Indian Journal of Positive Psychology

Pages:19-25
Nandini and S. Karunanidhi (Department of Psychology, University of Madras, Chennai) T. Chitra (Consultant Psychologist, Kodambakkam, Chennai)

The present study explored the role of job attitude in relation to perceived occupational stress, interrole conflict, and psychological wellbeing of women police. The study also examined the influence of demographic factors such as job experience, family structure, number of transfers, and number of dependents on all psychosocial variables studied. The sample was chosen from a sampling frame of 181 women constables, who satisfied the criteria of marital status. Data were obtained from a sample of 72 married women constables and head constables of the Chennai City police department. Data were analyzed by using correlation analysis and t-test. The sample was divided into two groups as low and high job attitude based on the mean scores in job attitude scale. Correlation analysis among the variables revealed that job attitude was negatively related to both occupational stress and interrole conflict. Moreover, job attitude was positively related to psychological well-being. Occupational stress was negatively related to psychological well-being of women police. It was found that interrole conflict did not significantly influence the occupational stress and psychological wellbeing of women police. Moreover, those with more job experience perceived low occupational stress and better psychological well-being. Women police with more number of dependents perceived greater interrole conflict than those with lesser number of dependents. Further, the number of transfers and type of family did not influence job attitude, perceived occupational stress, interrole conflict, and psychological well-being of women police. The study had implications for further research in police force and in developing effective interventions to reduce occupational stress and to enhance psychological well-being of women police.

Pages:32-36
Kriti Gupta and Jyotsna Agrawal (Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Patna, Bihar) Vibha Sharma (Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences, New Delhi)

In the field of mental health, there is an increasing acknowledgement of the role of human strengths and potentials, which helps most people to not only manage their lives with its limitations but also flourish in their lives. Thus, it becomes imperative to study the role of such strengths in the clinical population. Therefore, the current study investigated the role of resilience and sense of coherence in subjective improvement and quality of life in people diagnosed with common mental disorders. A sample of 30 patients (15 males & 15 females), diagnosed with either anxiety, depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder and undergoing psychotherapy along with pharmacotherapy for the last one year, were selected for the study. Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and Antonovsky's Orientation to Life Questionnaire were administered to assess resilience and sense of coherence, respectively. Visual Analogue Scale for assessing subjective improvement in illness symptoms, and World Health Organization Quality of Life Abbreviated Questionnaire for the assessment of quality of life were used. Results indicated that patients with high resilience and high sense of coherence reported higher levels of improvement in their symptoms and quality of life. However, resilience was a better predictor for both improvement in illness and quality of life.

Pages:44-51
Bhagyashree Joshi and Aradhana Shukla (Department of Psychology, Kumaun University Campus Almora )

In these days considerable attempts have been made to explore the pattern of personality related to various areas of life experiences. The studies have laid their significant impact by revealing the relative efficacy of personality surrounded by many experiential factors. Most of the studies have followed western concept and Indian concept are still to be explored. In additions to its personality have not been studied in Indian perspective whether it is present or past.

Pages:57-62
Kaniyarakath T. Minimol and Julom M. Angelina (The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines)

Discussion about the risk of online activities among teenagers is an emerging issue among researchers. This article observes the role of parental involvement in balancing Internet andsocial network sites(SNSs) usage among teenagers and how it affects their academic motivation. The data collected through a survey analyzedthe relationships between 1) parental involvement and SNSs usage, 2) SNSs usage and academic motivation, and 3) parental involvement and Academic motivation. The study found that parental involvement exerts a significant effect on SNSs usage and academic motivation. SNSs usage has a negative correlation with academic motivation. This study recommended future intervention program for parents to enhance their involvement in their teenagers' daily activities.

Pages:69-74
Himmat J. Narke (V.P.S.P.M.S. Arts, Commerce and Science College, Kannad, Maharashtra) Anita M. Daryanani (Psychologist, Central Public Sr. Sec. School, Udaipur, Rajasthan)

As children grow from year to year, they develop greater complexity in their behavior. During adolescence period an individual acquires certain beliefs, values and social skills which determine their level of adjustment. The concern of present research was to investigate the effect of yoga practices, gender and inhabitance on students' adjustment. The initial sample comprised of 80 students from various sr. schools through random sampling technique. The whole sample was equally divided into two groups namely with yoga practices (n=40) and without yoga practices (n=40). These both groups constituted with equal number of students belong to urban (n=20) and rural (n=20) settings. All four subgroups were made with equal number of male (n=10) and female (1=20) students. To obtain the data Adjustment Inventory for School Students (AISS) by K.P. Sinha was administered on selected sample. As per requirement the present investigation deals with 2 x 2 x 2 factorial design and data was analyzed using 3 Way ANOVA. The obtained result revealed that yoga practices, inhabitance and gender individually as well as interaction with each other to determine level of adjustment among students.

Pages:79-83
Mustafa Nadeem Kirmani (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh) Firdos Jahan (Rehabilitation Psychologist, Aligarh, U.P.)

The aim of the present study was to examine Psychological Capital (PsyCap) among Private Bank Employees in Aligarh. The main objectives of the present research were to (i) Examine Psychological Capital in a group of senior and junior managers working in Private Banks. (ii) Examine the differences between the different dimensions of Psychological Capital (Self-efficacy, Hope, Optimism and Resiliency) in a group of senior and junior Managers. A sample of 74 bank employees in the age range of 29-52 years and a mean age of 37.30 years and SD of 3.9 were selected using purposive sampling of which 40 were junior managers and 34 were senior managers working in private banking sector. 12 item Psychological Capital Questionnaire (Luthans, Avolio, Avey, & Norman, 2007) was used to examine the Psychological Capital and its dimensions in a mentioned sample. The Questionnaire was administered individually to the respondents. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics like mean, SD and inferential statistics like t test .The findings revealed no significant difference in both the group on the overall measure of PsyCap, means being 48.35 and 49.13 of Senior Managers and Junior Managers respectively. The results also revealed insignificant differences between the groups on 3 of its 4 dimensions. On the dimension of Optimism, however, significant difference was found between Senior and Junior Managers. The major limitation of the research was its small sample size.

Pages:90-92
Lawrence Soosai-Nathan (Anugraha Institute of Social Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu)

Altruism/selflessness is not an issue of religions and moral teachings alone. Various researches within positive psychology have shed light on the rich potential of altruism for one's health, happiness and well-being. In line with the previous works, this study aims to explore the potential of altruism in enhancing a crucial dimension of psychological well-being: meaning in life. To this end, the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ) was used along with the Altruism Questionnaire (AQ). Data was collected from 432 participants from two different countries; India (N=216, 50% women) and Italy (N=216, 50% women), aged between 30 and 60 (Indian Mage = 44.48, SD = 8.66; Italian Mage = 44.24, SD = 7.73). The sample was balanced for education and profession. Findings show that across cultures a higher perceived level of altruism leads to higher level of presence of meaning. However, there was no corresponding negative correlation to search for meaning, as often found in previous studies. Findings show that altruism is a promising pathway towards psychological well-being, underscoring the need of altruism promotion strategies.

Pages:98-102
Pankaj Mehta and Bindia Mehta (Department of Education, Govt. of Haryana, Haryana)

The present study was aimed to find out the relationship between emotional intelligence and satisfaction with life among the govt. secondary school teachers of Haryana. The participant were150 govt. secondary school teachers selected from different govt. schools of Haryana. Teacher self-efficacy has been examined with help of Emotional Intelligence Scale by Schutte et al. (1998) and Satisfaction with Life has been measured with the help of Satisfaction with Life Scale by Diener et al. (1985). The findings from regression analysis show that emotional intelligence positively correlated with satisfaction with life and emotional intelligence is good predictor of life satisfaction

Pages:106-110
Hannah Paul, Sadhana Sriram, Su. Subalukshmi and Vyjayanthi Mala (Madras School of Social Work, Egmore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu)

This study aims to find a relationship between the three variables, namely Resilience, Academic motivation and social support. This study is based on a survey research among 200 college students and Convenience sampling method was used to draw the data; Tools used are RS 14 Resilience scale (Gail M. Wagnild & Heather M. Young, 1993), Academic motivation scale (ams-c 28) College (cegep) version (EME, Vallerand et al. 1989) and Berkman-Syme Social Network Index (SNI) to measure their social connectedness. Karl Pearson product moment correlation was used to study the relationship. The study found out significant relationships between various dimensions of the AMS and resilience.

Pages:114-116
Shruti P. Soudi, Deepti Duggi, Sahana Bhandari and Shanmukh V. Kamble (PG Department of Psychology, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnatak)

Forgiveness has attracted the attention of researchers in the field of Psychology. Forgiveness is now being studied with sub components like self forgiveness, forgiveness of others and Forgiveness of the Situation. The impact of the Self esteem is often studied but this study explored the relationship of Self-esteem with self forgiveness, forgiveness of others and Forgiveness of the Situation. Sample of 200 (100 male and 100 female) students of Karnatak University were drawn and Rosenberg's Self-esteem scale and Heartland's Forgiveness scales were employed. The results revealed that Self esteem is significantly correlated with forgiveness of Situations and not with Self forgiveness and Forgiveness of Others.