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Pages: 278-282
Vineet Kumar and Sandeep Kumar (Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Utter Prasesh)

Research on workplace spirituality has gained momentum from last two decades. It has been identified among the crucial factors which lead to organizational development in terms of productivity and efficiency at workplace. The aim of this study is to provide a systematic and comprehensive appraisal on various constructs affecting workplace spirituality domain. More than hundred research papers on workplace spirituality were downloaded from Google Scholor, Scopus, NIH, and other online journals, were reviewed. The comparative appraisal revealed that those organisations which adapted to workplace spirituality functioning obtained high productivity, low turnover rates, edge over competitors, etc as compared to others which lacked in spiritual development of employees. Moreover, the review also identified that workplace spirituality is instrumental in maintaining work-life balance to overcome workplace stress and leads to several positive outcomes both at personal and organisational levels.
Pages: 278-282 Vineet Kumar and Sandeep Kumar (Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Utter Prasesh)
Pages: 273-277
Hardeep (Department of Commerce, Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana)
Vijender Pal Saini and Suresh Bhaker (HSB, Guru Jhambheswar University of Science &Technology, Hisar)

The aim of the study is to explore the dimensions of performance appraisal system in selected private ceramic tiles companies. In this research, top six private ceramic tiles companies namely H R Jhonsons, Kajaria, Somany, Nitco, Asian, and ORIENT are covered. A total of 300 respondents are approached. Further, factor analysis is used to explore the dimensions of performance appraisal system. Calculations are made with the help of Microsoft Word and SPSS software package.
Pages: 273-277 Hardeep (Department of Commerce, Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana) Vijender Pal Saini and Suresh Bhaker…
Pages: 270-272
Suman Saini (University Library, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana )
Pooja Saini (University College of Education, Kurukeshtra University, Haryana)

The present paper expresses corporate attitude by Credit Rating information Services of India, (CRISIL), Investment information & Credit Rating Agency (ICRA), Credit Analysis and Research Ltd. (CARE) , SMERA (the first credit rating agency in India and ONICRA (which is especially for individual, small and medium enterprises). It expresses how ICRA, CARE and CRISIL work and give rating to the different companies so that the rating will be helpful for the issuers or investors. Rating can be negative or positive and its meaning. The objective of this lesson is to apprise the readers about the concept, meaning, types, forms, and process of credit rating in context of Indian situation.
Pages: 270-272 Suman Saini (University Library, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana ) Pooja Saini (University College of Education, Kurukeshtra…
Pages: 267-269
Fatemeh Sattar (Zeynab Preschool University of Humanities Degree, Iran)

The aim of this study was to find solutions to the fundamental principles of divine religions is to prevent criminal acts. Crime prevention discussions raised in it from the perspective of criminology, always one of the most important issues and common among criminologists, sociologists, psychologists and general criminal political science and sociology have been criminal. With the increasing development and expansion of human societies, the question has occupied the minds of criminologists psychology and how it can be prevented individuals from the criminal acts? Over the centuries many social reformers were able to answer the question! But the foundations of the divine religions as the great religion of Islam could have proven answers to these questions. However, the approach to religious texts, religious and appeal to them to prevent crime, not a long history, because secular world plagued mankind for centuries that no matter how important their work is done.
Pages: 267-269 Fatemeh Sattar (Zeynab Preschool University of Humanities Degree, Iran)
Pages: 264-266
Poonam Singh (Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi)

Performance appraisal is one of the most complex and controversial management techniques. Participatory performance appraisal system is an essential and proven attribute of an effective appraisal system. This article summarizes the conceptual foundation for participation including its intrinsic motivational values, expansion of available information and opportunity to interject employee voice. The moderating role of goal setting and feedback in enhancing participation effectiveness has been outlined. The article also tried to explain the factors that attenuate the effectiveness of participations including lack of training, absence of rater accountability strategies, and organizational and supervisory resistance to honest supervisory feedback.
Pages: 264-266 Poonam Singh (Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi)
Pages: 262-263
Dhanabati Devi Ningombam (Department of Education, Sikkim University, Gangtok)
Nutankumar S. Thingujam (Department of Psychology, Sikkim University, Gangtok, Sikkim)

Technological advancement has made teaching and learning much easier. However, teachers' role in students' life can't be undermined. The purpose of the present study is to examine if students' perceived academic support from the teacher is related to different personality traits of the students. Seventy three students (females = 33) in Xth standard in Manipur responded to standardized measures of personality (John & Srivastava, 1999) and perceived teacher academic support (Chen, 2008). The results showed that students' perception of the teachers' academic support was correlated positively and significantly with extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness but insignificant with neuroticism and openness to experience of the students. The results are discussed on the basis of the importance of training students in acquiring certain personality traits in order to receive greater academic support from the teachers.
Pages: 262-263 Dhanabati Devi Ningombam (Department of Education, Sikkim University, Gangtok) Nutankumar S. Thingujam (Department of Psychology…
Pages: 259-261
Yogita Jiwane (Disha College, Raipur, Chhatisgarh)
K. Nagamani (Kalyan P.G. College, Bhilai Nagar, Chhatisgarh)

The present study aims to find out the main and interactional effect of defence mechanism and background variables locale (2), gender (2) on self expression of high school students. The study was conducted on a sample of 300 high school students. Stratified purposive sampling technique was used to data collection. 2x2x2 factorial design was used to see the main and interactional effect. Locale, gender and defence mechanism were the independent variable whereas scores on self expression was the dependent variable. Defence mechanism Inventory developed by N.R.Mrinal and Uma Mrinal was used. This inventory consist 200 items. It measure five dimensions of defence mechanism and self expression Inventory developed by Verma and Usha Mishra was used to measure two dimensions of self expression. The Result revealed that the three way interactional effect between locale*gender*defence mechanism on self Expressions of high school students have not been found to be significant.
Pages: 259-261 Yogita Jiwane (Disha College, Raipur, Chhatisgarh) K. Nagamani (Kalyan P.G. College, Bhilai Nagar, Chhatisgarh)
Pages: 254-258
Sunaina Kaur Maan and Dinesh Nagar (Department of Psychology, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh)

The main objective of the present study was to construct the emotional intelligence scale and to examine its relationship with academic performance among higher secondary students. The random sampling technique was used to select one hundred and nineteen students who were in the eleventh standard. The survey instrument was prepared wherein a large number of items based on the contemporary theoretical model of emotional intelligence were prepared. The academic performance was assessed on the basis of CGPA scores and performance satisfaction of students. The principal components factor analysis was performed which indicated evidence of five factors which were labeled as self-awareness, self- motivation, managing relation and empathy, mood management and self enhancement. The total scale explained 39% of variance wherein the individual components explained 16, 10, 6, 4 and 3 % of variance respectively. The correlation results indicated that of the five components of emotional intelligence self-awareness and self-motivation predicted academic performance while managing relationship and mood management failed to predict academic performance. Finally, self enhancement predicted previous academic scores and performance satisfaction relative to friends. Implications of the study are discussed.
Pages: 254-258 Sunaina Kaur Maan and Dinesh Nagar (Department of Psychology, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh)
Pages: 250-253
Atanu Kumar Dogra (Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata)
Soheli Datta (Clinical Psychologist, Kolkata)
Anindita Mukherjee (Clinical Psychologist, Institute of Neuroscience, Kolkata)
Bidisha Saha (Rehabilitation, Psychologist, Kolkata)

Choice of career is one of the important tasks in adolescent developmental process. The present study aims to find out the relationship between attitude toward and competence of career maturity and different dimensions of personality, home and school environment among adolescents. The sample comprised 200 girls of 14-15 years, single child, from English medium schools, urban residence, nuclear family type and hailing from Bengali Hindu religion. On each of them, Indian adaptation of Career Maturity Inventory (Gupta, 1989), School Environment Inventory (Mishra, 1983), Home Environment Inventory (Mishra, 1989) and Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (Eysenck, 1975) were administered. Data were analyzed using product moment correlation coefficient. There is a significant relationship between extraversion (positively), cognitive encouragement, creative stimulation, acceptance (positively) components of school environment and Control, punishment components of home environment (negatively) with that of attitude toward career maturity and all dimensions of competency in career decision making. Deprivation of privileges from home is negatively related with all dimensions of competency in career maturity among adolescents.
Pages: 250-253 Atanu Kumar Dogra (Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata) Soheli Datta (Clinical Psychologist, Kolkata) Anindita…
Pages: 246-249
Anwaar Mohyuddin and Iqra Rehman (Department of Anthropology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan)

This research paper entitled “problems for the women in their career choices” deals with the research finding regarding the problems faced by the working especially who are on the verge of their career choices. The major source of these problems is inequality, lack of awareness, media and family issues. During their career choice, decision making and proper analysis are very important factors. Self actualization is another major factor, which is not properly taken care of. Now a day's everything is on the capabilities and aptitude so somehow it is problems are getting resolved. A woman needs support and families are also supporting them. Significant relationship between major selection and career related decision making implied the selection of main field should correspond with the career planning process. The data presented in this paper were collected through qualitative anthropological techniques. In-depth interviews were conducted in Quaid i Azam University Islamabad. The target population was the girls who were just to complete their education and were planning their careers and for that matter 15 respondents were chosen by using the convenience sampling method.
Pages: 246-249 Anwaar Mohyuddin and Iqra Rehman (Department of Anthropology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan)
Pages: 242-245
Arvind K Birdie and Kuldeep Kumar (IIMT School of Management (Vedatya), Gurgaon, Haryana)

With the change in workforce diversity by increasing number of women entering workforce the dynamics of behavior in organizations is changing. The present paper studies the relationship between organizational commitment, job involvement and work life balance in working women in different professions under public and private sector. The participants of the study were 120 working women from various professions i.e., media house (N=40), doctors(N=40), call centres (N=40) in Delhi NCR. The mean age was 34.21 years (SD=4.83) range is 25 to 45 years. The data have been measured by using Quality of Working life (QWL) Scale, Job Involvement Scale by Santosh Dhar, Upinder Dhar and Srivastava and Organizational Commitment (Mowday, Steers, & Porter,1979). Two way analysis of variance was employed to analyze the data. Results revealed significant difference in work life balance of different profession . Job involvement was found to be high in Doctors. Private workers seem to be highly involved in their jobs. Organizational commitment of doctors was significantly different (p<.01) from other professions.
Pages: 242-245 Arvind K Birdie and Kuldeep Kumar (IIMT School of Management (Vedatya), Gurgaon, Haryana)
Pages: 237-241
Shivani Bhambri and Anuradha Sharma (Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences, Amity University, Noida, U.P.)

The present research paper provides an overview of Rejection Resilience and well being of Indian women. The sample of the study consists of 200 Indian working and Indian non working women (100 each). Sample was collected in Delhi. Rejection was determined with the help of RS-Adult Questionnaire Rejection Sensitivity developed by Berenson, Gyurak, Downey, and Ayduk. Resilience was determined with the help of resilience scale developed by Wagnild young and well being was determined by scale of psychological well being developed by Carol Ryff. The results revealed that there is relation between rejection and resilience on the well being of Indian women. Research indicates that experiencing rejection from Family or society increases the risk of suffering various mental health and behavioral problems. Therefore, this research investigated factors that contributed to the resilience of Indian women. Well being is multidimensional encompassing all aspects of human life. The paper presents the main findings from the literature on the rejection, resilience and well being of Indian women. Although well being is important in terms of human health that is mentally, physically and spiritually. The paper also shows that how resilience helps us in keeping our well being intact.
Pages: 237-241 Shivani Bhambri and Anuradha Sharma (Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences, Amity University…
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