Indian Journal of Positive Psychology
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Pages:119-121 Puja Kumari Khilwani (Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P.) Marriage is considered as an important and necessary act in our society. Studies have reported a positive relationship between marriage and mental health. A focus on the most rigorous recent evidence reveals that marriage has positive effects on certain health outcomes. Do unmarried individuals really experience more emotional and health problems than their married counterparts? This paper examines the relationship of marital status with some positive characteristics like self-efficacy, emotional stability and health. The study compared married, unmarried and divorced participants. Results of the study revealed significant variations in self-efficacy, emotional stability and health status of married, unmarried and divorced participants. Married were found to manifest significantly lesser symptoms of physical and psychological ill-health as compared to unmarried and divorced people. Pages:119-121
Puja Kumari Khilwani (Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P.) |
Pages:122-126 Priyanka Shukla (Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh) Aging is part of the natural life cycle of an organism. From birth to death, aging is the element that ties all segments of life together. All over the world aging population is growing rapidly. Such a huge population which had been at the service of our society since so many previous years, cannot be ignored. Now the principles of Positive Psychology are captured in a new term specific to later life- namely, "positive aging." Positive ageing is a theoretical approach to gerontology that draws from both disease prevention and wellness literatures to emphasize the individual's attitudes used to enhance longevity and the quality of life (Ellor, 2005). The significance of spirituality and positive ageing is rapidly growing, with an increasing elderly population . Now researches on spirituality and aging have increased recently, owing to overwhelming evidence of positive health outcomes linked to spirituality and religious participation. Spirituality has direct and indirect influence on physical and mental well-being. Understanding individual spiritual perspectives becomes increasingly important, given the issues of loss, physical illness and mortality that are confronted in old age. This article reviews literature and research on spirituality, positive ageing as well as spiritual interventions to promote positive view towards ageing. In conclusion the practices of Positive Ageing, if adopted in early life and refined over the years as we age, will give us a strong foundation to support health and quality of life and may also promote well being for future generations. Pages:122-126
Priyanka Shukla (Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh) |
Pages:127-132 Sakshi Rai (Department of Clinical Psychology, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi) Vikas Punia (Consultant Clinical Psychologist, MHCC, Faridabad) Sunayana Choudhury (Department of Psychiatry, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry ) K. J. Mathew (Faculty Member for Social Work in Mental Health, Dr. Guislain Svastha Education Trust, Ranchi) Psychological mindedness (PM) is a construct which was heavily discussed and began with the Menninger foundation; however with evolution of other school of thoughts the term lost its essence. It was considered as the 'essential element' for psychoanalysis. The current literature dwells upon its use in practice, its role in different disorder as well its efficacy under different perspective. It also addresses the importance and techniques to measure this construct in day to day practice. Pages:127-132
Sakshi Rai (Department of Clinical Psychology, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi)
Vikas Punia (Consultant Clinical… |
Pages:133-135 Karmvir (Department of Psychology, M. D. University, Rohtak, Haryana) The purpose of study was to examine the relationship between self-efficacy and emotional competence of learning disability students. The Sample was 72 school students. General Self-Efficacy Scale and Emotional Competence scale was used. An analysis shows that the self-efficacy shows negatively correlated with their area and gender but the emotional competence high negatively significantly correlated with area whereas positively correlated with gender. Pages:133-135
Karmvir (Department of Psychology, M. D. University, Rohtak, Haryana) |
Pages:136-142 Robert Fernandes and Lucila O Bance (The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines) Deciding on a career is one of the most important decisions the individual makes in life. While adolescence is an important period during which decision about the future is made and career is carved out, episodes of career indecision among adolescents are unfortunately not uncommon. Thus, this study was designed to investigate the factors which influence adolescents' career certainty and indecision. Following a qualitative approach using focus group discussion, the researcher chose 28 participants through purposive sampling from two different schools studying in Grade 10. Data were analyzed through content analysis as emerging key issues led to themes that guided the analysis and discussion. The study revealed that career indecision and career certainty are influenced by a number of internal and external factors in the life of the adolescents. The researcher found out that empowered adolescents tend to come up with appropriate choices provided they are given the proper freedom. Parents, relatives, teachers and peers need to be supportive of the adolescents, and a career guidance program need to be designed which is both informative and leading towards their making the right career decisions. Pages:136-142
Robert Fernandes and Lucila O Bance (The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines) |
Pages:143-148 Athira Santhosh and Aneesh V. Appu (Department of Psychology Christ College Thrissur, Kerala) The present study attempts to ascertain the role of optimism and sense of humor towards subjective well being among college students. The term “subjective well-being” (SWB) refers to people's evaluations of their lives - including cognitive judgments, such as life satisfaction; and affective evaluations (moods and emotions), such as positive and negative emotional feelings. Optimism is the generalized expectancies of good outcomes in one's life. Humor is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement. The study was carried out with 80 graduate students from various colleges in Thrissur district, Kerala. The Multi dimensional sense of humor scale (MSHS), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), and Life Orientation Test Revised (LOT - R) were used for collecting responses from the participants. Result shows that there is no significant difference in optimism, subjective well being and humor (682) .The regression result implies that optimism (β =.420**) and sense of humor (β=.369**) is highly predicting towards subjective well being. The present study implies the role of optimism and sense of humor in individuals subjective well being and which are very important in maintaining interpersonal relationships Pages:143-148
Athira Santhosh and Aneesh V. Appu (Department of Psychology Christ College Thrissur, Kerala) |
Pages:149-154 Behnaz Sadat Javadi (Student of Counseling, International University of Imam Reza of Mashhad, Iran) Hamid Reza Hassan Abadi (Department of Clinical, Psychology, Mohaghegh Adebili University, Iran) Massoud Lashgari (Student in Counselling, Islamic Azad University, Ghochan Branch, Iran) Muhammad Ahangrkani (Student in General Psychology, Semnan, Iran) The purpose of the current study is to explore the relationship of differentiation of self and emotional intelligence with marital satisfaction of married women in Tehran. The descriptive design (non-experimental) of the study is correlative. Sample of the study includes 170 married women of Tehran selected by random-cluster sampling method among counseling centers. They completed Enrich questionnaire of marital satisfaction and Differentiation of self and emotional intelligence scale .The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient, simultaneous regression. The results indicated that there is a significant positive relationship between differentiation of self and marital satisfaction and a significant positive relationship between emotional intelligence and differentiation of self & between emotional intelligence and marital satisfaction (P<0/01). The results also showed that 70 percent of marital satisfaction variance is explained by emotional intelligence and differentiation of self components. Pages:149-154
Behnaz Sadat Javadi (Student of Counseling, International University of Imam Reza of Mashhad, Iran)
Hamid Reza… |
Pages:155-159 Fauzia Khatoon (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh) Emotion is Energy-in-Motion. It is a way of expressing oneself in life and the quality of how one relates to life. People vary widely in their typical emotional style that is whether they tend to feel generally positive or generally negative. The present paper discusses the role of positive emotions in the development of psychological well-being.Positive emotions form the experiential foundation for mentally healthy people. Positive emotions provide a foundation for growth and exploration and build the intellectual, social and physical capital for further growth and development. Positive emotion has been implicated as an important component in the link between religion and health. Experiencing positive emotions helps people to become more resilient, more creative, wiser, more virtuous, more socially integrated, and physically healthier. Psychological well-being, broadly defined as happiness, life satisfaction, and self-growth, represents one of the most important aspects of efficient psychological functioning. Indeed, much research reveals that happy people experience a number of benefits ranging from physical health to better relationships to high-level performance. Psychological well-being is the combination offeeling good and functioning effectively. Pages:155-159
Fauzia Khatoon (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh) |
Pages:160-162 Zohreh Tavakkoli and Mahbobeh Chin Aveh (Department of Psychology, Arsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Iran) This study was to investigate the relationship of self-control and family functioning with social adjustment among high school students in Abadeh, Fars Province. This cross-sectional correlation study was conducted on 350 students. A battery of questionnaires was used to collect the needed data including self-control, family, and social adjustment questioners. The collected data were analyzed by using independent samples t-test, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression analysis. The results showed a significant relationship between self-control and social adjustment. Besides, self-control can predict 10.5% of the variances of social adjustment. It was also noted that the family functioning was correlated with social adjustment and can explain 11.4% of the variances of social adjustment .The consistency of findings shows that mean score of female students' social adjustment is significantly higher than that of male students. Based on these findings, it can be suggested that family dysfunction has undesired effects on the children's behavior. Given the important role of self-control skills in adaptive behaviors and prediction of social adjustment, these factors must be considered more by future research. Pages:160-162
Zohreh Tavakkoli and Mahbobeh Chin Aveh (Department of Psychology, Arsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan… |
Pages:163-165 Vatsala Saxena (Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, New Delhi) The paper discusses how the moral values are not universalistic in nature. The act is evaluated as right or wrong in the light of the prevailing situation in which it occurs. The paper presents an exemplary parent-child discourse revolving around the value of sharing. It is evident from the analysis that the mother in this context is not encouraging of her child's act of sharing, as according to her the other person's need was not genuine. The discursive method of analysis helps in understanding the moral value as embedded in everyday interaction, rather than studying it in a decontextualized fashion. Pages:163-165
Vatsala Saxena (Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, New Delhi) |
Pages:166-170 Wanda Fitri (Department of Psychology, IAIN Imam, Bonjol Padang, Jl. Prof. Mahmud Yunus, Lubuk Lintah, Padang, Sumatera Barat) Zulrizka Iskandar, Rismijati and Zainal Abidin (Faculty of Psychology, Padjadjaran University 2013 Bandung, Indonesia, Jl. Raya Bandung-Sumedang Km 21, Telp: (022) 7794126/7, Fax: (022) 87920376, Jatinangor-Sumedang 45363) A natural disaster is an event whose occurrence and impact cannot be predicted. The traumatic events of the disaster may trigger biological and psychological disorders, which may emerge as a result of Post-Trauma Stress Disorder (PTSD). However, since natural disasters are destructive, traumatic and endanger lives, disaster hit communities should be encouraged to be optimistic and also maintain a strong desire to revive from the divastating events. Being optimistic and having a strong spirit to revive is referred to as resilience. Resilience during disaster times, is a situation whereby communities are able to revive from the worst situation, rebuild their communities and are also able to develop the ability to think positively in relation to the disaster experienced. Resilience is one of the characteristic that can help survivors to overcome the shock and trauma they face after a disaster. An analysis towards survivers' capacity of resilience shows a strong relationship with the social support offerred to victims of a disaster. Psychological intervention, by means of psychosocial support in a group, also reveals that psycho-therapy is a very useful approach and it can help survivors return to their normal life situation. It tames emotional unrest and also arouses optimism among the groups faced with difficulties during or after the event has taken place. Pages:166-170
Wanda Fitri (Department of Psychology, IAIN Imam, Bonjol Padang, Jl. Prof. Mahmud Yunus, Lubuk Lintah… |
Pages:171-174 Ziasma Haneef Khan, Kausar Ilyas and ZaibUnNisa (Karachi University) Batool Fatima (Bahria University) Adolescence period is reported to be a demanding, transitional and in some cases turmoil phase in one's life. Therefore knowledge of one's own feelings and understanding other's feeling referred to as Emotional Intelligenceplays a vital role for meeting the demands of life at this stage. After detailed literature review following hypotheses was formulated, (1) Emotional Intelligencewould be positively correlated with self-esteem (2) Neuroticism would be negatively correlated with Emotional Intelligenceand self- esteem in young students of Karachi, Pakistan. The sample comprised of 116 students of ages 10 to 16 year old from a private school in Karachi, Pakistan. Participants completed the Trait Emotional IntelligenceQuestionnaire Adolescent short form (TEIQue-ASF), Scale of Emotional Arousability (SEA) and State self Esteem Scale (SSES). In order to interpret the results in statistical terminology Pearson Moment Correlation was computed between the variables. The results were consisted with the formulated hypotheses as Emotional Intelligence was significantly correlated with State self esteem(r=.515, p<001).Neuroticism was found to have non-significant inverse relationship with Emotional Intelligence(r= -.073 ;p<0.01) and an inverse significant relationship with State self-esteem(r= -.241;p<0.01 ) respectively.The research findings offers evidence thatEmotional Intelligenceis positively associated with self-esteem but only state self esteem was inversely associated with neuroticism. The implications of the study are further discussed. Pages:171-174
Ziasma Haneef Khan, Kausar Ilyas and ZaibUnNisa (Karachi University)
Batool Fatima (Bahria University) |
Pages:175-177 Ankita Budhiraja and Punam Midha (Department of Psychology, M.D.U, Rohtak, Haryana) Population aging is one of the humanity's greatest triumphs. India is facing the biggest challenge because of alarming rise in elderly population. So the concern about the psychosocial well-being of geriatrics is a key research agenda for researchers. The present study is an attempt to explore the level of hope, spirituality and subjective well-being of elderly. A purposive sample consisted of 200 old people of both sex (male and female) age 60-80 years was selected from the urban area of Rohtak city. Descriptive statistics was calculated to find out the levels of hope, spirituality and subjective well-being. Results revealed that high level of hope and spirituality and average level of subjective well-being among geriatrics. Further stepwise multiple regression revealed that hope than spirituality emerged as a robust predictor of subjective well-being. The manifest psychological strengths may serve as a cause of longevity among contemporary geriatrics. Pages:175-177
Ankita Budhiraja and Punam Midha (Department of Psychology, M.D.U, Rohtak, Haryana) |
Pages:178-181 Soni Kewalramani (Amity University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh ) Manju Agrawal (Amity Institute of Behavioural and Allied Sciences, Amity University, Lucknow Campus) Mukta Rani Rastogi (Department of Psychology (Retd.) University, of Lucknow, Lucknow) The importance of Emotional Intelligence in different domains of life has resulted in increased interest to apply the wisdom of Emotional Intelligence in day-to-day life practices. The result is that there are several models popular today in terms of which nature and functions of Emotional Intelligence are discussed. Taking into consideration the theoretical developments and researches done in the field there seems to be five main models which have gained importance for conceptualizing Emotional Intelligence namely the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso conceptualization, Daniel Goleman's Model of Emotional Intelligence, Bar-On's Model of Emotional Intelligence, Cooper and Sawaf Four Cornerstone Model and Six Seconds' Model of Emotional Intelligence. This paper mainly deals with the discussion of these five models and an attempt is made to reveal some similarities and discrepancies among the various models. Pages:178-181
Soni Kewalramani (Amity University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh )
Manju Agrawal (Amity Institute of Behavioural and Allied… |
Pages:182-185 Mohsina Nabi and Touseef Rizvi (Department of Psychology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar) The present study investigates the relationship between positive emotions, adult attachment style and life satisfaction among adults. A purposive sample of 100 adults (50 males and 50 females) aged from 23-34 years was taken. Dispositional positive emotions scale DPES (Shoita, 2006), Relationship questionnaire (Bartholomew and Horowitz, 1991) and Satisfaction with life scale (Deiner, 1985) were used to assess positive emotions, adult attachment style and life satisfaction respectively. Results revealed positive and significant correlation between positive emotions and life satisfaction. Adult attachment style showed no significant correlation with life satisfaction. However positive emotions and attachment styles showed differential association. In case of gender, positive emotions showed significant difference. Also only one attachment style showed significant difference with gender. Finally life satisfaction did not show any significant correlation with gender. Pages:182-185
Mohsina Nabi and Touseef Rizvi (Department of Psychology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar) |
Pages:186-188 Sepideh Iranfar (Department of Speech Therapy, Students Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran) This Study had been aimed to discover the correlation between happiness and other variables such as emotional intelligence, Hypnotic susceptibility, gender difference and happiness in a simple of 40 undergraduate and graduate with the cluster sampling in the Abadan Oil college(in Iran). Data was collected with three questionnaires such as; oxford happiness questionnaire, schutte self report of emotional intelligence and Stanford hypnotic susceptibility scale, modified by John F kihlstrom .The correlation between happiness and gender difference was 0.111 and emotional intelligence was 0.432 and hypnotic susceptibility was -0.177. This relation in 0.01 significance level has been reported significant just between happiness and emotional intelligence. T test was done and data analyzed, analysis were shown significance difference as well as it was found there are difference between means of variables. And chi square has been done and shown the distribution difference just in happiness and hypnotic susceptibility. It was discover, with increase of happiness, hypnotic susceptibility drop out and (this correlation was too straw). And emotional intelligence grows up with growing up the happiness. There is difference between score of men and women in happiness questionnaire. Women are happier than men, and women can get upper score than men. (This correlation was too straw). Pages:186-188
Sepideh Iranfar (Department of Speech Therapy, Students Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz… |
Pages:189-196 Neeti Rana (Associate Professor, School of Management, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, UP) An attempt has been made to study the integration of Buddhist meditation practices into subjective well-being of healthy individuals engaged in formal meditation methods. Based on the Abhidhamma model of mental health (the primary mental factors of classical Buddhist Psychology), it was observed that from a full range of negative, unhealthy attitudes that stand in the way of healthy psychological development the individuals started flourishing healthy perceptual cognitive and affective states. The subjects practiced Buddhist meditation like Anapanasati (Mindfulness of Breathing), Metta Bhavana (Loving Kindness) and experienced a self-reinforcing degree of internal change along the continuum of mental states toward the healthy pole. The paper will discuss pre-post and follow up data on self report measures and meditation as a potential health promotion tool. Pages:189-196
Neeti Rana (Associate Professor, School of Management, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, UP) |
Pages:197-202 Bhavna Mukund (Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat ) TB Singh (IBS, Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat ) Positive psychology is a recent branch psychology primarily concerned with using the psychological theory, research and intervention techniques to understand the positive, adaptive, creative and emotionally fulfilling aspects of human behaviour. Mental health in India has become a priority for the people, community, and the state in the last two decades. In place of focusing and concentrating on the negative aspect of a person, a trend is developing to promote positive aspect of one's personality. This paper explores the possibility of application of positive psychology in the area of mental health, specifically in the Indian context. Pages:197-202
Bhavna Mukund (Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar… |
Pages:203-206 Minakshi Rana (GGDSD College, Chandigarh) Positive thoughts and feelings always act as a resource that preserve mental health during stressful times and protect physical health also. The focus of this paper is on positive psychology that target mental health rather than mental illness and on increasing happiness. Life at workplace can be stressful and disappointments and challenges are inevitable. There are some strategies and skills that allow people to navigate the challenges at workplace more effectively and enjoy work despite the upsets. The role of positive psychology in the workplace is the aim of this paper. Pages:203-206
Minakshi Rana (GGDSD College, Chandigarh) |
Pages:207-210 Mustafa Nadeem Kirmani (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh) In recent years there is resurgence of spiritual and religious based training on moral behaviors. Psychologists have been involved traditionally in rectifying negative and health damaging behaviors. The current focus of psychologists has been to understand human strengths and positive traits which are often associated with positive health outcomes. Morality based behaviors are also become the focus of recent psychological investigations. Behaviors like being forgiving, having gratitude and other positive values like character building, having virtues and temperance are closely related to positive health outcomes, relationship building and positive mental health. The current paper will highlight the notion of moral behaviors, its theory, gender differences in moral behavior and psychological techniques to cultivate moral behaviors. The paper will integrate Quran and morality and attempts to incorporate psycho-quranic approach to cultivate moral behaviors in children and adolescents. Pages:207-210
Mustafa Nadeem Kirmani (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh) |