Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Pages: 310-312
Naorem Binita Devi (Department of Psychology, Mizoram University, Mizoram)

The main purpose of the current study is to examine the body about the differences between the normal and HIV-infected patients male as measured by Morey's (1991) personality assessment inventory on the sub-scales of Mania, Paranoia, and schizophrenia. The samples are included fifty normal people and fifty HIV-infected patients; are randomly selected from the Manipur. HIV-infected sample are those drug abuse (Heroin No. IV) and syringe sharing. Data are collected with the help of NGOs people working for the HIV-infected patients. For normal sample, data are collected from Kakching area, Manipur. All the selected subscales are activity level, grandiosity, irritability, resentment, hypervigilance, persecution, psychotic experiences, social detachment and thought disorder. Each items consists of eight items. It means the total items is seventy two. The present study is analyzed by finding out mean, standard deviation, t-test and sig. level( two-tailed) for both normal and HIV-infected patients. Results of the present study shows that the mean and standard deviation of grandiosity, resentment are more similar for both the samples. It means that they are slight non-significant differences between the both samples. But the findings also show that activity level, irritability, hypervigilance, persecution, psychotic experiences, social detachment, and thought disorder have significance differences for both the samples. It means that HIV-infected have significance difference on these above variables as compared to the Normal people.

Pages: 315-319
Sandeep Singh (Department of Applied Psychology, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana )
Sunil Saini (Indian Association of Health, Research and Welfare, Hisar, Haryana )

Everyday newspapers, magazines and media channels are full of news of robberies, kidnappings, rape and murders. Crime reports are especially broadcasting on news channels indicating that crime is everywhere and all efforts to thwart it seem to be failing. Despite all governmental rule and regulations, crime is at alarming stage all-around. Viewing police records in certain areas, it was found that there are some villages where crime rate is very low and in others it is very high. Reasons for committing a crime may include greed, anger, jealously, revenge, pride and now-a-days one more thing that is emerging is youths from high profile families do crime for entertainment and false recognition. Investigations have shown that youths engage in crime activities for excitement, admiration and rewards. School bullying, domestic violence, community violence, religious masscrace, strikes, etc. have made social thinkers, police administration, policy makers and social scientist to unearthen the root causes of such activities. The present study was conducted on a sample of 450 persons (75 from each village) covering the six villages (three low crime and three high crime profile villages) of district Hisar, Haryana. The data was collected randomly and no criteria were fixed. A survey questionnaire was used to assess the attitudinal aspects related to social acceptance of crime, attitude towards alcohol and drug abuse, police, politics, gambling, youth attitude towards crime. It has been observed in the findings that attitudinal influences potentially affect the crime proneness in rural areas.

Pages: 323-326
Shonali Sud, Akshita Sharma and Astha Badalia (Department of Psychology, St. Bedes College, Shimla, H.P.)

The effect of environment and depression on health on N=30, (n=18, adults between 16-23 years and n=12, children between 9-15 years) subjects (bankers, administrators, academics and students) was undertaken in the urban areas of Shimla. Subjects responded to items on the Environment Awareness Scale (EAS-Cito-Arnhem,1994), depression (Goldberg Depression Questionnaire, Goldberg, 1993) and health habits (Nutrition and Exercise habits-Hindi, Chauhan & Sud, 2005), along with personal interviews for feedback regarding depression and its effect on health and disease. It was hypothesized, that as depression increases, health deteriorates, that youth between 16 and 23 years will show more depression as compared to children within the age 9 to 15 years and gender differences will emerge in terms of depression and health, regardless of age. Results support most of the hypotheses and indicate that due to depression there was a decrease in health habits although subjects irrespective of age and gender were conscious about protecting their environment. Furthermore it was observed that nutrition is an age/gender related factor. Interestingly, females showed significantly less concern for health, and it was seen that the older the person, the better were his nutrition and exercise habits. Depression appeared to be predominating in all subjects, environment awareness was prevalent and nutrition varied with age and gender. Exercise was not a popular activity among the subjects regardless of age and gender. More cross-sectional evidence is necessary on environment and exercise habits in curbing depression on larger samples and age groups, across cross sections of the Indian society

Pages: 330-331
Geeta N. Lagadhir (Shree Bosamia College, Jetpur, Gujarat)

The aim of the study was to compare the Frustration of Parents of Mentally Retarded and Mentally Normal Children. Comparison has been made between Frustration of mothers and fathers. Frustration of parents having Boy MR children and Girl MR children were also compared on their frustration. Frustration of parents was measured by 'Frustration Test' by Chauhan and Tiwari (1972). Mean and SD of Frustration scores of both the comparison groups were calculated and't' test has been employed to verify the retainability of the hypotheses. Results indicated high Frustration of parents of MR children. High Frustration of father of MR in comparison to parents having boys MR children. Some suggestions have been made to give support and help to these frustrated parents of MR children.

Pages: 336-340
Shiv Kumar (Department of Applied Psychology, Guru Jambheswar University of Science & Technology Hisar)

The present study was designed to investigate the psychological well being in relation to locus of control and attitude towards morality. The study was conducted on 300 criminals of different type i.e 60 murder convict, 60 rape convict, 60 dowry convict, 60 robbery convict and 60 ndps act convict. Rotter's (1966) locus of control scale, Verma & Verma (1969) Psychological well being measure and Banerjee (1962) Attitude towards morality scale were used to collect the data. The results of the study reveal that psychological well have the significant effect on locus of control and attitude towards morality in criminals. Subjects with high attitude towards morality and internal locus of control score significantly high on psychological well being.

Pages: 343-346
O.P. Sharma and Rahul Swami (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur)

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Pages: 351-352
Geeta N. Lagadhir (Shree Bosamia College, Jetpur, Gujarat)

The present study was to do the comparative study of mental health of people carrying working people. For the present study, 100 young people working in education and non-education field at Junagadh were taken as samples. It consist 25 men and 25 women working in education field and 25 men and 25 women working in non- education field. Thus, overall 50men and 50 women are taken as samples. t-test was applied to analyse the results and the results indicated that there is no significant difference between the mean of mental health of people working in education and non-education field. There is no significant difference between the mean of mental health of people working in education and non-education field in context of their sex discrimination. There is no significant difference between the mean of mental health of married and unmarried people.

Pages: 358-361
Pushpaveni (Department of Psychology, Avinashilingam University for Women, Coimbatore)
N. S. Rohini (Department of Psychology, Avinashilingam University for Women, Coimbatore)

From Kasturba Gandhi Memorial De-addiction and Rehabilitation Research Centre, Coimbatore, one hundred and two children of alcoholics were screened for Inferiority, Behaviour Problems and Adjustment. Eighty-seven children having moderate and high level of inferiority, increased behaviour problems and poor adjustment were selected for the study. The age range of the sample was 13-20 years. Case Study Schedule (2011), Inferiority Questionnaire (Pati, 1976), Behavioural checklist (2011), Bell's Adjustment Inventory (Bell, 1934) were used to collect the data from the subjects. “Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT)” was given all the subjects for 8 consecutive days. Subjects were re-assessed using the same tools with Case Study Reassessment Schedule (2011), after the administration of the REBT. The results indicated a significant reduction in their mean Inferiority, behaviour problems and a significant increase in Home, Social and Emotional adjustments, which could be attributed to the efficacy of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy.

Pages: 366-370
K. G. Patel (Department of Psychology, Idar Anjana Patidar H. K. M. Artsand P. N. Patel Commerce College, Idar)

Inter personal relationship has closely related to emotional adjustment of a teen aged students In this regard researcher tried to investigate the inter dependent effects of both variables. The researcher got 360 subjects as sample. The whole sample is selected for study by the randomize method. For the present study two instruments (Tests) namely Sociometric-Questionnaire and Bell Adjustment Inventory have been used. In order to derive the conclusions from the data gathered, statistical analysis has been undertaken such as: `F- test' " and LSD test Conclusions shoes that, The patterns of interpersonal relationship in urban and rural demographic area and Emotional adjustment are not interdependent. The patterns of interpersonal relationship in male and female sex difference and Emotional adjustment are mutually interdependent. The emotional adjustment of Male group is better than that of the Female group. The patterns of interpersonal relationship and Emotional adjustment are mutually interdependent. The Emotional Adjustment of Star group is better than that of the Isolate group and the Emotional adjustment of Isolate group is better than that of the Rejectee group.