Indian Journal of Positive Psychology

Pages:524-527
ElahePir Zadeh and Ladan Hashemi (Department of Psychology, Arsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Iran )

Present research aims to investigate the relationship between assertiveness levels with occupational satisfaction and stress among hospital personnel. In order to achieve the research objectives, a sample consisted of 132 participants were selected among the Shiraz hospital personnel using accessible sampling. In order to gather the information, the assertiveness questionnaire, Dante's occupational satisfaction questionnaire and occupational stress questionnaire (Hss-35) were used. In order to analyze the data, SPSS and regression procedure were used. The results of this research indicate that assertiveness is a negative predictor of role incompatibility, role ambiguity, relation with colleagues and ergonomic factors and entire stress score. Also, it is the positive predictor of entire score and dimensions such as success, gratitude, responsibility, work nature, human relations management, insecurity, safety and satisfaction with colleagues. The findings of this research implied that the more assertive the hospital personnel is, more occupational satisfaction and less occupational stresses would be experienced.

512-518
Vinod Kumar Bhardwaj (Department of Psychology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana ) Manju Rani (Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana )

The migration of mass population within their own countries has become a serious problem worldwide because it affects the people, their livelihood and also results in cultural alienation and identity crisis. It is one of the vital issues faced by human civilization now-a-days. There are number of peoples who have been migrated due to violence, natural disasters internal conflicts and communal violence. The aim of the present study is to explore the differences in personality, wellbeing and coping patterns among Kashmiri migrants employees and Kashmir non migrants employees. The sample used in the present study consisted of two groups of subjects viz. Kashmiri migrants employees (n=75), Kashmir non migrants employees (n=75). Friedman well-being scale, Neo-FFI, and way of coping (Lazarus) were used the measure the above variables. Descriptive statistic (mean; standard deviations) t- ratios and Discriminant function analysis were computed to compare the two groups in terms of significance of mean differences. Results clearly shows that there are significant differences in well- being, personality and coping of migrants and non- migrants.

500-506
Keerti Dewal and Satishchandra Kumar (Department of Applied Psychology & Counseling Centre, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra)

With the rise in entrepreneurship and the challenges entrepreneurs have to face, their psychological well-being gets affected. Personality factors have been seen to impact psychological well-being. This relationship is also mediated by other contributing factors. The present study was undertaken to determine the relationship between the big five personality traits and psychological well-being of entrepreneurs along with the mediating effect of psychological capital on the personality psychological well-being relationship. A sample of 124 entrepreneurs operating in the city of Mumbai was selected for the purpose. Data was collected using the survey method and correlation, regression and mediation analysis were performed to analyze the data. Results indicated personality traits and psychological capital are significantly positively related to psychological well-being of entrepreneurs. Psychological capital mediates the personality well-being relationship. Implications for educational and training purposes are discussed.

490-494
Annesha Ganguli and Ishita Chatterjee (Department of Applied Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal)

In the present study, we have examined the impact of Age, Gender and Socio-economic status on Morality and Valued living of 300 individuals belonging to four zones (North, South, East, & West) of Kolkata City. The results of the study revealed that (a) age of the individuals seems to have a significant impact on their morality and valued living, (b) gender of the individuals seems to have a significant impact on their morality and valued living and (c) socio-economic status of the individuals seems to have a significant impact on their morality but not on their valued living. The present study appears to be quite relevant in the present scenario of our society. The implication of the study lies in taking proper care for the inculcation of moral values among the youth as they are the future of our society.

478-483
Debakanta Sarangi (Department of Psychology, Sambalpur University, Jyotivihar, Sambalpur, Odisha) Rabindra Kumar Pradhan (Department of Humanities and Social Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal) Lalatendu Kesari Jena (Faculty Member-OB & HR, Central University of Orissa, Koraput, Odisha )

Human capital is not a rigid or absolute entity in its characteristics, and interestingly its value changes from context to context. There are various potent factors which help in optimizing this intangible capital to its highest. The factors like emotion and intellect are always at the center of discussion in human affairs providing the bedrock for developing psychological competencies. Present day literature supports the fact that emotional intelligence is an important ingredient to prepare the elixir of success be it in professional world or in personal sphere. Hence, the present empirical study has tried to explore the dynamics of emotional intelligence that shares with two important factors such as organizational role stress and job satisfaction in Indian public and private sector industries. The findings have revealed that there exists significant difference between public and private sector organizations with regard to job satisfaction. The study has also disclosed that irrespective of sectors emotional intelligence stands negative correlated with organizational role stress. Thus, organization needs to recruit people, train people and develop people in the area of emotional intelligence so that they can handle pressure, multiple job-roles and produce better performance.

Pages: 216-221
Rajitha Menon Arikkatt and Santhosh Ayathupady Mohanan (Programs in Counseling Psychology, Graduate School of Human Sciences, Assumption University of Thailand, Hua Mak, Bangkok)

Eudaimonic approach to well-being is a relatively less researched area in psychology in which human potential and optimal development is emphasised in contrast to the popular hedonic approach that focuses on pleasure attainment. Based on the related literature, we hypothesised a causal link between self-compassion and eudaimonic well-being, being mediated by personal growth initiative – a personal resource that facilitates positive development. Using a mediation analysis, we examined the role of personal growth initiative on the relationship between eudaimonic well-being and self-compassion in young adults. The participants were 346 undergraduate students from Bangkok, Thailand. Reliable and valid Likert-type self-report inventories were used to measure the variables. The findings of this study support a positive relationship between self-compassion and eudaimonic well-being (r = .64, p< .01),and personal growth initiative partially mediates this relationship. Being self-compassionate in early adulthood triggers personal growth initiatives and this enhances the eudaimonic well-being of the students in turn. The results are discussed with an emphasis on the mediating role of personal growth initiative in early adulthood. The implications of the study are also discussed with its limitations.

Pages: 194-200
Sarika Khandelwal and Kavita Koradia (Department of Home Science, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan)

Literature on meditation suggests multi fold benefits on personality. Yet, very few researches explored meditation in its traditional context utilising both empirical and anecdotal evidence to get insights about the way it impacts the practitioners and their subjective experiences. The study aims to explore the impact of a Buddhist Mediation retreat on Depression, Stress, Anxiety and Affect regulation of participants and their qualitative outcomes. One hundred subjects were studied through convenience sampling who participated in a ten day meditational retreat for the first time at Tushita Meditation Centre. Further, qualitative analysis was conducted on ten participants who exhibited significant changes on their quantitative measures to understand their motivation, deeper perspectives and experiences of the retreat. The retreat was found to be effective in reducing the severity of depression, anxiety and stress symptoms significantly and also in regulation of emotions (all p >0.001). The qualitative analysis yielded overarching themes - (a) Self development, Distress and imbalance regulation; (b) Self exploration, Insightful values and Physical challenge; (c) internalizing Impermanence and attaining Equanimity. The findings revealed a complex and dynamic set of interdependent outcomes and processes, which are reinforced by Buddhist teachings and ethical practices. It also provides a detailed understanding on the impact of meditation retreat interventions which can be of strategic research benefit for studying as a model system to understand the transforming effects and in realizing the holistic effect of meditation training at an individual level. It also highlights the need to recontextualize traditional philosophies into modern meditation practices.

Pages: 181-185
S. Hemalatha (Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu)
R. Deepa (PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore. Tamil Nadu)

Emotional intelligence is a component of social intelligence. it is the ability to know our emotions, others emotions and applying it in interpersonal relationship. Emotional intelligence serves as the antecedent for job performance, job satisfaction and is important for managerial success. Emotional intelligence is also considered as a mixed construct linking it with personality. The aim of the study is to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence and personality. Deepa Krishnaveni Emotional Intelligence Test and five factor model of personality is used in the study for measuring emotional intelligence and personality. Component based structural equation modeling with partial least square method is used to study the relationship between emotional intelligence and personality. Visual PLS software is used for analysis. The study found that emotional intelligence is positively related with conscientiousness, agreeableness, extraversion, openness to experience and negatively related with neuroticism.