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Pages: 2014-2018 Value may be considered as a force of act behind or behaviour which comes through socialization and it is transmitted to the next generation with some modification. For example, the categories like, such as instrumental and terminal values have been used by (Rokeach, 97); Occupational values by (Kanungo & Bhatnagar, 1978); socio-cultural values by (Sinha & Sinha, 1997); and work values by (Super, 1970). These are special usage of the term values. For example, it is an individually held conception of what is desirable with respect to one's work activity in an organizational context. It is bedrock of any organizational culture. Work values of managers and workers help in achieving the mission and objectives of any corporate sector. Keeping in view these kinds of positions with regard to eastern and western notion of value preferences for the organizational functioning, the findings clearly indicated toward the lack of validity for such polarities. The interpretation might emerge from the assertion that western values by sanatifying the divisionness of sectional interests have apparently consolidated such institutions as the Union. Since the Eastern cultures lack a historical tradition of recalcitrant labour movement the possibilities exists for management in collectivisitic Asian Societies. |
Pages: 2019-2024 The aim of the present study was to study the causal relationship of narcissism with selfitis and self-esteem among age difference of adolescence (15 years to 18 years) and young adults (22 years to 25 years). On the basis of review of literature two hypotheses are formulated. H1: It is expected that Narcissism, self esteem (SE) and selfitis will be related to each other. H2:It is expected that there will be significant difference between adolescence and young adults on Narcissism, self esteem and selfitis. H3: It is expected that there will be significant difference between males and females on Narcissism, self esteem and selfitis. ANOVA was conducted on all the variables. At the age of adolescence, Females are high on narcissism and selfitis and low on self-esteem but as they enter the age of young adults there show high self-esteem and low narcissism and selfitis. Opposite results are seen in male sample, who are low on narcissism and selfitis and high on self-esteem in their adolescence but in young adulthood, they show a drastic increase in narcissism and selfitis and drastic decrease in self esteem. Hypothesis H1 and H2 are accepted and H3 is rejected. Regression Analysis shows the coffectient of 0.328 which means that the model it 32.8% fit. This research has shown that how narcissism affects selfitis and self-esteem on gender and age differences. |
Pages: 2025-2027 Present study was designed to explore the significant differences on measures of emotional intelligence among Normal Adolescents and Juvenile Delinquents. To realize the main objective of the study, sample of 300 male participants (150= Normal Adolescents and 150= Juvenile Delinquents) with age ranging between 14 to 18 years was included in the study. All participants were administered on Emotional Intelligence Scales (Sharma, 2010) by applying the rules of respective manual. Obtained data was analysed by applying Descriptive Statistics (Mean, SD, SK, KU) and Z-ratios. Descriptive statistics reveal the normalcy of data distribution except some minor discrepancies. Z-ratios depicted that normal adolescents significantly scored higher on all the measures of emotional intelligence, i.e., Self-Awareness (Z=15.10p<.00), Managing Emotions (Z=12.31p<.00), Motivating Oneself (Z=9.70p<.00), Empathy (Z=13.62p<.00) and Handling Relationship (Z=10.27p<.00) as compare to Juvenile Delinquents. Obtained findings depict that adolescents high on emotional intelligence tend to be low on delinquency. Related review of literature also supports the findings of present study. |
Pages: 2028-2034 Mobile phone is a valuable human invention however it is commonly seen that mobile phones are one of the common means of addiction too. The present study aims to explore mobile phone addiction among young male adults and compare their personality traits. Two psychological tools were used to measure the variables taken in the study. Two scales were used Mobile Phone Addiction and NEO Five Factor Inventory on 150 undergraduate students of third year were selected for the study from different colleges of Delhi /NCR region. The study was conducted in two phases. Non probability purposive sampling technique was used to select the two criterion groups (addicted & non-addicted). Data was analyzed with the help of Descriptive and Inferential statistics. Results showed that males with mobile phone addiction were less conscientious, less open to experience and more disagreeable in comparison to males without mobile addiction. The study can serve as a future prospect in the field of cyber and applied social psychology with the purpose of creating awareness among Indian society about harmful consequences of mobile phone addiction. |
Pages: 2035-2039 Though the quest to gain the 'Iron Throne' (phrase popularly used in the TV show Game of Thrones) is common across the country, there are specific instances which make it into news periodically. Goa is one such fragile political space. With the state elections in 2016, the people's mandate was fractured. None of the parties had a magic number to form a full-fledged government. However, before the party with the largest tally Congress could be given the chance to prove the majority, BJP formed the government with the support of independent MLAs and two legislative members of Congress. Congress continued to voice its dismay at being denied the opportunity at government formation. They voiced, urged, and even paraded their MLAs before the Governor seeking a chance to prove majority on various occasions. The deteriorating health of CM Parrikar added fuel to the ongoing power quest. With his demise on March 17, 2019 both parties started indulging in mud fight for power, one to form the government, other to retain. Sawant, a young BJP MLA, was anointed and sworn in as the new chief minister in the early hours of March 19 within 48 hours of former CM's demise. Congress termed this as unconstitutional as BJP has a strength of only 12 MLAs in the House of 40. A study would be interesting to see how the media covered the crisis and voiced public opinion. This study involves content analysis of a print newspaper, TOI and the online publication Scroll.in, which then compared to see similarities and differences in their coverage of a high voltage drama being played out in the state of Goa. |
Pages: 2040-2044 Intellectual disability is the contemporary term that describes the phenomenon known as mental retardation or sub normality. Presence of an intellectually disabled child in the family, at times gives rise to disequilibrium, which is eventually followed by adjustment to life with or without any undue stress. These stresses emerge and reemerge during the upbringing of the child and in the long run may also result in resentment due inability to change the situation. One time support does not relieve the parents from the problems emerging on daily basis. Families are thus required to be strong in order to cater to the demands and the pressures that come up during the process of upbringing of their child. This paper outlines the parental issues related to the child with intellectual disability and some of the factors that construct a strong family which include effective communication, cohesion, emotional regulation and resilience. |
Pages: 2045-2050 With banking reaching the doorsteps of customers, it is imperative to know if the technology is providing competitive edge to the banks or not. It also needs to be known whether public sector banks, which were slow in adopting technology, are able to compete with private sector banks. It is therefore important to examine if the banking customers have any intentions of using these technologies. The study examines the effect of demographics profile of the customers' on their behavioral intentions with regard to branch banking, ATM, Mobile banking and Internet banking of Public sector banks. A survey was conducted in public sector banks of Chandigarh and a sample size of 300 was taken. The study reveals that behavioral intentions of customers towards branch banking were significantly related to their occupation; education in mobile banking and occupation in Internet banking. besides this, income was a common parameter which significantly effects all the four delivery channels. |
Pages: 2051-2054 “There is bad blood between psychoanalysis and attachment theory. As with many family feuds, it is hard to identify where the problem began” (Fonagy, 2001, p. 1). The operative word to focus on, one could say is 'family feud,' as attachment theory had its roots in psychoanalytic thinking. Bowlby first conceptualized attachment theory in the 1950s (Slade, 2000) and his conceptualization came about from his observation of hospitalized children and delinquent boys all of whom had experienced separations, traumatic loss or abandonment at an early age (Bowlby, 1944; Bowlby & Robertson, 1952). This paper attempts to shed light on how the findings of the attachment theory-based contemporary researches are in fact reinforcing some of the postulates of psychoanalytical developmental theories. |
Pages: 2055-2057 The present study attempts to examine the effects of affective arousal on perceptual sensitivity and response criterion in a vigilance task. A 3(Arousal: low, neutral and high) × 3(Time period: 10 minutes each) mixed factorial design with repeated measures on the last factor revealed that perceptual sensitivity is influenced by affective arousal. Response criterion has been observed to vary characteristically under different arousal conditions. The findings suggest that affective arousal influences perceptual sensitivity and response criterion both. |
Pages: 2058-2061 A democratic nation, especially India, comprises of people from various regions, religions, castes, and languages, but beyond these differences, having a common identity and common consciousness is a prerequisite for national integration. A low level national integration creates social tension, prejudice and conflicts. In contrast, high level national integration motivates people to respect diversity, encourage cultural interaction, understanding among people and respect constitutional rights. Present paper aims to prepare an anthology of psychological theories that can play role in national integration. It discusses the role of social conflict theory in national integration as has been found to have an adverse impact national integration. Together with this, psychological techniques have been discussed that plays a role in social conflict resolution and national integration. |
Pages: 2062-2063 Tata Starbucks is well-known coffee chain in India backed by international reputation of Starbucks Corporation as premium coffee maker. Although it started with high enthusiasm as a joint venture between Tata Global Beverage and Seattle based Starbucks, but it couldn't register profit till 2018. It is now devising strategic action plan to reach break-even and secure profit subsequently. Two pronged approach has been decided to make it a profitable venture. Aggressive growth plan has been stimulated with opening of new stores at prominent locations and emphasis is also given on improvement of same store performance. The market is highly competitive with the presence of eminent coffee chain outlets such as Café Coffee Day, Barista Lavazza and Quick-Service-Restaurants(QSR) like McDonald's, Domino's, KFC and Pizza Hut etc. Tata Starbucks is keen on reducing cost sales ratio and controlling net loss drastically. |
Pages: 2064-2067 This article is an effort to overview the outcome of various studies in the 'QoL of cancer persons based on review of literature'. From 'descriptive study' which shows that the quality of some domains of organism is damaged through the treatments for cancer. Regarding the 'overview on researches', cancer is a fast growing and one of the most important life-intimidating diseases harshly affecting humanity in recent decades. The term 'quality of life' (QOL) is applied for assessing the overall welfare, happiness and physical health of persons and societies. The World Health Organization (WHO)defines quality of life (QoL) as “individual perception of life, values, objectives, standards, and interests in the framework of culture”. The Quality of Life Questionnaire a generic English language version 'WHOQOL-BREF' is the most widely used one especially by the researchers. We can treat cancer by operation, radiation, chemotherapy, hormonal treatment and targeted therapy. Mortimer (1999) and others; carry out a study on “Improving the quality and quantity of life among patients with cancer”. They come to a conclusion that; there is forceful proof indicates that; group psychotherapy will helps to get better the QOL of people those who have cancer. Kurian (2019), author of this article, carry out a research on “Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life among Cancer Patients: An Eclectic Counselling Intervention”. The study comprehended that correlation worth of post-eclectic counselling cancer patients is significant in comparison to pre-eclectic counselling cancer patients and thus accepted the alternative theory. Hence, post-eclectic counselling cancer patients' exhibits much better quality of life than pre-eclectic counselling cancer patients. An assessment of various studies related with the topic of discussion gives awareness to the physiological, psychological and social characteristics into our consideration. Studies reveal that the psychological intervention has a strong positive outcome and progress in the overall quality of life (QOL) of cancer persons. |
Pages: 2068-2070 Values in education are settled with the ever changing needs of the society .The importance of values can be taught to the students by the teachers and mentors who can act as role models. This paper elucidates the role of teachers in inculcating values among the students by organizing teaching learning environment. |
Pages: 2071-2073 Arbitrary detention is the imprisonment of a person without proper evidence that he/she committed a crime or a case in which due process of law has not been properly followed (McChrystal, 2016). In other words, it means the holding of a person without trial when the evidence available is not sufficient for him or her to be charged or for a conviction to be secured by legal proof. The United Nations Human Rights Committee (1964) explains arbitrary detentions as imprisonment or arrest that are carried out by the state and includes the elements of inappropriateness, injustice, lack of predictability and due process of law. The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has broadly defined arbitrary detention as: (a) Detention that have no valid legal basis. (b) Are intended to deny the detainee the exercise of the fundamental rights guaranteed by either domestic or international law (United Nations Manual, 2003). |
Pages: 2074-2076 Mental health is known as a positive source contributing to overall development individually, socially, and economically. Mental health is the ability to make adjustment to the external world also it helps in dealing with many problems like career choice, academic pressure, relationship problem etc. Academic achievement is related to performance outcomes that indicate the performance graph of student's specifically in school, college, and university. Better mental health in students is reflected by healthy family organisation, good community and better school environment. Through the various review of studies we are trying to identify the connection between mental health and detailed measures of academic achievement during student's life. Mittal (2008) studied academic achievement of secondary level students in relation to their mental health and found that there was positive significant difference in academic achievement and mental health. According to the finding of many studies mental health & academic achievement have positive correlation which states that effect of one will lead to impact on other. |
Pages: 2077-2080 In the recent times, issues like malnutrition, unhealthy diet, smoking, higher alcohol consumption, inadequate exercise, drug abuse and erratic sleeping patterns are on the rise and have an adverse effect on the health of people. Incidence rate of health problems like cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, type 2 diabetes and cancer has also increased drastically. Keeping this in mind, the present study was designed to study the effect of incentive-based step tracking app on fitness level of people. It was believed that incentives based on the principle of operant conditioning and behavioural economics can be instrumental in enhancing the physical activity of people. The study employed the repeated measures design wherein a sample consisting of ten participants were exposed to two treatment conditions. The study was carried out in two phases. In the first phase, weight and step count of the participants was recorded by using the apps already installed in the smart phones for this purpose. In the second phase of the study, the participants were asked to install a new app known as 'Step Set Go' (SSG) in their mobiles, which acted as an intervention or treatment condition for the participants. Step count and weight of people was recorded even after the installation of this app. Results were analysed using Wilcoxon matched pair test and Rank difference correlation method. A significant difference was found between the two treatment groups and it was reported that incentive-based step tracking app leads to an increase in step count and decreases weight of people. However, no significant relation was found to exist between step count and weight. |
Pages: 2081-2083 Right to Information act 2005 is an instrument by which we can get any information about the decision and working by the any government institution. The main aim of this act tm makes government more accountable and transparent. This act is an instrument against the illegal working by the government institution and corruption. By the help of this act the central idea of Democracy can be occupied. And the freedom of press is an important element of Democracy. In the Constitution of India the act of Right to Information is described as a fundamental right and this describe in the farm of freedom of press. Article 19 and 21 describe the freedom of press. Right to Information is the part fundamental right according to the Constitution. Before the implementation of this act government institution would not working properly. In this article merits and demerits, main provision of this act and historical background of Right to Information will be discussed. |
Pages: 2084-2087 Women's empowerment issue has been existing since a long time in our present social system. The major issues of dowry problem, domestic violation, restriction of widow remarriage and child marriage etc have been persisting in Hindu society. The empowerment of women could be emerged in the society but it is only possible by the mental health of the women and ultimately become well being. For the mental health care of the women is concern, the joint family system was playing significant role by the head of the family but the concept of joint family system has been slowly collapsed in the 21st century throughout the under develop countries. But in Sri-Lanka there is the concept of extended family systems which is slowly converted into nuclear family system in present time. Now, all the members of a family are living separately and having their own life-style, which in not controlled by the head of the unit, as it used to be in earlier times, but sometime women do not accept these changes in the family, which results in mental health problems due to inter personal conflict with the family members. Without mental health, it is difficult rather impossible for them to become empowered not only, in the Indian society even society of Sri-Lankan. The mental health of women will not suffer, if there is love and affection in the family. The criteria of support and affection in the family environment depends on the interpersonal relationships within the family, which add to the empowerment of women, and creates an environment in the society in which one has the power to make decisions and choices either individually or collectively for social transformation. Empowerment of women includes political, social, economic and cultural aspects but it is only possible on the basis of mental health care. |
Pages: 2088-2101 Cyber bullying takes up an appreciable fraction of all bullying among young people and there exists a cogent relationship between cyber bullying and negative health indices. The present study was carefully designed to understand the social emotional difficulties associated with cyber bullying perpetration among early adolescents (13-15 years), the primary objective of the current research was to study the association of cyber bullying perpetration with various social and emotional difficulties (viz., face-to-face bullying victimization, attachment with parents & peers, social emotional competence & mental health). For the said purpose, 600 early-adolescents (300 males & 300 females) of age ranging between 13 to 15 years were randomly selected from various urban schools of Patiala, Chandigarh and Amritsar (Punjab, India). Adolescents from the participant schools were screened for cyber bullying perpetration to obtain a sample of 191 (108 males, 83 females) cyber bullying perpetrators. Various psychological measures were administered to study their social and emotional well-being. Obtained data were analysed by applying Pearson Product Moment Correlation analysis and Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis. The major findings revealed that cyber bullying perpetration is positively correlated with physical victimization and attacks on property, father alienation, mother alienation, peer alienation, emotional problems, conduct problems and peer problems in male adolescents and it is negatively correlated with father trust, peer trust, father communication, peer communication, self management, relationship management and responsible decision making in male adolescents. Considering the female adolescents, the results revealed that cyber bullying perpetration is positively correlated with social manipulation, verbal victimization, mother alienation, peer alienation, emotional problems and peer problems and it is negatively correlated with mother trust, peer trust, mother communication, peer communication, self awareness, self management and relationship management. Furthermore, stepwise multiple regression analyses revealed that self management, relationship management, peer trust, emotional problems, peer alienation, peer problems and conduct problems contributed significantly towards cyber bullying perpetration in male adolescents and together, these variables explained 74% of the total variance in the males sample. Considering the females sample, peer problems, mother alienation, verbal victimization, social manipulation, emotional problems, and self management contributed significantly towards cyber bullying perpetration in female adolescents and together, these variables explained 74% of the total variance in the females sample. Overall, cyber bullying perpetration in both male and female adolescents is associated with myriad social and emotional difficulties. |
Pages: 2102-2104 The main focus of this paper is to find the impact of RPO on employer and to find the benefits and risks of RPO. The objective has been accomplished through studying the pertinent literature and generating the conclusions originate in it. It would help the organisation to cut their cost, increase competitive advantage, and focus on core activities. The study will act as a yard stick for Indian organisations to give solution for increasing the satisfaction of employer. |
Pages: 2105-2108 Intergroup conflict has become a very serious issue in the world. It can manifest in many forms such as religious, ethnic, racial. Police plays significant role during conflict. This paper attempts to understand how police influence the intergroup conflict. It also aims to understand how police play role in the de-escalation and escalation of the conflict. In this regard, the present paper makes an attempt to review the literature to understand the role of police. Based on findings of the literature review, it can be concluded that an individual's belonging to a particular group of society such as minority or majority group shapes their perception toward police. Their previous direct experience or indirect experience with police such as their group's experience can influence their trust in police. Trust in police can influence activities of conflicting parties during the conflict which can enhance or inhibit the conflict. The police are often seen as in favor of a given ethnic or political group in intergroup conflicts. In India, it is well documented that police biased during intergroup conflict, which lead to escalation of conflict, and loss of life and property. It is also happens sometimes that police faces challenges to manage conflict due to lack of support of bureaucracy, peoples, and government. |
Pages: 2109-2112 This paper presents social work practice methods of Social Casework and Social Group Work as means of strengthening resilience in families and individuals that in turn lead to resilient society. Understanding resilience as an ability to bounce back and maintain positive adaptation by individuals despite experiences of significant adversity, a discourse is made that Social Casework and Social Group Work while understanding family from a systems perspective could also consider social psychology perspective in intervening to strengthen family resilience. The discourse in this paper has been developed out of review of literature and experiences from the field. The study highlights that while family is a system with sub-system having interplay of dynamics and varied roles and functions; it has also to be understood from social psychology perspective which involves actions, attitudes, feelings and perceptions. Social work methods like social casework and social group work that are concerned with transactions among persons, family and environment and with a wide range of strategies for assessment and intervention can strengthen family resilience. |
Pages: 2113-2115 The purpose of the present study is to compare the scores of college students who are into extracurricular activities and who are not into extracurricular activities on the variables of executive functioning (EF) skills, positive psychology traits, emotional regulation and social competence. Data have been collected from 424 male and female college students (age 18-24 years) utilizing purposive sampling method based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results indicated significant difference on scores between Male and Female students involved in extracurricular activity; females scored higher on Executive functioning and males scored higher on Emotional regulation, Life satisfaction, Grit, social competence than females. Among students who are into extracurricular activities, executive functioning predicted emotional regulation, social competence; optimism predicted social competence. Among students who are not into extracurricular activities, executive functioning, optimism, life satisfaction predicted emotional regulation and social competence; grit, positive and negative affect predicted social competence. Mediating effect of variables among students into and not into extracurricular activities revealed that grit, optimism, life satisfaction, positive and negative affect on social competence; optimism on emotional regulation. |
Pages: 2116-2121 Intrauterine growth and development is one of the most important process in human life cycle and it is closely associated with birth weight of the newborns. It is also an important predictor of children's future health and later life survival. Life begins in the mother's womb and factors associated with maternal health has a great impact on newborns birth weight .Further maternal health status depend on their socio economic condition, nutritional status and their dietary intake. This is a vicious cycle. The aim of present research is to study the influence of the socio-demographic determinants of mothers on birth weight of newborns in rural areas. For the present study Lakhanpur and Jharsuguda Block of Jharsuguda district of Odisha was selected as study area and purposive sampling method was followed . 300 women in third trimester of pregnancy till their delivery were selected from the total population. The findings of the present study indicated that several maternal parameters such as caste, education, monthly income of the family, socio economic class of the mothers were significantly related to risk of delivery and low birth weight of the baby. Even though various steps has been taken by the government and different voluntary organization to tackle the problem of low birth weight of newborns, still the problem is staggering the situation over all the country. Thus educating mothers for changing their behavioral pattern and proper use of health care services along with emphasis on maternal nutrition and health care may be the right solution to reduce the number of low birth weight babies. |
Pages: 2122-2130 Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a serious public health concern crossing social, economic, racial and cultural divides. Given the high prevalence of this type of abuse among children in the North-Eastern parts of India and its disproportionate impact on their overall well-being, it is crucial to study this issue focusing on the North-Eastern aspects of the scenario. Thus, the primary aim of the present study was to gauge the impact of sexual abuse upon children in tea gardens of Assam. For the given purpose, 120 adolescents (60 males & 60 females) of age ranging from 12 to 15 years were randomly selected from various schools nearby different tea estates of Assam, which majorly catered to the children of tea garden workers. Adolescents from the participant schools were screened for having sexual abuse experiences to obtain a sample of 19 adolescents (7 males & 12 females) having a history of sexual abuse with the help of Childhood Trauma Questionnaire by Berstein and Fink (1998). The screened adolescents further served as participants in the focus group discussions. Results of the study revealed that majority of the participants lacked prior awareness about child sexual abuse. They experienced varied sexual behaviours ranging from inappropriate touching to forced penetration. The perpetrator in all the cases was someone known to the child. Six years was found to be the age of having experienced the abuse for the first time. All participants exhibited poor psychosocial health. Majority of the participants reported current relationship with family, relatives and peers as fraught with various interpersonal difficulties. Results also revealed that none of the participants disclosed about their abuse experience to anyone. Overall, this study informed about the traumatic sexual abuse experiences of the adolescents from different schools catering to the tea gardens of Assam and its impact on their lives. This study highlights the need for the involvement of various stakeholders in the prevention of child sexual abuse. |