Indian Journal of Positive Psychology

Pages: 274-279
Mohammad Amin Wani and R. Sankar (Department of Psychology, Annamalai University Tamil Nadu )

The cardinal aim of this study was to examine the level of social support, quality of life, and suicidal ideation among people living with HIV/AIDS. Total participants was 300 (n=300) AIDS patients, both males and females selected through purposive sampling technique, Enriched Social Support Inventory by Mitchell et al. (2003) Quality of Life Scale by Sharma and Nasreen (2014) and Suicidal Ideation Scale by Sisodia and Bhatnagar (2011) was used for measurement of social support, quality of life, and suicidal ideation among participants. Data was analyzed through Mean, t-test, one way ANOVA and Pearson Correlation by using SPSS 20.0 version. The results showed that majority of (80.33%) patients have low level of social support, (25%) moderate level of quality of life, and (73.33%) average level of suicidal ideations respectively. Finding also revealed that male, married and patients from joint families have higher social support, and quality of life than female, unmarried and patients from nuclear families. Whereas, female, unmarried and patients from nuclear families have high suicidal ideations than male, married and patients from joint families respectively. Further the findings also confirmed that age, occupation and duration of illness has their influence on social support, quality of life, and on suicidal ideation. Simultaneously the results divulge that social support is positively significant correlated with quality of life (.654), but negatively correlated with suicidal ideation (-.901). Negative significant correlation was found between quality of life and suicidal ideation (-.747). Demographical variables viz gender, marital status, family type, age, occupation and duration of illness were significantly correlated with social support quality of life and suicidal ideation respectively.

Pages: 260-269
Gagandeep Kaur Gharial, Sarita Saini, and Deepika Vig (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab)

Metacognition is defined as one's own awareness of the thought process: specifically it concerns the ability to regulate the cognitive processes of the learners in their learning. Similarly, multiple intelligence covers the capacity to reason, figure and handle logical thinking. Therefore, it must be seen more as the "OUTPUT" function of information intake, learning, skills and ability. Hence, the present study is focused towards studying the level of metacognition and multiple intelligence among adolescents. The investigation was conducted on 200 rural school-going adolescents (n=200) studying in grade 9th and 10th,exclusively drawn from selected Government Senior Secondary Schools in the villages of Ludhiana-1 Block. The subjects were randomly selected and equally distributed across both the genders (males= 100 & females= 100). A self-designed socio-personal information sheet was used to collect the background information of the adolescents. Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (Schraw & Dennison, 1994) and Multiple Intelligence Survey (McKenzie, 1999) were used to assess the metacognition and multiple intelligence of the selected subjects. The results of the study revealed that majority of the adolescents had an 'average level' of metacognition as well as multiple intelligence. Further, results unveiled that across various components and sub-components of metacognition as well as types of multiple intelligence gender emerged as a significantly impacting factor where girls showed better mean scores than boys.

Pages:06-10
Mohammad Reza Askarianzadeh (Department of General Psychology, Arsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Iran) Mitra Mahmoodi and Seyed Ahmad Mirjafari (Department of Psychology, Arsanjan Branch Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Iran)

The aim of research is comparison the self-efficiency and the confrontation with stress strategies in women having addicted husbands (in curing) and normal women in Isfahan in 2014.This review is a descriptive and correlation research according to subject and goal. The reviewed sample includes 100 women with addicted husbands and 100 normal women that referred to abuse centers in Isfahan and chose according to available sampling technique. The participants completed the sherer self-efficiency questionnaire (SES, 1982) and confrontation with stressful situations (clss, 1990) and personal information questionnaires. This research used Gotman reducing to half and Kronbachalfa techniques for stability of tools. The tools showed good validity and stability. This research has used Pearson correlation and multi variable variance analysis statistical techniques. The results showed that quantity of F in variance analysis with P=0/35% is meaningful and define that the average of avoiding confrontation mark is higher in women with addicted husbands than normal women and it shows women with addicted husbands use more avoiding techniques than women with normal husbands. Difference between the average of self- efficiency in two groups of women with addicted husbands and normal husbands is meaningful with P<0/003,T=3/02 .So the hypothesis is confirmed and defines that the average of self- efficiency mark in normal women is higher than women with addicted husbands.

Pages:15-18
Zohreh Hoshmand and Nazanin Honarparvaran (Department of Counselling, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran )

This study has investigated the relationship between personality traits and sexual self-concept with marital intimacy of married people in Tehran. Therefore, this study is descriptive and correlational. The study focuses on all married people in the north of Tehran who referred to counseling services in the second quarter of the year 2014. For this purpose, using a multistage cluster sampling, samples were selected. The information and data on which this study has been based upon have been gathered through the Five Factor questionnaire (NEO), sexual self-concept questionnaire (MSSCQ), Snell and Walker and Thompson's intimacy questionnaire. The SPSS-20 software analyzed the step by step regression of the data with the help of correlation. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between marital intimacy and sexual anxiety, sexual awareness, sexual optimism, schema and depression and also between neuroticism, extroversion and conscientiousness of personality characteristics.

Pages:23-27
Sedigheh Hassannia (Department of General Psychology, Arsanjan Branch Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Iran. ) Mitra Mahmoodi and Mansoreh Amirianzadeh (Department of Psychology, Arsanjan Branch Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Iran.)

The present study has been performed with purpose of predicting life quality in relation with psychological assets and mind happiness in teachers of Shiraz city. Methodology was correlation and descriptive. Studied sample included 313(131 men & 183 women) teachers of Shiraz city in high school in 2014-2015 and were selected in a random cluster method. Participants filled a 36 questions life quality questionnaire (SF-36) and a 24-question Oxford mind happiness questionnaire (OHI). In the present, study a Cronbach alpha instrument used for determining instruments reliability. A suitable validity and reliability was reported for tests. In the present study pearson correlation coefficient statistical test and multi variable regression statistical analysis and an independent t-Test were used for hypothesis testing. Results showed that positivism variable could predict physical health of teachers' life quality. Moreover, the teachers who have better psychological health have also better physical health, meanwhile, positivism variable predicted psychological health. Results also indicated that psychological assets and mind happiness variables could predict a portion of teachers' life quality. Results also indicated a meaningful difference of life quality between men and women. Considering to the meaningfulness level of regression test, studied sample can be extended to the society.

Pages:32-35
Zahra Dorostkar (Department of Psychology Arsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Iran ) Fereshteh Mostafavi Rad (Department of Educational & Psychological Science, Sepidan Branch Islamic Azad University, Sepidan, Iran) Mahbobeh Chin Aveh (Department of Psychology Arsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Iran)

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the desire to remain in work based on job stress and organizational position in staff of Industries and Mines Organization of Fars. This study was a descriptive correlation and statistical population were about 150 people, using census sampling all of them have been chosen as research sample. For data gathering the Inventory of Job stress, Rasooli, and Wiener Inventory of desire to remain in work were used. Validity by face validity and reliability of the questionnaire through Cronbach's alpha coefficient determined. Data analyzed by Pearson and Spear man correlation coefficient and SPSS 16 software was used. The finding showed that there is a significant and negative relationship between job stress and desire to remain in work, also a significant relationship between organizational position and desire to remain in work. Job stress could predict the desire to remain in work but organizational position couldn't predict the desire to remain in work.

Pages:41-43
V. Premanand and Disha Mallya (Department of PG Psychology, St. Agnes Centre for PG Studies and Research, Mangalore )

Wolman points out that adolescent's experience conflicting and frustrating situations. Studies have shown that physical exercising helped in the improvement of self-control and increased tolerance to stress. Present study aimed to find the effect of Yoga, an ancient Indian form of exercise on the Stress Management factor of Emotional Intelligence as conceptualized by Bar-On. The Youth Version of Bar-On's Emotional Quotient Inventory was used as the tool. Sample for the study consisted of two groups of adolescent girls drawn into Experimental and Control groups respectively. The results showed that practice of Yoga improved the Stress Management factor of Emotional Intelligence.

Pages:48-50
Christopher Alan Lewis (Department of Psychology, Glyndŵr University PlasCoch Campus, Wrexham, LL11 2AW, Wales, UK and Department of Psychology, Bashkir State University, Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia) Mikhail Khukhrin and Svetlana Galyautdinova (Department of Psychology, Bashkir State University Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan Russia) Sadia Musharraf (National Institute of Psychology Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan) Mary Jane Lewis (Department of Psychology Glyndŵr University, Plas Coch Campus Wrexham, Ll11 2AW, Wales, UK)

At present within the Russian-speaking world, there is much interest among social scientists in positive psychology. Practically for researchers and clinicians interested in positive psychology in the Russian context, there are presently a growing a number of scales available in the Russian language. The present aim was to introduce the Russian translation of the Short Depression-Happiness Scale to facilitate research. Matters raised during the translation process are noted. Suggestions for further research with the Russian translation of the Short Depression-Happiness Scale are provided.

Pages:55-58
Neha Gahlot, Manju Mehta and Kiran Singh (Department of Family Resource Management, I.C. College of Home Science, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana)

A comfortable and well managed work environment without much clutter allows employees to focus on their goals. This paper describes the results of a study conducted to assess the workplace environment of the female sewing machine operators. A comfortable work environment is very important to perform the task easily and to increase the productivity with reduced number of errors. Hence, the workplace environment of the sewing activity was assessed with environmental parameters which include temperature, light, humidity, and noise. The mean temperature of the workplace was 28.59 which was above the recommended level and the mean illumination level at workplace was found 228.56which was below the recommended level which was contributing to headache and eye strain for the female sewing machine operators. Workplace assessment for ventilation facility, storage of garments, storage of tools, proximity of clothes and tools, clearance of traffic lanes, hazardous things at workplace, workplace hygiene and workplace management also performed. The results of the study showed that only one fourth sewing machine operators had good storage facility for storage of stitched and unstitched garments.

Pages:64-67
Arunya B. and Thamilselvan P. (Department of Psychology, PSG College of Arts and Science, Affiliated to Bharathiar University, Coimbatore)

With the increasing demands, we are put on a 24x7 clock running behind goals, weekend targets. Mindfulness provides an opportunity to open doors to the beauty of present moment. With empirical evidence supporting the benefits of mindfulness, an indigenous scale is essential. This study focused on developing an indigenous scale to measure the various affective and cognitive qualities that fosters mindfulness as conceptualized by Jon Kabat-Zinn and Shauna-Shapiro, Jeffrey-Schwartz. An intensive set of focus group discussion, trial run and expert reviews were done. Post expert reviews, a sample of 105 college students were given the scale to assess the Internal consistency (Cronbach's Alpha 0.796) and Test Retest reliability of 0.548 respectively. Concurrent validity of the scale based upon its relation with Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale-Revised (Greg Feldman, Adele Haves, Sameet, Kumar, Jeff Greeson, & Jean Philippe Laurenceau, 2006) is found to be 0.576. Item were reduced throughout the standardization procedure and a final version of 30 item scale with the response category- Never, Sometimes, Often, Always was formulated along with norms. The scale shall be extended further beyond college population.