly representative and democratic system. As a fit and effective instrument of self-governance, it is matchless. Now, Panchayati Raj institutions are there in almost all the Indian States with three tier arrangement at village, block and district levels. The present study was conducted in Fatehabad district of Haryana. Therefore 200 respondents constituted the sample for the study. The findings indicated that the respondents who were highly exposed to mass-media had high level awareness as compared to those who were less exposed. The maximum numbers of the respondents had low level of social participation. This group of respondents had low awareness than the respondents who belonged to high social participation group. If social participation level of the respondents increases the awareness among respondents also increases. Pages : 342-344Sunil Kumar and Subhash Chander (Department of Sociology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar… |
Pages: 345-351 Research on home based problem behavior interventions is scarce in Indian settings. This cross sectional random survey aims to identify barriers or facilitators in parent mediated problem behavior interventions for their children. Targeting 78 children between 3-12 years, data was collected as frequency counts of felt, expressed or reported nature, type and extent of challenges, difficulties and issues by respective parents as therapeutic agents. Among their listed 36 types of 918 difficulties, 21 types of 507 issues are linked to service recipients themselves, followed by those viewed as due to the intervention process (Types, 10; N, 293) and few attributed to problems in service providers (Types, 5; N, 118). Disagreements between parents in prioritizing problem behaviors, perception that behavior intervention programs are time consuming, that there is minimal support from spouse and family, or that they expect instantaneous solutions are the most serious barriers. Some parents express hardships in record keeping, admit to pressure of daily routine in caring their unaffected children, the long wait involved in securing appointment from service providers, and the burden of travelling to avail professional help. Follow up and maintenance efforts during planning behavior interventions must necessarily take note of these findings to optimize positive developments in children. Pages: 345-351S. Venkatesan (Department of Clinical Psychology, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Manasagangothri… |
Pages: 352-355 The purpose of the study is to assess and find out significance difference of college going girls graduate from boys of similar education in terms of personality, adjustment and emotional intelligence. A total sample of 60 out of which 30 boys and 30 girls of College going graduates were selected from different colleges of Chandigarh using purposive and consecutive sampling method. The study was conducted at Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh. All the participants were administered: 1. Eysenck's personality questionnaire 2. Adjustment inventory of college students and 3. Emotional intelligence scale to assess their personality, adjustment and emotional intelligence of them. The result found Boys and Girls in College going graduates has similar personality traits and adjusted as no significant difference between the two groups found in the areas of emotion, home, education, social and health. Likewise, when concern about emotional intelligence both the group has similar nature of emotional intelligence in all the domains like- own emotion, regulation, social skills, utilization optimism and other emotions. It can be concluded from this study that both boys and girls in college going graduates has similar pattern of personality traits, girls are also adjusted well as much as boys in all the domains of adjustment and also has equal emotional intelligence like boys. Pages: 352-355Thiyam Kiran Singh, Priyanka Pandey, Abhishek Mahajan, and Sakshi Kaushik (Department of Clinical Psychology… |
Pages: 356-360 Severe Acute Malnutrition, both medical and social disorder, is specifically associated with loss of body fat and wasting of skeletal muscles. Besides, socio-economic and poor economic conditions factors viz. poverty, social exclusion, poor public health, lack of exclusive breast feeding are leading causes for occurrence of SAM. Infants are most vulnerable as their nutritional needs are higher for growth and development. Till 70s case-fatality rates for SAM were higher, but, with the laying down of WHO guidelines there were drastic improvements. Under these guidelines, besides medical treatment, importance of environment and psychosocial interventions was also stressed upon. Later, a community-based model was laid down which was basically a framework for an integrated public-health response to acute malnutrition, treating most patients as outpatients and reserving inpatient care for patients with complications. These guidelines were well accepted and adopted nationally and internationally. This approach management was divided into initial, rehabilitation and follow-up phases and has been found very effective in reducing SAM mortality. Therefore with an effective community based program for early detection and treatment, most children with SAM can be cared for at home itself and these community care centres can be reserved for children with SAM with medical complications. Pages: 356-360Neeru (Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Chandigarh) |
Pages: 361-364 Parenting of disabled children is a big challenge. Some parents may not take care of happiness and health of their disabled children while taking care of them. Disabled children need positive environment, extra care and affection that foster their physical, emotional and social growth. Often parents are not capable enough to fulfill their needs; hence they feel guilt, sorrow, denial and anger which results stress in family, and effects negatively to disabled children. A disabled child possesses low confidence level and suffers from adjustment related problems also and to this manifestation, the situation becomes very difficult for parents to nurture them properly and inculcate values. It seems plausible that motivation for disabled children may enhance their confidence level; whereas parent's balanced coping strategies may help them better nurture and improve the family life. Thus this paper emphasizes on two points; first, it tries to assess the mental situation of disabled children and parents and secondly it recommend that what should be the motivational pattern for disabled children and coping strategy for parents. Pages: 361-364Sangita Kumari (ICSSR, Doctoral Fellow, Division of Social Psychology, A. N. Sinha Institute of… |
Pages: 365-367 Our sense of identity has so much bearing on our individual and social behavior. How we perceive ourselves and others determine the extent we like or dislike ourselves or others. To understand identity formation and consequent discrimination we need to focus on perception. Perception is formed as a result of our experiences; the way we experience events and behavior of significant others. It is evident throughout human history that some people treat “others” with disdain and contempt. The world has witnessed great amount of violence as a result of prejudice and discrimination. Discrimination can be seen as a result of perception of narrow view of identity of others. In the present paper an attempt is made to understand the idea of perception and identity as well as their relation with peace and violence. A possibility of a peaceful society is also discussed. Pages: 365-367D. P. Pawar (Department of Psychology, Bhonsala Military College, Nashik)M. A. Bhardwaj (Department of… |
Pages: 368-375 The history of sex therapy as a discipline is relatively brief (Leiblum & Rosen, 1989). From the start of the twentieth century until the late 1960s, sexual dysfunction was typically treated within a psychoanalytic framework (Rosen & Weinstein, 1988) as were most psychological problems (Comer, 1995). As such, treatment consisted of long-term, individual psychotherapy to unmask the underlying (& often unconscious) intra psychic conflicts that manifested themselves as disruption of "healthy" or "mature" sexual functioning. In contrast to this dominant perspective, a few clinicians (e.g., Lazarus, 1971; Obler, 1973; Wolpe, 1958) explicitly applied behavioral principles in the treatment of sexual dysfunction, but such approaches were not the norm prior to the 1970s. In this review article try to collect therapeutic approach in sex therapy in psychiatric patients as well as normal population. Pages: 368-375Dinesh Niak (N.V.P. Mondals Arts, Science & Commerce College, Lasalgaon, Nasik, Mahrashtra) |
Pages: 376-381 The Strengths Perspective in social work came to the fore in the latter half of the twentieth century and emerged from the work of Dennis Saleebey, Ann Weick, Charles Rapp, Patrick Sullivan, and Walter Kisthardt at the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare. In the following years, the strengths approach to case management has been used as an intervention for people diagnosed with different disorders and with various populations. While literature shows that the approach is successful, it also notes that an assessment of strengths is a pre-requisite for strengths based interventions. Scales to measure strengths have been developed and yet the strengths based approach is not as widely used as it could be. This paper reviews the existing quantitative strengths based scales and elucidates the need for a new standardized strengths based scale. Pages: 376-381Manasi Oza (Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro… |
Pages: 382-387 Stress reactions occur when an environmental event taxes one's ability to cope. The study investigated the relationship of stress with conduct and achievement. A sample of 60 students (14-18 years) from Government schools was incidentally selected. Stress was measured with the help of a scale by (Tubesing & Tubesing, 1983) which assesses symptoms of physical, emotional and mental stress. Conduct was assessed in terms of the judgment of class teacher on a bipolar adjective checklist developed by the researcher about different behaviours of the student like punctuality, perseverance etc. Average marks obtained by a student throughout one academic session was used as a measure of academic achievement. The results revealed higher level of stress, specially emotional stress among male adolescents as compared to females; better conduct and academic achievement by females. Mental stress was found to be negatively correlated with achievement for both but with conduct for females only. Overall stress was found to be significantly negatively correlated with achievement in females; positive correlation between conduct and academic achievement was found. The study implies that out of different forms of stress, mental stress has more deleterious impact on academic achievement of adolescents; although females have been found to be higher in good conduct, mental stress undermines it too. Findings suggest a need for training of teachers and parents to help their wards in developing the skills to manage mental stress. Pages: 382-387Priyanka Gautam and Madhurima Pradhan (Department of Psychology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh) |
Pages: 388-390 Entry into adolescence brings lot of internal and external changes and due to these changes an early adolescent is vulnerable to depressive feelings. There is also a new found shift in their internal circadian rhythms, which is towards eveningness from morning type. So, the present study was conducted to investigate the relation of morningness-eveningness and depressive symptoms with risk taking behaviours among early adolescents. For this purpose a sample of 218 students (boys=106, girls=112) of age 13-14 yrs was drawn from different Sr. Sec. Schools of Moga. To obtain the required data self assessment questionnaires i.e. Adolescent Risk Behaviour Questionnaire (ARQ), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) and Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) were administered on the sample. From the results it was found that morningness-eveningness is significantly negatively correlated with risk taking behaviours and depressive symptoms are significantly positively correlated with risk behaviours. Further it was found that both morningness-eveningness (β= -.60, t= 10.8, p<.01) and depressive symptoms (β= .26, t= 4.7, p<.01) significantly predicted 64% variance (R2= .64, F= 190.7, P<.01) in risk taking behaviours in the selected sample. Pages: 388-390Parampreet Kaur and Suninder Tung (Department of Psychology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar ) |
Pages: 391-394 Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a result of various pathopysiological stages, and malnutrition is directly linked with the severity of ALD. Malnutrition is caused due to the substitution of calories from alcohol for calories from food and the other contributory factors are malabsorption and maldigestion of nutrients from the gut. Complete abstinence from alcohol is the only remedial therapy for ALD patients. Proper nutritional management along with appropriate supportive treatment modalities effectively helps in reducing complications linked with ALDspecifically infection. In many malnourished patients, nutrition plays a significant role in the treatment of ALD. Therefore, nutrition therapy for ALD patients should be planned on an assessment of their complications, nutritional state, and dietary intake. Branched-chain amino acids, zinc, vitamin and mineral supplementation, medium chain triglycerides, vegetable protein and probiotics are considered for effective nutritional utilization. Pages: 391-394Tripti and Karuna Singh (Department of Food Technology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh) |
Pages: 395-397 Violence among children has always been a topic of interest to many social scientists, and bullying behavior has grown out of this field. Bullying has been for many years a vastly researched area in other countries and is now a very quickly growing topic of interest in social research in the United States. The prevalence of school bullying has been investigated in many countries and victimization rates range from 5 percent to 41.6 percent depending on the instrument and method employed, as well as the sample involved. In almost all countries, most of the bullying targeted against primary and secondary school children takes the form of 'general name calling'. Other common types are relational and physical bullying. Boys are more likely than girls to be physically victimized. The present paper review on the factors affecting bullying behaviors among school children Pages: 395-397Taruna (Department of Psychology, Singhania University, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan)V. N. Yadav (Department of Psychology, Govt… |
Pages: 398-401 The purpose of the present study is to find out the gender differences in parental encouragement and mental health among students. Total sample consisted of 200 male and female students with the age range of 16-24. Mental health inventory and parental encouragement scale were administered for data collection. Score were analyzed by t-test and correlation technique was applied to investigate the gender differences and relationship between parental encouragement and mental health. Results indicated that female students have better parental encouragement and mental health in comparison to male students. There is significant positive correlation between parental encouragement and mental health in the group of male students but in the group of female students the correlation found between mental health and parental encouragement was not significant. Pages: 398-401Ritu Modi (Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad) |
Pages: 402-404 The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between well-being and locus of control among employees in private sectors. Subjects for sample have been selected from private companies and institutions situated in Meerut city with the help of purposive and quota sampling technique. The sample consisted of 120 male and female employees, working in private sectors. Data was obtained with standardized inventories and analyzed with mean, standard deviation and t-test. Obtained result indicated the positive correlation between well-being and locus of control. It means, that Internally- oriented people tend to have higher score on well-being and externally oriented people show lower well-being. Internally oriented people tend to have higher scores on 'personal growth' and 'purpose in life' which are two distinct facets of well-being out of six. Pages: 402-404Shubhi Sharma (Master of Business Administration, Amity University, Noida)R. P. Juyal (Department of Economics… |
Pages: 405-409 The present investigation was conducted to explore the level of frustration found to be associated with street children and school children The present study was conducted on a sample of 60 street children and school children including all male children, age ranging between 08 to 15 years by employing two-group design to measure various types of frustration, such as regression, fixation, resignation and aggression. Therefore, Frustration Test by Chauhan and Tiwari was used. The mean scores on the whole sample of street children and school children on frustration and factors of frustration such as regression, fixation, resignation and aggression were found to be significantly greater on street children than the school child ren. The obtained 't' ratio was found to be significant at 0.01 level of confidence. Pages: 405-409V. R. Shinde (Department of Psychology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune)N. V. Deshmukh (Department… |
Pages: 410-416 The study examines the mediating effect of social support in the relationship between residential crowding and psychological distress among dormitory residents. We collected data from 227 university students who were staying in quadrupled dormitories, by using three self report measures. Confirmatory Factor Analysis was carried out to develop the measurement model. The CFA of residential crowding scale suggested a single factor model instead of a four factor model. The three dimensional social support scale were turned into two dimensional. As well as, the ten item psychological distress scale retained eight items. Furthermore, the mediation analysis carried out using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) reports that social support mediates the relationship between crowding and psychological distress. Our findings provide a basis for future interventions and practical implications. Pages: 410-416Neethu P. S. and Surendra Kumar Sia (Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry) |
Pages: 417-421 The present research focuses on academic achievement among adolescents in relation to parent-child relationship. The sample for the study comprised of 100 adolescents i.e. 50 boys and 50 girls in the age group of 14 to 16 years. The entire sample was drawn from the various public schools of Shimla town of Himachal Pradesh. Parent Child relationship scale (Nalini Rao, 1989) and academic achievement was assessed on the basis of total scores of annual examination was administered on the selected sample of boys and girls. T-test was carried out to see the significance of difference between boys and girls on academic achievement. Furthermore, correlation and regression analysis was employed to find out the effect of parent-child relationship on academic achievement. Results indicated that adolescent boys and girls share different relationship with their parents and this relationship affect their academic achievement. Overall, boys scored higher on academic achievement as compare to girls. Neglection and object punishment from father have a significant relation with the academic achievement of boys. On the other hand, protection from fathers has a significant and positive relation with the academic achievement of girls. Pages: 417-421Gayatri Raina and Pooja Verma (Department of Psychology, H. P. University, Summer Hill, Shimla) |
Pages: 422-426 Teachers' attitude toward inclusion plays an important role in the education of special children. An attitude may include cognitive, affective and behavioural components. The aim of this paper is to explore the intensity of attitude (positive or negative) of secondary school teachers towards inclusive education. The other objectives are to find out the difference in attitude between male and female; less experienced and more experienced, science and social science and trained and untrained teachers. The data was collected from 200 secondary school teachers by using survey method. A standardised attitude scale was used for this purpose. The results indicate that average attitude of secondary school teachers towards inclusive education was moderate. Female, less-experienced, social science and trained teachers were found to have more positive attitude towards inclusive education as compared to male, more experienced, science and untrained teachers. Thus, there is need to mould the attitude of male, more experienced and science teachers through training and education. Pages: 422-426Ramesh Sandhu (Department of Education, C. R. College of Education, Hisar, Haryana ) |