Indian Journal of Positive Psychology

Page: 386-393
Torsa Chattoraj1 and Arushi Srivastava2 (Department of Psychology, Christ (Deemed to be) University, Bangalore, Karnataka)

Mindfulness is a conscious state of awareness shown to be effective in emotion regulation and thought suppression in stressful circumstances. Yet little research has evaluated the effects of mindfulness on cognitive-emotion regulation and thought suppression. The present study aims to understand the association between mindfulness, cognitive emotion regulation, and thought suppression. We have utilized three standardized measures: the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale, the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, and the White Bear Suppression Index. 133 (aged 20-60) participants from 16 countries were recruited using snowball sampling. We hypothesized that 1) mindfulness would negatively correlate with thought suppression, 2) mindfulness would negatively correlate with "negative cognitive emotion regulation techniques," and positively with "positive cognitive emotion regulation techniques." And 3) thought suppression would negatively correlate with "positive cognitive emotion regulation techniques" and positively with "negative cognitive emotion regulation techniques." Our results revealed that mindfulness positively correlates with thought suppression. Secondly, mindfulness positively correlated with only one positive cognitive emotion regulation technique, whereas it is negatively correlated with all the negative cognitive emotion regulation techniques. Lastly, thought suppression is negatively correlated with positive cognitive emotion regulation techniques and positively correlated with negative cognitive emotion regulation techniques. The results suggest that the state of mindfulness could help understand the regulation of emotions adaptively and the tendency to suppress thoughts. Although this is a correlation study and provides associations between the variables, it helps us gain insight into the possible benefits of mindfulness, which can be further explored through future studies.

Page: 401-405
Devashree Desai and Kaustubh V. Yadav (Department of Psychology, School of Liberal Arts, Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Kothrud, Pune, Maharashtra)

This study aims to compare levels of psychological well-being, resilience, and guilt among prisoners and non-prisoners. Total of 200 participants participated in the study (100 prisoners & 100 non-prisoners). Psychological Well-being Scale by Ryff et al. (2010), Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) by Smith et al. (2008) and Guilt and Shame Proneness Scale by Cohen (2011) were administered on the participants. Data was analyzed by using SPSS 24. To compare the score 't-test' was utilized. The findings reveal a significant difference between prisoners and non-prisoners in terms of psychological well-being and Guilt. No significant difference was found in resilience between prisoners and non-prisoners.

Page: 412-417
Ravi Singh Hooda and Sandeep Singh (Department of Applied Psychology, G.J.U.S.T., Hisar, Haryana)

Occupation is critical for fulfillment in life of human beings. Our work life gives purpose and meaning to our lives. Nowadays changes in the economic model are affecting the way industries operate. This is affecting how employees perceive occupational stress and work-life balance. We have examined the relationship between work-life balance and mindfulness with the occupational stress of employees in banking sector of the India since it is coming under tremendous changes due to amalgamation and privatization. A sample of Indian banking employees (N=300), i.e., 150 from public sector banks and 150 from private sector banks took part in this study. They responded to Occupational Stress Index, Work-Life Balance and Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale. Analysis was done using descriptive statistics t-test and inter-correlation matrix between public and private sector bank employees in terms of their perception of work-life balance, occupational stress and mindfulness. Results indicate that mindfulness and occupational stress have a significant negative correlation. The findings have implications for possible program and policy developments seeking to enhance mindfulness at work and reduce occupational stress at workplace.

Page: 423-427
Iram Naim and Asma Parveen (Department of Psychology, Social Sciences, AMU, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh)

The present piece of research was conducted to identify the role of neuroticism on quality of life among type-2 diabetic patients. One hundred ten type-2 diabetic patients were the participants of this study. Neuroticism subscale was drawn from NEO-Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) developed by Costa and McCrae (1989) and Quality of Life was assessed by Diabetes Quality of Life (DQOL) scale. To analyse the data; Pearson correlation and Multiple linear regression were used. Findings revealed that negative and significant QOL was associated with neuroticism.

Page: 432-435
Punam Devi Bagi1 and Sunita Chand2 (Govt College for Girls Palwal, Kurukshetra, Haryana1 and D.B.G. Govt. College, Panipat, Haryana2)

The current research was carried out to study the impact of psychological capital on mental health .Taking this perspective in mind data was conducted on a sample of 200 college students of Haryana within the age group of 18 to 25 years. To measure the mental health and psychological capital of the subjects GHQ-12 (Goldberg & Hillier, 1979) and Psychological Capital Questionnaire (Luthans, 2007) was used. Descriptive statistics, t-test and correlation were implemented by using SPSS20.0. It was found that there is a non-significant gender difference in mental health, psychological capital and mobile usage. A significant correlation was found between psychological capital and Mental Health. In conclusion this can be said that psychological capital variables like resilience, optimism, hope and efficacy influenced the mental health issues in the population of the youth.

Page: 443-447
Taruna, Sarita, and Gaurav Sharma (Department of Applied Psychology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana)

A WHO report in 2021 stated that the incidence of several affective mental disorders like depression, anxiety as well as behavioural disorders has become as high as one in seven individuals in the age range of 10-19 years. Therefore, attempts to understand, explore and hence facilitate a higher psychological well-being amongst people have become imperative. Amongst the factors which may affect the levels of psychological well-being in an individual, recent researches suggest spirituality to have a significant effect on the same (Kelley & Miller, 2007; Row & Elliott, 2009; Archana, Kumar, & Singh, 2014; Holder, Krupa & Krupa, 2015). Hence, in the current research paradigm, effort was made to fill in the dearth of research regarding the same and to investigate the relationship between spirituality in terms of spiritual personality and spiritual intelligence with psychological well-being among adolescents. For the purpose, the sample of the present research comprised of 250 adolescents (N=250) from the various colleges and universities from the state of Haryana, India. Spiritual Intelligence Self-report Inventory (SISRI) by King (2008); Spiritual Personality Inventory by Husain et al. (2012); and Ryff's Psychological well-being scale (1989) was applied for the assessment of the variables. The findings of the study establish a significant positive correlation between the spiritual intelligence, spiritual personality and psychological well-being among the adolescents. Both spiritual intelligence and spiritual personality appeared as the significant predictors of psychological well-being among adolescents.

Page: 452-453
Guilherme Welter Wendt (Western Paraná State University, Faculty of Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Applied Health Sciences, Paraná Brazil, Rodovia Vitório Traiano, Km2, Bairro Água Branca, Francisco Beltrão, Paraná-Brazil)

The goal of this review is to provide an overview of the themes covered in the Handbook of Positive Youth Development: Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice in Global Contexts. The handbook divided into two sections conveys empirical, methodological, and theoretical perspectives pertinent for developmental psychology and family studies, along with implications for research, policy, and practice. As the chapters implement a wide variety of methods and practices in quantitative and qualitative psychological science, readers might enrich their understanding of quantitative analysis of multi-country and multi-groups data, culturally sensitive designs of quantitative research, and assessment of cultural groups. The book is appealing for the readership and audience of this journal as its contributions report qualitative and quantitative findings outside the mainstream Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic settings. Thus, by identifying mechanisms of group differences, similarities, and patterns of development, novel insights for policy and practice in a myriad of contexts could emerge, advancing our knowledge of important factor for scholars interested in positive psychology.

Page: 202-206
Rashmi Rani and Arun Kumar Jaiswal (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh)

The present study was planned to explore the effects of positive metacognitions and positive meta-emotions in marital communication. The sample consisted of 300 married couples (300 husbands and 300 wives) chosen from Chowk and adjoining areas of Varanasi city of Uttar Pradesh, India. The participants were individually administered Hindi version of Positive Metacognitions and Positive Meta-emotions Questionnaire and Marital Communication Inventory. The participants falling below Mean-1SD and above Mean+1SD on the facets of positive metacognitions and meta-emotions were respectively designated as low and high scorer participants (husbands & wives) were screed out. The effects of levels (low & high) of positive metacognitions and meta-emotions on marital communications (supportive & aversive) were analyzed by applying 2 × 2 ANOVA (2 spouses × 2 levels of facets of positive metacognitions & positive meta-emotions). Results revealed non-significant main effects of spouses on supportive and aversive communications, and significant main effects of levels of PMCEQ-H1, PMCEQ-H2 and PMCEQ-H3 on supportive and aversive communications, except non-significant main effect of levels of PMCEQ-H3 on supportive communication. Participants who scored higher on the PMCEQ-H aspects exhibited significantly higher levels of supportive communication and lower levels of aversive communication than participants who scored lower. The results showed that more supporting communication and lower aversive communication were both caused by high levels of positive metacognitions and positive meta-emotions, respectively.

Page: 212-215
Sushila Pareek and Divya Shekhawat (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan Jaipur, Rajasthan)

Indian classical music is emerging as a therapeutic agent in mental health and well-being. This pilot study aims to see the therapeutic effect of Indian classical raga on depression, anxiety and stress among adults. For the study, 20 participants were randomly selected then participants were divided into two groups; the intervention group and the control group. The intervention group received raga Ahir Bhairav with standard care and the control group received only standard care. Standard care includes pharmacology and psychiatrists counselling. To measure depression, anxiety and stress DASS-42 was used at baseline and after treatment. Results stated that there is a significant decrease in depression, anxiety and stress following raga therapy. Thus the raga is an inexpensive, non-invasive, safe adjunct to reduce stress, anxiety and depression.

Page: 222-227
U.K. Kamathenu, R. Nithya, and A. Velayudhan (Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu)

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS/PCOD) is a common endocrine disorder that had been identified among Women of the reproductive age group. Clinical symptoms are excess androgen, polycystic ovaries and ovarian disorder. It disrupts the Emotional and Social Well-being of these women. The complications include anxiety, depression, other mood disturbances and also undermining their social well-being. Emotional and Social functioning are affected at a greater rate in comparison to physical functioning areas in PCOS women. The aim of the research was to study the Effectiveness of Benson Relaxation Therapy and Supportive Therapy on Emotional and Social Well-being among PCOS Women. Before-After-Follow up Experimental Design was followed. 100 PCOS women were selected using Purposive sampling method. The results were analysed by SPSS 21st version using Descriptive statistics, Repeated Measures of Analysis of Variance and Bonferroni Post-hoc test. The results indicated that Emotional and Social well-being were enhanced by the Intervention. This depicts the effectiveness of Benson relaxation therapy and Supportive Therapy on Emotional and Social Well-being among PCOS women. The intervention applied had reduced psychological symptoms of Emotional and Social Well-being which might support the Gynecologist in treating the clinical symptoms among PCOS women. This research concludes that clinical features of PCOS affect the Emotional and Social Well-being women with PCOS, and the application of the Intervention would be fruitful in enhancing their physical and mental health.