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Pages: 418-422
Surendra Kumar Sia (Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry)

The Congruence of Psychological Contract Questionnaire was developed to assess the level of compatibility in the psychological contracts held by employees. Though there are few tools used for psychological contract, we don't come across with any in Indian context. Therefore a sincere attempt has been made by the researcher to fulfill that objective. Based upon the dimensions outlined through the interview with university employees, items were generated from literature. The split half reliability coefficient of the questionnaire was found out to be .72. Exploratory factor analysis of 34-item pool yielded a 24-item measure with three distinct factors namely congruence in role, congruence in power and congruence in culture.
Pages: 418-422 Surendra Kumar Sia (Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry)
Pages: 412-417
Sayeeda Shaheen (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P.)

The present study examined the impact of perfectionism and self-efficacy on psychological distress among adolescents. The sample was comprised of N=200 eleventh grade students (100 boys and 100 girls) from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. Student responded three scales, the Almost Perfect Scale-Revised (APS-R), General Self-Efficacy ScaleHindi Version (GSES-H), and PGI Health Questionnaire, for measuring perfectionism, self-efficacy, and psychological distress respectively. Data were analyzed by using t-test, correlation and regression analysis. Result of t-test found that significant difference exist only psychological distress, female adolescents showed more psychological distress as compare to their male counterparts. In correlation, discrepancy of perfectionism was significant positive relationship with psychological distress while negative relationship found between self-efficacy and psychological distress among adolescents. Furthermore, self-efficacy was significant positive relationship with standard and order of perfectionism, while it was negative relationship with discrepancy of perfectionism. Regression analysis found discrepancy of perfectionism and low self-efficacy were significant predictors of psychological distress among adolescents.
Pages: 412-417 Sayeeda Shaheen (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P.)
Pages: 407-411
Arief Rachman Badrudin, Ing. H. Soewarto Hardienata and Rita Retnowati (Study Program of Educational Management, Pakuan University, Bogor, West Java Province Indonesia)

This study aimed to examine the phenomena of senior high school teachers' performance in Bogor which is said to be lucking in organizational culture, leadership, and work motivation. The study is quantitative by methodology, using questionnaires as data collection instruments. The population of the study was civil servant high school teachers in Bogor, in a population of 563 a sample of 226 was taken using Slovin's formula, to ensure representativeness of the sample, proportional random sampling technique was applied. The statistical technique applied in processing the primary data obtained from the respondents was path analysis technique using decomposition path model analysis. Decomposition model is used to test the influence of the magnitude indicated by the path coefficient on each path diagram of causal relationships between variables X1, X2 and X3 to X4. With the help of (SPSS version, 17.0) data was processed and descriptive results were obtained from the proposed hypothesis, as well as some statistical parametric test of data normality , significance and linearity test performed prior to hypothesis testing.
Pages: 407-411 Arief Rachman Badrudin, Ing. H. Soewarto Hardienata and Rita Retnowati (Study Program of Educational…
Pages: 402-406
Reetinder Brar (Govt. Home Science College, Chandigarh)

The present study was an endeavour to study relationship between Academic stress, Coping strategies, Parental attachment and Social Support of Adolescents. The sample size consisted of 700 adolescents selected randomly. The tools used were Bisht battery of Stress scale ,Ways of Coping Strategies, Inventory of Parent and Peer attachment and Social Support Questionnaire .The results showed that there was significant relationship between variables of Coping Strategies, Parental Attachment and Social Support with Academic Stress.
Pages: 402-406 Reetinder Brar (Govt. Home Science College, Chandigarh)
Pages: 396-401
Rituparna Basak and Anjali Ghosh (Psychology Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata)

In the present scenario with the rapid pace of changes in the society teachers are the yardstick who help schools to adjust with these changes. They are dynamic force of the school. On them rests the most crucial role that is failure or the success of the system. Fulfilment of these crucial roles depends on how perfectly and satisfactorily they do their jobs. This satisfaction is influenced by the stages where the teachers belong i.e. career stages and along with this teachers' belief about their ability to perform a specific task i.e. their self-efficacy. The purpose of this study is to explore relationship of job satisfaction with career stages and self-efficacy in different groups of school teachers selected from different school of Kolkata, India. Another objective is to see whether there any demographic variable play any major role on the job satisfaction of the teachers or not. 160 data were obtained from the school teachers of Kolkata. Career Stage Scale developed by McCormick, & Barnett, (2008) and Paula Lester's Teacher job satisfaction questionnaire (1987) were used in the study. Results showed that job satisfaction is significantly and positively correlated with different career stages and self-efficacy. Hierarchical regression analysis indicated that job satisfaction can be significantly predicted by self-efficacy and most of the career stages. This study indicated an impact of different career stages on job satisfaction of school teachers and showed teachers in stocktaking stage are highly satisfied with their jobs. This study also highlighted importance of self-efficacy on job satisfaction. Teachers who have high self-efficacy beliefs are highly satisfied with their job. It helps to understand the importance of different demographic factors and the background reasons on job satisfaction of teachers.
Pages: 396-401 Rituparna Basak and Anjali Ghosh (Psychology Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata)
Pages: 393-395
Neha (HR Executive, Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.)

Lots of organizations still struggle with the global market crisis, therefore these companies are in search of ways to obtain or enhance their competitive advantage more than ever. Utilizing the right strategic tools to increase the organizational chances on the market is a necessity to overcome any possible problems. Competitive advantage can be gained by fostering the organizational resources whereas human capital plays a central role. Social media turns out to be a pre-eminent medium to use as a strategic tool to foster the human capital.
Pages: 393-395 Neha (HR Executive, Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.)
Pages: 391-392
Garima Yadav (Department of Psychology, Dronacharya Govt. College, Gurgaon, Haryana)

Individuals put the blame of their life events either on themselves or on others. Mostly for everything positive, one would like to take the credit and for all the wrongdoings elements like fate, luck, others' intentions are put into the picture. In few cases both are posed as the factors of an events' occurrence. Different situations and environments like family, work, play shows different ways an individual deals with these events. It is also a direct contributor of professional choice and the overall personality.
Pages: 391-392 Garima Yadav (Department of Psychology, Dronacharya Govt. College, Gurgaon, Haryana)
Pages: 386-390
Vikas Chaudhary (Department of Law, C.R. Law College, Hisar, Haryana)

In the concept of surrogacy the maternity issues seems to be at stake. Surrogate motherhood is defined as, when one woman carried the fertilized egg of another woman. Another type of surrogate motherhood is when a woman contract to carry a child for a couple and then is artificially inseminated with the sperm of husband of the commissioning couple. The surrogate mother uses her own egg in this situation the wife may be capable of producing eggs but has no womb or some other physical impediment which prevent her from carrying child. The surrogacy is used by married couples who are unable to have children due to wife's inability either to conceive or to carry foetus to term. The legitimacy of the child born out of surrogate parenthood is the issue which Indian legislation fails to answer. There is a corridor of uncertainty and haze of confusion regarding the concept of Artificial Insemination Donor (AID). So immediate legislation is the need of the hour.
Pages: 386-390 Vikas Chaudhary (Department of Law, C.R. Law College, Hisar, Haryana)
Pages: 381-385
Sunita Singh, Vinod Kumari and Subhash Chander (Department of Sociology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana)

Gender equality and empowerment of women is recognized globally as a key element to achieve progress in all spheres of life. Democratic decentralization is best bet for good governance. The study was conducted in two districts of Haryana state having highest and lowest female literacy status i.e. Panchkula and Mewat, respectively. Majority of respondents were of middle age, illiterate and primary school educated. Majority of them had entered in PRI for the first time and overwhelming majority had attended training at village and block level. About 80% of them were interested to know more about PRI, their roles and responsibilities and preferred village as venue of training. Majority of respondents were having no knowledge about most of structural aspects of panchayat. Literacy advanced area had clear and positive effect on knowledge level of elected women representatives about structural and functional activities. Younger age respondents were having high knowledge level about most of panchayat activities, structural aspects and decision making. It is suggested that efforts are required for real empowerment of rural women by bringing about an attitudinal change in both men and women.
Pages: 381-385 Sunita Singh, Vinod Kumari and Subhash Chander (Department of Sociology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University…
Pages: 379-380
Sarla Rani (B. P. S. I. T. T. R, BPSMV, Khanpur Kalan, Sonipat, Haryana)

The present paper has as its theme that enables the achievement of equilibrium between work and family. The challenge of work-family balance is without question one of the most significant struggles faced by modern employee or particular women. In the 21st century, new technology and business restructuring are challenging the long established patterns of paid work while imposing new burdens on families, individuals and household. The term work-family balance can mean different things to different persons -and different things to same person at various points in his/her career. Work-family balance should be achieved with the help of psychologically way. If we creating and maintaining supperative and healthy work enviourment. Which will enable employees to have balance between work and personal responsibility and thus strengthen them employee loyalty and productivity. It highlight conflict is pervasive in both the domain, the work domain is seen as a slightly greater source of conflict the family domain.
Pages: 379-380 Sarla Rani (B. P. S. I. T. T. R, BPSMV, Khanpur Kalan, Sonipat, Haryana)
Pages: 374-378
Monika Choudhry (Tika Ram College of Education, Sonepat, Haryana)

The admission Process to nursery classes has been the subject of much controversy in recent years. Private unaided schools, in particular, have come under critical scrutiny for their admission procedures. This issue has been agitating the minds of educationist, parents, jurist and all those concerned with the education of young children as to how the trauma and tension associated with the admission process can be eliminated and a child friendly method evolved. The admission procedures for these very young children between the ages of 3.5 and 5 years after consist of written/oral selection test for children, interview of children, and interview of/interaction with parents. Criteria such as siblings, neighbourhood concept, alumni, profession and educational qualifications of parents are also included by some schools in their admission criteria for short listing of candidates. As there is no common admission procedure for all the private schools of Delhi, each school has been using its own discretion in formulating a procedure and implementing it for selecting children for admission to nursery classes. In doing so, there have often been complaints that procedures used are not transparent and equitable and as a result, many parents felt unfairly treated. Since so much of the future of their children was at stake, these feelings have a legitimacy of their own.
Pages: 374-378 Monika Choudhry (Tika Ram College of Education, Sonepat, Haryana)
Pages: 371-373
Mohammad Ashraf Malik (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP)

The present paper reviews the available evidence on the problems with quality of education among Muslims in India. In this paper an attempt is made to highlight the problems of quality education among Muslims of India. Education plays an important role in making any community developed and advanced. In the modern society education is used as a lever for equalizing economic and other opportunities for people and the quality education nurtures human talent and creativity. Muslims in India are considered educationally backwards as is reported by the Sachar committee (2006) that Muslims are not educationally backward but they are lagging behind, even schedule casts and schedule tribes. So for the upliftment of Muslims especially in the education sector there is need to ascertain the causes and concerns of their educational backwardness and to know the factors that are responsible for the low quality education among Muslims. At last, the author presents some suggestion for the future course action.
Pages: 371-373 Mohammad Ashraf Malik (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP)
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