Indian Journal of Positive Psychology
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Pages:98-99 Mridula Sharma and Sarika Garg (Department of Psychology, Meerut College, Meerut, U.P.) Inthe present study the impact of emotional intelligence on well being among teachers, was investigated. The study consisted of 60 female teachers working in various higher secondary schools of Meerut and Bagpat District. The two group design was used where the emotional intelligence had two level s high Emotional Intelligence and low Emotional Intelligence. Emotional Intelligence scale for teachers by Mangal and Mangal and PGI Well Being Measure by Verma and Verma , were used . Mean and t-test were calculated for analyzing the data. The results revealed that emotional intelligence significantly affects the well being of teachers. Findings showed that teachers with high Emotional Intelligence scored better on well being as compared to teachers with low Emotional Intelligence . Pages:98-99
Mridula Sharma and Sarika Garg (Department of Psychology, Meerut College, Meerut, U.P.) |
Pages:100-102 Nanika Singh (Reiki Grandmaster, Mohali, Punjab) Reiki is an ancient miracle for modem times and is gaining considerable acclaim across the globe. The National Center for Complimentary& Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), 2007 categorizes Reiki as energy medicine which is based on the belief that disturbances in energy cause illness and by laying hands, the practitioner can restore the flow and balance of energy in the recipient. It involves systems that use subtle energy system in and around the body for medical purposes. Through modem experiments, doctors are considering the role Reiki plays in the functioning and strengthening of the immune system and in accelerating the healing process of terminally ill patients suffering from Anxiety, Chronic Pain, HIV/ATDS, Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis, Thyroid Goiter aiding in rendering powerful support to surgical patients. The present paper seeks to provide a comprehensive overview as to how Reiki Therapy is popularly being used as an alternative form of medicine complementing other therapies in hospices, nursing home, operating rooms and the like by medical practitioners , the world over including India attempting to provide reliefand healing touch to the potentially ill, carving a valuable place for itself in the New Millennium. Pages:100-102
Nanika Singh (Reiki Grandmaster, Mohali, Punjab) |
Pages:103-107 Rabindra Kumar Pradhan and Papri Nath (Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, UT Kharagpur, West Bangal) The purpose of the paper is to explore the relationship between positive emotions and creative potentials. Positive emotional experiences and expressions provide a broad and flexible thought pattern and enhance creative or adaptive thinking. Existing literature indicates that three positive cognitive state-like capacities (hope, optimistic explanatory style and situation-specific self-efficacy) play an important role in explaining the relationship between positive emotions and creative potentials. The inclusion of these three mentioned capacities in the proposed model will facilitate the understanding of intra-individual processes that occur when an individual attempts to solve practical life problems in creative manner during a positive emotional state. The theoretical and practical implications of the paper are discussed within the framework of positive psychology. Pages:103-107
Rabindra Kumar Pradhan and Papri Nath (Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, UT Kharagpur, West… |
Pages:108-110 Preetha Menonand Nirmala (Department of Psychology, Avinashilingam Deemed University for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu) From Anbagam Old Age Home, Theni, Tamil Nadu, 49 inmates (20 male and 29 female) were screened using the Case Study Schedule, Patient Pain Questionnaire (Ferrel, 1994) and Insomnia Inventory (Jennifer, 2004) and were selected as the sample. The age range of the sample was 60-75 years. As psychological intervention, Positive Therapy (Natesan, 2004), a package combining the eastern techniques of Yoga and western techniques of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy was used Pages:108-110
Preetha Menonand Nirmala (Department of Psychology, Avinashilingam Deemed University for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu) |
Pages:111-113 Nandita Chaube (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh) Abha Sharma (Department of Education, Vivekanand College of Education, Aligarh) The present study aims at the relationship between social support and positive thinking in widows living in the shelter homes. The sample consiste of 30 widows living in the shelter homes in Varanasi region. The Oslo 3-item Social Support Scale obtained from Odd Steffen Dalgardand Positive Thinking Rating Scale Published by admin under self-help, were administered to all the subjects. Pages:111-113
Nandita Chaube (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh)
Abha Sharma (Department of Education, Vivekanand College… |
Pages:114-118 Madhurima Pradhan and Priyanka Shukla (Department of Psychology, Lucknow University, Lucknow) The term Spirituality comes from word "Spiritus" which means "breath of life". Spirituality, a sense of self, is a synthesis of personal, self-expressed beliefs and activities of essence of being that balances and connects other dimensions and domains of human traits (Frey, Daaleman, & Peyton, 2005; Young & Koopsen, 2005). Spirituality is the way through which we find meaning, hope, comfort and inner peace in life. Pages:114-118
Madhurima Pradhan and Priyanka Shukla (Department of Psychology, Lucknow University, Lucknow) |
Pages:119-124 Aradhana Shukla (Department of Psychology, Kumaun University, Almora) This study was aimed to as certain the impact of yogic exercisers and employment status on everyday life in developmental perspective. It was contended that: Increase in age would cause more perception of ill health and more prone towards leisure activities. Regular Yogic exercisers would perceive their health more positive and engaged in leisure activities as compared to seldom yogic exercisers. Pages:119-124
Aradhana Shukla (Department of Psychology, Kumaun University, Almora) |
Pages:125-127 K.N. Jayakumar and S. Kadhiravan (Department of Psychology, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu) Today' sorganizations operate inanincreasingly uncertain and tumultuous global market economy. The employees make the difference between success and failure by their task and non-task behaviour. Apart from the; task roles, a strong interest has developed in the organizational literature surrounding the non task aspeets of employee performance. Research in this area refers to several related phenolmena including organizational citizen ship behaviour, contextual performance, prosocial organizational behaviour, and organizational spontaneity. Pages:125-127
K.N. Jayakumar and S. Kadhiravan (Department of Psychology, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu) |
Pages:128-129 Shikha Agrawal and Smita Jaiswal (D.V. (P.G.) College, Orai, U.P.) The concept of Anasakti (Non-attachment) as given in Srimadbhagavadgita reflects wisdom gleaned through thousands of years of Scholarly study of our developing culture. It signifies performance of duties for union with God. This concept having the virtue of religious, philosophical individual land social significance may serve as a theoretical base in the way of developing a stepwise model for self-enhancement and community development. Pages:128-129
Shikha Agrawal and Smita Jaiswal (D.V. (P.G.) College, Orai, U.P.) |
Pages:168-169 Aitha Bhanu Prasad (Department of Management, CMJ University, Shillong, Meghalaya) In the transition process, these countries have opened to Western business after more than fifty years following a policy of economic autarky. With a short time, the policy environments changed radically, creating new conditions for international investment. Many multinational enterprises have been attracted by new markets, cheap labor forces and supporting policies toward foreign direct investment (FDI) in transition economies. Pages:168-169
Aitha Bhanu Prasad (Department of Management, CMJ University, Shillong, Meghalaya) |
Pages:1-5 Banhisikha Bhattacharya (Students Counselor, Institute of Technology, Kolkata) Sibnath Deb (Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry) The objective of the present study was to understand the self-concept of 11th and 12th standard adolescent boys and girls of Kolkata city. It was hypothesized that the self-concept of adolescents with respect to gender and educational standard will differ significantly. A group of 370 adolescents (182 boys and 188 girls) from six schools were covered in the study and they were selected following multi-stage sampling technique. A Semi-structured Questionnaire and Self-concept Scale were used for data collection. The study was carried out in 2011. The mean values of overall self-concept were found to be 169.7 for adolescent boys and 159.9 for adolescent girls i.e., the self-concept of adolescent boys was significantly higher compared to girls (p<.01). Further analysis of data revealed statistically significant difference (p<.001) between boys and girls with respect to components of self-concept like health and sex appropriateness, abilities, self-confidence, worthiness, present, past and future, beliefs and convictions, feeling of shame and guilt, and emotional component i.e., mean score of adolescent boys were significantly higher than the means score of girls with respect to the said components of self-concept. On the contrary, girls were found to be significantly higher in beliefs and convictions components compared to boys. No significant difference was observed between boys and girls with respect to self-acceptance and sociability components. So far as educational standard is considered, students of 11th standard were found to have higher mean score than the students of 12th standard in most of the components of self-concept and significant difference was found in four components only like health and sex appropriateness, abilities, self-acceptance and emotional component. Pages:1-5
Banhisikha Bhattacharya (Students Counselor, Institute of Technology, Kolkata)
Sibnath Deb (Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University… |
Pages:6-9 Naina Sharma (Department of Distance Education, Punjabi University, Patiala) Gurminder Sokhey (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala) This study is an attempt to investigate the role of coping styles in quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS. The sample comprised 225 patients (Males=116; Females =109 in the age range of 20-50 years) attending ART clinics of Punjab. Only those patients were included who were diagnosed by the consultant incharge on the basis of clinical examination and tests. Each subject was contacted personally by the investigator and Cope Inventory (Carver et al.,1989) was administered to study the coping styles and MOS-HIV inventory by Wu, Rubin et at (1991) was used to assess QOL. To study the role of coping styles with QOL, Pearson's Product Moment coefficient of correlation and t test were applied to study the gender differences on coping styles in people living with HIV/AIDS. The results reflect significant positive correlations between problem focused coping styles and physical functioning, role functioning, social functioning, cognitive functioning and QOL. Positive correlations were found between emotion focused coping styles and physical functioning, role functioning and social functioning. Negative correlation was found between inefficacious coping styles and mental health. Furthermore significant differences were observed on various dimensions of coping styles viz: focus on and venting of emotions, use of social support, denial, religious coping, humor, use of emotional support and substance use. Pages:6-9
Naina Sharma (Department of Distance Education, Punjabi University, Patiala)
Gurminder Sokhey (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University… |
Pages:10-13 S. John Michael Raj and Cicilia Chettiar (Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore ) Self determination theory highlights how satisfaction of the three needs of autonomy, competence and relatedness leads to higher subjective well being. However it also specifies that the nature of the goal will finally affect SWB. Extrinsic goals lower well being while intrinsic goals enhance SWB. This study assesses SWB in a sample of 100 respondents to verify this proposition. There is a significant difference in the aspiration index of males and females, yet there is no corresponding significant difference in their SWB. This study questions the assumptions of SDT that only intrinsic goals can enhance SWB. Also, using factor analysis, the goal of health is clearly categorised as being part of the intrinsic goals. The goals were also ranked in order of importance for males and females. Pages:10-13
S. John Michael Raj and Cicilia Chettiar (Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore ) |
Pages:14-19 Agyajit Singh (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala) Sukhdeep Kaur (Akal College of Education, Mastunga Sahib, Sangrur, Punjab) The present study would focus on the objectives such as :(i)to measure and compare the emotional intelligence of the gifted and average/non-gifted children and (ii) To find out the significant differences on emotional intelligence on the basis of sex (male and female); location of the schools of the children (rural and urban). The sample of the study consisted of 1000 school children in the age group of 12-18 years (adolescent period); out of which 200 were identified as gifted children out of the larger sample and 200 were non-gifted and average children. 50% of the whole sample was males and 50% females (100 male gifted and 100 female gifted; 100 male average and 100 female average). Half of them were from rural area and half from urban area. The total sample for the final study consisted of 400 students. The tools which were used to collect the data were (i) Jalota's Intelligence Test and (ii) Ekta Emotional Intelligence Scale. The results of the study show that (i) there were differences between gifted and normal students on the different components of emotional intelligence. Gifted students were high on emotional intelligence as compared to non-gifted students (ii) Sex differences on the different components of emotional intelligence were not found and (iii) Rural-urban differences were found in some components of emotional intelligence. relationship with the negative measures of mental health. Pages:14-19
Agyajit Singh (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala)
Sukhdeep Kaur (Akal College of Education, Mastunga Sahib… |
Pages:20-22 Ravinder Yadav (Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh) Parwinder Singh (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala) Focuses is a phenomenon of attending to particular internal and external cues that positively or negatively influence one's performance (Taylor & Wilson, 2005). In sports, 'Focus' refers to a state of consciousness in which athletes are totally absorbed in the activity in which they are engaged. Enhancing and maintaining Focus during Competition helps athletes to keep their mind and body at one place, acquire essential information, process it, make effective decisions & perform optimally. Assisting athletes in improving and maintaining their focus involves understanding components of focus; assessing focus style and then using specific strategies e.g. process focus, reset procedure, simulation training etc. to keep them in focus. Some of the important psychological interventional techniques to optimize focus were discussed in the paper Pages:20-22
Ravinder Yadav (Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh)
Parwinder Singh (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala) |
Pages:23-26 A. H. M. Vijayalaxmi and M.S. Rajalakshmi (Smt. V. H. D. Central Institute of Home Science, Bangalore, Karnataka) K. P. Suresh (Department of Biostatistics, National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Adugodi, Bangalore) Adolescence is a challenging time of life, where the individual copes with an unprecedented rate of biological maturation and simultaneously face changes in his/her life in social, sexual, emotional and physical areas. Adolescents encounter new experiences on a daily basis. Such unfamiliar situations often result in new and possibly intense positive and negative emotional reactions. How successfully adolescents are able to cope with these environmental demands and emotions by effectively sizing up and flexibly dealing with problematic situations depends on their emotional intelligence in particular on the adaptability skills. Enhanced levels of adaptability indicate adolescents who can easily find good ways of dealing with everyday difficulties. Therefore the present study was taken up to assess the influence of an intervention program to nurture adaptability skills on the emotional intelligence of selected adolescents. The present study was carried out in IX phases. A total of 90 adolescents (both boys and girls) in the age group of 14-16 years were identified for the study after they were administered the Bar-On emotional quotient inventory; youth version. These were further divided into experimental and control groups having 45 participants in each group. The experimental groups were exposed to an intervention programme on adaptability skills. The study concluded that, the intervention program had influenced the adaptability dimension of the respondents in the experimental group. Pages:23-26
A. H. M. Vijayalaxmi and M.S. Rajalakshmi (Smt. V. H. D. Central Institute of Home… |
Pages:27-29 Disha Mallya (Sri Bhuvanendra College, Karkala) V. Prem Anand (St. Agnes College (Autonomous), Mangalore) Saarni (1999) notes that development of emotional skills is important for an adolescent's development. Studies have shown that physical exercising helped in the maintenance of emotional wellbeing. Present study aimed to find the effect of Yoga, an ancient Indian form of exercise, on the intrapersonal factor of Emotional Intelligence as conceptualized by Bar-On (2006). The Youth Version of Bar-On's Emotional Quotient Inventory (2000) 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 Intrapersonal factor of Emotional Intelligence. Pages:27-29
Disha Mallya (Sri Bhuvanendra College, Karkala)
V. Prem Anand (St. Agnes College (Autonomous), Mangalore) |
Pages:30-36 Shiney Chib (Datta Meghe Institute of Management Studies, Nagpur, Maharashtra) Emotional intelligence refers to the capacity for organizing our own feelings and those of others, for motivating ourselves, and for managing emotions well in ourselves and in our relationships. It appears that EQ relates to a number of non-cognitive skills, abilities, or competencies that influence an individual's capacity to deal with environmental demands and pressures. Emotional Intelligence embraces and draws from numerous other branches of behavioral, emotional and communications theories, such as NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), Transactional Analysis, and empathy. Most skilled employees are intelligent, but not emotionally intelligent. Many individuals who were extraordinarily intelligent when it came analytical skills and general intelligence, were deficient in emotional intelligence. While they were good with numbers and logic, they were bad when it came to being sociable, and they did not have a lot of friends. “Emotions are intense feelings that are directed towards someone or something, and are considered to be critical factors in employee behaviour”. --Stephen P. Robbins. Traditionally, it has for long widely acknowledged that emotions and feelings of individual workers have lesser role in work contribution and effective work place management. Decades of research has now confirmed what many people have suspected all along: it is EQ, not IQ, that determines how well someone will perform on the job. While this does not mean that technical skills and general intelligence should be ignored, some studies have indicated that emotional intelligence is twice as important. When it comes to leadership, EI is incredibly important, making the difference between effective and mediocre leadership. Pages:30-36
Shiney Chib (Datta Meghe Institute of Management Studies, Nagpur, Maharashtra) |
Pages:37-39 N. Muni Rajamma (Department of Psychology, S. P. W. Degree & PG College, Tirupati, A.P.) Marriage is very precious. Getting marriage is happiest moment in everyone's life. In our Indian culture we are giving more importance to the marriage. Once we enter into the marital life we want to be there with full of satisfaction. Marital Satisfaction is a relatively stable attitude. The success of a marriage depends on whether it provides satisfaction for the whole family, not just one or two of the members. A husband and wife who are happy together derive satisfaction from the roles they play; they also have a mature and stable love for each other, make good sexual adjustments and accept the parental role. But they are not playing their roles satisfactorily. Because 1. couples are busy with their work and 2. they are not satisfying with what they have in their life. Anger is a natural, adaptive response to threats; it inspires powerful, often aggressive feelings and behaviors, which allow us to fight and to defend ourselves when we are attacked. Anger is a completely normal, usually healthy, human emotion. A certain amount of anger, therefore, is necessary to our survival. Anger plays a vital role in our personal relationships, marital satisfaction and in the overall quality of our life. One can express angry feelings in an assertive way but not in an aggressive way. There are certain tips to follow and manage aggressive feelings which are useful to the couples to lead a happy married life. An attempt is made to present certain tips to manage anger which are useful to couples to get a maximum marital satisfaction. Pages:37-39
N. Muni Rajamma (Department of Psychology, S. P. W. Degree & PG College, Tirupati, A.P.) |
Pages:40-43 Charlane Pereira (Department of Psychology, Smt. Parvatibai Chowgule College, Margao, Goa) Department of Psychology, Smt. Parvatibai Chowgule College, Margao, Goa Pages:40-43
Charlane Pereira (Department of Psychology, Smt. Parvatibai Chowgule College, Margao, Goa) |