| 1 | Efficacy of Grassroots Level Administration: Psycho-Social Prospective |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
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Authors: Group Captain Sunil Mahto*
Administration in any operational organisation is well defined and follows a set pattern course of actions. Administrative practises under defined set of rules with rigid frame of references need to metamorphose with innovative practises in it for better dividend. By virtue of performing at administrative position, covering larger area/sections and accomplished numerous projects, author made an attempt to consolidate his experiences with offering the present paper as an innovation in administration. The grassroots administration having certain similarities and contradictions with famous grassroots movements/ campaign is a form of administration in which it facilitates to involve people all inclusive from very basic level with great synergy and also demand for deeper involvement of administrator at ground/ field level without compromise with discipline and quality of work. The present thematic paper is organised with various definition of administration and a comparative concept of management and administration followed by objective and significance. Grassroots Administrative procedures and practises are portrayed with graphic presentation followed by Execution Methodology, Features of grassroots Administration and Expectation from a Grassroots Administrator. The psycho-social basis and its understanding to utilise on the part of administrator would be worthwhile in the surrogated concept. The theme in the present paper may be efficacious for practitioner and policy makers as well.
Keywords: Administration, Grassroots, Innovation, Management, Psycho-social
*Commanding Officer , Head Quarters Maintenance Command (U), Indian Air Force Nagpur
e-mail: mahto_sunil@yahoo.co.in
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| 2 | Stream-wise Comparison of Happiness level of the Undergraduate College Teachers |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
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Authors: Dipankar Das* and Md Kutubuddin Halder**
Teacher is an essential and active component in educational organization. The college teachers are role model for their students. They modify the thinking pattern and shaping students who stand to build the future of the nation. Their happiness is most essential part of teaching-learning process. But hardly few studies have been conducted in the area of college teacher’s happiness and their stream of teaching particularly India as well as West Bengal.This study tries to find out the happiness level of stream-wisecollege teachers and to compare the difference of happiness among stream-wise undergraduate college teachers.Stratified random sampling was used for selecting the sample comprising of 270 (Social science=90, Science=90, and Commerce=90) undergraduate college teachers from 15 colleges, affiliated to University of Calcutta, West Bengal. Descriptive survey design was used in this study. Happiness scale (Rastogiand Moorjani,2017) and Personal Information questionnaire was used for collecting data. Data were analysed by using Percentage, Mean, SD and ANOVA. The findings of study revealed that almost 42.2 percent Social science, 40 percent Science and 33.3 Commerce stream teachers exhibited high level of happiness. While almost 33.3 percent Social Science, nearly 49 percent Science and 45.6 percent Commerce teachers displayed above average level of happiness. 23.3 percent Social Science, 10 Science and nearly 19 percent Commerce teachers exhibited average level of happiness. It was found that 2.2 percent commerce teachers belong to below average level of happiness in undergraduate college. However, in regard to happiness no significant difference was found among social science, science and commerce teachers of undergraduate level.
Keywords: Happiness level,stream-wisecollege teacher, West Bengal, India.
*Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Education, University of Calcutta. Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Email: dipankardas117@gmail.com
**Professor, Department of Education, University of Calcutta. Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Email: md.khedu@rediffmail.com
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| 3 | Stress Tolerance and Job Satisfaction among School Teachers |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
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Authors: Johnson R*, Preethi R**
The study was to understand the stress tolerance and job satisfaction among school teachers and to find out the difference between Government and Private school teachers. The study findings and recommendations to be submitted to the appropriate authority for remedial intervention to improve the welfare of the teaching community. 200 government and private school teachers in the Thiruvananthapuram district were chosen in this regard. Job satisfaction and Stress tolerance scales are used for this study. ANOVA and t-test were used to analyse the data. The result shows that there is a statistically significant difference in job satisfaction among Government and Private school teachers. There is no significant difference in stress tolerance among Government and Private school teachers. There is no significance in age, gender, and working experience on both stress tolerance and job satisfaction.
Keywords: Stress tolerance, job satisfaction, school teachers
*Asst.Professor,Department of Psychology, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.E-mail: johnsonr@keralauniversity.ac.in.
**Postgraduate Student,Department of Psychology, University of Kerala,Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
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| 4 | Effectiveness of Math differentiation using an Intervention program for high-ability students, implemented in a mixed ability 5th grade classroom |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
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Authors: Jaai Phatak*, Devasena Desai**, and Meenakshi Gokhale***
In India, schools have ‘mixed-ability classrooms’ – students of various abilities in a single set-up; teachers use a ‘one-size-fits-all’ methodology to teach. The focus of present study was on introducing stimulation activities to students having higher abilities in Math. A Differentiation Program in Math was designed and implemented in a mixed-ability classroom. Students were divided into a control and experimental group of 20 each on the basis of a “Pragalbha scholastic test”, assessing analytical, evaluative and application-based skills using the knowledge domain of Math and Science. At the end of the program, it was administered as a post-test (with a mixed-up sequence to reduce practice errors). The gain scores of the experimental were significantly higher than the control group (t=2.351, df=35, p<.05). A qualitative analysis of the responses given by the high-ability students as compared to other students indicated more number of responses, higher creativity, and greater complexity in response.
Keywords: Mathematics, High-ability Students, Differentiation, Intervention Program.
* Researcher at Kaveri Gifted Education and Research Centre, (KGERC), Pune, Maharastra. Email: jaai.phatak.nayak@gmail.com
**Senior Researcher, KGERC, Pune., Email: gifted.consultant@kaveri.edu.in
***Assistant Professor, Sir Parashurambhau College, Pune, Maharastra. Email:meenakshi.gokhale@spcollegepune.ac.in
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| 5 | Temperament and Psychopathology of Aggressive-Peer Rejected Boys and Girls: A Comparative Study |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
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Authors: Kulbeer Kaur* and Prem Verma**
A comparative study of aggressive- peer rejected (AR) with aggressive-nonrejected by peers (ANR), nonaggressive- peer rejected (NAR) and nonaggressive- nonrejected by peers (NANR) boys and girls was done in relation to temperament and psychopathology. A total of2158, 3rd to 5th grade children in age group of 9-11 years participated in the study. The children were chosen from eight government schools of Chandigarh, India. Aggression index and sociometry were used. Final sample of 205 children was selected on the basis of quartiles, and was divided into 4 groups: AR, ANR, NAR and NANR. These groups were further tested for their temperament and psychopathology using temperament measurement schedule and child psychopathology measurement schedule respectively. As per parent ratings, AR children found to be more social and energetic. They had low intelligence, with more behavioral problems, conduct disorders, anxiety and increased somatization. Discussion was focused on role of Indian culture/ environment on temperament differences and psychopathology.
Keywords: aggression, peer-rejection, temperament, psychopathology
*SNO Infection Control, Department of Microbiology, PostGraduateInstituteofMedical Educationand Research, Chandigarh (Corresponding author). Email: kaur.kulbeer@gmail.com
**Professor(retired),Department ofPsychology,Panjab University, Chandigarh, Email: verma271@yahoo.co.in
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| 6 | Effectiveness of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique on Sleep Quality among board appearing students during COVID-19. |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
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Authors: Aman Sharma* and Lokesh Gupta**
Intense pressure of board exams and uncertainty of the academic activities due to COVID-19 restrictions have caused remarkable difficulties in sleeping pattern of students appearing for board exams in a negative way. To determine the effectiveness of Progressive muscle relaxation technique on sleep quality among board appearing students during COVID-19,the present study was carried out among 44 students in total (20 of class 10th and 24 of class 12th) who were recruited from Glacier Public School, Dehradun, India. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was used to assess the sleep quality of students before and after the PMR interventions. The analysis of the results of the present study revealed that PMR training can significantly improve overall sleep quality and components of sleep for board appearing students of class 10th and 12th. Findings of the present study can help educational organizations to understand the beneficial effects of PMR on sleep quality and thus they can provide such PMR training to their students in order to maintain their sleep quality, sleep pattern and other physiological and psychological areas of well being. It is recommended that further studies on PMR and sleep quality are required with larger sample and longer duration of evaluation.
Keywords: JPMR, Relaxation techniques, Quality of Sleep, Adolescents, Board exams, COVID-19
*Amity Institute of Behavioral and Allied Sciences, Amity University Haryana, Email: d234singer@gmail.com
**Assistant Professor – AIBAS, Amity University Haryana, Email: lgupta@ggn.amity.edu
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| 7 | Influence of Achievement Motivation on Secondary School Students’ Achievement in Mathematics |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
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Authors: Usashi Kundu (De)* and Manasi Maity**
Mathematics is a compulsory subject in the secondary school curriculum and is also necessary for studying different science courses in colleges and universities. Achievement motivation of a student is said to be an essential component for bringing in success or the attainment of excellence in mathematics. The purpose of the research was to study the effect of achievement motivation on mathematics achievement of secondary school students. 300 students of Class XI were selected by purposive sampling technique from Kolkata and PurbaMedinipur district of West Bengal. Data were collected using survey method. The Achievement Motivation Scale (n-Ach) developed by Deo and Mohan (2018)was administered to the sample and the scores of the students inMadhyamik Examination were taken as mathematics achievement scores. The obtained data were analysed through t test and ANOVA.The results revealed that there exists significant effect of achievement motivation on mathematics achievement of the rural and urban as well as the male and female students of the secondary stage. The findings further indicate that if a student is motivated towards his achievement, the level of mathematics achievement increases. The results of the present study has immense implications for educational planners, administrators, teachers, parents and above all the society.
Keywords: Achievement motivation, mathematics achievement, secondary students
*Assistant Professor, Department of Education,Diamond Harbour Women’s University, Sarisha, Diamond Harbour Road, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal- 743368, India,E-mail-usashik@gmail.com
**SACT-II, SwarnamoyeeJogendranathMahavidyalaya, PurbaMedinipur, West Bengal- 721650, India, Email- 1992manasimaity@gmail.com
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| 8 | Social Maturity of Adolescents of Different Castes of Chhattisgarh State |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2021
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, pp 45-48
A research was conduct on the adolescents of different castes of Chhattisgarh. The main objective was to find out the effect of caste on the social maturity of adolescence of Chhattisgarh. For harmonious development an adolescence must-have social maturity. Social Maturity reflects in the form of his behavior, when we compared with their peer group if an adolescent is socially measured he\ she will be more polite, self-confident, adjust with others in different circumstances. He \She will be away from bullying or conflicts and always ready to agree with the decisions given by others and respects to other’s opinions than we can say that he\she is socially mature person. In the present study a sample of 480 students 120 general, 120 SC, and 120 ST and 120 OBC students of class 11th are taken as a sample by Random sampling method. Nalini Rao (2006) Social maturity Scale was used as a tool to collect the data. The finding indicates that there is no significant effect of caste on the social maturity of adolescence.
Keywords: Social Maturity, Adolescents, Caste, Maturity, Social development.
*Principal, JagadguruShankaracharya College of Education, Bhilai, Chattishgarh,India, Email: sujatav74@gmail.com
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| 9 | Personality, Parenting Style and Instructor Anxiety as Predictors of Psychological Problems among Adolescents |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
Artilces 2021
, Vol 11
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, pp 49-61
Authors: Muthukumaraswamy Akilandeswari* and Narayanan Annalakshmi**
Urban adolescents are often assumed to be privileged with resources that nurture their physical and mental health. This assumption overshadows the fact that they face many unacknowledged psychological problems, due to which they remain as an understudied or neglected population in the area of resilience research. The present study attempts to explore the factors that contribute to the psychological problem in urban adolescents. A convenient sample of 423 students in the age group 12 to 16 years from six CBSE schools in a mid-sized city in South India was selected. The participants completed self-report measures of personality, family cohesion, perceived parenting style, peer relationship, student-teacher relationship and psychological problems. Psychological problems in this study were assessed in terms of internalizing and externalizing problems. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis was carried out to find the best predictors of psychological problems. The results indicate that psychological problem in urban adolescents is negatively predicted by personality traits like honesty-humility and extraversion, perceived parenting styles like mother autonomy granting, mother responsiveness and father demanding. Further, the psychological problem is positively predicted by instructor anxiety. Thus cultivating positive personality traits, a supportive family environment with positive parenting, and good support and guidance from the teachers may help urban adolescents by buffering against their psychological problems.
Keywords: Psychological problems, urban adolescents, student-instructor relationship, personality, parenting style.
*M.Phil. Scholar, Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.Email: akilasherlockhomes@gmail.com
**Professor, Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu,(Corresponding author),Email: narayanan.annalakshmi@buc.edu.in
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| 10 | Sex Differences in Aptitude: A study amongst English Medium Students of Delhi |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
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, pp 62-68
Aptitude is one of the psychological construct that is gaining a huge importance in today’s world in helping people choose their career. Over the years, differences have been studied between males and females in various domains. Evidences show that males and females also differ in terms of their abilities. Males are found to have good visuo-spatial ability whereas females are said to have good verbal ability. Thus the purpose of the present study is to compare the cognitive abilities of male and female students. This study is conducted on a total of 438 students including 320 males and 118 females (age range 15-17 years). The cognitive abilities are assessed using David’s Battery of Differential Abilities- Revised Version (DBDA-R) which includes eight subtests. The results show a significant difference in the abilities of males and females in three subtests, i.e., Mechanical Ability, Spatial Ability and Psychomotor Ability. Male students have been found to perform higher in Mechanical and Spatial Ability, whereas female students outperformed in Psychomotor Ability. No significance difference is found in other five abilities. Therefore the present study shows sex-differences in some abilities whereas not in others. This could be related to various factorssuch as differences in brain hemispheres as well as cultural differences which are further discussed in the study.
Keywords: gender-differences, differential ability, spatial ability, mechanical ability, psychomotor ability, DBDA.
*Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, SRM University, Delhi-NCR, Sonepat, Haryana, Email: sonalisaini342@gmail.com
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| 11 | Evaluation of Psychometric Properties and Standardization of Hindi Version of Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation Inventory |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
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, pp 69-75
Authors: Varsha Pandey* and Arun Kumar Jaiswal**
The study was conducted with the objective to assess the psychometric properties, dimensionality, and predictive validity of Hindi translation of Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation (PANSI) Inventory in Indian cultural context. Three hundred 18 to 65 years old participants were conveniently sampled from Varanasi city of Uttar Pradesh, and they were administered the Hindi form of Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation (PANSI) Inventory. Exploratory factor analysis (principal components) revealed two factors, Positive Ideation (PI) and Negative Suicide ideation (NSI) and the two factors together explained a total of 53.173 % of variance. Confirmatory analysis revealed fairly acceptable goodness of fit indexes (RMSEA = 0.070; TLI = 0.914; CFI = 0.928; GFI = 0.913; AGFI = 0.879; RMR = 0.068; SRMR = 0.058) indicating a good model fit. The split-half, Cronbach’s alpha and Guttmann lambda 2 reliability coefficients for positive ideation, negative suicide ideation subscales and for the whole scale were observed to be fairly high. Positive ideation associated positively with positive affectand associated negatively with negative affect and depression whereas negative suicide ideation associated positively with negative affect and depression and negatively with positive affect. Moreover, Men as compared to women and younger as compared to older participants displayed significantly more positive PI and NSI respectively.
Keywords: Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation Inventory, Factor Structure of Hindi form of PANSI, CFA
*Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Mahatma Gandhi KashiVidyapith, Varanasi 221002, Uttar Pradesh, India, Email: psychovarsha7@gmail.com
**Former Professor, Department of Psychology, Mahatma Gandhi KashiVidyapith, Varanasi 221002, Uttar Pradesh,India,Email:arunjais@gmail.com (corresponding author)
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| 12 | Standardization and Validation of Hindi Version of Metacognitions Questionnaire in Indian Sample |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
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Authors: Arun Kumar Jaiswal*, Lok Nath Singh**, Rashmi Rani***, Seema Rani Sarraf****, Dipti Pandy*****, Pooja Sharma******, Varsha Pandey*******, Nandini Vishwakarma********
The Meta-cognitions Questionnaire (MCQ) developed by Cartwright-Hatton and Wells (1997) measures maladaptive metacognitive beliefs. The cultural adaptation of Hindi translation of MCQ was conducted in 19 to 78 years old (N = 1706) Hindi speaking men and women participants of Varanasi city of Uttar Pradesh of India. The psychometric properties of the MCQ-H (Hindi version of MCQ) indicated good internal consistency with fairly high reliability and little different order of factor structure than that of original MCQ and acceptable construct and convergent validity. The CFA indicated that MCQ-H had an acceptable goodness of model fit indicating good construct validity. The five factors extracted were ‘Positive Beliefs’, ‘Cognitive Confidence’, ‘Uncontrollability and Danger’, ‘Superstitions, Punishment and Responsibility’, and ‘Cognitive Self-consciousness’. The gender and age differences analyses also indicated that the instrument has good predictive validity. Positive beliefs, Uncontrollability and danger, and Superstitions, punishment and responsibility’ factors, and MCQ-H Total correlated positively with anxiety and depression. The MCQ-H emerged as a reliable and valid measurement of maladaptive metacognitive beliefs in Hindi speaking Indian cultural milieu.
Keywords: Metacognitions, MCQ, MCQ-H, Factor Analysis, CFA, Standardization
*Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi 221002, Uttar Pradesh, India, Email: arunjais@gmail.com, Corresponding author
**Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi,
Email : lnsingh2010@yahoo.com,
*** Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi,
Email: rashmi11rani@gmail.com
**** Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi,
Email: seemavikas05@gmail.com,
*****Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi,
Email: diptipandey01@gmail.com,
******Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Arya Mahila P. G. College, Chetganj, Varanasi,
Email: poojashrm385@gmail.com,
*******Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi,
Email : psychovarsha7@gmail.com,
********M.Phil Student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi,
Email: nandinivishwakarma21@gmail.com
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| 13 | A Study on Family Environment, Approval Motive and Career- Family Values of Working Women in Different Family Structures |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
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Authors: Debashree Sinha** and Swaha Bhattacharya**
Present study is addressed to find out perceived family environment, approval motive and career-family values of working women living in two different family structures, that is, nuclear and joint families. 100 working women are selected through random sampling technique from two family set up. Therefore each group consisting of 50 working women aged between 20 to 25 years. Four questionnaires namely General Information Schedule, Perceived family environment Scale, Approval motive Scale and Career-family values Scale are administered on the selected samples. Results suggest that working women living in joint families perceived their family environment as more favourable than working women living in nuclear families.Working women living in joint family structure also have greater approval motive and family values. On the other hand, working women living in nuclear families have higher career values in comparison to those belonging to joint families. Findings also reveal that approval motive and family values are positively correlated. There also exists a significant correlation between perceived family environment and family values. Moreover, results indicate that family values are negatively correlated with approval motive as well as perceived family environment of working women residing at Kolkata.
Keywords: Family Structure, Perceived Family Environment, Career- Family Values and Approval Motive.
*Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Surendranath College, 24/2, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kolkata-700009, India,
Email: debashreesinha@yahoo.co.in
**Professor, Department of Applied Psychology, University of Calcutta, 92, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata- 700009, India,
Email: swaha_b@rediffmail.com
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| 14 | Qualitative Analysis of the Impact of Covid-19 on the Family and Work Life of Police Personnel |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
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, Vol 11
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Authors: Urmi Chakraborty*,Manoj Kumar Pandey**,Aditi Bapte***
COVID-19 has deeply affected the frontline workers regarding their mental, physical, economic, and social well-being. The present study is targeted at the police personnel who have been round-the-clock representing governance on the streets to maintain the COVID protocols. This study is an endeavour to microscopically understand the impact of the pandemic on their family and work lives. Semi-structuredqualitative and detailed telephonic interviews were carried with the police personnel posted in Delhi (N=40). The data for the study were collected from 5th May, 2020 to 1st June, 2020. Interviews were later transcribed for thematic analysis.The study shows adverse impact of COVID-19 on the physical, social, interpersonal relationships and work-life balance of police personnel. Yoga, meditation, family outreach, belief in government and God, seeking personal and professional help are some of the approaches to cope up with the adverse effect of COVID-19.
Keywords: COVID-19, Police personnel, Interpersonal relationships, Work-life balance, Stress, Coping.
*Clinical Psychologists, Dept. Of Clinical Psychology, Centre of Excellence in Mental Health, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi.
email: urmi.chakraborty2021@gmail.com
**Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Veer Bahadur Singh PurvanchalUniversity,Jaunpur. email: dr.manojkumarpandey@yahoo.com
3 Research Assistant, Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi.
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| 15 | Exploring the Meaning of Home Spaces of Married Couples in COVID-19 Pandemic |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
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Authors: Nikita Bhagat*, Ishita U. Bharadwaj**
The COVID-19pandemic brought with it a new 24*7 pattern of living for the couples. The home spaces would have acquired a different meaning as couples adjusted to a drastically changed global scenario. The study explored the meaning of home spaces of married couples during the pandemic period from the lockdown in end-March till August 2020. Semi structured interviews were conducted online with 11 couples with both the spouses together. Couples from Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Chandigarh, Mumbai, and Chennai participated in the study. Thematic analysis was used and the themes identified are: redesigned spaces of comfort and confinement, and rediscovered time for coupledom. As the world compressed into a small space within the boundary of couple’s home, the redesigned spaces emerged out of a tussle between confinement from outside world and efforts to make the inner spaces livable, flexible and comforting. The spaces of couple interactions i.e., bedroom, living room and kitchen were perceived positively, where couples engaged in conversations, working and cooking together, and leisure activities. Some spaces were given special labels indicating exclusivity of couple’s shared space. Yet at times, these same spaces also became walls that held the unfulfilled needs and desires, with sense of being caged, frustration, and unease. This novel time afforded a chance to rediscover each other from the relational lens, as intimate partners again. The greater time available was perceived to be beneficial for the relationship as indicated by the positive outcomes such as enhanced emotional and physical intimacy, feeling of closeness, greater knowledge about the spouse, finding a new or interesting side of the spouse, realizing the presence of spouse as a companion and appreciating a new routine with her or him. In revealing the positive aspect of couple relationship, this study showed a kind of resilience people can have during crises. This comes by creating conditions of well-being with in their own circumstances through efforts to reshape their living spaces, mutual support and enjoyable interactions.
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, married couples, home spaces, intimacy, thematic analysis
*Ph.D. scholar, Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, India, Email: nikitabhagat22@gmail.com
**Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, India, Email:ishipsycho@gmail.com
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| 16 | Successful Aging in relation to Spiritual Transcendence |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
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Authors: Priyanka * and Sarvdeep Kohli**
Successful aging is a multifaceted construct which includes a lot of factors like social connectedness, happiness, personal resources, self-efficacy, and well-being etc. Spiritual transcendence is also one of the factors which can contribute in the process of successful aging. The present study examined the relationship between spiritual transcendence and successful aging. The sample selected for the study was 100 older adults with the age range of 60 years and above. The tools used for the study were: Successful Aging Scale by Reker (2009) and Spiritual Transcendence Scale by Reker (2003). The data was analyzed using correlational analysis. The result showed that spiritual transcendence is significantly and positively correlated with successful aging. The results have been discussed at length in the paper.
Keywords: Successive aging, spiritual transcendence, older adults.
* Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, M. D. University, Rohtak, Haryana, Email: priyakadyan51@gmail.com
** Professor, Department of Psychology, M.D. University, Rohtak, Haryana, Email: kohlis2009@gmail.com
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| 17 | A Comparative Study of Personality Profile of Epileptic Adolescents |
Indian Journal of Psychology and Education
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Authors: Rekha Rani * and Suresh K. Darolia**
Epilepsy is a very recurrent condition that may occur among individuals of all ages, sex, and races. It is a serious neurological disorder described by spontaneous recurrence of unprovoked seizures. Many studies focus on psychiatric and behaviour disorders; personality is less frequently studied in epilepsy. The current investigation was conducted to examine whether epileptic and normal subjects differ in their personality profile. A total of 140 (epileptic group=70, normal group=70) completed self-report measure of personality, i,e., the NEO-FFI-3 (John, Naumann, & Soto, 2008). Results show that the groups differ in two personality traits. The epileptic patients scored significantly higher than normal individuals Neuroticism [F (1/138) =10.755, p<.001] and Openness to experience [F (1/138) =6.208, p<.01]. Result further indicated that the groups scored almost the same on Extroversion, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness personality dimensions. These results suggest that people suffering from epilepsy tend to be sad, moody, anxious, and emotionally unstable. At the same time, they tend to be curious, eager to learn new things, and enjoy new experiences.
Keywords: Epilepsy, Personality, Personality traits
*First Author: Rekha Rani, Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, KUK, Email: rekhar861@gmail.com
** Associate Professor, Institute of Integrated and Honour’s studies, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. (Corresponding Author), Email: sureshkdarolia@gmail.com
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