Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Pages: 1091-1096
Santosh Kumar Jha (School of Leather Goods and Accessories Design, Footwear Design and Development Institute, Noida)

This paper is focused over the work conditions, occupational ergonomics and related health and well-ness issues among artisans of Flexible Brass Craft of Bellaguntha. Bellaguntha is a notified area council and is situated under the jurisdiction of Ganjam district of Odisha state in India. Today, this craft may be considered as a languishing traditional craft with only a pool of approximately ten remaining active and full-time skilled artisans. As the healthy work environment along with involved artisan community's health and well-ness plays important role in existence and sustenance of any craft activity, as its back bone. So, this craft attracted this researcher to conduct a field study in the area of craftsmanship environment, artisan health and well-ness.

Pages: 1100-1103
Suman and Sonia (Department of Skin and VD, BPSGMCW, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat )
Pragya (Department of Community Medicine, Pt BD Sharma, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana)
Nupur (Department of Radiotherapy Pt BD Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana)
Praveen Prashant and Sat Pal (Department of Physiology, Pt BD Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana)

Celiac disease came to notice during world war II when due to wheat and other cereals shortage alternate diet was accepted and it improved symptoms in patients with celiac disease. Worldwide prevalence in white population is around 1%.With newer diagnostic techniques and high penetration of health facilities it's diagnostic reporting is increasing. Immunological testing and his to pathological examination now increased detection. Diarrhea, bloating and gas abdomen, weight loss remain chief complaints of patients with celiac disease. Nutritional deficiency depends on site and extent of involvement of small gut. Villousatrophy in small intestine is responsible for malabsorption. In cases where there is less involvement of duodenum and proximal jejunum, Iron folate and Calcium absorption is hampered due to situation of high affinity transport mechanisms in these areas. Bone mass loss, macrocytic anemia or iron deficiency anemia are the consequential clinical presentations. Nutritional evaluation is done for patients include anthropometric measurements to hematological levels of nutrients and related evaluations. Six key elements are recommended for management of celiac disease (CELIAC),Consultation with a trained dietician, Education on the disease, Life long gluten free diet, Identification of nutritional deficiencies, Access to reputable support group and Continuous follow-up. Gluten-free Diet excludes the grains wheat, barley and rye. Other grains are non-toxic unless contaminated with wheat or barley and rye. Strict monitoring is thus needed for children with celiac disease and are monitored for adherence to gluten free diet, nutritional status and other such complications of celiac disease. -Celiac disease is though not very common but a suspected case should always be investigated for celiac disease as per routine and specific investigations. A strict gluten free diet is advised and it should be monitored regularly. Regular monitoring of patients with clinical assessment and other investigations must be done. Consequential clinical manifestations must be taken care of accordingly. A regular GFD is necessary for disease. Patient should be counseled regarding regular check up and diet plans.

Pages: 1107-1109
Priyamvada Tiwari (Department of Psychology, Sri Agrasen Kanya P.G. College, Varanasi)
Madhu Asthana (Rtd. Principal, Sri Agrasen Kanya P.G. College, Varanasi, UP)

The purpose of present study was to find out relationship between marital adjustment and domestic violence among women. For this, a sample of 300 women (age range 25 years to 55 years) was taken from rural and urban areas of Varanasi (U.P.). Marital Adjustment Questionnaire (MAQ) by Kumar and Rohtagi (1996) and Domestic Violence Check-List (DVC) by Pandey (2012) were used as tools of the study. Coefficients of correlation reveled a significant negative relationship between marital adjustment and all the dimension of domestic violence including total domestic violence. Values of obtained r were, 441, 388, 540, 540 and 452 for Physical, Sexual, Psychological, Economic abuse and Total Domestic Violence respectively with Marital Adjustment. The Result indicates that domestic violence inhibits marital adjustment and vice versa.

Pages: 1113-1118
Amish (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social, Sciences, Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)
A. P. Singh (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social, Science, Banaras HIndu UNiversity, Varanasi)

This paper presents the development and validation process of a new scale for assessing work group climate in organizational setting. Every organization and every workgroup has a climate. Climate is the environment in which people work that affects how people behave at work. Workgroups with a positive, supportive climate tend to perform well and achieve their desired results. To assess the work group climate a scale was developed which consists of 21 items before standardization. In this scale participants have to give responses based on self-perception about climate of their group. Sample of 215 employees working in different private sector organizations were selected for the standardization of this scale. The reliability index was ascertained by computing Cronbach's alpha coefficient which was found to be 0.867 for this scale. Based on corrected item-total correlation, 5 items were excluded. Results of factor analysis (Principal Component Analysis with Varimax Rotation) indicate that three component solutions were formed suitable to the scale. 1 item was excluded due to cross loadings and 15 remaining items are retained from the original scale. This scale has good reliability index and satisfactory construct validity. It could be a useful tool for work group climate in organizational setting.

Pages: 1124-1126
Vibha Rani Sahu (Department of Psychology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, C.G.)
Ushakiran Agarwal (Govt. D.B.Girls P.G. College, Raipur, Chhatisgarh)

The present study was designed to examine the role of locale in career maturity of adolescent. The sample of the present study included 200 urban subjects in which 100 male and 100 female, both are students of X class, and 200 rural students in which 100 male and 100 female of X class are included. Subjects were administered Career maturity Inventory developed by Gupta. MANOVA was used for the data analysis. Results revealed that locale affect the career maturity of adolescent; it produces significant difference in career maturity. Results of this study revealed that urban students showed higher mean scores on total scores of career maturity in comparison to rural subjects.

Pages: 1131-1134
Jharna Ganguly and Kamayani Mathur (Department of Psychology, School of Psychology, Philosophy & Education, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat)

Transgender are stigmatized in many parts of the world but has become more widely known in Western culture in the mid to late 20th century, concurrently with the sexual revolution and the development of sexual reassignment surgeries. The aim of present research was to study and compare personality and its various dimension (neuroticism-emotional stability, extraversion-introversion) as well as social adjustment. A total sample of 30 trans gender was selected by stratified sampling method as representative sample and was further divided as per age group (25 to 35 & age 35 to 47 years) and area of habitat (urban & rural). Maudsley Personality Inventory (MPI) (Jalota & Kapoor, 1975) and Social Adjustment Inventory (SAI-D) (Deva, 2005) were selected as tools. The collected data was analysed using statistical software package and students 't' test was calculated. The findings showed a significant difference between the dimensions of Neuroticism-Emotional stability, Extraversion/ Introversion and the age group and area of habitat of transgender. The calculated results of Social Adjustment Inventory indicated a significant difference between the area of habitat and the emotional adjustment of transgender. It can be inferred that due to the discrimination they face since school that they never have enough confidence to continue studying and become eligible for all the white collar jobs. The main problems that are being faced by the transgender community are of discrimination, unemployment, lack of educational facilities, homelessness, lack of medical facilities like HIV care and hygiene, depression, hormone pill abuse, tobacco and alcohol abuse, penectomy and problems related to marriage and adoption.

Pages: 1140-1143
Hardeep Kaur (Department of Social Work, Punjabi University, Patiala)

Intellectual disability is characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in the adaptive behavior. Caregivers of children with intellectual disability often undergo a lot of stress and health issues. Since mothers are the primary caregivers of the children, they are often weighed down by various issues. Adequate support can create resiliency in them. The paper outlines the level of care giver burden, general health and stress resiliency of the mothers of children with intellectual disability. A total 27 mothers of children with intellectual disability were taken up as a sample for this study. Caregiver Burden Scale, General Health Questionnaire and Stress Resiliency Profile were used to assess the caregiver burden, health issues and stress resiliency among the mothers of children with intellectual disability. The data was analyzed using frequency method .The results on care giving burden among the mothers of children with intellectual disability indicated that more than half (59.26%) of the mothers reported mild to moderate burden , around 29.63 % showed symptoms of moderate to severe burden and very few (11.11%) reported of little or no burden . The scores of general health of the mothers showed that majority ( 88.89%)of mothers reported social dysfunction and half (59.26%) of them showed symptoms of anxiety/insomnia and around 29.63% stated to have somatic symptoms .The results on stress resiliency profile showed that the percentage of mothers who were in the stress resilient category included 33.33% deficiency focusing , 22.22 % necessitating , 44.44% skill recognition..Similarly the ones who were close to average use of each habit were 44.44 % who reported of deficiency focusing, 37.04 % necessitating and 37.04 % of skill recognition .The mothers who were in the stress predisposing category included 33.33 % were the ones who reported of using deficiency focusing , 29.63 % necessitating and 18.52 % of skill recognition .

Pages: 1149-1152
Satinder Kaur and Deepika Vig (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, PAU, Ludhiana)

A selfie is a self-portrait photograph of oneself, taken with camera or a camera phone held at arm's length or pointed at a mirror that is usually shared through social media. Though people were fond of taking photographs of their own and others since many decades, with selfie camera it has lead to an extreme effect. Selfies became a very interesting topic for researchers to study and examine the cause since 2012, as the rate of usage of selfie has reportedly increased many fold. The extent of selfie addiction can be well judged from the fact that many deaths have been reported in India due to increasing obsession of taking selfies in general public. Infact, India has witnessed highest number of selfie deaths in recent years. A strong relationship has been found between selfie addiction and various mental health issues like poor self esteem, narcissism, loneliness and depression. Addiction with selfie in youth, especially teenagers and mental health issues are on the rise as many psychiatrists are seeing number of parents coming with the same complaint. Therefore, it is right time to sensitize parents, teachers and educators about the alarming increase in selfie addiction and its deteriorating impact on mental health of adolescents.

Pages: 1156-1159
Garima Yadav and Sandeep Kumar (Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh)

The global economy, demanding organizations, uncertainties, rising unemployment, anxieties about future job loss, lack of access to affordable health care, a crisis in the financial industry, and declining consumer confidence has created a significant stress in the life of the workers and their families. The adversities research in the field of positive organizational behavior is rising rapidly. The present paper reviews the shift of organizations from traditional HRM practices, to enhancing the psychological capital of the workers. In the recent times the value of positive psychological resources has gained focus for theory building, research, and application in psychology. The paper reviews the significance of hope as a positive psychological resource, it's relevance at workplace, it's relatedness to employee's health and performance, and the conditions, interventions that could be applied to enhance hope.

Pages: 1163-1166
Sonu Bharti and Pallavi Bhatnagar (Department of Psychology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)

Quality of life is defined as ''individual's perception of their positions in life in the context of the culture and values system in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standard and concern. It is a board ranging concept affected in a complex way by person's physical health, psychological state, and level of independence, social relationships, personal belief and their relationship to salient features of their environment”. There are many villages in India whose residents face various problems such as social exclusion, poverty, unemployment, denial of basic amenities such as education, primary health care. Their average situations negatively affect the person's perception of their quality of life. The present study explores the quality of life of different age group of male and female farm labours of village Levruwa, Jaunpur district Uttar Pradesh. Further the t- test has also been calculated to find out the gender difference. The major finding reveals that females have found higher scores dimensions of quality of life marginalized work, on all three personal and socio-economic dimensions in comparisons to their male counterparts.

Pages: 1170-1172
Shamsul Siddiqui (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh)

Yoga is a spiritual and ascetic discipline, a part of which, including breath control, simple meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures, is widely practiced for health and relaxation. The word “yoga” comes from the Sanskrit root yuj which means to join. Yoga is a practical aid, not a religion. Yoga is an ancient art based on a harmonizing system of development for the body, mind, and spirit. The continued practice of yoga will lead you to a sense of peace and well-being, and also a feeling of being at one with their environment. Yoga is a holistic package for happy living. It provides techniques to unite the body, mind and breath, and connect to the inner core of our being the spiritual aspect of our lives. Spirituality gives inner strength; Spirituality gives inner strength to manage difficult situations and to keep smiling. Being established in the Self, your inner peace spreads outward, and makes you a more responsible human being full of caring, sharing and love. In sleep you get rid of fatigue, but the deeper stresses remain in your body. Meditation, Yoga, and Sudarshan Kriya cleanse even the deepest layers of your consciousness, leaving you rested and refreshed.

Pages: 1176-1178
Geo. A. Joseph (Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi, Jharkhand)
C.R.J. Khess (Department of Psychiatry, Central Institute of Psychiatry Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand)
Amool Ranjan Singh (Department of Clinical Psychology, Ranchi Institute of Neuropsychiatry and Allied Sciences, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand)

Bipolar affective disorder is a devastating mental illness with alternating episodes of mania, depression and mixed mood states with some inter episodic recovery phase in between. Age of onset of this illness can be at any age from childhood to old age. Usually people get affected by this serious illness during their adolescence, hence this affect their study, career and marriage prospects. Damage caused by this illness is not just limited to social, occupational, familial and financial aspects. Fundamental cognitive functions like attention, memory and executive function required for a life time will get badly affected due to the psychotic nature of the illness and long term use of psychiatric medicines. At present in our country, treatment of bipolar affective disorder is grossly centered on pharmacological management with mood stabilizers and antipsychotics. This study is an elementary effort to incorporate cognitive rededication training in the current treatment regime of bipolar affective disorder in order to enhance cognitive functions and thereby improve quality of life and self-esteem of patients with bipolar disorder in remission.

Pages: 1185-1189
Dinesh Naik (N.V.P. Mondals Arts, Commerce & Science College, Lasalgaon, Nasik, Maharastra )

Behavioral treatments focus exclusively on modifying environmental contexts/contingencies and patterns of behavior that presumably exacerbate symptoms and functional impairment. Cognitive-behavioral treatments (CBTs), by comparison, include a focus on behavior modification and an emphasis on modifying maladaptive patterns of thinking. There are central elements of CBT and self-management which cut across treatment for specific psychiatric disorders and headache disorders. In many cases, insomnia and headache occurs when there is another problem, such as stress, pain, or a medical condition. In these cases, treatment of the underlying problem may help to improve sleep. In other cases, the causative factor of insomnia is unclear or the insomnia does not improve even after the treatment of the co-existing problem. Hence, the insomnia itself requires to be particularly treated.