| 1 | Healthy Lifestyle of Intellectually Disabled Children: Planning and Pedagogical Prospects |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
, pp 1-10
Authors: Vijay Pal Tewari*
Healthy Lifestyle is one of the potent factors to be healthy and prosperous in one’s life. It is empirically corroborated that a Healthy Lifestyle is a very crucial and important for the disabled individuals especially Intellectual disabled, as the group is usually deviant in their healthy and sound life routine in comparison to normal population unless the same is not inculcated and cogently implemented for the habit formation at right stages. Therefore, it is obvious that the Intellectual Disabled (ID) children are prone to illness and diseases due to their lifestyle pattern. Umpteen researches have been documented on the Healthy Lifestyle of Intellectual disabled on Adults but a little could only be noticed on the children and adolescents of such groups. The present study was undertaken on the Intellectual disabled children of ‘A’ & ‘B’ types of Schools (categorized for the sake of comparative analysis). ‘A’ type of schools has got a unique Exclusive-Inclusive system of Education in comparison to ‘B’ type of schools/institutes with the aims to know whether the institutes/schools and Gender have got any differences in the Healthy Lifestyle of the subjects (ID children).Under the purposive sampling, a total of 156 ID children were included in the study. A Healthy Lifestyle Scale (H.L.S.) developed and validated for the subjects, measuring the five areas (Physical Activities, Diet & Nutrition, Emotional, Social and Sleep) was used to collect the information. For the analysis, ANOVA and t-test were applied for data analysis very encouraging and enthusiastic results revealed. The Girls differed in their Healthy Lifestyle from the Boys significantly. The ID children of ‘A’ type schools differed from the ‘B’ type of Schools/Institutes in their Healthy Lifestyle. Overall, the ID Girls were found better in their Healthy Lifestyle than the Boys. The study was concluded with implications and suggestions.
Keywords: Lifestyle, Intellectual, Disabled, children, Inclusive, Exclusive
*Sr. Guest Lecturer,Faculty of Education,Uday Degree College, Faizabad, UP
Vijaypalt8@gmail.com
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| 2 | Training on Pattern Recognition on Specific Learning Disability |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
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, No. 2
, pp 11-21
Authors: Anwesha Chakrabarti* and Mallika Banerjee**
The present study aims at formulating a computerized training on pattern recognition for the children having specific learning disability. After screen-ing by intelligence and learning disability test ten children (age -11-17) hav-ing different types of specific learning disability were taken. The pattern recognition task was designed on the basis of the manifested symptoms of SLD in each participant. The entire training tool was developed in direct RT software. Ten sessions, each of an hour, were provided once in a week to each participant. The training program was also focused on the transfer of training in paper pencil mode. Stimulus was presented in the LCD screen and the participants responded through pressing the specific key. Two pilot studies were conducted for preparation and standardization of the training tool. In the pre and post training sessions the pattern recognition scores as well as learning disability scores were measured. For data analysis Wilcoxon signed rank test was used between the pre and post measures. The results showed an increment of pattern recognition score and decrement in learning disability scores which led us to conclude a facilitating effect of the training program in specific learning disability.
Keywords: Specific learning disability, pattern recognition, computerized training tool
* Faculty, Applied Psychology, The Neotia University,D.H. Road, 24 PGS South, Sari-sa- 743363,West Bengal, E-mail ID- tua.chk@gmail.com
**Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta,92, APC Road, Kolkata-700009, West Bengal,E-mail ID- tua.chk@gmail.com
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| 3 | Coping Style and Quality of Life of Mothers having Children with Intellectual Disability and Dyslexia |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
, pp 22-33
Authors: Amreen Ameer Mailanchi * and S.Vinod Kumar**
Nurturing children having disabilities can be extremely upsetting to a mother. Coping style adopted by mothers having children with disabilities are considered as an important factor in the overall development of the child as it is critically important for successfully raising the children. Since the nature of exceptionalities such as dyslexia and Intellectual Disability (ID) is different, the mothers may need to adopt different coping strategies for improving the quality of life (QoL). Researches in the area have suggested that the coping strategies significantly influence and predict quality of life. In this study it was aimed to examine the differences and relationship between coping style and QoL of mothers having children with Dyslexia and ID. Exploratory research method is used for the present study and as it provides a greater understanding of a concept. Mothers having children with exceptionalities selected on random sampling method was the participants of the study. The AECOM Coping Style Questionnaire (Shanty and Anita, 2006) and Quality of Life Scale (WHO, 1995) was used to measure the coping style and QoL of mothers. Results are presented based on the analysis of correlation, independent t test, and also multiple regression analysis. It was found that there is no significant statistical differences in the coping style and QoL of mothers having children with ID and dyslexia.
Keywords: Coping Style, Quality of Life, Intellectual Disability, Dyslexia
* Research Scholar, School of Behavioural Sciences, Kannur University, Kerala, Email ID: amjadamailanchi@gmail.com
** Assistant Professor, School of Behavioural Sciences, Kannur University, Kerala
Email id:, drsvinodkumar@gmail.com
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| 4 | Gender Differences in Behavioral Problems among Students with Learning Disabilities |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
, pp 34-46
Authors: Ezaz A. Shaikh* and Vishavnath R. Shinde**
Behavioral problems are inappropriate type of behavior exhibited by the students of different ages. The presence of behavioral problems are known to hinder the overall development of students. Due to the higher importance put on academic achievement in Indian society, students with learning disabilities are at the higher risk for developing various behavioral problems. The study was aimed at exploring the gender and age wise differences in among students with learning disabilities (CWLD). This study was conducted on 120 students with learning disabilities aged 11 to 14 years. There were 60 male and 60 female students selected from nuclear families with middle socioeconomically status from Pune City. Achenbach and Rescoria’s (2001) Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) was administered on their parents and the results were used to study existence of different behavior problems. Gender differences were explored by using the One-way ANOVA which revealed significant gender differences for behavioral problem measures such as withdrawn/depressed, somatic complaints, attention problems, aggressive behavior and thought problem. However, gender differences were not observed for anxiety/depressed, social problems, and rule-breaking behavior among students with learning disabilities. It was noted that withdrawn/depressed, and somatic complaints were higher in female students and attention problems, aggressive behavior and thought problem were higher in male students compared to their counterpart. Further, there were no gender differences for anxiety/depressed, social problems, and rule-breaking behavior among students with learning disabilities.
Keywords: Learning disabilities, behavioral problems, internalized, externalized, attention problem
* Department of Psychology, Yashwantrao Chavan Mahavidyalaya, Pachwad, Maharastra, Email: ezazpsychologist@gmail.com
** Associate Professor, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharastra, Email: ezazpsychologist@gmail.com
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| 5 | People’s Attitude towards Inter-caste Marriage: A Study of Jammu District |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
, pp 47-54
Caste endogamy is a traditional norm for marriage in India. Marriage within caste is the usual and welcome practice. Inter-caste marriage is seen deviant as it breaks the traditional norm of society. Tragic incidences of inter-caste marriage can be easily heard and witnessed in the media. The present paper aims at examining the attitude of people towards inter-caste marriages in the vicinity of Jammu district. Objective of the study was to find the importance of long rooted caste amongst the people, their attitude and intensions towards the inter-caste relations specifically inter-caste marriages. For the purpose a sample size of 250 households was taken. Simple random sampling technique is used. Coding, data processing and finally tabulation was done to come at conclusions. The study found that the magnitude of such marital alliances is higher and people from different caste groups seem to have become tolerant to such marital unions. People viewed, as opposed to their earlier reactions, inter-caste marriages as positive. Individual freedom, co-education, economic independence, are some of the reasons that have reinforced inter-caste marriages in society.
Keywords: Caste, Caste endogamy, Inter-caste marriage, Traditional norm, Attitude.
* Senior Research Fellow, Department of Sociology,Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab.Email: anjali9801@gmail.com
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| 6 | Development and Validation of a Self-constructed Psychometric Scale: Perceptions on Equity in Secondary Education (PESE) |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
, pp 55-64
Authors: Charu Smita Malik*
This empirical paper is based on the development of a self-constructed scale Perceptions on Equity in Secondary Education(PESE) in the context of Uttar Pradesh.The scale was constructed on the basis of extensive review of literature and state policies focusing on equity. The purpose of scale construction was to measure the perceptions of school functionaries on different dimensions of equity centering on systemic policies, learner attributes, teaching-learning, classroom processes and teacher professional expertise. The scale was bifurcated into two sub-scales, facilitating an in-depth analysis. The sub-scales were Positive Measures for Equity(PMES) and Negative Measures for Equity(NMES). Separate reliability and factorial validity was established for both the sub-scales. Further, exploratory factor analysis was conducted to discover latent factors that measured the positive and negative conceptions of equity. This scale can be taken as a useful addition to the literature on educational psychology and for measuring perceptions of school functionaries on equity in Indian context. Successive researches can further validate the scale on a larger sample.
Keywords: Equity, Perceptions, Scale, Secondary Education, Uttar Pradesh
* Senior Consultant, National Centre for School Leadership, National Institute of Education Planning and Administration, 17-B, Shri Aurobindo Marga, New Delhi-110016.
E-mail : charumalikphd@gmail.com
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| 7 | Relationship of Career Indecisiveness with Autonomy and Attachments in Adolescents: A Factor Analytical Study |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
, pp 66-74
Career indecisiveness in the youth is on a rise at an alarming rate. It is a state of indecisiveness where an individual cannot decide about his future or career path. It has been estimated that between 10 percent and 30 percent of college students can be classified as “undecided.” In fact, in many cases, career indecision might be thought of as a normative phenomenon, closely related to an individual’s age and educational level, with younger and less educated individuals more likely to be career undecided. Career indecision is considered as a normal response. It may occur at any moment especially during transitional years of adolescence. Career indecision is related with age, gender, parental attachments and many other variables. In this study, an effort is made to study attachment with parents and peers, and autonomy in relation to career indecisiveness. For this purpose, a sample of 140 adolescents is selected with the help of incidental sampling technique. There are almost an equal number of males and females in the sample. The age group is 16 to 19 years. The psychological tools used are IPPA (Armsden and Greenberg, 1987), a measure of Adolescent Autonomy ( Noom, Dekovic and Meeus, 1999) and Career Decision Scale ( Osipow, 1987). Factor Analysis is applied to study the factor structures of attachments and autonomy in relation with career indecisiveness in male and female adolescents. A coefficient of congruence is also estimated to study the differences in factor structures of males and females and results are elucidated accordingly. This study will particularly be useful to vocational counselors.
Keywords: Career indecisiveness, attachment, autonomy, adolescents.
* Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, GND University, Amritsar, Punjab,
Email: rupan.oberoi@rediffmail.com
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| 8 | Whether Perceived Social support is correlated with the career decision making process among adolescents?: An investigation among Pre-university Students in Kerala |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
, pp 75-81
Authors: Rajalakshmi V.R* and Romate J.**
The current study investigates the relationship between Career Indecision and Social Support among adolescent students. It was hypothesized that Career indecision would be inversely correlated to all the three dimensions of perceived social support, i.e., (i) Significant others’ support, (ii) Family support and (iii) Friends’ support. The sample consisted of 424 adolescents studying in eleventh and twelfth standard in Kerala. Career Indecision Scale (Osipow, Carney, Winer, Yanico, &Koschier, 1976) and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Zimet, Dahlem, Zimet & Farley, 1988) were used for the study. The data obtained from the sample were statistically analysed using Pearson product moment correlation. The findings reveal that there is a significant inverse relationship between Career indecision and all the three dimensions of perceived social support such as perceived support from friends, family and significant others. The finding lends insight to career counsellors to consider the importance of peer interaction, family support and significant others’ support in making career decisions among adolescents and to introduce interventions for strengthening such support systems along with the career counselling process.
Keywords: Career Indecision, Perceived Social Support
* Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga. Email:rlvr25@gmail.com
** Professor and Head, Department of Psychology, Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga. Email: romatejohn@cuk.ac.in
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| 9 | Positive Psychological Intervention: A Single Case Study |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
, pp 82-89
The aim of this paper was to evaluate the efficacy of positive psychology intervention for treating procrastination and contribute to theoretical nuance. A single case study examined the effects of character strengths approach on intervention outcome. Procrastination was measured by Irrational Procrastination Scale (IPS), and Depression was measured through Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II, 1996). Self-Efficacy was measured using General Self Efficacy Scale (GSE) and Self Esteem was measured through Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). The results revealed that positive psychology intervention using character strengths approach is effective in treating procrastination. Positive psychology intervention was shown to be appropriate for the client, although his individual differences required clinical adaptation of the approach. Client showed considerable gains in self-esteem, self-efficacy and reduction in procrastination. The findings are discussed taking into account various personality dimensions and idiosyncrasies associated with the client.
Keywords: Procrastination, single case study, positive psychology intervention, character strengths approach.
* Department of Psychology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana,
Email: sudeep_che@yahoo.com
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| 10 | Improving the Knowledge and Practices of Teachers to Impart Sexual Health Education to Children with Autism: An Intervention Study |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
, pp 90-100
Authors: Gifty Joel* and Venkat Lakshmi H**
Children with autism need to understand their bodies, and cope with puberty. Apart from parents- their primary caregivers, they rely on teachers for education regarding sexual health. Teachers can effectively impart sexual health education if they possess adequate knowledge. This study was carried out on 50 teachers of children with autism to assess their knowledge and practices, and improve the same through an intervention program. The method was a pre-test post-test method with an intervention program. For assessment, two self-structured questionnaires on knowledge and practices containing 24 and 18 items respectively were used. Results revealed that teachers lacked in their knowledge and practices in imparting sexual health education to children with autism. Only a few teachers had attempted to teach few basic concepts regarding sexual health education. Even though they were convinced of the need for such education, they reported a number of barriers and dilemmas that prevented them from doing so. However, the post-test data revealed that teachers had significantly improved in their knowledge and practices. They had not only gained sufficient knowledge but they also knew to put their knowledge into practice within their classrooms, this can be attributed to the effectiveness of the intervention program.
Keywords: Autism, Intervention, Knowledge, Practice, Sexual health education, Teacher
* Ph.D. Research Scholar,Department of Human Development and Research Centre,Smt. V.H.D. Central Institute of Home Science (Autonomous)Seshadri Road, Bangalore, Karnataka. Email: gifty_joel@yahoo.co.in
**Associate Professor, Department of Human Development and Research Centre,Smt. V.H.D. Central Institute of Home Science (Autonomous)Seshadri Road, Bangalore, Karnataka. Email: anju.venks@gmail.com
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| 11 | A Changing Profile of High School Girls in Rural India - A Positive Shift |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
, pp 101-107
In the modern age, education provided to girls can bring about a revolution in the society and make them equal stake holders in the socio-economic growth of India. Women have been competing men in different spheres of life. Over a period, it has been observed that girls have started to excel over boys in many areas. 515 girls of high school were assessed on their aptitudes and personality factors as part of a CSR – career counselling project. The objective was to find out if there was any difference in the aptitudes and personality over three years (2010-11 and 2013-14). Significant difference was found 4 aptitudes - clerical, mechanical, reasoning and spatial abilities as measured by the DBDA and in 3 of the personality factors namely - reasoning, assertiveness and perfectionism factors as measured by the HSPQ. It is concluded that - despite various stigmas, stereotypes and limitations for girls in the education, girls showed a significant difference on various areas of aptitude and personality. The findings of the above study hold promise in encouraging the girl child in rural India to pursue higher studies and make proactive career choices.
Keywords: Girls Education, Aptitude, Personality, Rural India.
* Clinical Psychologist,Head Tangram – Tracking the human mind #427, Platinum Plaza, Judges’ Bungalow Road, Opp. IOC Petrol Pump, Bodakdev, Ahmedabad -380054. Gujarat State. India ,Email: nimrat@tangramhr.com. Website: www.tangramhr.com
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| 12 | Effectiveness of School Internship Programme: Perceptions of Prospective Teachers |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
, pp 108-118
Authors: Jatinder Grover*
School internship programme is the practical aspect of teacher training, as prospective teachers find an opportunity to apply the acquired theoretical knowledge, teaching methods, principles and techniques in real situations. The study is a descriptive survey which sought to assess the perceptions of 662 prospective teachers for the school internship programme. The data was assessed through mean scores. High levels of satisfaction was found among prospective teachers on the dimensions of professional and institutional socialization; learning and professional development; socio-emotional aspects; and professional identity and vocational competencies. But prospective teachers were not satisfied with the support and supervision provided during the internship. There is a need to adopt all the effective strategies for improving school internship programme, such as placement of prospective teachers in good host schools; and mentees and teacher educators be trained for effective mentoring and supervision. The innovative strategies should be embraced to strengthen all the components of internship programme to positively affect prospective teachers’ preparation for real time teaching.
Keywords: School internship programme; Teacher training; Prospective teachers; and Dimensions of school internship programme.
* Associate Professor, Department of Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh.Email: jatinder1633@gmail.com
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| 13 | Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Training (PMRT) on General Wellbeing among School Students |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
, pp 119-125
Authors: John Njue* and Madhu Anand**
There have been lots of problems arising in schools associated with adolescents or teen agers. The stage is very complicated with various problems. One of those problems is facing low wellbeing in school because of various reasons. Due to low wellbeing, there is a need to look for an appropriate psychological method for intervention. Most of the researchers have worked on finding the effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMRT) on other variables like anxiety, depression, health, stress etc. The PMRT has not been explored in deep especially its effect on wellbeing among many school children. Taking this into consideration, effect of PMRT on general wellbeing among school students was taken to be the topic of the current study. To do this, a sample of 200 students was assessed general wellbeing, and the students with low wellbeing formed target group (112). This target group was divided into two: Experimental target group 1 (56) and control target group 2 (56). After forming the two groups, the first group was administered the PMRT while the second (control group) received no intervention. The t-value of experimental group 1 was 8.49 which was significant at p=0.05. The t-value of control group was 1.841 which was non significant at p=0.05. This meant that PMRT was effective in improving the wellbeing of students and this was clearly seen due to the fact that there was no significant difference in the control group. Therefore, it was concluded that the PMRT is an appropriate technique for improving wellbeing of school students. All the findings have been shown and given meanings accordingly and some suggestions have been recommended for future research too.
Keywords: Progressive muscle relaxation (PMRT), Jacobson technique, general wellbeing.
* Research Scholar, Dept. of Psychology , M.D. University, Rohtak, India, Email: sharegodslove.withhischildren@gmail.com
** Professor, Dept. of Psychology , M.D. University, Rohtak, India
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| 14 | Test Anxiety amongst Students of Paramedical Courses: A Hypnotherapeutic Intervention study |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
, pp 126-130
Authors: Dipal Patel* and Anjuli Verma**
Academic pressure and test anxiety are among the major sources of stress genic, behavioral and other problems among students in India. Academic pressure and test anxiety has been on the rise due to the cut throat competition and the students are unable to cope with the extremely demanding nature of academic programs. Besides the added pressure from their parents and teachers to perform well further aggravate the pressure. The present study was intended to test the effectiveness of hypnotherapeutic intervention program on academic pressure and test anxiety amongst the students. A sample of sixty students from paramedical courses like, physiotherapy, pharmacy, and nursing were selected for the study out of the seven hundred students from the first phase of the study. These were selected on the basis of their scores on test anxiety. Seventy participants scoring very high on test anxiety were selected. These were equally divided in two groups i.e. one which was given hypnotherapeutic intervention and the other was taken as control. Ten sessions of specially designed module of hypnotherapy was given as intervention. The test anxiety was measured both before and after the intervention. In case of control group no intervention was given and they were just given free time. The data were analyzed using t test besides descriptive statistics. The results of the study revealed that hypnotherapeutic intervention was effective in reducing the test anxiety among the students of paramedical courses. Findings are discussed in the light of their implications.
Keywords: Test anxiety, Hypnotherapy, Intervention
* Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, The M.S.University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, Email: dipalsdpatel9@gmail.com
** Associate Professor( Ret.), Former Head,Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, The M.S.University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, Email: dipalsdpatel9@gmail.com
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| 15 | Absenteeism among the Teachers: A Comparative Study between the Central and the State Government School Teachers of Papumpare District in Arunachal Pradesh |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
, pp 131-136
Indian education system demands freedom from dictatorship of other countries and revival of Indian culture in the field of education today. But this goal is nearly impossible until the stakeholders learn their responsibilities. One of the most important stakeholders who are to partake the responsibilities of educational reforms in India are the Teachers and absenteeism among them become fundamental drawback. Therefore, the interest of the researcher was to study the status of absenteeism among the teachers. In this connection, normative survey method was used. Besides, a sample of 6 (Six) Government Secondary School Principals and 34 (Thirty- four) Government Secondary School Teachers of Papumpare district in Arunachal Pradesh were selected by using stratified random sampling technique. 3 tools were used, out of which, 2 were developed and used by Zodinsanga Sailo (2014) (Mizoram) for the investigation of Absenteeism among teachers and one of the tools was a self developed tool of the investigator for measuring the attitude of teachers towards absenteeism. Based on the analysis of primary data and interview schedule, it came to light that the schools of central government experiences less problems related to absenteeism among the teachers than the schools run by state government. There is a strict provision for reducing the salary and to some extent- termination of teachers (particularly of the contractual teachers)in the central government schools whereas, schools controlled by the state government follow no such strict provisions. Interestingly, attitude of the state government secondary school teachers towards regularity of teachers in the school is positively higher than the attitude of teachers serving in the central government schools. Besides, some of the important suggestions for reducing problems of absenteeism provided by the principals and the teachers of central government schools were-(i) award to regular teachers, (ii) motivate the teachers for regularity, (iii) provide proper accommodation facilities to teachers etc. whereas, suggestions provided by the principals and the teachers of state government schools included-(i) reward to regular teachers, (ii) joint posting of husband and wife, (iii) proper transportation and accommodation facilities, (iv) disciplinary actions against irregular teachers and so on.
Keywords: Absenteeism, Teachers, Attitude, State and Central Government schools.
* Research Scholar ,Department of Education,Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, (A. P), Email-geyinboli0@gmail.com
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| 16 | Career Maturity of Secondary Level School Students of Rural and Urban Areas in Reference to West Tripura District |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
, pp 137-146
Present study was aimed at investigating and analyzing the career maturity of rural and urban areas secondary level school students of West Tripura District. ‘Career Maturity Inventory’ which consists 6 (six) dimensions, i.e. career choice attitude, self-appraisal, occupational information, goal selection, planning, problem solving ability etc. was used for collection of data regarding career maturity of 300 secondary level school students of West Tripura District. For interpretation and analysis of data, both descriptive and inferential methods were used for data analysis. The results revealed that career maturity of secondary level school students of rural and urban areas differ significantly.
Keywords: Career maturity, secondary level school students, rural, urban areas, West Tripura District etc.
* Research Scholar, Department of Education, Tripura University (A Central University), Agartala, Suryamaninagar-799022, Tripura, India.
E-Mail:kamaldeb99@gmail.com
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| 17 | Effect of Gratitude Intervention on Emotional Intelligence in Adolescents |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
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, pp 147-150
Authors: S. A. Salve* and A. K. Lavlekar**
The purpose of the present study was to develop a gratitude intervention and to test its efficacy for adolescents in improving gratitude and emotional intelligence. Incidental sample of junior college students from Pune city, 99 boys and 123 girls was employed, Experimental group consisted of 47 boys and 61 girls, whereas control group consisted of 52 boys and 62 girls. Data were analyzed using t test. Results revealed non-significant intervention effects on emotional intelligence for boys, whereas for girls, it was significant,F( 1,121 ) = 6.47, p < .05. Findings are discussed for their implications.
Keywords: Gratitude, Gratitude intervention, Emotional Intelligence, Adolescents.
* 228/10, PMC Colony, Pandavnagar, Pune411016,Maharastra,Email:shilpasalve@gmail.com
** Jnana Prabodhini's Institute of Psychology,510, Sadashiv Peth, ,Pune, Maharashtra, India
Email: anagha.lavalekar@jnanaprabodhini.org
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| 18 | A Study on the Analysis of the Needs of Secondary School Students of Kerala with Special Reference to Science Learning |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
, pp 151-156
Authors: Premachandran P*
In the present day class rooms, knowledge is being constructed rather than memorizing and understanding. The development of Educational Technology had brought tremendous changes in the Teaching – learning process. Students can access whatever information they needed within a short span of time. The role of Teacher as a producer of knowledge have changed to teacher as a facilitator or a stage – setter. Student – centered classroom gives ample space and time for student activities. Present study tried to analyze the needs of secondary school students regarding science teaching and learning. A sample of 305 students of eighth, ninth and tenth class from government schools of Kerala were administered 21 item self-constructed need analysis questionnaire. The needs analysis helps in formulating necessary solutions for the felt issues in the field of science teaching and learning process, which will result in better achievement.
Keywords: Needs Analysis, Science learning, Secondary school students
* Assistant Professor in Physical Science, Mahajubilee Training College, Thrissur- 680583, Email: Premachandranp84@gmail.com
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| 19 | Relationship between Emotional Maturity and Peer Pressure of Adolescents |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
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Authors: Prathibha M V* and Ashok H S**
Emotional Maturity refers to the process in which the personality is continuously striving for a greater sense of emotional health, both intra-psychically and intra-personally (Smitson, 1974 as cited in Singh & Bhargava, 1990) peer pressure involve restricting individual’s capacity to make decisions and engage in behavior of their own volition by making them feel uncomfortable about asserting their own opinions. The aim of the present study is to analyse the relationship between emotional maturity and peer pressure. Through purposive sampling, 43, 2nd year PUC students of a private college in Bangalore were selected. The results indicated that the participants of the study are extremely emotionally immature and possess moderate level of peer pressure. The findings indicated that there is no significant gender difference in emotional maturity but significant gender difference was found in peer pressure. Significant association was found between emotional maturity and peer pressure.
Keywords: Adolescents, Emotional Maturity, Peer Pressure.
* Research Scholar, Bangalore University, BUB,Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology,Acharya Institute of Graduate Studies,Soldevanahalli, Hesarghatta Road, Bangalore-107, Karnatka, Email: prathibhaushankar@gmail.com
** Professor of Psychology, Bangalore University, Bangaluru, Karnataka, E-mail ID: ashokbub@gmail.com
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| 20 | Grade Eleven Students’ Beliefs in Mathematics Education in West Arsi Zone, Ethiopia |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
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, pp 163-180
Authors: Mulugeta Atnafu Ayele* and Tesfu Belachew Dadi**
The general objective of this research was to investigate grade eleven students’ beliefs in mathematics education in West Arsi Zone. To address this objective, quantitative and qualitative methods were employed. The data were collected from four schools in West Arsi Zone using multistage sampling. Consequently, this study indicated that there were a significant number of students had neutral, positive and negative beliefs about mathematics education; about mathematics learning and problem solving; about self; and contexts support in mathematics education. Some of the findings indicate that most of the students believe that mathematics is difficult; they got insufficient services from parents, mathematics teachers and schools. In order to improve students’ belief in mathematics education, it is better to sensitize students to understand mathematics is useful and important for daily activities. It is also to motivate students to build the culture of working hard and good time management, and the habit of helping each other, to support with tutorial and provide the necessary learning resources.
Keywords: Beliefs, mathematics education, mathematics learning, problem solving, self, contexts support
* Associate Professor, Department of Science & Mathematics Education, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia;Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Email: ayatmu@yahoo.com
** Assistant Professor in Mathematics Education at Meda Walabu University, Bale, Ethiopia. Email: teafu.belachew@yahoo.com
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| 21 | Employment Differentials and Suicidal Ideation |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
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Authors: Ankita Srivastava, and R.N. Singh
This study was conducted to ascertain the effects of employment status on suicidal ideation. Sample comprised 95 participants having the age range between 21and 40 years (employed = 45, unemployed = 50). They were administered the Suicidal Ideation Scale. This scale has 20 items with five alternative responses. Its reliability and validity are high. Data were analyzed by applying descriptive and inferential statistics and employment status was found to be a potential variable in suicidal ideation. Results are discussed in the light of their implications.
Keywords: Employment differentials, Suicidal ideation, Risk population, Suicide contagion, Fatal & nonfatal suicides.
* Asstt. Professor of Psychology, Md. Hasan PG College, Jaunpur (U.P.), Email: singhrnbhu@gmail.com, singhrnpsy@bhu.ac.in
** Professor of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, (U.P.) Email: singhrnbhu@gmail.com, singhrnpsy@bhu.ac.in
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| 22 | A Comparative Study on Dancers and Non-Dancers in Terms of Self-Esteem, Perceived Stress and Body Shape Issues |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
, pp 186-191
Authors: Swaha Bhattacharya* and Shayori Mitra**
The aim of the present investigation was to study the self-esteem, perceived stress and body shape issues as expressed by Indian Classical dancers, Western dancers and Non-dancers belonging to Kolkata City. Accordingly, a group of 90 participants (30 from Indian classical dancers, 30 from Western dancers and 30 from Non-dancers category) were selected as sample in this investigation. A General Information Schedule, Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, Perceived Stress Scale and Body Shape Questionnaire were used as tools. Results showed that dancers in general had higher self-esteem and lower perceived stress. Significant difference was observed between Western dancers and Non-dancers in terms of self-esteem. Indian classical dancers had highest body shape issues followed by Non-dancers and Western dancers. Negative correlation was found between self-esteem and perceived stress and between self-esteem and body shape issues. On the contrary, positive correlation was found between perceived stress and body shape issues. The findings of the study may help to discover the therapeutic value of dance and also the importance of movement in our life.
Keywords: Self-esteem, Perceived Stress, Body shape issues, Dancers and Non-dancers
* Professor, Department of Applied Psychology, University of Calcutta, West Bengal, Email: swaha_b@rediffmail.com
** Student, Department of Applied Psychology, University of Calcutta, West Bengal: swaha_b@rediffmail.com
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| 23 | Parenting Style, Personality and Self Esteem: A Correlational Study |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
, pp 192-201
Parents play a highly influential role in their child's development. Parenting styles refer to a set of strategies that parents adopt to raise their children. The approach used during the parent-child interactions has a lifelong impact on the child. In order to explain the influences of parenting styles on personality and self esteem present study was conducted on 200 students in the age group of 14 to 16 years (mean age-15 years) studying at various public schools of Haryana. Tools used for data collection were the (1) Parental Authority Questionnaire (PAQ) (Buri, 1991), (2) Neo- Five Factor Inventory (Costa, McCrae 1992) and (3) Self-esteem inventory (Coppersmith1989). Subjects were contacted in groups and data were collected. The responses were scored and statistically analyzed using Pearson’s correlation and stepwise regression analysis. Results indicated that Authoritarian dimension of parenting style has significant positive correlations with neuroticism and conscientiousness dimensions of personality. Authoritarian parenting style also demonstrated a significant negative correlation with agreeableness. Authoritative style was found to correlate significantly and positively with self esteem total and also with social self esteem. Permissiveness dimension of parenting style yielded significant positive association with social self esteem. Stepwise regression analysis revealed authoritarian parenting style as a strong predictor of neuroticism, agreeableness and conscientiousness dimensions of personality. Permissiveness and authoritarian parenting styles predicted social self esteem, while authoritative and authoritarian parenting styles predicted overall self esteem. Findings have implications in regard to our current understanding of the relationships between Parenting style, Personality and Self esteem.
Keywords: Parenting style, personality, self esteem
* Assistant Professor,Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra, Haryana, Email: singhranjana.09@gmail.com
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| 24 | Influence of Parenting Style on Locus of Control of Adolescent Students |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
, pp 202-211
Authors: Usashi Kundu (De)* and Bannya Samanta**
Locus of control is one of the important determinants for adolescents and its initial sources are undoubtedly rooted in the family. Parents express their attitude to their children and convey their beliefs, values, and behaviours to them in various degrees throughout parenting style. The present paper attempts to study the nature of parenting style and locus of control of adolescent students and find out the relationship between them. The sample consisted of 180 male and female students of classes VII, VIII, and IX from South 24 Parganas and Midnapore districts of West Bengal. Purposive sampling technique and survey method have been adopted. The Parenting Scale developed by Bharadwaj, Sharma,and Garg, (1998) and the Locus of Control Scale designed by Hasnain, and Joshi,(1992) have been used. Results indicated that the mean parenting style and locus of control scores of the adolescent students are within the average range. There exists a significant positive correlation between parenting style and locus of control of these students. Thus, it can be concluded that adolescents receiving a better parenting style are likely to be more towards internal orientation in respect of their locus of control. The study throws light on the fact that a healthy home environment, especially parents can be a strong source of support and help children to be self-dependent and develop an internal locus of control.
Keywords: Mothering style, fathering style, parenting style, locus of control, adolescents
* Assistant Professor and Coordinator, Department of Education, Diamond Harbour Women’s University, West Bengal, Email: usashik@gmail.com
** Teacher, Golgram Kindergarten Model School, West Bengal , Email: bannyamail@gmail.com
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| 25 | Impact of Parenting Styles on Adolescent Resilience |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
, pp 212-217
Authors: Huda Firoze* and Shahana Sathar K.P.**
The purpose of this study was to find out the impact of parenting styles on adolescent resilience. The data was collected from 140 adolescents that include 70 boys and 70 girls from different schools in Calicut district. Tools used for this purpose were Connor Davidson’s Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and Scale of Parenting Styles. Pearson’s Correlation coefficient and t-test were used for statistical analysis. Results show that there is a significant relationship between dimensions of parenting styles. Based on gender, resilience is seen higher in girls than boys. Authoritative parenting style is associated with higher resilience. Results also indicate that there is a significant difference in the dimensions of parenting style among adolescent boys and girls. Findings of the study are discussed for implication for adolescents and parents.
Keywords: Parenting styles, Resilience, Adolescents
* Student, BSc. Psychology, Farook College, Calicut, Kerala, Mail: shansubhana@gmail.com
** Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Farook College, Calicut, Kerala, Mail: huda.firoze697@gmail.com
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| 26 | Parental Discipline as a Predictor of Bullying among Adolescents in Ethiopia |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
, pp 218-226
Authors: Harprit Kaur* and Tilahun Gidey Gebremeskal**
Bullying is one of the most prevalent forms of school violence. Though studies have indicated that parental behaviours are at the heart of children’s antisocial behavior, it is conceivable that their effects are culture bound. The present research was set to examine the extent to which parental discipline predicts bullying among adolescents in Ethiopia. Data were solicited from 404 randomly selected primary school students whose age ranged between 13 and 15 from Bahir Dar city and Debark town, Ethiopia. Parental discipline was measured by adapting child form of Dimensions of Disciplinary Inventory, DDI (Straus & Fauchier, 2011). Whereas, bullying was measured using participant role scale developed by Salmivalli, Lagerspetz, Bjorkqvist, Österman, and Kaukiainen (1996). Multiple Linear Regression was used to analyse data. Results showed that the adjusted R2 was .049 suggesting that close to five per cent of the variance in bullying is explained by the combined impact of the predictors. It was also determined that maternal inductive discipline (ß= -.27, t= -2.586, p=.01) and paternal power assertive discipline (ß= .163, t= 2.351, p=.019) were significant predictors. We concluded that parental discipline is an important predictor of bullying. Based on our findings we recommended among others that parents be sensitive to their child disciplining behaviours.
Keywords: bullying, inductive discipline, power assertive discipline
* Head and Associate Professor of Psychology at Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, Emal: harprit.kaur@yahoo.com
** PhD candidate at department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala and Associate Professor of Psychology at Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
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| 27 | Study on Stress and Mental Health among College Students in Jammu Division (India) |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
, pp 227-234
Authors: Mohd Haneef Kumar*
Stress is a mental and emotional reaction in response to an external event. Stress is both positive and negative. It is a fact of every human life, only dead people are excluded from it. The main objective of the study is to find the significant differences in stress and mental health among college students with respect to their type of family and locality. The investigator has used cross-sectional descriptive cum survey method of research. Multi-stage randomized sampling technique was used to select a sample of 1000 students, which includes 500 male and 500 female students. The results revealed no significant differences in pressure, physical stress, and anxiety however significant differences were reported in frustration among college students belongs to rural and urban areas. No significant differences were found in mental health among rural and urban college students. Significant positive correlation was found in various dimensions of stress and mental health with respect to both male and female college students. The study has a lot of educational implications.
Keywords: stress, mental health, somatic health
* Lecturer at Department of Education South Campus University of Kashmir (India)
Email: kumharhaneef@gmail.com
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| 28 | Cigarette Smoking among Adolescents: Role of Hardiness and Self Esteem. |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
, pp 235-240
Authors: Nalini Malhotra* and Amandeep Kaur**
Cigarette smoking has long been recognised as a major public health problem and the single most preventable cause of death. Cigarette smoking among adolescents has been the focus of various research studies in the past decade. Preventing cigarette smoking among adolescents is neither a new problem nor new challenge for Therapists, Researchers and Mental Health Professionals. Various psychosocial correlates exert significant influences on smoking among adolescents. The present paper attempts to investigate the relationship of Hardiness and Self Esteem as psychological correlates of cigarette smoking. For this purpose 100 male cigarette smokers in the age range (13-18 years) as participants were included in the study. The questionnaire of Nicotine Dependence by Taylor and Francis (1991), Hardiness by kobasa (1984) and Self Esteem by Marilyn J Sorenson (2006) were administered to the participants. The correlational analysis was conducted and it revealed that hardiness was found to be negatively correlated with cigarette smoking in a significant manner, however the self esteem though negatively correlated but not significant with cigarette smoking. Adolescents with well-developed hardiness trait and high self-esteem has less chance or negatively associated with risky behaviour such as cigarette smoking. The implications for future research were addressed.
Keywords: Cigarette Smoking, Hardiness, Self Esteem.
* Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala (Punjab).
Email drnalinimalhotra@gmail.com
** Research student , Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala (Punjab). Email drnalinimalhotra@gmail.com
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| 29 | Virtual World Attraction: A Curse or a Blessing? A Comparative Probe of Two Age-Leveled Individuals in Terms of Certain Psychosocial Correlates |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
, pp 241-249
Authors: Debaleena Ghosh* and Nilanjana Sanyal**
There is a rising need to explore the psychosocial variables which make an individual predisposed to internet addiction. The present study aimed to explore certain psychosocial correlates among internet addicts across two developmental age-groups. The sample consisted of120 addicts and 120 non-addicts divided on the basis of two developmentalage groups, namely 18-22 years and 25-30 years. Standardized tools have been used to assess the various dimensions of psychopathology, relationship profile, alienation and self-image. The results found significant differences between internetaddicts and non-addicts with respect to several dimensions of psychopathology;addicts being higher on all the dimensions as compared to non-addicts. Internet addicts have alsobeen found to be higher on destructive overdependence, dysfunctional detachment and thedimensions of alienation- powerlessness, meaninglessness, isolation, self-estrangement. Internet non-addicts are higher with respect to healthy dependence, adequacy of self andbalanced relationship with parental figures. Significant differences in terms of developmental age-groups were also revealed. Implications of the investigationalong with avenues for therapeutic interventions and striking balance in usage of virtual worldhave been discussed.
Keywords: Internet addiction, psychopathology, relationship profile, alienation, self image
* Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, 92 A.P.C. Road, Kolkata 700029, West Bengal, Email :Ghosh.debaleena03@gmail.com
** Retired Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, 92 A.P.C. Road, Kolkata 700029, West Bengal, E-mail address: sanyal_nilanjana2004@rediffmail.com
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| 30 | Social Networking Site Usage and Adolescent Well being |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2018
, Vol 8
, No. 2
, pp 250-266
Authors: Saba Hashmi* and Nandita Babu**
As children approach adolescence, the influence of peer group, group affiliation, social connection and external environmental contexts is susceptible on adolescent’s behavior; and thus psychological development becomes more or equally important to that of physical or social development of adolescents. In recent years adolescents are more engaging with SNSs and become one of the biggest factors behind its increasing popularity worldwide. This review is a sincere attempt towards addressing this issue that how the use of SNSs has affected the well being of adolescents and is there any cultural difference in well being of adolescents? In this review, well-being is effectively studied through its conceptually driven approach. Reviewed literature extensively investigated the role of cross-cultural differences on use of SNSs. It also points to mixed evidence investigated on subjective and psychological well-being of adolescents showing both positive and negative effects of SNSs. The results suggest that culture differences may have a difference in accessing SNSs and accordingly contribute to well-being of adolescents. The review concludes with a consideration of future directions for academicians and researchers.
Keywords: adolescents, social networking sites, well-being, cultural differences
* PDF Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Delhi ,Delhi, Email: sabahashmi.hashmi@gmail.com
** Nandita Babu, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, Delhi, Email: nandita.babu@gmail.com
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