Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Pages: 1-7
Sanchita Ghosh and Pritha Mukhopadhyay (Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India)

Reality television show has become a dominating social phenomenon. It transforms regular people into celebrities. In India as well as in Kolkata reality shows of child performers, focusing on singing is enjoying a wide spectatorship. Thus, the aim of this study is to explore the self-image profile (SIP) and personality in the two groups, namely, reality television show performer (Group I) and control group children (Group II). To reach the objective both male and female children between 7 and 11 years of age have been chosen and matched on relevant variables. The tools used for this purpose were SIP for children, Butler (2001) and junior temperament and character inventory, Cloninger et al. (1992; 1994). Data were evaluated using independent sample t-test and Pearson correlation of coefficient. Results indicate that the reality television show performers have high novelty seeking and self-directedness. The study further reveals a lower self-esteem among reality television show performers than non-reality television show performers.

Pages: 13-17
Hanan J. Halaseh and Iyad J. All Shawareb (Department of Psychology, Isra University, Amman, The Hashemite Kingdome of Jordan)

This study was aimed to explore the future anxiety among Isra University students in the light of some variables in Jordan, the sample comprised 353 students 201 males and 152 females randomly chosen in the age ranged from 18 to 25 years. The researchers developed a questionnaire about future anxiety consisted of 28 items distributed into three dimensions. The results showed that the major source of future anxiety among the study sample was fear from future also results indicated that there are statically differences in future anxiety among students on the base of gender, educational streams, family income, whereas there were no statically differences on the base of level of study and the academic qualifications of father and mother. In terms of dimensions the results presented that there were statically differences in fear from future on the base of gender, educational stream, level of the study, family income, and the academic qualification of father and mother.

Pages: 22-26
Gopal C. Mahakud, Vibhuti Gupta, and N.K. Chadha (Department of Applied Psychology, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India)

The objective of this study is to compare the attitude of adolescent and young adult females toward women empowerment residing in the urban area of Delhi NCR region. For this purpose the Adolescent Girls Empowerment Scale by Sisodia and Singh, 2009 was used to compare the attitudes of the two groups. Random sampling was used to select the sample of 100 participants each in the adolescent and young adult females group. The scale was administered individually to each participant. The study hypothesized that there will be a significant difference on the attitude of adolescent and young adult females toward women empowerment. Means, standard deviations and Student’s ‘t’ test were computed for analyzing the results. The results indicated that there was no difference in the two groups in all the seven sub-areas of the scale as well as for the total score on women empowerment. The results are discussed in light of existing research and limitations and scope for future improvements are suggested.

Pages: 42-44
Shruti P. Soudi and Vijaylaxmi A. Aminabhavi (Department of Psychology, Karnataka University, Dharwad, Karnataka, India)

The practice of music is expected to have a greater impact on the behavior of the practitioner. In the view of this, the present investigation is taken up to study whether the musicians are differing significantly from non- musicians on their personality, coping with stress and spirituality. To achieve this objective Eysenk’s personality inventory, brief cope by Carver and spirituality questionnaire by Jochen et al. were used for administration on 40 musicians residing in Hubli-Dharwad of Karnataka state. The age of both samples range from 21 to 73 years. The obtained results revealed that non-musicians have significantly very high neuroticism score than musicians (t=3.62; p<0.001) It means musicians have higher emotional balance than those non-musicians. Further musicians have shown significantly very higher active coping (t=5.49; p<0.001) and planning (t=4.27; p<0.001) than non-musicians. It is also observed that non-musicians have significantly higher coping with stress in terms of acceptance (t=7.08), humor (t=3.79), religion (t=2.83) and behavior disengagement (t=−8.21) and the results on of the spirituality questionnaire indicate that non-musicians have significantly very higher spirituality in terms of belief in God (t=−7.25), search for meaning (t=−7.37), mindfulness (t=−5.26), and feeling of security (t=−6.12).

Pages: 49-52
Atul Madaan and J. Senthil Kumaran (Department of Applied Psychology, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India)

Adolescent or school going age is vulnerable to changes in the surrounding and introjections of the authority time-to-time. The present study was conducted to find out relationship between values the student has introjected and the coping they have adopted to handle the academic and social problems faced by them. For this purpose, normative survey research design was utilized with the purposive sample of 150 students belonging to 11th standard was taken from a secondary school located in Jalandhar. Values of the students were assessed using personal value scale (Varma & Pawar, 2013); and coping was assessed using brief COPE (Carver, 1997). These questionnaires were administered in small groups in school after obtaining permission from concerned administrative authority of the school and consent of the participating volunteers. The obtained data were analyzed using appropriate parametric statistics and the interpretations were made in light of how personal values influence coping among higher secondary students. The study did not reveal significant differences in personal values and coping among adolescents on the basis of their type of family except for love dimension of personal values and use of instrumental support dimension of coping. However, the study revealed logically significant relationships between dimensions of personal values and that of coping.

Pages: 57-61
Bhavana Arya and Neha Kaushik (Department of Psychology, The IIS University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India)

As Thibaut and Kelly (1959), said in their Interdependence Theory that, two people involved in a relationship are interdependent on outcomes of their behavior. When two people need to be considered simultaneously in an interpersonal system, it is called a dyad, which is the core area of relationship research. As researchers and clinicians showed interest in forgiveness in recent years and recognized its value for maintaining emotional well-being, physical health, and healthy intimate relationships. Forgiveness appears to be an important factor of the marital relationship, which is seen as an exciting area for future exploration and one that is ripe with possibility. The purpose of the study is to examine the dyadic relationship between forgiveness and relationship satisfaction among 80 married couples including both actor and partner effects. Hypotheses are tested by using marital adjustment test, revised dyadic adjustment scale and marital-offence specific scale. Results shown through Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficients (r) actor and partner forgiveness were found to correlate positively with the outcome variable of relationship satisfaction.

Pages: 68-70
M.Y. Manjula and G.C. Navya Shree (Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Psychology, SDM College, Ujire, Karnataka, India)

Obesity is defined as an abnormal growth of the adipose tissue due to an enlargement of fat cell size called hypertrophic obesity or an increase in fat cell number called hyperplastic obesity or a combination of both. The present study examines the self-esteem and locus of control among obese and non-obese adults. The sample consisted of 60 participants, including 30 obese adults and 30 non-obese adults. To assess the level of self-esteem Rosenberg self-esteem scale was used and to assess the locus of control Rotter’s locus of control scale was used. Food habit and concern toward body weight among obese and non-obese adults were also tested. Obtained results show that obese and non-obese adults do not differ significantly in their level of self-esteem and locus of control. Obese and non-obese adults do not differ in their food habit, but obese adults tend to have more concern towards their body weight compared to non-obese adults.

Pages: 78-82
Anjali Edbor, Pankaj Singh and Vithalrao Dandge` (Department of Pediatrics, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences & Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India)

The 21st century saw a “strong awakening of interest in human treatment of intellectual disability.” Ones know that intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which cover many every day social and practical skills. This disability originates before the age of 18. The main purpose of the study was to investigate the parent’s philosophy towards their intellectual disabled children and also to find out the levels of differences. All parents of children with intellectual disability, were included in the study between January 2014 and November 2014, were enrolled in a cross sectional questionnaire based study. Each parent underwent a help of a validated questionnaire. All parents’ needs conditions were noted. A group of sex and aged matched patients seen during the same period served as a control group. Comparisons were analyzed using ‘t’-test. They were assessed with the help of a validated questionnaire “NIMH-Family Needs Schedule.” There was a significant difference in the score for male parents (mean=64.76, standard deviation [SD]=27.70) and female parents (mean=85, SD=18.62), t-score=−18.692, significant at 0.05 levels.

Pages: 86-89
B. Manimegalai and J. Parameswari (Department of Psychology, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India)

This study examined the influence of parental stress on challenging behavior of preschool children. Totally 350 parents’ of preschool children selected randomly from 10 preschools in Salem city were administered strength and difficulties questionnaire and parental stress scale. Of 350, only 266 data were considered for final analysis. Results of this study showed that challenging behavior of preschoolers is significantly influenced by parenting stress. It is found that there is a significant difference in challenging behavior of preschool children based on the type of family and parent’s educational status. It is further found that there is no significant difference in challenging behavior of preschool children based on mother’s age and the number of siblings.

Pages: 94-96
Kumkum Pareek (Department of Psychology, Raghunath Girls Post- graduate College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Tulika Kush (Department of Applied Science, Sir Chotu Ram Institute of Engineering and Technology (C.C.S University), Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India)

Old age is an inevitable part of our life cycle and should be lived gracefully rather than grudgingly. There is a great need to enhance the well-being of elders. In this survey study, the relationship between emotional intelligence and life satisfaction was explored among elders living in homes and old age homes. A sample of 398 elders was selected by using stratified random sampling method from NCR. Life satisfaction scale and emotional intelligence scale were used to assess life satisfaction and emotional intelligence. Corrections and CR between r’s of both the groups were computed for analysis. Significant differences were found between both the groups.

Pages: 100-102
Gangadhar Mirji (Department of Pediatrics, S N Medical College, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India)
K.J. Shashank (Department of Community Medicine, SBMPMC, Bijapur, Karnataka, India)
S.W. Shrikant (Department of Pediatrics, Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India)
Dharmanand Reddy (Department of Pediatrics, Shridevi Institute of Medical Sciences, Tumkur, Karnataka, India)

Children below 5 years constitute 14% of the total population in our country. They are vulnerable group deserving special health care. Children are considered to be susceptible to the host of disease and infections of respiratory tract are the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in young children. Acute respiratory infection is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in under-five children in developing countries. Hence, this study was undertaken to identify various modifiable risk factors for acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRI) in children aged 2 months to 5 years. Hospital-based case–control study conducted at Basaveshwar and Sangameshwar General Hospital, both attached to MR Medical College, Gulbarga. The study period was 1½ a year from January 01, 2012 to June 30, 2013. Totally 200 ALRI cases fulfilling WHO criteria for pneumonia, in the age group of 2 months to 5 years were interrogated for potential modifiable risk factors as per a predesigned proforma. 200 healthy control children in the same age group were also interrogated. In 67 (33.5%) cases, prelacteal feeds were given compared to 28 (14%) controls. There was a significant association with odds ratio of 3.09 (95% confidence interval for prelacteal feeds. In 48 (24.0%) cases, exclusive breast feeding was given for <4 months, in 40 (20.0%) for 4-6 months, and in 26 (13.0%) cases breast feeding was given for more than 6 months. Socio-demographic factors represent the ultimate determinants of a large proportion of the burden of ALRI; these can be tackled through effective health education of the community, increased access to immunization and measures to improve female literacy.

Pages: 109-113
D. Dhanalakshmi (Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India)

Nonverbal learning disability (NLD) is a distinct subtype of learning disabilities wherein the child may have average to above average verbal skills, but in conjunction with pronounced visual, motor, social and academic difficulties. This condition occurs in a small percentage of children but presents a significant challenge - one that often becomes more complex with time. Despite these concerns regarding NLD, or NLD as it is commonly known, awareness about it is relatively low. This lack of awareness has led to many children with NLD being unfairly accused of truancy and acting out or being wrongly diagnosed and treated for conditions like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The current paper aimed to provide a detailed theoretical overview of NLD in order to generate awareness about it. The paper provides a detailed overview of this condition, its historical background and its clinical presentation. An elaboration of the biological correlates and their association to the manifested deficits is also provided. Certain basic guidelines for those dealing with children with NLD are provided as well.