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Page:95-99 Dinesh Naik (N.V.P. Mondals Arts, Commerce & Sciences College, Lasalgaon, Nasik, Maharashtra) The aim of the present study is to compare the quality of life among diabetic and asthmatic patients. The two most common chronic diseases worldwide are diabetes and asthma. It is a major public health concern in developing countries (Azevedo & Alla, 2008). Asthma and diabetes are chronic conditions and were considered earlier as having a psychosomatic origin. In the past, prominent psychoanalysts such as Menninger (1935) and Dunbar (1936) claimed that diabetes was a part of psychosomatic disease caused by emotional stress. Quality of life is a phrase used to refer to an individual's total well-being The purpose of this study was to see quality of life among diabetes and asthmatics patients. The sample size is 90 in total, where 30 diabetic and 30 asthmatic patients from different medical hospitals of Raipur and Chandigarh and 30 non-patients group has been taken for the study through purposive sampling. The tools used for assessing the variables are Sociodemographic data sheet, WHO Quality of Life - BREF (1996) and General Health Questionnaire- GHQ (Shamsunder et al., 1986). All the groups differ significantly on Quality of life domains i.e. physical health, psychological, social relationship and environmental factors. Page:95-99
Dinesh Naik (N.V.P. Mondals Arts, Commerce & Sciences College, Lasalgaon, Nasik, Maharashtra) |
Pages:100-104 Pankaj Tripathi (Department of Psychology, F. G. College, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh) Neena Kohli (Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh) The major aim of the present study was to examine the role of Emotional Intelligence on employees General Health. More specifically the study aimed to see the relationship between General Health and Emotional Intelligence (Self-Emotion Appraisal, Others' Emotion Appraisal, & Use of emotion) of Knowledge based Organization Employees. The sample consisted of 138 employees working in the knowledge based organization in Gurgaon. The mean age of the employees was 44.94 years. 31.88 %of employees were B.E. /B. Tech, 5.79 % were B.C.A., 44.79% were M. Tech and 17.39% of employees were M.C.A. 12 items Emotional Intelligence Scale (Wong & Law, 2002) measuring Self-Emotion Appraisal, Others' Emotion Appraisal, and, Use of emotion and 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12; Goldberg, 1972; Goldberg& Hillier, 1979) was administered on the sample. All the scales were five point rating scale with a low score indicating less of these characteristics. Results of correlations and regression depict that there is a significant positive impact of emotional intelligence on General Health. Emotionally intelligent employees will possess a higher level of Employees General Health and it will positively impact on their success of their work as well as non-work life. Pages:100-104
Pankaj Tripathi (Department of Psychology, F. G. College, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh)
Neena Kohli (Department of Psychology… |
Pages:105-107 Neha Benada and Rashmi Chowdhry (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan) The purpose of this study was to determine relationships between several constructs related to positive psychology like resilience, happiness, mindfulness. Previous research has shown a need to study positive aspects including happiness and resilience in relation to duration of nursing study. The present study assessed 70 nursing students on happiness, resilience and mindfulness scale. The study had several important findings including a positive correlation between happiness, resilience and mindfulness among the nursing student. The study found happiness and mindfulness to be the best predictors of resilience. The study is found a moderate uphill (positive) relationship in happiness, resilience and mindfulness among nursing college student. Pages:105-107
Neha Benada and Rashmi Chowdhry (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan) |
Pages:108-111 Gurpreet Dandiwal, Sanjay Kumar, and Sandeep Singh Rana (Department of Applied Psychology, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana) It is documented that personality is a very significant factor in determining the coping mechanism and level of satisfaction in life. Personality is a combination of various traits and dispositions. There are some individuals who are very vulnerable to develop unhealthy ways to cope with stress and adversities of life. Whereas as some of them are very hard to crack and remain stable in tough and challenging times. A very common factor which makes them emotionally and physically sounds that is resilience in the literature it is called as a process, resilience. It is a gradual process which basically helps a person to discover his personal and unique abilities. Low level of resilience leads to unhealthy behaviors such as immature interpersonal relationships and low achievement motivation. It affects the overall mental health of an individual significantly. With respect to women it is very essential dimension to cultivate in personality of women to proactively dealing with traumas of life and zeal to achieve the heights. The present study was aimed at to assess the relationship between resilience and well-being among women representatives. 300 elected women representatives (Sarpanches) were recruited with age range of 25-45 years and who fulfilled the inclusion criteria of the study. The tools were used in the study: The Resilience scale by Wagnild and Young (1987) and Ryffs scales of Psychological Well-being (1995) to gather relevant information. The findings of the study indicate that the psychological well-being is positively correlated with resilience ability of women representatives. Thus, Resilience makes a women internally strong and mentally tough to encounter the challenges of life as well as ensure their participation in Indian democratic system in building a nation. Pages:108-111
Gurpreet Dandiwal, Sanjay Kumar, and Sandeep Singh Rana (Department of Applied Psychology, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana) |
Pages:112-116 Richa Ojha (National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh) Varun Kumar (Clinical Psychologist, Ankur Rehab Center Dharampuri, Indore, Madhya Pradesh) Life satisfaction is the way people evaluate their lives and how they feel about their directions and options for the future. It is a measure of well-being and may be assessed in terms of mood, satisfaction with relations with others and with achieved goals, self-concepts, and self-perceived ability to cope with daily life. So this research will be an attempt on this path. The aim of the study was to ascertain whether the emotional well being of university students affects their life satisfaction. A sample of 223 university students (of both sexes) was covered by purposive sampling method from Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur. The sample was selected on the basis of age range between 18 years to 25 years. The major thrust of the present study was to study the relation between Life Satisfaction and Emotional Well Being among University Students. Correlation analysis was used to measure the linear relationship between predicting and outcome variables. The life satisfaction and emotional well being are correlated (.276**). In essence, the present study highlights the influence of emotional well-being on life satisfaction among university students. It can be said that the emotional well-being significantly influenced life satisfaction. Pages:112-116
Richa Ojha (National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)
Varun Kumar… |
Pages:117-119 Ahanthem Neemi Devi and Juri Baruah (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam ) Nityananda Pradhan (Regional Institute of Education, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh ) Tulika Borah (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam ) The study examined adolescents' perception of the quality of parental attachment. The study was undertaken in Jorhat District of Assam. As many as 420 adolescents, aged 14-16 years (210 girls & 210 boys) from 10 schools constituted the sample of the investigation. Adolescents' perception of the quality of parental attachment was assessed by using Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment inventory by Armsden and Greensberg (1987). The inventory measures three broad dimensions of parental attachment such as degree of mutual trust, quality of communication and extent of alienation, separately for mothers and fathers. The results of the study revealed that mutual trust and quality of communication with mothers were higher than the fathers. It was found that adolescents' perceived quality of attachment with their mothers was higher than attachment with fathers. The results further revealed significant gender differences with respect to maternal attachment with girls showing higher attachment with their parents than boys. Pages:117-119
Ahanthem Neemi Devi and Juri Baruah (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of… |
Pages:120-122 Rupika Chopra, Shakuntla Punia and Santosh Sangwan (Department of Human Development and Family Studies I. C. College of Home Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana) Social support describes the physical and emotional comfort given to individuals by their family, friends and other significant persons in their lives. The present study was undertaken on 460 adolescents studying in schools of 11th and 12th standard of Hisar district of Haryana state. The age range was 16 to 17 years. Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ) developed by Sarson et al. (1987) was used to assess the social support. Results of the study highlighted that adolescents studying in schools received good social support and were more satisfied as compared to university adolescents. If adolescents do not get social support at the time they need either from family members or non family members, they will become victim and get depression earlier. So that social support from peers, friends, family members or non family members becomes important during adolescence period. Pages:120-122
Rupika Chopra, Shakuntla Punia and Santosh Sangwan (Department of Human Development and Family Studies
I. C… |
Pages:123-131 Kakul Hai (Department of School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan) This paper documents the construction of scale for measuring domestic harmony, a novel construct conceptualized in a previous study (Hai & Agrawal, 2015). Drawing items from an initial thematic content analysis of personal interviews, 246 items were constructed. These items were narrowed down to 96 items through a four-step procedure, which included face validity, consultation with academic experts, and two pilot studies. Factor analysis was performed on the 96 items, which yielded five factors of domestic harmony with a 50-item scale for its measurement. The factors or dimensions of domestic harmony were identified to be: congeniality and cohesion; support and interpersonal concern; nurtured individuality; participatory decision-making; and openness in communication. A detailed description and explanation of each dimension is given. The newly constructed domestic harmony scale is also presented with this paper. Pages:123-131
Kakul Hai (Department of School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan) |
Pages:132-137 Priyanka Pandey and Komilla Thapa (Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh) This study was conducted to examine the contribution of parents to the ongoing academic progress of students. As no suitable measures were available, one scale was constructed to measure parental influence in academic performance. An item analysis was done to select the statistically sounds items. Factor analysis was done to determine the factorial structure of this scales. 120 students (both boys & girls) from different schools (government & semi government) constituted the sample. The results showed parental influences was positively correlated to actual academic performance (obtain from school records). Vis a visa boys, girls obtained higher scores on scale and perceived parental influence in positive manner. No significant school differences were found. Pages:132-137
Priyanka Pandey and Komilla Thapa (Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh) |
Pages:138-141 Gargi Sharma (Department of Psychology, Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan) Gagandeep Kaur (Registered Psychologist, Fillian Health Care, New Zealand) Changing shades of life in the contemporary world gave way to idyllic as well as harmful life style in individuals. One of the modern world's evils is drug abuse and intensified addiction. Governments all over the world dispatch constant efforts to reduce the drug trafficking by enacting strict laws and enforcing the same. But the corruption of human resource is still high due to drug addictions and the positive potentials of individuals are stunted. Opioid addiction is one of those drug addictions that are characterized by the inability to discontinue opiate abuse and it is a constellation of physiological, behavioral and cognitive phenomena with severe intensity. This research is conducted to study the perceptual motor functioning and emotional regulation among opioid addicts individual. In the present research normative survey method is used to obtain the precise information. The sample consist of 100, i.e., 50 opioid addicts and 50 normal sample by clinical purposive sampling. The study aims at comparing the perceptual motor functioning and emotional regulation between opioid addicts and normal sample. The results showed that the opioid addicted individual have poor emotional regulation, motor functioning and perception and compare to those of normal individuals. Pages:138-141
Gargi Sharma (Department of Psychology, Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan)
Gagandeep Kaur (Registered Psychologist, Fillian Health Care… |
Pages:142-147 Navin Kumar (Department of Psychology, Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, University of Delhi, New Delhi) It is a psychological study of self esteem, a judgment of oneself as well as an attitude toward self and also a comparative quantitative study of General versus Reserved category executive trainees (at the time of interview) of Indian Oil Corporation Limited. Self-esteem is an important indicator of the performance which can predict present or future behavior and responses. For measuring the same sample size is taken 600, from all over the India. Rosenberg self-esteem scale (Rosenberg, 1965) was used and results are analyzed carefully. A comparison of self-esteems is taken out based on before (at the time of interview) and after (on selection, at the time of joining) achieving the target/goal. Difference in self-esteem based on gender, economic status, and category is taken out. Descriptive and inferential statistics techniques are used for measuring and analyzing results. Results show that there is no significant difference between self-esteems of general versus reserved categories and comparing the study with reviews it is found that self-esteem is related with happiness, life satisfaction and wellbeing. It is also suggested that self esteem and performance affects each other at some extent and self -esteem of individuals increases after achieving goal. In an organization or workplace an individual's low self-esteem can affect the mental well-being negatively which can lead to stress, low productivity and loss. To solve this challenge and to increase maximum profit, it is important to understand and analyze it effectively. Pages:142-147
Navin Kumar (Department of Psychology, Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, University of Delhi, New Delhi) |
Pages:148-153 Jaya Bharti and Pallavi Bhatnagar (Department of Psychology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh) Well-being is a Dynamic concept that comprises Personal, Emotional, Social, Psychological, and Spiritual dimensions along with health related behaviors. The present research was conducted to find out whether Psychological well-being in Caregivers of Person with chronic mental Illness can be predicted by Personality Dispositions and Creativity. We assume that Psychological well-being is likely to be predicted by personality Dispositions. Low level of neuroticism, high levels of extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness and creativity. 100 caregivers of Person with chronic mental Illness were selected through Purposive Sampling technique from the Private clinics and Private Psychiatric Hospitals. NEO Five Factor Inventory (Costa & McCrae, 1992), Creative Behavior Inventory (Hocevar, 1979) and Psychological Well-being Scale (Ryff, 1995) were administered to the caregivers of Person with chronic mental Illness. The findings of our study revealed that Psychological Well-Being is predicted by high level of Extraversion and Conscientiousness and low level of Neuroticism after controlling the demographic variables (i.e., age, gender, weekly hours on caregiving & job). The findings of this study revealed that increasing extraversion and conscientiousness among Caregivers can eventually help in promoting Psychological well-being. Pages:148-153
Jaya Bharti and Pallavi Bhatnagar (Department of Psychology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh) |
Pages:154-157 Preeti Tamta (Department of Psychology, S.S.J. Campus Almora, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand) Manoj Kumar Rao (Department of Psychology, B. P. D. Govt. P.G. College, Kanker, Chhattisgarh) The present study examined the role of gender, stream and locus of control of college student on self esteem. A 2x2x2 factorial design with gender (boys & girls) x Stream (Science & Arts groups) x locus of control (Internal & External) was used in present study. Locus of control scale was applied to identify the internal and external control. Results revealed that the significant effect of gender and locus of control on self esteem. More specifically, boys tended to develop high self esteem comparison to girls. Moreover, internal locus of control student tends to indicate high self esteem than external locus of control. Correlation results evinced that locus of control positively related with self esteem and its dimensions. Pages:154-157
Preeti Tamta (Department of Psychology, S.S.J. Campus Almora, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand)
Manoj Kumar Rao (Department… |
Pages:158-161 Gouri Sharma (Department of Education, Pt. Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur) The present study aims to find out the difference between study habits of high achiever and low achiever. The sample of the study consisted of 80 students of class 11th (40 high achiever, 40 low achiever) of the age group 16 to 18 years belonging to English medium schools of Raipur city, Chhattisgarh. Study Habit Inventory constructed by Mukhopadhyaya and Sansanwal (1985) was administered to the selected sample to assess their study habits .The data was analyzed statistically by employing mean, SD and t-test. Findings of the study showed that there are significant differences found in study behavior i.e. comprehension, study sets, interaction, drilling, recording and language of high and low achiever. Pages:158-161
Gouri Sharma (Department of Education, Pt. Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur) |
Pages:162-165 Deepesh Rathore and N. K.Chadha (Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, Delhi) Shailja Rana (Department of Psychology, Keshav Mahavidyalaya, University of Delhi, Delhi) Emotional Intelligence (EI) as a concept has grown in significance since its conception in 1990 and popularization outside the academic world in 1995 after Daniel Goleman's seminal work, Emotional Intelligence: why it matters more than IQ. After that many different EI assessment tools have been developed in order to measure an individual's EI and with that numerous research studies were conducted to find out the relationship between EI and leadership style, occupational stress, job performance, conflict management etc. This article aims to capture the wide variety of researches done to prove the utility of emotional intelligence in the work setting. Pages:162-165
Deepesh Rathore and N. K.Chadha (Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, Delhi)
Shailja Rana (Department of… |
Pages:166-168 Ramesh Sandhu (Department of Education, C. R. College of Education, Hisar, Haryana) Both Buddhism and psychology support the view that emotions strongly influence people's thoughts, words, and actions. Both help people to pursue transient pleasures and satisfaction. Buddhist believes in nurturing the happiness called "sukh" and relieving the humanity from sufferings (dukh). Buddhists believe that "sukh" can be achieved through training of mind. It rises from the attentional, emotional and cognitive balance of the mind. Buddhist does not advocate the suppression or repression of destructives states of mind but seek their origin and identify how they are experienced. Buddhism teaches how a person can transform and free himself from all afflictive states. In this process one learn to refine one's ability and introspectively monitor one's own mental activities. Such rigorous and sustained training in mindfulness and introspection help a person to cultivate attentional stability and vividness. All these practices of Buddhism bring it closer to psychology. Buddhism practices related to emotional life make three very distinct contributions to psychology. These issues have been ignored by many psychologists. Buddhist provides some practices that can help a person to report on his own internal practices and such practices might provide crucial data which is not possible through psychological techniques. Buddhism practices provide therapies not just for the disturbed, but for all who seek to improve the quality of their lives. Pages:166-168
Ramesh Sandhu (Department of Education, C. R. College of Education, Hisar, Haryana) |
Pages:169-173 V. R. Shinde (Department of Psychology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune) Happiness' is very difficult to define and so also is the case about 'Well-being'. Till today there is no widely accepted definition by the psychologist about these two terms. Happiness and well-being are seems to be synonymous and parallel to each other. There are many parameters of happiness and well-being. Happiness is like a state of deep sleep at night. The way we feel happy in the sleepy mood we must feel the same state of happiness at every moments of our state of consciousness. Subjective well-being, or happiness, in everyday terms, reflects an individual's own judgment about the quality of his or her life. From subjective well-being (SWB) perspective, physical, economic, social, emotional, mental and community indicators are incomplete (Diener & Suh, 1997). Diener (1984) defined Subjective well-being (SWB) asratings of life satisfaction and positive emotional experiences. There are two traditions of happiness, i.e., Hedonic Happiness and Eudaimonic Happiness. Both the happiness are essential to study at broader level. Pages:169-173
V. R. Shinde (Department of Psychology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune) |
Pages:174-177 Natasha Yasmin and Waheeda Khan (Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi) Character strengths formulate the foundation of an individual's personality; positive traits representing an important route towards' psychological good life'. These qualities help an individual to make significant contribution in the world and achieve well-being (Peterson & Seligman, 2004). However, it varies from individual to individual because of moral and cultural values placed on them. The current study aimed to investigate how character strengths are related to subjective well-being among Indian youth. 50 university students of age range 18-25 years were chosen. Data was collected by administering VIA Inventory of Strengths (Park, Peterson, & Seligman, 2004) and Subjective Well-being Inventory (Sell & Nagpal, 1992). Correlational analysis revealed significant relationship between different character strengths and the overall subjective well-being. Findings suggest that similar studies need to be conducted to find out if strengths varies across cultures and how they can be used to formulate interventions directed towards development of youth. Pages:174-177
Natasha Yasmin and Waheeda Khan (Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi) |
Pages:178-180 Preeti Mathur and Jyoti Panwar (Department of Psychology, JNVU, Jodhpur, Rajasthan) The present study was designed to investigate life satisfaction and emotional stability of career women. The study was conducted on 60 subjects: 30 working women and 30 non working women. The sample was drawn by random sampling technique within the age range of 35-50 years from different spheres of career women and the homemakers of Jodhpur city, to serve as subjects in the present study. The life satisfaction scale by Singh and Joseph (1971) was used to measure life satisfaction and to assess emotional stability N.I Scale by Agarwal and Purnima (1980) was used. The results of the study revealed no difference between career women and non working women on life satisfaction and emotional stability, i.e., neuroticism. The results are discussed in the light of available literature. Pages:178-180
Preeti Mathur and Jyoti Panwar (Department of Psychology, JNVU, Jodhpur, Rajasthan) |
Pages:181-185 Shilpa Shinde (Department of HR&OB FLAME University, Lavale, Pune) Arun Bachhav (Department of Psychology, L.V.H College, Panchavati, Nashik City, Maharashtra ) Managerial coaching is emerging as a very critical tool to create competitive advantage for organizations by improving employee and organizational performance. The objective of this paper is to review extant literature on managerial coaching and based on it, suggest directions for future research. We discuss the relevance of coaching as a practice for creating individual and organizational effectiveness, where the concept of coaching is distinguished from other related concepts like counseling-therapy and mentoring. Subsequently, the various processes and measurements of managerial coaching are reviewed for their relevance in organizations. The paper further examines the outcomes of managerial coaching at the employee and organizational levels. Drawing conclusions from the review, we suggest two critical areas of future research: work engagement and self efficacy, which can enable organizations to increase the effectiveness of managerial coaching. Pages:181-185
Shilpa Shinde (Department of HR&OB
FLAME University, Lavale, Pune)
Arun Bachhav (Department of Psychology, L.V.H College, Panchavati… |