bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Constructivism: Paradigm Shift from Teacher Centered To Student Centered Approach
Authors: Dr. Md. Mahmood Alam
Published: December 2021

Constructivism is a departure in thought about the nature of knowing, hence of learning and thus of teaching. Constructivists believe that knowledge and truth are constructed by people and therefore do not exist outside the human mind. Von Glaserfeld (1984) has written: “…learners construct understanding. They do not simply mirror and reflect what they are told or what they read. Learners look for meaning and will try to find regularity and order in the events of the world even in the absence of full or complete information.” Constructivism requires a teacher to act as a facilitator whose main function is to help students become active participants in their learning and make meaningful connections between prior knowledge, new knowledge, and the processes involved in learning. Teachers, thus, need to have a sound understanding of what constructivism means to evaluate its promise and to use it knowledgeably and effectively. Hence, from a constructivist perspective, the primary responsibility of the teacher is to create and maintain a collaborative problem-solving environment, where students are allowed to construct their own knowledge, and the teacher acts as a facilitator and guide. In the constructivist model, students are urged to be actively involved in their own process of learning, on the assumption that individuals construct knowledge instead of receiving it from others. The way in which knowledge is conceived and acquired, the types of knowledge, skills, and activities emphasized, the role of the learner and the teacher, how goals are established: All of these factors are expressed differently from the constructivist perspective (Christie & Stone, 1999). This paper explicates some of the theoretical background of Constructivism and then presents.
To Study the Effectiveness of Positive Affirmation on Stress, Anxiety and Depression of Cardio Vascular Disease Female Patients
Authors: Shalu Rana  , Dr Sanjay Kumar
Published: December 2021

This research paper is an attempt to study the effectiveness of positive affirmation on stress, anxiety and depression of cardio vascular disease female patients. The sample was consisted of 30 female subject of age group 35-80 year of age suffering from cardio vascular heart disease from at least 6 months or before. In the present study case record Sheet cum blood pressure symptom Checklist, Perceived Stress Scale (Sheldon (1983), Sinha’s Comprehensive Anxiety Scale (A.K.P) and List of Affirmations were used. Mean, S.D and t-test were applied for data analysis. The results reveal there is significant effect of affirmations on stress, anxiety and depression of cardio vascular disease female patients.
Lifestyle Patterns and its Association to Perceived Social Support and Self- Efficacy in Adolescent’s Lifestyle
Authors: Diya Augustine  , Aneesh Kumar
Published: December 2021

Adolescents form two-thirds of our population. The lifestyle patterns established during early years have an important implication on health and well-being. Hence adolescent’s life style patterns are crucial to understand and study. The objective of the present research article is to understand the association of lifestyle pattern to perceived social support and self – efficacy among adolescents. The sample for the study included 170 adolescent boys and girls from the age group of 16-19 comprising of rural and urban population collected using purposive sampling method. Personal Lifestyle Questionnaire, the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale (MPSS) and the General Self- Efficacy Scale (GSE) were used as research tools. The results of the study helps to understand the life style patterns among adolescents and also the difference in life style patterns across gender and place of living. Also there is relationship between social support and self-efficacy with life style pattern. The study highlights the influence of social and psychological factors in development of lifestyle patterns. The findings also imply that strengthening of healthy life style patterns is possible by effective intervention in psycho-social domain, also health compromising behaviours and life style patterns can also be worked upon in similar ways.
Protocols of Alcohol Dependents on Rorschach
Authors: Dr Thiyam Kiran Singh  , Dr. M.V.R. Raju  , Noreen Choudhri  , Thiyam Sushma Devi  , Omprakash Patel  , Dr. Subhash Das
Published: December 2021

This study is to bring some of the patterns of Alcohol Dependents on Rorschach test. In this study random sampling technique was used through which a sample of 20 Alcohol Dependents and 20 Non dependents were included with the mean age of 33.60 years and 30.70 years. All participants were administered Rorschach Ink Blot test to see the different patterns between the groups. The result of the study reflects that there exists a significant difference between groups in the area of total responses, contents categories, space responses (S), ordinary (O) responses, synthesized responses (V/+), vague responses (V), form (F) responses, Popular (P) responses, Raw sum6 and Wgtd sum6. It was found that Non dependents produce more in: total responses, contents categories, space responses, ordinary responses, form responses and popular responses. Whereas alcohol dependents reflect more response in the areas of: vague responses, synthesized responses, unusual responses, Rawsum6 and Wgtdsum6.
Gender Difference on Anxiety, Adjustment, Emotional Intelligence, Study Habit and Attitude among Adolescents
Authors: Jesna Sivasankar  , Vidhya Ravindranadan
Published: December 2021

The major purpose of this study is to find out anxiety, adjustment, emotional intelligence, study habits and attitude difference between adolescent boys and girls (14-16years).  For this purpose data was collected from 60 high school students; 30 boys and 30 girls. The tools used were State and Trait Anxiety Test (STAT), Academic Anxiety Scale, Global Adjustment Scale, Emotional Intelligence Scale, and Test of Study Habits and Attitudes (TSHA). The results indicate that there is no significant mean difference in general anxiety and academic anxiety between boys and girls. However there are significant gender difference in certain dimensions of Emotional Intelligence like empathy, self-motivation, self-development, Study Habits, attitude, and certain dimensions of adjustment.
Learning to Learn
Authors: Dr. Nishat Anjum
Published: December 2021

Success in the knowledge society depends on the ability to learn. In the context of the knowledge economy, the competence of learning to learn is a basic skill and a quintessential tool for lifelong learning and thus education and training needs to provide the learning environment for the development of this competence for all citizens including persons with fewer opportunities (those with special needs, school dropouts and adult learners) and through different learning environments (formal, non-formal and informal). The EUROPEAN UNION working group on “Key competencies” identified ‘Learning to learn’ as the ability to pursue and persist in learning. They argued that: “Individuals should be able to organise their own learning, including through effective management of time and information, both individually and in groups. Competence includes awareness of one’s learning process and needs, identifying available opportunities, and the ability to handle obstacles in order to learn successfully. It means gaining, processing and assimilating new knowledge and skills as well as seeking and making use of guidance. Learning to learn engages learners to build on prior learning and life experiences in order to use and apply knowledge and skills in a variety of contexts – at home, at work, in education and training”. For all the reasons given above, and for many others, the focus of education is shifting from “teaching” to “learning” today. Teacher’s roles are changing from lecturing to “designers of learning methods and environments” (Barr and Tagg 1995, cited in Fink 2003). This paper discusses various steps, challenges, tools & strategies and barriers in learning to learn.
Prevalence and Pattern of Sleep Disturbances among Mood Disorder Inpatients
Authors: Gayathiri Mohankumar  , Dr Pradeep Palaniappan
Published: December 2021

Sleep disorders are highly prevalent in psychiatric illnesses such as major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder. Early identification of sleep disturbances in these disorders would help us prevent the worsening of the illness further. We conducted a study regarding the sleep disturbances among patients admitted with a diagnosis of mood disorder using a questionnaire –Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. The details of the patients were collected by means of a semi structured proforma. We analysed the results statistically using SPSS software version 19.The results revealed an equivocal distribution of sleep disturbances in mood disorder. Sleep disturbances prevail in spite of being on medications. Thus our study results emphasize that equally poor sleep quality exists among all mood disorder inpatients irrespective of their diagnostic status. Hence treating the sleep disturbances in these patients will enhance their quality of life.
Reducing Sexism among Teenagers through a Gender-Sensitization Module
Authors: Sanika Autade  , Sairaj Patki
Published: December 2021

The present study studying the effectiveness of a gender-sensitization module aimed at reducing the sexist concepts and thoughts of teenage male and female college students. A pre-test-post-test control group design was used for this purpose with a sample of 85 junior college students from Pune city. Ambivalent Sexism Inventory by Glick and Fiske (1996) was used to measure sexism. Data was analyzed using non-parametric tests, which showed a significant decrement in the scores of the experimental group, establishing the effectiveness of the program.
Presence and Search for Meaning in Life in College Students
Authors: Gaurav Thapliyal
Published: December 2021

The major aim of the study was to find out the meaning in life among college students. A total of 60 students; 30 male and 30 female students were selected using non probability purposive sampling technique. The age range of all the subjects was between 18-23 years. All the subjects were assessed on the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ) to analyze the meaning in life of both the groups of students. Descriptive analysis of the data was done to obtain Mean and Standard Deviation. Independent sample t-test was used to find out the significant difference between the performance of boys and girls on different dimensions of meaning in life.

The findings of the study revealed that there is no significant difference between male and female college students on the dimensions of presence and search meaning in life. The study concluded that there is no gender differences on meaning in life.
Swadhyaya Scale: An Indian Perspective
Authors: Kamlesh Singh  , Pooja Sahni
Published: December 2021

Aim of the present paper was to develop a test on Swadhyaya (Self-study) defined in Indian philosophical and religious scriptures. The study was conducted in two phases; 150 participants (M =133 and F= 17) with age range=17-54 yrs. (M = 21.43 yrs., & SD= 6.79) in the pilot study and 491 participants (Male= 310 & Female =181) with 18 – 70 years age range (M=32.16 yrs. & SD= 10.92) in the main study.  Three factors solution was finalized through exploratory factor analysis; Study of Scriptures, Self-introspection and Self-discipline with 55.74 % of total variance. Scale of Positive and Negative Experiences and Flourishing Scale (SPANE & FS,Diener et. al., 2010) and Sukha- Dukha scale (Singh, Raina and Sahni, 2016) were used to establish concurrent validity. The scale was found psychometrically robust with high internal consistency (α=0.79) and acceptable concurrent validity as significant positive correlations of Swadhyaya and its factors with Sukha, SPANE-P and FS were obtained.
The Significance of Educational Technology in Teaching Learning process
Authors: Dr. S Rehan Ahmad  , Mohammad Un Nisa
Published: December 2021

Technology is an integral element in the world today. Technology in today’s world touches, influences and shapes every aspect of human life. Technology plays significant roles in work places, education, entertainments and the way of life surviving. Technology acts as catalysts for changes, change in wok environments, handily and exchanging information, teaching process and methods, learning approaches, research arena and in using knowledge, information. Therefore, the present paper discusses the role of technology, the promise, benefits, limitation, challenges and key hurdles of integration to education system.
Negative Effects and Factors Associated with Postpartum Depression on both Vaginal and Cesarean Delivery Groups
Authors: Hadi Razmyar  , Shiva Radvar
Published: December 2021

Background and objectives: Postpartum depression is highly prevalent and a broad range of causes including types of delivery are introduced as its source.  This study aimed to investigate the relationship between types of delivery and the prevalence of postpartum depression. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in the maternity ward of Sina hospital, Mashhad, in 2014.  To this end, 300 women referring to delivery ward were selected through convenient sampling and examined 4 times (immediately after childbirth, 4 weeks after the first assessment, 6 weeks after the second assessment, and 8 weeks after the third assessment) using a demographic questionnaire and Beck’s Depression Inventory. In this regard, the first assessment was conducted in person and other assessments were conducted by researcher through making phone calls. Those mothers taking psychiatric medication, having children with serious physical health problem, and having obtained a score above 14 for the first assessment based on the Beck’s Depression Inventory as well as those for whom it was not possible to making phone calls were excluded from the study. Data was analyzed using the SPSS software and the confidence level was set at .05. Findings: There was no significant difference between two groups in terms of education, occupation, economic status, being satisfied with their husbands’ support and family and planned and unplanned pregnancy. The prevalence of depression was 10.3 percent two weeks after childbirth and it was 13 percent for mothers during the 8th weeks after childbirth. However, this difference was not statistically significant. Conclusions: The postpartum depression of high prevalence; therefore, adjusting each of the relevant factors is useful for reducing the incidence of depression.
Parenting Styles Influencing Personality Development of Catering Students
Authors: Arulsubila, M  , Dr. Subasree, R
Published: December 2021

Family is the main pillar of child’s personality development. Elements of family life such as parenting style and parental attitudes profoundly affect the psychosocial and personality development of adolescents. Parenting style is a psychological construct representing standard strategies that parents use in child rearing. The quality of the relationship between parents and children are considered as the determining factor of adjustment, interpersonal interaction. Psychological and emotional atmosphere dominant on the family form the behavioral and personality characteristics of children. (Sarmast, 2006). Identity and personality formation during adolescence is profoundly influenced by the dyadic parent–child relationship. When parenting is dysfunctional, internalization and continuity of parental values become problematic. Various studies indicate that one of the most effective factors on the development and formation of adolescent personality is their parent’s parenting practices. (Belsky & Barrendz 2008; Prinzich et. al. 2004). The present study investigates two dimensions of parental style, “Care & overprotection” on adolescent personality.  Personality development Index by K.V. Kaliappan & S. Karithikeyan and parental bonding instrument by Gordon Parker, Hilary Tupling are the tools used.  The relationship and outcome of each dimension of parenting style will be discussed with personality of adolescent.  SPSS package will be used for statistical analysis.
Attitude towards School, Conflict, Violence and Mental Health Status among School Going Adolescents: A Gender Comparison
Authors: B. Surchandra Sharma  , Dr Arif Ali
Published: December 2021

In Manipur violence is very common in different forms. Its impact is significant. During the time of conflict and violence, Adolescents are restless and actively involved in such psycho-social conflict, which leads to disruptive in mental health and education. The aim of the study was to assess the gender difference in attitude towards school, conflict, violent and mental health status among the school going adolescents. The present study was a survey on school going adolescents aged 13-17 years, from class VIII to XII in Imphal, Manipur, India. For the study two private schools and two hundred students, both boys & girls were selected using simple random sampling technique. Semi Structured Socio demographic data sheet, Attitude towards School scale, Attitude towards Conflict scale, Attitude towards Violence scale and Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire were administered to the students.  The result shows that there was no gender difference on attitude towards school and conflict. On attitude towards violence significant difference was found between boys and girls  (t=2.84,p≤0.05). In mental health status,  9% of boys and 11% girls were having  emotional symptoms; 33% of boys and 28% girls were having Conduct Problem, 16% of boys and 5 % of girl students were having hyperactivity. Further, attitude towards schools was positively correlated with emotional (r=.096) and it has negative correlation with conduct problem (r=-.52) and hyperactivity (r=-.128). Attitude towards conflict has positive correlation with emotional symptoms (r=.164), conduct problem (r=.008), hyperactivity (r=.107) and Attitude towards violence has positive correlation with emotional symptoms (r=.014), conduct problem (r=.046), hyperactive (r=.133).. School-based mental health program are needed for adolescents who are at high risk for exposure to community violence is required.
Influence of Personality and Self-Esteem on the Academic Procrastination among University Students
Authors: Vijay, M  , Kadhiravan, S
Published: December 2021

Personality refers to a dynamic and unique organization which determines the characteristic behavior of people. It predominantly influences the life in various domains. There are many factors which could influence people’s behaviour in constantly changing environment. One such factor is self-esteem, which reflect overall emotional evaluation about their self-worthiness to get succeed in life. Academic procrastination indicates individuals’ tendency to delay or put off academic activities. This is closely associated with the self-esteem. Also, the characteristic structure could have an influence on academic procrastination. An attempt was made in this study to study the influence of personality and self-esteem on the academic procrastination among university students. 150 university students were selected through simple random sampling for this purpose and the data was collected through a survey. Results revealed that the academic procrastination of university students have significant negative relationship with their self-esteem. Some of the personality factors have significant association with their academic procrastination. The findings and implications are presented in the article.
Perceived Knowledge and Attitudes Pertaining to ‘People with Mental Illness (PwMI)’: A Sri Lankan Perspective
Authors: Buddhiprabha D D Pathirana
Published: December 2021

Conceptions of mental illness are often decided by the socio-cultural background and other socio-demographic factors. The aim of the present study was to assess the perceived knowledge, attitudes and perceived behaviors pertaining to mental illness within the Sri Lankan public. In order to achieve this aim, 167 participants (Females = 97; Males = 70) from 17districts in Sri Lanka were given a survey questionnaire to assess their knowledge, attitudes and perceived practices towards PwMI. The results conveyed that in general participants had high to moderate knowledge, were open minded, displayed pro-integrated attitudes and high to moderate sensitivity towards PwMI. Results also conveyed that there is a positive relationship among knowledge, attitudes, and perceived behaviors towards PwMI.
Mental Health of Adolescent Boys and Girls of Employed Mothers
Authors: Dr. Shubha Sharma  , Dr. Uma Joshi
Published: December 2021

The present study was an attempt to study the mental health among adolescent boys and girls of 16-21 years of age of employed mothers. The study was conducted on urban area of Meerut district of UP. The total sample consisted of 200 adolescent (100 boys and 100 girls).The standardized mental health check list (MHC) by Pramod Kumar (1992) was used to find out the mental health of adolescent boys and girls, result reveal that the mental health of adolescent boys and girls was generally at average level. The adolescent girls at employed mother showed higher scores as compared to adolescent boys of employed mother on mental health.
Anxiety among Adolscents and Adults
Authors: Pavithraraj  , Dr V Chandramohan
Published: December 2021

The purpose of the study was to measure the anxiety level among adolescent group and adult group. It was hypothesized that adolescent group anxiety level is higher in adolescent group as compared to adult group. The sample used in the study was 30 male subjects out of which 15 were adolescents and 15 adults of age group between 18 to 25. The study was conducted on medical students of IIAMR.

Between group design was used for the study. The tools used for the study was Self Analysis Form [IPAT] developed by Kurg, Scheier and R.B.Cattell the questionnaire had 40 questions with 3 alternatives A, B, C. The data was analyzed using ‘t‘ test the obtained ‘t’ scores were 1.29  which is not significant at both 0.05 and 0.01 level.

Thus the adolescent group proves the hypothesis which states that “anxiety level is higher in adolescent group as compared to adult group”.
Influence of Demographic Variables on Suicidal Tendency among Arts and Science College Students
Authors: Anusuya  , Dr. M. Senthil  , Dr. S. Barani Daran
Published: December 2021

Introduction: Suicidal tendency is common among college students as a result of various factors like academic pressure, family problems, love failure, etc. It is presumed that there would be influence of demographic variables (i.e. age, gender, department, family type, family income and history of previous mental illness) on suicidal tendency among college students. Aim: The aim of this research study was to assess the influence of selected demographic variables (i.e. age, gender, department, family type, family income and history of previous mental illness) on suicide tendency among arts and science college students. Materials and Methods: The sample comprised of 84 respondents of arts and science students and Simple random sampling by lottery method was used. The following questionnaire was used to collect the data 1) Demographic variables: It includes respondents‟ age, gender, department, class, family income, type of family, residence area and history of mentally illness of the respondent. 2) Suicidal tendency scale. Results: 33.3% of the respondents were up to 18 years of age, 32.1% of the respondents were in the age group of 19 years, 20% of the respondents were in the age group of 20 years of age, 10.7% of the respondents were above 21 years of age, 2.4% of the respondents were in the age group of 22 years of age and 1.2% of the respondents were above 17 years of age. 56% of the respondents were males and 44% of the respondents were females. 50% of the respondents belong to sociology department and 50% of the respondents belong to psychology department. 72.2% of the respondents belong to nuclear family and 23.8% of the respondents belong to joint family. 53.3% of the respondents have monthly income above Rs. 5000-10000, 31% of the respondents have monthly income above Rs. below 5000 and 15.5% of the respondents have monthly income up to Rs. Above 10000.  97.6% of the respondents had no previous mental illness in the family and only 2.4 percent of the respondents had previous mental illness in the family. Conclusion: This research study found that there was a significant impact of age and family income with respect to suicidal tendency among the respondents.
Impact of Social Networking Sites on Indian Youth: Boon or Bane?
Authors: Rashi Ahuja  , Aradhna Bharadwaj
Published: December 2021

The aim of this paper is to find out whether the social networking sites are a boon or bane for the youth of India. The importance of Social Networking Sites (SNS) in people’s life is increasing each day. Social Networking Sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Myspace, Orkut etc. though have a number of positives for the individuals using it, such as job opportunities, easy connect with people, education etc., it posses some prominent and undeniable dangers to its users as well. Some of the common negatives include, low self-esteem, distraction from studies or work, cybercrime, cyber bullying etc. Thus, in this paper we focused on some of the potential positives and negatives of social networking sites on Indian youth as well as on the the ethical responsibilities of the users of these websites.
“To Talk or Not To Talk”: Parents Perspectives on Sex Education
Authors: Manjari AS
Published: December 2021

Sex education is a crucial facet of health education. Sex education can help improve parent-child communication on sexuality and help in preventing instances of rape and sexual abuse in future. The goals of the present study were to gain a deeper insight on the attitudes of parents towards sex education and to apprehend the differences in the attitudes they have towards sex education. The target population of the present study included 29 parents including 15 mothers and 14 fathers having children in the age group of 8-12 comprised of both genders. A qualitative method was adopted. Data was collected using semi structured interviews with parents independently. Data was analysed using thematic analysis.
A Study on the Awareness of Behavioral Issues of Children with Intellectual Disabilities among General Education Teachers in Inclusive Schools
Authors: Kumar. S  , Ms. David. H.B
Published: December 2021

Inclusion, or organized placement of children with disabilities in mainstream classrooms, has certainly been one of the major topics in education for the last two decades. However, it was not until quite recently that teachers’ attitudes towards inclusion of children with special educational needs (SENs) became the focus of extensive research. Present study was conducted with the objective to see the awareness of school teachers of Chandigarh regarding the behavioral issues of children with Intellectual disabilities. It was conducted on the 90 samples with three different teaching experience criteria and modified research questionnaire. After the analysis of data it is found that F ration of the three groups found .994, .399 and .423 respectively, which shows that P>0.05 level. So there is no difference in the awareness of school teachers of Chandigarh regarding behavioral issues of children with ID in inclusive schools.
Impact of Anxiety on Academic Achievement among Engineering Students
Authors: Sindhu P
Published: December 2021

The present study is aimed to find the relationship of Anxiety with Academic achievement among engineering students. The target population of the study comprised of students of few Engineering colleges under VTU (Visvesvaraya Technological University). For the study, a sample of 20 Undergraduate students of the Visvesvaraya Technological University (studying Engineering) was taken. The Beck’s Anxiety Inventory was used to measure the level stress among the students. The in-depth investigation of the findings obtained through this study reveals that there exists a relation between Anxiety and Academic score of students. The findings of the study will be useful in assisting Educators, Counselors, Psychologists, and Researchers to develop strategies to enhance students’ psychological well-being.
Stress, Burden and Coping between Caregivers of Cerebral Palsy and Autism Children
Authors: Pushpalatha. r  , Shivakumara. K
Published: December 2021

The objective of the study was to find the difference in stress, burden and coping between caregivers with cerebral palsy and autism children. 30 caregivers having children with cerebral palsy and 30 caregivers having children with autism were part of the study. The age of the caregivers ranged between 23-40 years.  For the study caregivers of children aged between 7-12 years were considered. A between group research design with purposive sampling technique was opted for the study. After obtaining socio-demographic details the caregivers were administered Parenting Stress Index (Short Form), Schedule to Assess Burden and Coping Checklist.  The data was subjected to ‘t’ test to find the significant difference between the two sample groups. Results revealed that there was significant difference in stress, burden and coping between caregivers of cerebral palsy children and caregivers of autistic children.
Adolescent Girls in Tamil Nadu – An Overview
Authors: R Balamurali Krishna  , Dr. N Prathiba
Published: December 2021

‘Adolescence’ implies the developmental transition from childhood to adulthood, a time period when many important social, economic, biological, and demographic events set the stage for adult life. The study provides an overall synopsis of the health status of adolescent girls in Tamil Nadu, highlights their vulnerabilities and obstacles in accessing opportunities and services. In this study, the authors ascertain information from the latest NFHS-4 (2016) with special focus on three areas namely, the Nutrition, the Sanitation & Hygiene and the Sexual & Reproductive health of adolescent girls. The study emphasizes to explore the innovative strategies for behavioural change by harnessing ICT avenues like Mobile App, in the changing social context of youngster’s lifestyle. Sensitive subjects like Nutrition, Menstruation, Sexual & Reproductive health related facts can be effectively disseminated through Mobile app alerts or SMS – thus, ‘Smartphone’ as an instrument for behaviour change. Adolescent girls in the state face many hindrances and barriers in ensuring positive adolescence outcomes at individual, family, and community level. Hence, the study recommends for a dedicated state sponsored scheme for adolescent girls with proactive role of professional social workers.
Emotional Intelligence as Predictor of Mental Health among Normal and Chronic Disease Group
Authors: Renu Sodhi
Published: December 2021

The current study investigates the impact of emotional intelligence on mental health among normal healthy individuals and chronic disease group. This study is based on primary as well as secondary data that has been collected from the various sources. Sample size of the study is 400 respondents (200 normal healthy individuals, 200 chronic disease group individuals). Multidimensional Measure of Emotional Intelligence (MMEI) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) were used for the purpose of data collection. In statistical tools Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Step-Wise Multiple Regression has been applied. The major findings of the study shows that various factors of emotional intelligence is significantly associated with mental health and further Step-wise multiple regression analysis revealed that emotional intelligence is significant predictor of mental health.
Analyzing the Effectiveness of Caliber Intelligence Quotient Test (CIQT) In Evaluating Intelligence Quotient in English Medium & Vernacular Medium Schools in Gujarat & Maharashtra
Authors: Dr. Jignesh Prashnani  , Dr. Karan Deshmukh
Published: December 2021

There are mainly two types of schools in India. The first one is vernacular medium schools where the students are provided education in their native language and the second one is English medium schools where the medium of instruction is English. There are various differences in between these two types of schools. In vernacular medium schools, the main focus is on the native language of the students and their culture but in English medium schools, the focus is on the English language to make them employable in future. This paper aims to analyze the methodology used by the newly lauched Caliber Intelligence Quotient Test (CIQT) in evaluating Intelligence Quotient in English Medium & Vernacular Medium Schools in Gujarat & Maharashtrawith examples.
Prosocial Behavior and Big Five-Factor Model of Personality: A Theoretical Review
Authors: Aalima Mumtaz Shah  , Dr. Touseef Rizvi
Published: December 2021

The manner in which one acts or behaves in response to environment, person or stimulus that is external or internal, covert or overt and voluntary or involuntary is the behavior of an individual. Behavior is determined by his or her personality (is the set of psychological traits and mechanisms with the individual that are organized and relatively enduring and that influences his or her interactions with, and adaptation to, the intra psychic, physical ,and social environments). Personality is determined by various factors, these factors are examined by different researchers and psychologists, various models came out of it, Big Five-Factor Model (Costa & Mc Crae,1995 ) is one among them .An individual possessing specific traits behave specially in the society. Individuals moving towards people and society when they are in need are performing prosocial behavior (refers to acts that are positively valued by society).In our culture helping others is socially valued. Thus helpful responses are a form of prosocial behavior. Empirical work has been done to examine the relationship of prosocial behavior and personality traits. This paper presents the theoretical review of the relationship between prosocial behavior and Big Five-Factor Model of Personality, from last fifteen years.
Prevalence of Tension Type Headache among Young Adults and Their Gender Difference on Percieved Stress Scale: A Comparative Study
Authors: Priyanka Yadav
Published: December 2021

Background: Tension-type headaches (TTH), together with migraines, are the most common primary headaches, affecting 80% of the general population. Stress is known to be a contributing factor to chronic tension-type headache (CTH), with research indicating that mental stress is the most commonly reported trigger and aggravating factor of a CTH episode. The study was conducted to find out the prevalence of TTH among youths of 18-25 age reporting frequent headache and to compare the perceived stress level among the diagnosed male and females of TTH. Methods: Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) rating and an IHS (International Headache Society) TTH Diagnostic questionnaire were used in this study. A sample of 150 students including 75 males and 75 females in the age group of 18-25 years complaining of frequent headache were taken from different colleges and universities located in Rewari district of Haryana. In the second phase, only the diagnosed cases of tension type headache participated in the study and fill the perceived stress scale questionnaire. After data collection, analysis of data using SPSS software was done which then further help in testing the hypothesis and extracting the result and inferences. Descriptive analysis of quantitative data expressed as mean and standard deviation. Mean and Chi square test were used for comparison of individual on quantitative parameters between groups. P value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The mean age of subjects with TTH was 22.79 ±2.14. Prevalence of TTH among frequent headache sufferers is 68%. Out of 68% TTH cases 66.7% subjects have episodic TTH and 33.3% have chronic TTH. Value of PSS * Gender Pearson chi square is 5.151 at a significance value of .076 and it shows that there would be no significant differences exist between males and females on perceived stress score. Conclusion: TTH is more prevalent among females as compared to males. No significant differences exist between males and females on perceived stress scores.
A Study on Social Intelligence among UG and PG Adolescents
Authors: Dr. Hosamani Marilingappa
Published: December 2021

The present study attempts to measure the influence of social intelligence among and female. The sample was restricted 80 (N=80) selected randomly from various colleges from rural and urban background the data has been collected. UG College Gulbarga and PG Gulbarga University. The data subjected to statistical analysis like T-test results clearly indicates that responding of females are more social intelligence then the males.
Impact of Stress on Academic Achievement among Engineering Students
Authors: Sindhu P
Published: December 2021

The present generation faces more stress. The present study is aimed to find the relationship of Stress with Academic achievement among engineering students. The target population of the study comprised of students of few Engineering colleges under VTU (Visvesvaraya Technological University). For the study, a sample of 20 Undergraduate students of the Visvesvaraya Technological University (studying Engineering) was taken. The Cohen Perceived Stress Scale was used to measure the level stress among the students. The in-depth investigation of the findings obtained through this study reveals that the level of stress was found high for both Low and High scorers. The findings of the study will be useful in assisting Educators, Counselors, Psychologists, and Researchers to develop strategies to enhance students’ psychological well-being.
Personality (Type A and Type B) In Relation to Organizational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB) Among Female Nursing Professionals
Authors: Poorva Pradhan  , Dr. Tejinder Kaur
Published: December 2021

The objective of present study is to examine the extent of organizational citizenship behaviour among type A and type B personality nursing professionals. OCB is a spontaneous and voluntary initiative taken by an employee which is not formally rewarded by an organization’s management. A nursing professional in a health care organization is primarily concerned with the well-being and assurance of proper health care facilities to the patients. So, in this respect, the concept of OCB becomes crucial particularly in a health care organization. Contemporary literature largely focuses on linking organizational citizenship behaviours with Big-5 personality traits. However, only a few of them addressed the personality traits of type A and type B among nursing professionals. The hypotheses predicting a negative relationship between type A and OCB while, a positive relationship between type B and OCB were formulated. The correlational analysis was carried in order to test the proposed hypotheses. For this purpose, data were gathered from 50 female nursing professional working in a private hospital using standardised tools. The obtained results indicate a significant positive relationship between type B and OCB and a negative correlation was obtained between OCB ant type B personality. The findings suggest that type B nurses are willing to go beyond their in-role tasks for the welfare of both the patients and their organizations. Ultimately, the study aims to contribute to the hiring of nursing staff and providing appropriate interventions for each personality type.
A Comparison of Montessori and Traditional School Children on Cognitive Development
Authors: Kavitha Sebastian  , Dr Waheeda Matheen
Published: December 2021

The present investigation was carried out to compare 4-6 year old Montessori and traditional school children on Cognitive Development with respect to logically related objects. The sample consisted of  4-6 year old boys and girls(sample size-72) drawn from four different schools. The tests were administered on a one-to-one basis. The task the children performed involved the recognition and recall of logically related objects i.e a seriation task. The test materials were drawn from the original work of Piaget with subsequent contribution from Yussen, Mathews and White(1980) who used these materials to determine the child’s intellectual development in the acquisition of concrete operational thought. It was an ex post facto study. The statistics employed was the ‘t’ test. The results showed no significant differences between Montessori and traditional school children on Cognitive Development.
Impact of Social Role (Actor-Observer) On Attribution
Authors: Gupta, C
Published: December 2021

In this study social role means that what are we play role as an actor or as an observer. When a person play an actor roles then attributing their acts to situational factors (external) whereas play an observer role then attributing others’ the same acts to personal factors (internal) . Therefore, in this studied the impact of social role (actor-observer) on attribution (internal-external). It is studied in Indian culture. In this study select actor or observer as parent-child. The sample is 130 individuals (65 parents and 65 children) selected through purposive sampling method. The research measure was a type of self-made scenario questionnaire.

Findings: Social role, as an actor, used situational attributions, but as an observer, they used personal attributions (P<0.05). Based on this findings, social role play an important role in attribution.
Effect of Spousal Appraisal of Identity Consistency on Well-being of Married Females
Authors: Mrs. Suchandra Ghosh  , Prof. Pritha Mukhopadhyay
Published: December 2021

Our research frame work concerned on delineating the relationship between the perceived spousal appraisal of female’s Identity Consistency(IC) and its impact on their sense of wellbeing. Identity refers to a person’s sense of self as unique being developed out of the various intimate figures and associations of adolescence (Erikson, 1959).

Previous research suggests that consistent self-image across intimate relationships is more valued in western society than eastern society (Heine, 2001; Heine & Lehman, 1997, 1999; Markus & Kitayama, 1994; Suh, 2002, English and Chen, 2011). Moreover, contradictory findings have been observed in eastern culture where Shuh (2002) in her study found consistency of Identity  is less valued in eastern culture where as Dhar (2010) in her study concluded with reversed findings that Consistency is valued in eastern culture. Shuh (2002) used 20 maximum variability traits to measure one’s Identity Consistency (IC) whereas Dhar (2010) used 80 moderate variability traits to measure one’s Identity consistency. Hence, It was needed to investigate further this contradictory findings in eastern culture.

The sample comprised of 130 love married couples (non working female partner).They were administered Identity Consistency scale ( Prepared by Dhar,2010) and Subjective wellbeing Scale (Sell and Nagpal, 1992).

Trait Selection for Identity Consistency Scale:  For the present study, initially 52 maximum variability traits (like sensitive, talkative etc) along with 80 moderate variability traits from Dhar’s study (like anxious, submissive etc)  were considered and finally 50 traits were selected with mixed of maximum variability and moderate variability traits to assess Identity Consistency of  females for the present study.

Internal consistency of each female has been obtained in terms of percentage of variance by using factor analysis by principal component method. Mean, standard deviations ,’t’ test , Product moment coefficient of correlation and Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis have been carried out for further analysis with the considered variables in the present study.

Results showed that appraised spousal overestimation of females’ IC by females are leading to a satisfactory sense of wellbeing of them may be indicative of the fact that they find the meaningfulness while appraised positively about their inner integrity by ‘the person with whom they share the most intimate relation’. However, females’ self appraisal of IC is independent on their sense of wellbeing leading to the fact that they are less disturbed by this incongruity.
The Relationship between Mental Health and Depression among Science Faulty Students
Authors: Dr. R.R. Shinde
Published: December 2021

Objective of the study: To find out the relationship among depression on mental health among science faculty students. Hypotheses: 1. Low depress college students will significantly high mental health than the high depress science faculty students. 2. There will be negative correlationship between mental health and depression among science faculty students. Sample: The effective sample consisted of 80 subjects, among 40 subjects were Low depress and 40 subjects were high depress science faculty students from Aurangabad (Maharashtra). The age range of subjects where 20-24 years (Mean 20.75, SD 3.26). And Simple random sampling was used. Variable: Independent variable- Depression a) High    b) Low Dependent Variable: Mental Health Tools: Mental Health Inventory (MHI):  Mental health inventory constructed by Dr. Jagdish and Dr. A K Srivastav. 2. Depression Scale:  Depression Scale construct by Dr. Shamim Karim and Dr. Rama tiwari. Conclusions: 1.Low depresses science faculty students had significantly high mental health than the high depress science faculty students. 2. Negative Correlation between depression and mental health among science faculty students.
Clinical Profile of Children with Intellectual Developmental Disorder Institution Based Cross Sectional Study
Authors: Varsha vidyadharan  , Teena Mary Joy  , P.S. Sukumaran
Published: December 2021

Background : Intellectual Developmental Disorder (IDD) has overall prevalence of 1-3% in the global scenario. It also produces psychological, social and financial distress to the whole family and society, and the chance of co-morbid psychiatric disorders are high. This study aimed to assess the socio demographic profile of children with IDD, clinical profile, social maturity quotient, extent of medical and psychiatric co morbidities like neuromotor impairment, autism spectrum disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and to compare these children based on age and sex to see whether there is any difference in manifestations between child and adolescent group and to understand burden of behavioural problems in these children. Materials and methods:  By descriptive research methodology, sample of 100 children with intellectual disability attending a special school in Calicut, Kerala evaluated using a specially designed proforma, written informant consent, questionnaire to be filled by parents, INCLEN diagnostic tool for neuro motor impairment, INCLEN diagnostic tool for autism spectrum disorders, INCLEN diagnostic tool for ADHD, AAMD adaptive behavioural scale revised, VINELANDS social maturity scale. Data analysed with appropriate statistical tests and results obtained were interpreted accordingly. Results: Prevalence of IDD was more in males. Mean social quotient observed was 48.79+_16.79.Developmental delay in all spheres of development was reported in 96 percent of sample population. Family history of IDD was reported in 20 percent of sample. Most common medical co morbidity noted was seizure disorder. Psychiatric co morbidities were less reported in children with Down syndrome. Increased chance of neuromotor impairment was found in children with family history of IDD. Children with comorbid medical disorders were found to have increased chance of neuromotor impairment. Pervasive developmental disorders and ADHD was reported. Odd behaviour was the most common behavioural problem reported. Conclusions:  Detailed study of clinical profile of children with IDD has implications in early identification, intervention, management and prevention of same.