bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Psychosocial Competencies, Self-Efficacy and Performance of Nurses: A Comparative Study
Authors: Urvashi Singh  , Shalini Singh  , Poonam
Published: November 2020

A nurse is a healthcare professional who focuses on autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. Though nursing is both an art and science but it requires psychosocial competencies in staff members i.e. proper decision making, critical thinking, coping with emotions, interpersonal relationships and effective communication. This construct abreast with competencies plays an important role in enhancing their Self-Efficacy i.e. positive evaluation of oneself. When nurses have higher self-evaluation, it also leads to their better performance in this profession. But is this issue same in private and government hospitals? Taking this perspective in mind, the present study was designed to make a comparative study of psychosocial competencies, self-efficacy and performance in nurses. A sample of 100 head nurses (50 from government and 50 from private hospitals) belonging to an age group of 40-45 years having at least 5 year job experience of same set up was selected. Psychosocial Competence Scale (Anita & Vijayalaxmi, 2007), Self-Efficacy Scale (Raif & Jerusalem, 1995) and Nursing Performance Scale (Ward & Felter, 1979) were administered to measure these variables. The results revealed that private hospital nurses scored high on psychosocial competencies, i.e. effective communication, decision making, empathy and critical thinking and also had better self-efficacy and performance as well than government hospital nurses.
Type A Personality- A Questionnaire Based Study
Authors: Prashaanthi. N  , Karpagam Krishnamoorthy
Published: November 2020

A research on the type-A personality behaviour among the individuals of saveetha dental college. Aim: To analyse the type-A personality behaviour among the individuals of saveetha dental college. Objective: To assess the type-A personality behavioural among the individuals in saveetha dental college using Jenkins activity survey. Background: Type A and type B behaviours were first described by two cardiologists Friedman and Roseman who were studying heart disease. Briefly, type A is a behavioural and personality pattern characterised by the following 1) competitive achievement orientation, goal striving without a sense of accomplishment and joy. 2) time urgency, impatience, over scheduling, and 3) anger and hostility which may or may not expressed. In contrast, type B is non competitive, enjoys the process as much as the goal, is patient, and has little anger and hostility. Reason: The reason was to analyse the personalities of individuals and develop personality in positive manner.
A Review on Role of Spirituality at Workplace
Authors: Sudendra Singh  , Dr. Prashant Mishra
Published: November 2020

Spirituality in an organization helps people to do creative work, insightful, the development of rules and overcoming the fear of failures. Results of current studies suggest that spirituality in the organization can play an important role in effectively managing people in the organization. Organizational Spirituality also implies the opportunity to grow and contribute to something substantial. .Spiritual Quotient is a process of insight and personal experience, not a set of beliefs. Spiritual Intelligence is also called “wisdom” or the application of knowledge. There is a purpose for everything and everyone. There is a higher power that affects everything. Spirituality is the feeling that no matter how bad things happen; they will always work out somehow.
Study of Locus of Control in Female and Male MSc Students
Authors: Vahideh Fatemi0F  , Dr Simin Hoseiniyan
Published: November 2020

The locus of control reflects whether individuals attribute their success and failure to their own behaviors (internal locus of control) or other people or luck (external locus of control). This study attempted to study locus of control among university students. The population included a total of 6,110 incoming master’s students at 10 major universities across Tehran. The sample consisted of 360 subjects selected randomly from 5 universities. The data were collected through Rotter’s Locus of Control Scale (RLCS). The data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistical measures (Pearson correlation, T-test). Individuals with external locus of control tend to be less certain about their ability to influence the future events. One of the important outcomes associated with internal and external locus of control is self-esteem. Any success attributed to external factors such as luck or help from others can create a sense of pride and confidence. The obtained results showed that locus of control was more internalized in male students than in female students. The results further revealed that male students attributed their successes to themselves and considered external factors to be responsible for their failure. However, the results indicated that the opposite was true about the female students since they would assume responsibility for the negative consequences of their actions. According to our results, male students had confidence in their abilities, whereas female students, due to their inbred lack of self-confidence, would constantly wait for confirmation of their actions from their environment.
Effectiveness of Programmed Learning Material in Teaching Basic Elements of Accountancy Subject for Students of Standard XI in References to Scholastics Achievement
Authors: Harshad B. Choksi  , Ajay B. Raval
Published: November 2020

The present teaching techniques needs revised thinking to make learning more effective for students. In fact the teaching methodology should be such by which the students can be involved in reading, thinking, problem solving and then learning by their own efforts. For this purpose self-learning method is a very effective media. There are several Self Learning Techniques in which learner can learn by their own pace. Patel, Bhanubhai(1993) and Sakhiya,R.B.(2006) also did an experiment for self-learning technique. They both found self-learning technique effective. Present study was differing from these two studies because researcher made PLM with the help of computer programme MS Power point. Students of Std-11(Commerce) were selected for the purpose of research. Can the subject “Basic elements of accountancy” be made easier by using Programmed Learning Material? Is the Programmed Learning Method similarly effective for boys and girls? The investigator has thought about all such crucial questions for undertaking this research. Hence the topic “EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAMMED LEARNING MATERIAL INTEACHING BASIC ELEMENTS OF ACCOUNTANCY SUBJECT FOR STUDENTS OF STANDARD XI” is selected for the presentation.
A Study of Multiple Intelligences of Students in Context to Gender
Authors: Dr. Jignasa Joshi
Published: November 2020

Education has expanded rapidly in the present times. New institutions are developed because of the Globalization of education every day. The education field hasn’t improved as much qualitatively as it has expanded quantitatively. The number of educated unemployed is rising day by day. The person is not getting any skill for life preservation after studying in an educational institution for long time. The current system of education is not complementing the individual differences. No two creatures on this earth are alike. This should be kept in mind while making policy in education. Is there any significant difference of Gender on Multiple Intelligence? To find answer of this question present study was conducted by keeping in mind different intelligence predispositions given in the theory of Multiple Intelligences.
Quality Higher Education: A Need for Sustainable Development
Authors: Himanshu Tripathi
Published: November 2020

The National Policy on Education was framed in 1986 and modified in 1992. Since then several changes have taken place that calls for a revision of the Policy. In past efforts had already been done for primary and secondary education. It is the Higher Education which is to be looked upon if India wants to grow. A Sustainable Development could not be achieved if Higher Education is neglected at any cost. The Higher Education system in India is complex. With a Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of 23 per cent, India is still below the world average. With relatively stagnant growth of public sector, private sector now accounts for 75 per cent of the total Higher Education institutions and 65 per cent of the total enrolments in Indian Higher Education. This paper is a study to find out how three pillars of SD- economy, ecology and society can be interlinked by the Higher Education of a country. Moreover to have a sound Sustainable Development it is necessary to have a quality Higher Education in order to effectively interlink these three areas. This can be achieved if we bring desired changes in the teaching-learning process and in learning environment also. This paper is a study of present condition of Higher Education in India and improvement needed to make a sound Higher Education system to attain SD.
To Study the Factors Affecting the Job Satisfaction and Level of Job Satisfaction at Baswara Garments Ltd
Authors: Dr. Kedar Shukla  , Ashish Singh
Published: November 2020

‘Job satisfaction’ describes how content an individual is with his or her job. It is a relatively recent term since in previous centuries the jobs available to a particular person were often predetermined by the occupation of that person’s parent. There are a variety of factors that can influence a person’s level of job satisfaction. Some of these factors include the level of pay and benefits, the perceived fairness of the promotion system within a company, the quality of the working conditions, leadership, supervisions and social relationships, the job itself (the variety of tasks involved, the interest and challenge the job generates, and the clarity of the job description/requirements). The happier people are within their job, the more satisfied they are said to be. Job satisfaction is often misunderstood same as motivation, although it is clearly linked. Job design aims to enhance job satisfaction and performance methods include job rotation, job enlargement and job enrichment. Other influences on satisfaction include the management style and culture, employee involvement, empowerment and autonomous workgroups. Job satisfaction is a very important attribute which is frequently measured by organizations. In the present research paper authors have tried to conduct a study on the factors that affect, on employees job satisfaction, of a particular industry and a company. Study also attempt to measure the job satisfaction levels on the various selected factor. For research study M/s Banswara Garments (A Unit of Banswara Syntex Ltd),Daman has been chosen, The rational for selecting the same is , the company has approximately 950 employees, and HR department observed that the attrition rate of workers have been increasing since last 3 years. Company wanted to conduct a research on job satisfaction which have never been done before as a part process of worker behaviour which increasing attrition rate.
Depression, Anxiety, Stress and Spirituality in Yoga Practitioners
Authors: Mohammad Amin Wani  , Dr. R. Sankar  , J. Angel  , P. Dhivya  , S. Rajeswari  , K. Athirai  , Nandeesh Y. D  , Deepa Kulkarni  , Shanmukh V. Kamble
Published: November 2020

The aim of the present study was to focus on the relationship of Spirituality with Depression, Anxiety and Stress of Yoga practitioners. The sample of 40 male and 40 female yoga practitioners from Hubli-Dharwad constituted the sample for study. The DASS and FACIT Spirituality scales were administered. The results revealed a Significant relationship existing between Spirituality and Depression (r=-.54; P<.01), Spirituality and Anxiety ( r=-.28; P<.01) Spirituality and Stress ( r=-57;P<.01). Further Regression analysis revealed the significant contribution of factors like reading journal monthly, marital status and income to Anxiety, journal reading, Marital status, visiting websites of Yoga and income significantly contributed to Depression and finally reading journal, income contributed to Stress of Male and Female Yoga practitioner. The social implications of findings are discussed.
Student Support Services in Higher Education: A Student Perspective
Authors: Sukhdeep Kaur
Published: November 2020

Various policies have been framed from time to time to uplift the quality of higher education. But policy makers usually miss the key element of higher education that is students. Giving support to students including social and emotional support along with academic support brings awareness in students and can help a lot in enhancing the quality of higher education. The present study has been conducted to evaluate the student support services provided by authorities for improvement in individual as well as in improving the functioning of the institution. Majority of the students were not satisfied with the support system provided to them in higher education institutions. Students demanded regular revision in the curriculum according to the changing needs of the society, preferred knowledge with skills, addition of books in library and good support system for disabled students.
Clinical Patterns and Psychiatric Comorbidity of Headache: A Study from Tertiary Hospital
Authors: Dr. Kodali Madhavi  , Dr. P.Krishna Mohan  , Dr. Sai kiran Pasupula
Published: November 2020

Background: Headache is the most common medical disorder with a lifetime prevalence of over 90% . Headache is commonly associated with psychiatric syndromes where psychiatrists are often consulted for the evaluation and treatment of people suffering from it. Aim: To study the clinical patterns and psychiatric co-morbidity of the patients suffering from headache attending to department of psychiatry in a general hospital. Methodology: After prior consent, Socio-demographic details and the clinical details of the headache were collected and the diagnosis of the headache was coded using ICHD. Psychiatric diagnosis was made using ICD-10 with the help of consultant. Results: Majority of the subjects (69.1%) presented with primary headache. Tension type headache (49.1%) was the most common type of headache followed by migraine (18.2%). Secondary headaches were seen in 30.9% of individuals. Conclusion: Headache is commonly co-morbid with psychiatric disorders. Early identification of psychiatric disorders helps in proper management and treatment of the individuals with headache.
Dare to Care-Adolescent’s Mental Health
Authors: Manoj Kumar
Published: November 2020

“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add colour to my sunset sky.” ― Rabindranath Tagore These words of Rabindranath Tagore of maturity is the golden words of adolescent period which is the period of stress and strain, is a transitional phase of physical and psychological human development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to adulthood. Children during this phase undergo various changes physically, emotionally, spiritually but the most important factor is mental health of the adolescents. Mental health is affected by all the factors. Rightly said is healthy mind resides in healthy body, so being physically fit children can mentally grows in a positive way. It is the well being of emotional and social development by making healthy relationships with family and friends, being happy and positive about life, community participation and belonging, self- growth and resilience, achieving great heights by balancing challenges and stress in life. This paper discusses the mental health and mental illness of adolescents, factors affecting the mental health and providing strategies to children to overcome their mental disorders.
Learning Style of Humanities, Commerce and Science Students: A Study on Higher Secondary Students from West Bengal
Authors: Sukrita Mukherjee  , Dr. Ishita Chatterjee
Published: November 2020

Learning style is the manner in which a learner perceives, interacts with, and responds to the learning environment. Components of learning style are the cognitive, affective and physiological elements, all of which may be strongly influenced by a person’s cultural background. The present study aims to understand the learning style adapted by higher secondary students. The study sample consists of 90 higher secondary school students (30 each from science, humanities and commerce background). The male female ratio was 50:50. The age range was from 16-18 years. They were all from middle socio-economic status. They were administered learning style questionnaire given by Honey and Mumford (1986). In the present study, the result indicated that in the category of Stream the F score is significant in case of Pragmatist and Reflector. In the category of Gender the F score is significant in the dimension of Pragmatist. In the category of Gender*Stream the interaction between gender and stream were not found to be significant in any of the variable, viz., Theorist, Pragmatist, Activist, and Reflector. In case of Gender, the Mean scores of male in the category of Pragmatist are highest for the Humanities group followed by Commerce group and finally by Science group. Again the mean scores of female in the category of Pragmatist are highest for the Science group followed by Humanities group and finally by Commerce group. The present study is helpful in the field of designing educational guidance and curriculum for the Higher Secondary Students.
Type of Personalities among Individuals of Saveetha Dental College
Authors: Nur Liyana Hannah  , Binti Izham Akmal
Published: November 2020

Aim: To analyse the type of personalities among individuals of Saveetha Dental College. Objective: To find out the factors determining and distinguishing the type A and type B personality. Background: Personality refers to the combination of characteristic or qualities that build an individual distinctive character. People in this world are generalized into Type A and Type B personality. This study shows interest on the factor, which determine the Type A or B. This study also helps the individuals to know their personality type and the factors, which can improve their personality in a positive manner. A step is also planned in this study to motivate and guide the Type B personality individuals. Materials & Methods: The study was done as a questionnaire-based study among I BDS students of Saveetha Dental College. A total of 50 students participated in the survey. All the students were provided with a list of 9 personality-related questions with 2 answers given for each question. The students were told to choose only one out of the two answers that describes them the most. Result: The results from the study indicate any tendency of the individuals towards being a constanly stressed out Type A personality or the more relaxed and laid back Type B personality.[1]
Public Awareness of Oral Cancer in Chennai, India
Authors: Dr. Upendra Babu Khatri  , Nor Syakirah Binti Shahroom
Published: November 2020

Oral Cancer is one of the top killer disease. It is also known as cancer of lip, tongue and other parts of the mouth. Although oral cancer is difficult to discover because it is unnoticeable during its early stages, there should be a possibility of recovery. This cancer would have the chances to be treated and prevented it there is an early diagnosis about this disease. One of the factors of Oral Cancer is due to lack of awareness and knowledge about Oral Cancer including the causes and risk factors. Therefore, a questionnaire has been given to the public around Chennai to record the awareness of the public toward Oral Cancer based on the question given.
A Study on Effectiveness of Stress Management Programme among Physical Education Teachers
Authors: Dr Abhishek Chowdhery  , Dr Jaydeep Nandi
Published: November 2020

Aim: The purpose of this study was to find out the effectiveness of stress management programme among Physical education teachers. Objectives: To identify the level of stress and to test the effect of stress management among Physical education teachers. Methods: One hundred and twenty one participants were involved in the study to prove the effectiveness of stress management techniques among the Physical education teachers by using stress questionnaire. The purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of stress management program among Teachers. Before starting the techniques were introduced and the stress questionnaire was used for pre-test. The program starts from coping skill to verbalization the same stress questionnaire is given for the post test purpose. Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference between the pre and post test of stress questionnaire (75.386 if p= 0.000). The stress level was said to be reduced after the application of stress management techniques. Conclusion: Study concluded that various relaxation techniques should be established for reducing the level of stress on the Physical education Teachers.
A Comparative Study of Psychological Distress, Life Satisfaction, Forgiveness and Happiness in Private Sector It Professionals: An Exploratory Study
Authors: Monica Sharma  , Divyanshi Garg
Published: November 2020

Working life of an individual takes up a major share of his/her life. The work environment has a pivotal role in the lifestyle of an individual. Hence, it should be nurturing and developing along with the productive standards. The pressures of high performance and monotony can cause negative views among the working people. In the present scenario, the working professionals in the private sectors experience higher levels of psychological distress due to burnout and increased competitiveness. Psychological distresses can consequent in unconstructive views of the environment, others and the self. The concept of life satisfaction, henceforth, comes into focus which in this case, is significantly hindered. Life satisfaction is the subjective assessment of the quality of one’s life. Along these lines, conclusive relationship has been established between satisfaction with life and happiness. Moreover, the person with significant levels of life contentment is likely to engage in the act of forgiveness. In Indian context, these hassles might be differing for both the genders. Despite the pressures of daily life and ever demanding role of Indian women in families and their workplace, equilibrium needs to be established where women can play the twin role without compromising on her mental and physical health. This indicates that gender might play a significant role in the experience of Psychological distress, Life Satisfaction, Forgiveness, and Happiness among Males and Females. Based on this premise, the present research attempts to investigate the magnitude of Psychological Distress, Life Satisfaction, Forgiveness, and Happiness among Private Sector IT Professionals. The sample has been segregated on the basis of gender, i.e., males and females. The research intends to find out the discrepancy in the aforesaid variables between the two groups. The sample of 100 IT professionals was surveyed in the ratio of 1:1. The research was accomplished using the following tools: General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) (Goldberg & Williams, 1988), The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SwLS) (Diener et al., 1985), Heartland Forgiveness Scale (Snyder, Thompson & Hoffman, 2005), and Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (Argyle & Hills, 1989).
Effectiveness of Blended Learning Using LMS-Edmodo in Teaching Economics at Higher Secondary Level
Authors: Himanshu Tripathi
Published: November 2020

Teaching is not a mechanical process. It is an intricate, exacting and a very challenging one. The demand of new technology and uninterrupted global environment could not be met with the only source of classroom instruction. Blended learning is a formal education program in which a student learns at least in part through delivery of educational content with the best features of classroom instruction via digital and online media to personalize learning and to facilitate some element of student control over time, place, path, or pace. Educational methods have become advanced and changed dramatically in the last decade. The revolution in communication technologies, especially after the invention of the internet, has introduced new methods of teaching and new ways of managing education. Various Learning Management Systems, such as WebCT, Black Board and Learning Spaces are now available for these purposes. Both open source and commercial versions of these Learning Management Systems offer combined services such as creating learning material online and its distribution, facilitating communications between various users etc. The availability of Learning Management Systems has enabled stakeholders in creating a platform that aids in web-based teaching in a convenient and flexible manner. The present paper is an experimental study where participants are 80 students from 4 different schools of Trivandrum district of Kerala. 80 students were distributed into two groups, one experimental group consisting of 40 students and another group having the same number of students to be treated as the control group. Pre and post achievement test was conducted in both the groups to know the effectiveness of teaching Macroeconomics at Higher Secondary level using LMS: Edmodo. After analysis researcher found that teaching Economics using LMS: Edmodo is effective as academic achievement of the experimental group in the study is more than the control group.
Menstrual Cycle Pattern among Adolescent School Girls in Chhattisgarh
Authors: Priyamvada Srivastava  , Aniksha Varoda  , Reeta Venugopal
Published: November 2020

Background: The menstrual cycle is a very important indicator of women’s reproductive health and of their endocrine function. Menstruation, and the menstrual cycle are characterized by variability in volume, pattern and regularity. The purpose of this study was to determine the age of menarche, source of information regarding menstrual cycle, patterns, and problems faced by the adolescent rural and urban school girls, of Chhattisgarh, during menstruation. Method: The present study was cross-sectional descriptive study carried out on 750 school going adolescent girls from rural and urban areas of Chhattisgarh. For collection of data Self-structured questionnaire based on issues related to menstruation cycle was used. Results: Average age of menarche for overall sample taken, of adolescent girls of Chhattisgarh is 14.33 years. Mean age of menarche for urban and rural adolescent girls. 14.45 years and 13.89 years respectively. The adolescent girls received information about menstrual cycle from various sources viz mother (34.6%), friends (19.4%) and sisters (16.8%). It was noticed that most of the adolescent girls (61.25%) experienced menstrual problems (59% urban girls and 64.5% rural girls reported menstrual problems). 45.6% of urban girls and 35.4% rural girls experienced abdominal pain as one of the major problem during menstrual cycle. 16% & 20.3% urban and rural girls reported to suffer from headache during menstrual cycle respectively. During menstrual cycle, fatigue was observed in 17.8% urban girls and 22.4% rural girls. 20.6% and 21.6% urban and rural girls reported food craving respectively. Higher percentage of rural girls experienced psychological symptoms like depression, anxiety, fatigue, food cravings and headaches, as compared to urban girls. Conclusion : Higher percentage of rural adolescent girls of Chhattisgarh experience problem during menstruation cycle as compared to the urban girls, the percentage of rural girls reporting psychological symptoms during cycle, is higher as compared to urban girls. Intervention program for awareness regarding Menstrual cycle and associated issues for adolescent girls and their parents should be planned so that the problems of the girls can be minimized.
‘Not a Boy, Not yet a Man’: Analysing the Development of a Young Man from Jung’s Standpoint
Authors: Aastha Sharma
Published: November 2020

Adolescence, as we all know, is one of the most complicated stages of one’s life. It is marked by psychological, cognitive, and physiological changes. The experiences and learning at this stage forms a soil bed, on which the plant of adulthood grows. However, what it grows into is the question. Young boys and girls are confused about the changes taking place at every level, and thus are vulnerable against long term problems like substance abuse, personality and mood disorders. Therefore, this stage can either ‘make you or break you’. This research paper looks specifically into the relationships of a young boy who is dealing with puberty, especially from sexual point of view. He is no longer a boy, but definitely not yet a man. There is a constant tussle between the two forces. It is during this phase that one’s sexuality, sexual preferences, sexual confidence etc are developed. Issues like homosexuality, Promiscuity, masculinity etc in men, have their roots in how an adolescent boy develops and learns in this crucial stage. Carl Gustav Jung understood its importance and has explicitly written on this theme. Not only this, his theories are finding their confirmations in the research that is being undertaken today. It becomes amply clear that sexual experiences in adolescence have far reaching consequences and affect our relationships in adulthood in more ways than we thought earlier.
Relationship between Self-Esteem and Psychological Hardiness in Adolescents: A Relation Design
Authors: Bahareh Ghalyanee
Published: November 2020

Introduction: Self-esteem is highly important in terms of mental health and personality balance. Psychological hardiness is a general orientation toward self and the surrounding world. Purpose: This study has been done with the aim of investigating the relationship of self-esteem and psychological Hardiness in Adolescents. Method: This study with causal-comparative framework was done in domain of descriptive studies. Therefore eighty (N=70) persons from residents of region 2 and region 5 of Tehran city (ages of 18-35 with average age of 22.7) were selected by multiphasic cluster sampling. The method of data collection was through survey and to this aim two questionnaires of Psychological Hardiness (response rate=0.90) and self-esteem scale (response rate=0.91) were used. The data were analyzed by Pearson parametric correlation test and F-test. Moreover the qualitative data resulting from demographic evaluations were codified and analyzed by analysis instrument of qualitative data i.e. Atlas.ti-5.2. Findings: the findings resulted from data analysis represented that there is significant relationship between spiritual intelligence and marital satisfaction (P<0.05). Conclusion: the findings of this research can be relevant to mainstream research and is hoped to help find new windows of discovery and development.
The Reliability and Validity of the Persian Version of Self-Compassion Scale-Revised Edition
Authors: Arash Jelodari  , Samira Gheydari
Published: November 2020

The current study was conducted with the aim of examining the confirmatory factor structure of the revised Persian version of self-compassion rating scale among a group of male prisoners of Sepidar prison of Ahvaz. One hundred and seventy-eight male prisoners were selected using convenient sampling method among male prisoners and completed RPVSC and GHQ-11-item. The confirmatory factor analysis confirmed 6 factors. The Cronbach’s α coefficient for the entire scale was .91, for the 6 factors was from .77 to .92 and its convergent validity with the General Health Questionnaire was -.45 and for the 6 subscales with the GHQ was calculated from -.28 to -.48. Finally, the self-compassion scale can be used as a validated instrument in assessing aspects of self-compassion in male prisoners population.
The Method of Learning and Its Effect on Memory
Authors: Pamella Sylvia Ann Kelasi
Published: November 2020

Aim: To find out the relation between the types of learning and memory. Objective: To conclude that the types of learning relates to short term and long term memory. Background and Reason: Memory is the ability to encode, store, retain and subsequently recall information and past experiences in the human brain. Individuals differ in their level of memory. Its really fascinating to know the uniqueness in their memory. So the reason behind this research is to find out the uniqueness and methods followed by the individuals in their learning process. This study can also help in giving ideas to improve the memory and thus learning methods among individuals.
Adolescent Empowerment through Life Skills Education
Authors: Mr. Sulfikar C
Published: November 2020

In the age of rapid globalization, industrialization, economic liberalization, expansion of information technology and rise in consumerism, the children and especially adolescents are exposed to lot of psycho social issues. Adolescents aged 10–19 years constitute about one-fourth of India’s population and young people aged 10–24 years about one-third of the population. This large cohort of young people represents a great demographic dividend with the potential to contribute to India’s economic growth and development. Violence and hostility are the hall marks of day today living and women and children are the worst affected section of the society. Changes in social, moral, cultural and religious values have made life stressful for children especially for adolescents. This can be observed in the rise of crime and suicide rates etc. Stress faced by children and adolescents are enormous and life skills are essentially those abilities that help to promote mental well-being and competence in young people for to challenge the diversities and ensure their empowerment. In order to realize this potential to the fullest, young people must be healthy, educated and equipped with information skills and confidence that would enable them to contribute to their communities and the country’s socio-economic growth. In the present paper the investigator goes through the importance of life skills, various life skills and adolescent’s empowerment through the life skills based education.
Emotional Intelligence, Social Support and General Well-Being of Working and Non-Working Muslim Women
Authors: Dr. Nishat Afroz
Published: November 2020

The purpose of the study was to identify and compare the emotional intelligence, general well-being and social support of working and non-working Muslim women and to find out the relationship between emotional intelligence, general well-being and social support of Muslim women. Sample of the study comprised of 80 females subjects divided into two groups. One group was consisted of 40 working females from teaching profession and other group was consisted of 40 non-working females i.e., housewives. All subjects were belonged to Muslim religion and were drawn from the city of Varanasi. Data have been analysed by using descriptive analysis, t-test, and coefficient of correlation. Findings indicated that working and non-working Muslim females did not differ on any of the scale i.e., emotional intelligence, general well-being and social-support.
Internet Addiction among Adolescents: A Review of the Research
Authors: Vandana Goswami  , Dr. Divya Rani Singh
Published: November 2020

The Internet is a new tool that is evolving into an essential part of everyday life all over the world and is use increases especially young people. As the Internet increasingly becomes part of our daily lives, Internet addiction disorder has received much attention. There are several reviews addressing the definition, classification, impact of Internet on India, Internet addiction Test, Gender differences in Internet addiction, academic performance and Internet addiction and some reviews addressing the treatment of Internet addiction disorder. The main aim of this paper is to give a preferably brief overview of research on IAD.
Issues, Problems and Possibilities of Life Skills Education for School Going Adolescents
Authors: Prof. C. G. Venkatesha Murthy
Published: November 2020

Education is a process of accelerating the rate of maturation among children and adolescence. Both the childhood and adolescence are crucial stages of development, which will have to be channelized healthily in order to create a rich human resource. World Health Organization (WHO) defines individuals in the age group of 10-19 as adolescents, in the age group of 10-24 as young people and in the age group of 15-24 as youth (WHO 2007).
Promoting usage of ICT in Open and Distance Education Programs
Authors: Dr. G. Vasudevaiah
Published: November 2020

The idea of widening access to education, promoting independent and lifelong learning and adopting new methods to delivery of education is prominent in the goals of education in India. To facilitate human resource development in the country and widen access to education at all levels, the educational policy of the country has emphasized the promotion of use of ICT in its distance education programs. With the support of information and communication technology, thousands of people from remotest parts of countries have been able to access education through distance learning. The traditional method of education occurs in personal contact between the teacher and the learner in the classroom setting. This is anchored in the reality that teaching and learning take place at same time and same place. With the introduction of communication technology it has became clear that formal, informal or non-formal teaching and learning at the higher level could also be done via technology. This paper focuses on the concept of ICT and how it useful in open and distance learning and also discusses about various problems in usage of ICT in open and distance learning.
Stigma in the Social Life among Mothers Having Children with Intellectual Disabilities: Challenges and Suggestions
Authors: Rajesh Kumar Mourya  , R. N. Singh  , Ashok Rai
Published: November 2020

This study examined the role of severity of children’s intellectual disability and perceived stigma in restriction in social life among the parents of such children .The correlational research design was used for this purpose. The sample for the study consisted of fifty one mother having intellectually disabled children of varying degree, aged between 3 to 15 years. The participants were sampled from different rehabilitation centers and special schools at Varanasi. They were administered Personal Care Assessment Form, Perceived Stigma Scale and Restriction of Social Life Scale. Correlation analysis was applied to see the relationship which revealed that the child’s activity limitation is significantly positively associated with stigma and restriction in social life. Stigma was also significantly positively associated with restricted social life. This paper highlights the growing need for interventions that include both behavioral and psychosocial components to better address needs of families of children with intellectual disability. It is concluded that there exists a need for future research on culturally sensitive parent training as well as on potentially efficient group-based parent education programs for families of children with moderate to profound intellectual disability.
Study of Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Organizational Commitment with Job Satisfaction of Staff of Ebne Sina Hospital by Using the NEO Personality Inventory
Authors: Marjan Mohammadian  , Farnoosh soltanmmohamadi  , Farshid ebrahimi
Published: November 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this study was identifying the relationship between emotional intelligence and organizational commitment with job satisfaction of staff of Ebne Sina Hospital. Method: For this purpose, NEO personality inventory and Minnesota job satisfaction questionnaires were used and after assuring of reliability and validity, Measuring tool were distributed among 125 sample of staffs of the Ebne Sina hospital. The research method is survey-correlation. Results: The results showed that there is a significant positive relationship between emotional intelligence and organizational commitment with job satisfaction of staff of Ebne Sina hospital.
Giftedness among School Children: A Review
Authors: Kiran N C  , C. G. Venkatesha Murthy
Published: November 2020

The present paper has attempted to present a review of issues concerning the education of the gifted children. It has presented concerns and the essence of different models of giftedness and raised issues about the assessment of giftedness. It also has proposed different components of academic task commitment, derived from Renzulli’s Three Ring Model and defined them apart from identifying different components they have. It has also presented the gifted programs in India which is an assorted attempt. It has identified gaps and proposed agenda for the imminent future.
Attitude towards Marriage and Life Satisfaction among Mid Adults
Authors: Shefali S K  , Navya Shree G C
Published: November 2020

Middle age is one of the most important periods of human life as it is the time of transitions in terms of family responsibilities, physical health, social interests and hobbies, etc. People in this stage want to enjoy the success in personal and professional lives. Attitude towards marriage plays a very important role in life in determining ones life satisfaction. As far middle age is concerned job, socialization, marriage, and family are the contributing factors for life satisfaction in them. The objective of the study was to find the relationship between attitude towards marriage and Life Satisfaction among mid adults. The sample comprised of 60 mid adults belonging to the age range of 35 to 50 years from rural and urban areas. The tools used to asses Attitude towards marriage and life satisfaction were Marriage attitude scale (Pramod Kumar,1988) and Life Satisfaction scale (Diener, Emmons, Larsen and Griffin, 1985) respectively. Results were analyzed using Two way Analysis of Variance and Pearson co-efficient of correlation. Result showed that there is no significant gender difference in attitude towards marriage and life satisfaction among mid adults. There is no significant difference between urban and rural mid adults in their attitude towards marriage and level of life satisfaction. The findings indicated that the two variables are independent of each other and there is no significant relationship between the two.
The Impact of Personal Characteristics on Innovative Work Behaviour: An Exploration into Innovation and Its Determinants amongst Teachers
Authors: Kanan Deep Kaur  , Dr. Vibhuti Gupta
Published: November 2020

The present research examined the impact of personal characteristics on innovative work behaviour of 120 teachers. Using the survey method, participants were asked to give responses on the measures of innovative work behaviour, work engagement, work locus of control, and affect. Pearson’s product moment correlation was calculated to see the relationship between work engagement, work locus of control, affect (positive affect & negative affect), and innovative work behaviour. The effect of confounding variables – grade, age, and experience on innovative work behviour was also observed by calculating a 2x2x3 between subjects ANOVA. The quantitative analysis revealed that positive affect was the strongest predictor of innovative work behaviour followed by internal work locus of control while there was no significant effect of the confounding variables on innovative work behaviour. The study has implications for innovation development and implementation in schools, and developing screening methods for teachers.
A Critical Overview of Research Studies on the Role of Positive Psychology Interventions in Enhancing Subjective Well-Being among High School Students
Authors: Jayashree Sanghani  , Saroj Arya
Published: November 2020

In the present educational system, students face a lot of pressure, stress and expectation from self and others which leads to experiencing negative emotions. These factors hinder children’s all round development and scholastic achievement leading to low subjective well-being and poor life satisfaction. Hence, there is a need to foster positive emotions. A critical overview has been done on the role of Positive Psychology Interventions in enhancing positive emotions of the students in experiencing well-being, and satisfaction. School psychology has been focusing on addressing the problem and providing solutions. Experiencing positive emotions is more important for accomplishment and well-being than the absence of negative emotions. The essence of Positive Psychology Interventions is to remove what is wrong and bring in what is strong, by fostering positive factors important for flourishing and accomplishment. Research has shown that Positive Psychology Interventions are significantly related to student well-being which can augment life satisfaction.
Study of the Emotional Maturity Level in Students of Saveetha Dental College- A Questionnaire Based Study
Authors: Nivetha  , Dr. Karpagam Krishnamoorthy
Published: November 2020

Aim: To study the emotional maturity level in students of Saveetha dental college. Objective: To estimate the emotional maturity and its impact on students with to relation to certain factors. Background: To conduct a survey on the emotional maturity level on students by preparing questionnaire with relation to certain factors. In present circumstances, youth as well as children are facing difficulties in life. These circumstances are giving rise to many psychosomatic problems such as anxiety, tension and emotional upsets in day to day life. Emotional maturity is not only the effective determinant of personality pattern but helps to control the growth of adolescent’s development. Reason : I am interested to find out the emotional maturity level and to frame scale, based on it the individuals can be given awareness can be counseled for a balanced and sustained maturity.
Dhat Syndrome: A Review of the World Literature
Authors: Altaf Ahmad Malla  , Nasir Mohammad Bhat
Published: November 2020

Dhat syndrome is described as a culture bound syndrome (CBS). There is an ongoing debate on the nosological status of CBS. Dhat syndrome has been found to be prevalent in different geographical regions of the world. It has been described in literature from China, Europe, Americas, and Russia at different points of time in history. Mention of semen as a “soul substance” could be found in the works of Galen and Aristotle who have explained the physical and psychological features associated with its loss. However, the current classification systems such as International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Conditions‑10 (ICD‑10) (World Health Organization (WHO)) and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)‑IV‑TR (American Psychiatric Association) do not give guidelines to diagnose these culture‑bound conditions in the main text. The revisions of these two most commonly used nosological systems (the ICD and DSM) are due in near future. The status of this condition in these upcoming revisions is likely to have important implications. The article reviews the existing literature on dhat syndrome.