bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Emotional Climate in UN Peacekeeping Organization: An Exploratory Study
Authors: Parvender S. Negi  , Nity Sharma  , Abhishek Tomar
Published: November 2022

UN peacekeeping missions involve the participation of military personnel from different countries, and all the interactions between soldiers take place in a culturally diverse military environment. Deployment in a foreign soil, away from family and home creates a lot of physical and emotional challenges for the soldiers; therefore the emotional climate of the military base gains importance. This paper aims to explore the emotional climate and the factors influencing it in a UN military organization in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Africa. The data was gathered from 5 officers of Indian Armed Forces deployed in DRC, using e-mail interviewing technique in which participants’ responses were gathered using an interview schedule of open-ended questions. The findings suggest that overall a positive emotional climate of security and trust exists in the organization. Political context, commanders’ practices and the relationships among soldiers are the factors influencing and shaping the emotional climate. Future research into these factors is important to help identify positive climate practices (PEC) which have several implications for the soldiers’ performance, motivation, and well-being.
Reasons for Dropout of Clients from Therapy
Authors: Kashish Behl  , Mahalakshmi Rajagopal
Published: November 2022

A successful prognosis from a psychotherapy can be predicted by the client’s compliance to the treatment and therapy. Dropout of clients from therapy results in an incomplete treatment and less efficient outcomes from the therapy. This paper attempts to explore reasons for such a dropout by clients from therapy. Findings revealed interesting intrinsic as well as extrinsic factors. Environmental cues like distance or time paucity can constraint a person to seek therapy. Intrinsic reasons like low motivation, stigma attached to therapy, or defenses such as denial of a problem can result in a person withdrawing from therapy prematurely. For a successfully therapeutic treatment and efficient outcomes it’s essential for a therapist to be aware of such factors playing a role. Successful resolution of these apprehensions and obstacles during course of treatment can open doors to recovery from a full-fledged therapy process.
Job Satisfaction among Government & Private School Teachers of District Anantnag
Authors: Mohd Rafiq Dhobi  , Suhas Shetegovekar  , Mohammad Muzamil Kumar  , Syed Andleeb Andrabi
Published: November 2022

Job satisfaction is one of the most widely discussed issues in organizational behavior and Human Resource Management. In present study the researcher investigated the present level of job satisfaction among the private and govt. school teachers. In this research, 51 Govt. and 49 Private teachers, 100 in total, working in different govt. & private schools were examined in district Anantnag. The obtained data were analyzed based on the descriptive statistics using SPSS Version 20. Independent sample t-test has been used in this study to analyze the job satisfaction level among male & female teachers and Govt. & Private school teachers. The study revealed that there is no significant difference in the level of satisfaction of male and female teachers. Furthermore, it was again revealed that there is no significant difference in the level of satisfaction of Govt. and Private school teachers with respect to gender, marital status, residence etc.
A Study of Self Esteem and Emotional Intelligence among Performers in Kingdom of Dreams Theater Delhi
Authors: Yugdeep Pilania
Published: November 2022

On here A corelational study was carried out to find gender differences among male and female performers from different theaters in Delhi; on emotional intelligence and self esteem and also to study the two concepts among the performers. Total Sample of 40 (20 male and 20 female) performers age between 25-35 yrs and those belonging to various activities in the theater were selected. Statistics used were ‘t’ value and Pearson correlation to study the hypotheses that female performers will be higher on emotional intelligence than the male performers in the theater, male and female performers do not differ on measures of self esteem, higher the emotional intelligence, higher will be the self esteem among female performers. Higher the emotional intelligence, higher will be the self esteem among male performers and there is no significant correlation between emotional intelligence and self esteem. In the study The Schutte Self Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT) and Rosenberg’s Self Esteem Scale were used as tools. Two non significant ‘t’ value for emotional intelligence among male and female performers and for self esteem indicates that there is a very low positive correlation(r= .25) between self esteem and emotional intelligence among male and female performers, a very low negative correlation ( r=-.07) between high scorer female performers, a high positive correlation (r=.68) between average scorer, a low positive correlation (r = .34) between average scorer females, a low negative correlation (r= -.24)between high scorer males, a high positive correlation(r=.96) between high scorer females and there are no gender differences on emotional intelligence and self esteem were found.
Understanding Sibling Influences: The Effects of Number of Siblings and Order of Birth on Psycho-Social Behaviour among Adolescents Girls
Authors: Maya Rathnasabapathy  , J. Reeves Wesley  , Maharishi R  , Athilakshmi R
Published: November 2022

This study attempts to examine the impact of number of siblings and order of birth on Psycho-social behaviour among Adolescents girls. The group consisted of 1218 adolescents girls in the age group of 13-18 years selected by convenient sampling method. Twelve Government schools were selected from twelve districts of Tamil Nadu. The results found that there is a significant difference between number of siblings and order of birth across the psychological and social factors such as emotional intelligence, resilience, stress, family environment, school problem, social problem and personal problems.
Managing ADHD with Nutrition – A Case Study Report
Authors: Vandana Vijayan  , Dr. K.Govind  , Dr. Ramaa Raju
Published: November 2022

According to the WHO Mental health is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community. One of the most obvious, yet under-recognised environmental factors in the development of major trends in mental health is the role of nutrition. The study is a qualitative analysis on one subject. The objective is to investigate the role of nutrition in the effective management of Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as balanced nutrition is very important during childhood which is a period of vigorous growth, increased activity, and development of body functions and social cognitive abilities. The treatment implications of research into nutrition and mental health are enormous. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed chronic mental conditions of childhood. ADHD has a large genetic component to its etiology, and alterations in the noradrenergic and dopamine systems lead to dysfunction in higher cortical processing related to attention, alertness, and executive functions (e.g., planning, working memory, abstract reasoning, mental flexibility). According to extensive research conducted two food groups that have subsequently been implicated as having a considerable impact on ADHD are essential fatty acids and minerals. Their exists and inversely linear relationship between levels of EFA in the body and the degree of the disorder. A similar inverse relationship has been found with levels of iron in children and symptoms of ADHD, deficiencies in magnesium and zinc have also been noted.
Evaluation the Effectiveness of Therapeutic Creativity Model on Promotion of Autistic Children’s Social Flexibility
Authors: Reyhaneh Motakhaveri  , Ali Reza Pirkhaefi
Published: November 2022

Background and Objectives: Children with autism have many problems in social interactions; therefore, it is necessary to identify and strengthen the factors that reduce their problems in this field. Therefore this study was conducted aimed at investigation the effectiveness of therapeutic creativity model on promotion of autistic children’s social flexibility. Methods: The research design of this study was semi-experimental type as pretest-posttest with control group. Statistical population consisted of all autistic children with of Tehran city in 2016. The studied sample was including 16 children with autism who were selected through convenience sampling method and were categorized randomly into two groups of experiment and control. Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ) was used for data collection and data analyzing was conducted with univariate analysis of covariance and using SPSS-21 software. Results: The results showed that therapeutic creativity model have significant effect on promoting autistic children’s social flexibility (F= 1/09, p< 0/05). Conclusion: According to the results of this study, therapeutic creativity model can be suggested as an effective method in promoting autistic children’s social flexibility.
Gender Difference in Death Anxiety among Cancer Patients
Authors: Noble Chacko  , Jesty Sunny
Published: November 2022

Death Anxiety is a condition that is associated with the fear of one’s own death as well as that of others (Kubler, 1969). People with high levels of death anxiety are prone to stress, depression and sometimes to the death of individuals due to the alterations occurring in the body physiology (Cella & Tross, 1987). Studies show that death anxiety among cancer patients is higher than that of normal individuals (Massie, 2004) and it may decrease their chances of survival. The aim of the present investigation is to compare death anxiety among male cancer patients and female cancer patients. 90 cancer patients (Males=40, Females=40) are selected for the study through convenient sampling.  Socio demographic data sheet and Death Anxiety Scale by (Dhar, Savita & Dhar, 1998) were used to collect the data.  The data was analyzed by using student t-test.  The result shows that there is high death anxiety among cancer patients. It is found that there is no significant difference in death anxiety among male and female cancer patients.  It is observed that Death anxiety and related symptoms are common in cancer patients and there is no significant relationship between death anxiety among male and female cancer patients. Cancer patients with increased death anxieties, should be given psychological interventions along with proper medical care to increase their chances of survival.
A Quasi Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Psychotherapy on Anxiety among Pre Operative and Post Operative Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery In Christian Medical College and Hospital Ludhiana Punjab
Authors: Neeraj Gill  , Dr. Usha Singh
Published: November 2022

The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of structured psychotherapy on anxiety among pre operative and post-operative  patients undergoing abdominal surgery. The sample comprised of 40 patients divided into two groups experimental group 20 & control group 20. Speilbergers state anxiety inventory was used to collect data. ‘t’ value & Anova was calculated for the comparison of pretest and post test. State anxiety score of experimental and control group of patients. Results showed that there was marked difference in pre test and post test state anxiety scores of patients in experimental group where as in control group there was a statistically significant difference between pre test and post test scores. However no significant effect was found in control group. However no significant effect was found according to age, educational qualification, religion, technique of surgery & income support system on pre test anxiety scores of patients in both experimental and control group.
Marital Adjustment, Life Satisfaction and Mental Health of Santal Community as Related to Selected Demographic Variables
Authors: Md. Mobarak Hossain  , Md. Mobarak Hossain  , Farhan Hussein Hilowle  , Murshida Ferdous Binte Habib  , Md. Abdul Latif
Published: November 2022

The present research focused on exploring the status of marital adjustment, life satisfaction and mental health of Santal community of Bangladesh and its relation with some selected demographic variables, e.g. age, age at marriage, duration of marriage, family size and monthly income. A total of 200 couples were selected randomly from different areas of Naogaon District of Bangladesh. To collect the information, Dyadic Adjustment Scale (Spanier’s, 1976), Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener et al., 1985), and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) (Goldberg, 1972) were administered on the respondents. Results shown that marital adjustment, life satisfaction and mental health status of Santals was found to be very low. Results revealed a significant (p < 0.05) positive correlation among marital adjustment, life satisfaction and mental health of Santals community. Results also revealed that different demographic variables were strongly related to marital adjustment, life satisfaction and mental health of Santals communities. This study concluded that marital adjustment, life satisfaction and mental health level of Santals were not satisfactory, which requires special attempts to implement effective plans to improve the status of Santal communities.
Life Satisfaction and Self Efficacy among Young adults
Authors: Shefali SK
Published: November 2022

The objective of the study is to see the gender difference in Life Satisfaction and Self – Efficacy among young adults. Sample for the study consisted of 60 young adults, (30 males and 30 females). The tools used to assess Life satisfaction and Self-Efficacy was Life Satisfaction and Self – Efficacy Scale by Dr. Promila Singh and Gorge Joseph,1971 and Sherer et al., 1982respectively. Results were analyzed using Independent sample t- test and Pearson co-efficient of correlation. Results showed that there is no significant gender difference in Life satisfaction and Self – Efficacy among young adults. The findings indicated that there is significant relationship between Life Satisfaction and Self- Efficacy.
Perceived Social Support as a Protective Factor in Suicide among Psychiatric Patients with Major Depressive Disorder in Pakistan
Authors: Akhtar Bibi  , Muhammad Adnan Khalid
Published: November 2022

Suicide is biggest cause of death worldwide; research on potential protective factors is required. Therefore, we investigated role of perceived social support as a protective factor. Particularly, we hypothesized that perceived social support is associated with suicide ideation among depressed patients and explored gender difference in suicide ideation and perceived social support among depressed patients. A purposive convenient sample of 100 diagnosed depressed outpatients were recruited from different psychiatric units of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The age range of sample was between 18 to 50 years. Suicide ideation of depressed patients were measured by Beck scale of suicidal ideation (BSSI) developed by Beck, Kouacs & Weissman (1970) whereas perceived social support was measured by Provision of Social Relations (PSR), developed by Tuner, Frankel, and Levin (1983). Result of current study suggests that perceive social support is associated with less likelihood of attempting suicide among depressed patients(r = -.46, p<0.05) and there are no significant gender difference in suicidal ideation and perceived social support among male and female patients with depression (p>0.05). Our study suggests that social support could be protective factor against suicidal thoughts among depressed patients.
The Impact of Sleep Duration on Health, Academic Performance and Social Activity of Students
Authors: Bogdan Tuziak
Published: November 2022

This study investigated the relationship between sleep duration and academic performance among Ukrainian students of veterinary. A cross-sectional design was used. The biodata paper and self-administered questionnaire of Vasserman P.P. were administered to first-year through third-year students at an University of Podillya (Kamyanets-Podilsky, Ukraine). Questionnaires were completed by 110 student veterinarians from 19 to 22 years old. More than 80% of student veterinarians obtained less than 7 hours of sleep at night during a typical academic week. 79% of students sleep for 1-2 hours every day during the daytime. Shorter sleep duration was associated with higher level of neuroticism, headache, sleepiness, tremor, depression, scarce memory, apathy, diarrhea, diarrhea, distraction, and other. According to the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) report majority of student veterinarians had inadequate durations of sleep, defined as fewer than 7 hours while the sleep range in younger adults  is 7-9 hours. Insufficient sleep duration was associated with student health problems, scarce academic performances, asocial characteristics and evident tendency to antisocial behavior.
Suicidal ideation: Risk Factor- Vulnerability and Protective Factor — Resiliency among youth of Juvenile Justice System
Authors: Dr. Reeta Kumari
Published: November 2022

Suicide is a leading cause of death for adolescents. A number of problem behaviours associated with youth suicide fall into the purview of law enforcement personnel, and they are therefore in a position to detect risk and prevent suicidal behaviours. The purpose of this study was to examine factors that increase or decrease suicide risk among a group of the juvenile justice system at risk for school dropout, a population known to be at increased risk for multiple problem behaviours.  Studies of youth who died by suicide provide information to guide prevention efforts, and there is evidence that a number of youth who died by suicide had contact at some point with the legal system. The literature is sparse with regard to suicidal ideation among Indian women with a history of sexual violence as a minor. Using survey data, this study utilized logistic regression to investigate the roles of a risk factor, criminal justice involvement, and protective factors, and ethnic identity in experiencing suicidal ideation. Findings suggest that criminal justice involvement and the interaction of ethnic identity and spiritual well-being are important factors in understanding which Indian may be at a greater risk of experiencing suicidal ideation. Results are discussed relative to prevention and early intervention programs; particularly the importance of understanding adolescent violent behaviours within a context that addresses stress and distress.
Relationship between Mobile Phone Addiction and Loneliness among Youths
Authors: Amardip Mohan Ambhore  , Dr. Parmeshwar Abhiman Puri
Published: November 2022

For the present study relationship between mobile phone addiction and loneliness among youths 60 college going students (30 male and 30 females) select from Aurangabad city by using purposive sampling method. Mobile phone addiction scale and perceived loneliness scale were used for data collection. Descriptive statistics method and person product movement correlation method was used for statistics treatment. Results show there is positive correlation between mobile phone addiction and loneliness among youths.
To Assess the Stress Sources and Coping Behaviour among the Football Players
Authors: Umesh Kumar Romday  , Dr. Anita Puri Singh
Published: November 2022

This study explored the sources of stress and use of coping behaviour among football players. Fifty football players from a BHEL sports club state level competition participated in this study and completed a survey to examine their stress sources and associated coping behaviour. The results indicated that the most common sources of stress were evaluative expectation and threat pressures of competition. Sports persons mostly 05 coping strategies used to manage stress. Results suggest designed to reduce stress should seek to increase the use of active and positive reframing styles to cope with stress.
Intimate Partner Violence in Women of Alcoholic Spouses
Authors: Dr. Madhusudhan. S  , Vaniprabha G.V
Published: November 2022

The focus of this research work is to throw light on the influence of alcohol in men who are involved in intimate partner violence among the spouses of these men on administration of domestic violence questionnaire and Mini plus to rule out comorbid psychiatric illness. A cross sectional study comprising of 50 spouses of patients diagnosed as ADS as per ICD 10 admitted in Victoria Hospital, Bengaluru for de addiction treatment. Results of the domestic violence questionnaire and Mini plus were verified to get an in-depth picture of the domains of domestic violence revealing all women in this study suffered domestic violence and economic abuse being the maximum among the abuse pattern and major depressive disorder with past suicidal attempts in these spouses was revealed.
Influence of Individual and Organizational Factors on Performance of Academic Staff in Higher Education Institutions
Authors: Charles Raphael  , Prof. Charles Steven Tundui  , Dr. Mushumbusi Paul Kato
Published: November 2022

Our study examines the influence of individual and organizational factors on performance of the academic staff in the public Technical Higher Education Institutions in Tanzania. Data were collected using questionnaire from 277 academic staff sampled using stratified and simple random sampling techniques. The collected data were analyzed using Multiple Linear Regressions. Results indicate that: age, working experience, education level and designation had statistically significant and negative influence on performance. Administrative position had an insignificant influence on performance. Training and development, working environment, incentive and reward had statistically significant and positive influence on performance. The findings advocate that; individual and organizational factors significantly influence performance of academic staff when the mentioned factors are not interfered with administrative and management position.
Intra Conflict & Police Personality
Authors: Krupa Nishar  , Trusha Shanbhag
Published: November 2022

The policing function in any society faces a constant conflict to balance the needs/safety of their kith-kin and responsibility towards nation in crisis. The present study reviews the internal unrest in Law enforcement officers pertaining to family and duty as a function of personality during crisis. The study surveyed 50 police officers (44 male, 6 female). A Pearson co-relational analysis was used to measure the significance between personality and conflict. NEO-FFI scale was used for measuring personality. The present study also used the work family conflict scale- an adapted version of Netemeyer et al. instrument. It was hypothesized that individuals who score high on neuroticism face more work-family conflict as compared to individuals who scored high on agreeableness and openness to experience. With respect to gender, it was expected that women are more likely to face internal conflict as compared to men. Results showed that personality factors shared strong co-relation with conflict.
Issues Faced by Aspiring Clinical Psychologists in India
Authors: Aashita Galundia
Published: November 2022

15% of Indian adults are already in need of active intervention for one or more mental illness (National Mental Health Survey, 2015-2016). The increasing demand for mental health care needs to be met with an increased supply of trained professional. The generation that will soon bear the reins of this community needs to find practicing in India a lucrative option. Issues faced by aspiring clinicians at the start of their professional trajectory such as lax standards of licensure, inadequate training facilities, low remuneration, deficits in research funding and neglectful enforcement of code of conduct may dissuade them from practicing in India. This paper discusses challenges and recommendations keeping in mind the status of clinical psychology in other countries. A survey was conducted on practicing clinicians (N = 41) to integrate varying viewpoints.
Problem-Solving Skills Predicts Mental Health Status among Industrial Workers through Life-Skills Education
Authors: S. R. Gopinath  , Dr. A. R. Krishnamurthy
Published: November 2022

Introduction:  Workers with Mental Health problems often lack the ability to solve problems arising from day-to-day living and stressful life events. Objectives: The main objective of this study is to predict workers mental health status, teaching problem-solving skills through Life-Skills education. Methods: The study was an experimental with before and after test design with control group. The sample consisted of 100 workers of HMT Watches Ltd, Bangalore, India. Workers were selected by random sampling and assigned into experimental (N=50) and control (N=50) group inclusive of Male and Female workers in equal numbers.  The experimental group was trained in problem-solving skills for 4 sessions, weekly once for one month. The assessment tool consisted of mental health scale and problem-solving skills questionnaire.  Pre & Post-tested data were analyzed for ‘T’ test for variables. Results:  The results showed significantly that Problem-solving skills are influential on the individual’s well-being, also problem-solving skills predicts mental health status of workers. Conclusion:  It is understood that problem-solving skills demonstrates that workers mental health status improved and also effective in improving incidents and severity of mental health problems.  Life-Skills education programme is useful for increasing mental health status of workers.
Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching on Quality Of Life among Patient with Leprosy at Selected Hospital in Bangalore
Authors: Mrs. Hemavathy. S  , Dr. Nagarathnamma. G
Published: November 2022

This paper explores the concept of “Quality of Life” and Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching. For the study Socio demographical schedule: It consists of 10 items such age, sex, education, occupation, monthly income of the family, religion, locality, previous hospitalization, number of times admitted and during of hospitalization and WHO Brief Quality of Life scale (2004) consists of 26 items, in 5 point rating scale rated from 1 to 5, minimum score is 26 maximum score is 130 were used. All those patients admitted in hospital for the study. After the comparison there was a statistically significant improvement in quality of life of leprosy patients of Video teaching. The mean score increased from 18.560 to 22.480, to 20.820, 7.380 to 11.280 and 18.800 to 22.600 in the dimensions D1, D2, D3 and D4 respectively.
Globalization of Education: E-Learning
Authors: Archana Singh
Published: November 2022

The study was focused on the today growing trend Globalization of Education E.Learning. Globalization of society is connected to remarkable development in information technology and global networking. It gives a birth to e-learning; this type of learning widened our horizons of traditional learning and creates opportunity for all stakeholders in teaching and learning process. The knowledge acquired by a person during his formal education becomes obsolete at a very rapid rate in the digital environment. E-learning is the cutting edge of lifelong learning and e-learning gained ground during 1990s along multimedia and interactive presentations and employees’ training. E-learning is based on the concept of creating media-rich collaborative virtual experience that offers the benefits similar to the real physical experience in face to face learning and teaching. E-learning facilitates just-in-time learning without disruption of the daily work schedules. Moreover, it offers on-demand courses at the convenience of the learner. It is flexible in the sense that the traditional constraints of space and time don’t bother the learner. As an innovative tool, technology has played a central role in improving teaching and learning in light of educational reforms around the globe. E. Business, E. Banking and other such ‘E’ word have appeared and become globally popular, E-learning is one of them. Hence E-learning can reduce the cost of education per student by increasing economic benefits and improve the quality of education. It fulfils the purpose of education so that globalization of education via electronic media is good and bad both, it depends on user how he or she uses and what’s the purpose of using it. Here I conclude with my words that electronic media with their vast information and easily accessibility of knowledge, ideas, thoughts, it shrinks the world or globalize the whole world.
A Study of Percieved Stress Level among Engineers working in Government and Private Sector
Authors: Gavneet Kaur Pruthi
Published: November 2022

Background: Stress is a natural concomitant of work life and is inevitable today. Stress has been examined among various groups of professionals such as accountants, managers, human service professionals, teachers, nurses and pilots, but little attention has been given to perceived stress level among engineers, and therefore present study was planned. Objective: ‘To assess the, ‘Perceived stress level among engineers working in government and private sector. Material and Methods: 60 engineers, 30 from private sector & 3o from government sector were taken from Mumbai (India). Among 30 engineers 15 were female engineers and 15 were male engineers, who were given Perceived stress scale (Cohen et al., 1988) along with semi structured interview. Results: indicated a) Perceived stress level among engineers working in private sector was more than perceived stress level among engineers working in government sector., b) Perceived stress level among female engineers was more than the perceived stress level in male engineers, c) Perceived stress level in female engineers working in private sector was more than perceived stress level in females working in government sector, d) Perceived stress level in male engineers working in private sector was more than perceived stress level in male engineers working in government sector. Conclusion: In nutshell, perceived stress level has a significant impact among male and female engineers working in private sector, as compared to engineers working in government sector. Therefore it is important to intervene.
Intelligence, Personality, and Emotional Intelligence as Predictors of Academic Achievement among Secondary School Students
Authors: Dr. Pradeep Shyam Ranjan  , Dr. Ashutosh Deouskar
Published: November 2022

Academic achievement is a multidimensional phenomenon. Present study is intended to find out the relationship between predictor variables intelligence, personality, and emotional intelligence and criterion variable academic achievement. Two hundred secondary school students aged fourteen to sixteen years from Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, India served as the sample in the present study. A set of tools containing Test of General Mental Ability, High School Personality Questionnaire (HSPQ), and Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS) were administered to gather information. A multiple regression analysis revealed an interesting pattern of relationship. It was found that intelligence; personality and emotional intelligence explain 0.752 of the variance in academic achievements. The results are consistent with some of the studies in the field and inconsistent with the others.
Impact of Hope and Self-Affirmation on the Psychological Well-Being of Out-of-School Adolescents in Ondo State, Nigeria
Authors: Agokei, Roland Chukwudi  , Emmanuel Stephen Oluwaseun
Published: November 2022

This study investigated the impact of hope and self-affirmation on the psychological well-being of out of school adolescent in Ondo State, Nigeria. In the study, the researcher made use of questionnaires which were administered to two hundred respondents. The data collected from the respondents were analysed using descriptive statistical measures such as mean, standard deviation and regression analysis method. However, from the result and analysis of data collected in this research, it could be deduced that the impact of hope and self-affirmation on the psychological well-being of out of school adolescent cannot be over emphasised. Such that hope and self-affirmation had significant relationships with psychological well-being of out of school adolescents and that the combined effect of hope, and self-affirmation on psychological well-being of out of school adolescents was significant and produced an F-ratio value significant at 0.05 level to be 37.57.
Parenting and Its Role in the Development of Self-Esteem in Adolescents
Authors: Nimisha Tripathi  , Prof. Sushma Pandey
Published: November 2022

The present study proposed to investigate the development of self-esteem in adolescents in relation to parenting, age and gender. A 3x2x2 factorial design with 240 adolescents of whom 120 were girls and 120 were boys from six different schools of Gorakhpur district (U.P.) and their parents participated in the study. Modified version of Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory was used to assess adolescents ‘self-esteem and its various domains i.e. General self-esteem, Social self-esteem, Home self-esteem and Academic self-esteem. Further, Multidimensional Parenting Scale (Chauhan & Khokhar, 1995) was administered on their parents to determine their parenting strategies i.e. Positive Parenting strategies (love, encouragement, acceptance, progressiveness, democratism, independence and dominance) and Negative Parenting strategies (hate, rejection, autocratic, discouragement, submissiveness, conservatism, and dependence). Analysis was done using Univariate analysis.

Results from Univariate analysis revealed that parenting has exhibited a pervasive impact on the development of adolescent self-esteem. Specifically, due to positive parenting adolescents expressed greater extent of self-esteem and its various domains which suggest that due to supportive and non-abusive parenting practices adolescents exerted a superior level of self-esteem as compared to adolescents of negative parenting group.

Further, the effect of age on self-esteem was found partially supported. Moreover, the development of self-esteem shows a linear pattern from neo to mid and late adolescence. In the present study Neo adolescents were found far superior in an exhibition of self-esteem than middle adolescents with very little variation but interestingly late adolescents showed the very poor level of self-esteem than other groups. Whereas, the main effect of gender was found non-significant. Apart from the main effect, many interaction effects were also found significant which determined that the development of self-esteem was jointly influenced by age, gender and parenting strategies. Findings are discussed.
A Comparative Study on the Immediate Memory Span of the Students Studying at Six and Eleven Grades
Authors: Siddik, M.A.B  , Abu Yusuf Mahmud
Published: November 2022

The present study was carried on to examine whether immediate memory span varied in terms of ages.196 students aged 11-16 studying at six and eleven grades participated in the experiment where they have presented three lists of numbers containing ten numbers each verbally one after another with five minutes intervals among each of the lists. Written recalls from the subjects were received after each number of the list had been presented. A two-tail t-test found significant differences between the immediate memory span of the six and eleven-grade students. Furthermore, some differences in cognitive behavior such as in recalling the larger size of numbers were observed among the two groups. Factors that facilitated immediate memory span were discussed.
Personality Factor as a Determinant of Attitude towards Loving Styles of People Using Dating Applications in India
Authors: Divjyot Kaur Saini
Published: November 2022

Dating applications use in India is in its peak but still there has been little taboo associated with the use of such application. In order to assess the different personality traits and the loving attitudes of people using these applications, this exploratory research has been conducted. The objective of the present study is to assess the various dimensions of Personality traits and Loving styles of people using Dating Applications, who falls in the age range of (18 – 24) & (25-44) years were taken into consideration for the present study. Random sampling procedure was used to pick 60 participants , 30 males and 30 females within the target population and agreed to participate in the study .People were assessed on two different scales i.e. Big five inventory and loving attitude scale , further t-test , correlation analysis was used to calculate the correlation between the variables of the two scales and to gauge the significant difference between the mean scores of both the males and females and the p-value with the help of t-test. Results have been discussed along with the major limitations of the study.
Mobile Phone Dependence and Mobile Phone Addiction among Engineering College Women Students
Authors: J.Jerus Albert Britto  , Dr. B. Selvaraj
Published: November 2022

The world that people live in today is a world full of technological marvels. Everywhere of people look and every aspect of their lives has been influenced and molded by the plethora of gadgets and applications that have come up at an astounding pace to overwhelm and overhaul the economic, political, social and psychological fabric of our everyday lives (Yodida Bhutia, 2016). There is hardly an aspect of their lives and environment that technology has not touched and transformed. It is there in almost everything that they do in their daily life, the way they work and how they communicate with each other. For many of them, it would be deep to function without the conveniences that technology has brought about into their everyday lives. It is observed that the youth, especially the college going students, are the predominant users of mobile phones. They are usually the ones who are always curious and inquisitive about the latest developments in communication technology. They try to find out the different applications and features of a new technical invention. College students are at that age where they feel that they need to keep in touch with their friends every second, every minute and every hour. They want to know about the latest happenings in their friend’s life as well as share theirs. Mobile phones allow for an easy, fast and convenient way to keep in touch with their friends and family. It enables them to keep in touch with their family and friends anywhere and any time of the day. (Amanda Tariang, 2016).
Internet Addiction and Shyness among Adolescents
Authors: Mahadevaswamy. P  , Lancy D’souza
Published: November 2022

This study evaluated the effect of internet addiction on shyness among adolescents in and around Mysore City. The sample consisted of equal numbers of (360 each) boys and girls aged between 16 to 18 years and was chosen from 16 different schools and Pre-university colleges in and around from Mysore. The students completed an Internet addiction scale (Young, 1998) and Shyness assessment test (D’Souza, 2006).  Two way ANOVA was employed to find out the significance of difference between adolescents with normal, problematic and addict levels of internet addiction on shyness including gender effects. Results revealed that as the levels of internet addiction increased, shyness in various domains-cognitive/affective, physiological and action-oriented domains increased significantly. With addict and problematic level of addiction the shyness scores did not vary statistically. Female adolescents were found to be shyer than male adolescents in all the domains and total scores, except for physiological domain.  Implications of the findings of the study have been delineated.
A Study of Emotional Intelligence of Adolescent Students
Authors: Mahfooz Alam
Published: November 2022

Adolescence is the time of growing up from childhood to adulthood. It is a period of physiological and mental growth. However, it is more than that. In another word, it is a time for the maturing of mind as well as behaviour. This paper seeks to investigate the emotional intelligence of adolescent students with respect to the type of school, area, and gender. The study was conducted on 200 adolescents (100 boys100 girls) studying in senior secondary schools selected purposively from East Singhbhum, Jharkhand. Their ages range from 16 to 20 years. Emotional Intelligence Inventory by Mangal and Mangal (2004) was used to collect the necessary data. To find out the significance of the difference between the various comparison groups “t” test was applied. Results showed that secondary school students differed significantly in terms of the nature of school and gender on emotional intelligence. Result further revealed in relation to area students did not differ significantly in their emotional intelligence.
Assessing Stereotypes Related to Skin Tone
Authors: Sakshi Bansal  , S. Kaushik  , Manik Chopra  , Dr. Harpreet Bhatia  , Dr. Shailja Rana
Published: November 2022

Skin tone and related discrimination is a pressing issue in India. The resultant stereotyping is deep-rooted in the country and has historical causes across various cultures. This has directly led to the formation of labels and standards for men and women alike and has negatively impacted the self-esteem of numerous people. With a distorted self-concept, many resorts to rigorous beauty regimes. The current research attempts to explore the differences in perception of men between fair and dark skin tone women on various characteristics. The sample included 126 males in the age range of 18-20 years and a self-designed questionnaire consisting of 10 characteristics was developed with a rating scale of 1-10. Data were analyzed using SPSS and t for dependent samples was used to compare the perception of men towards dark and fair skin tone women on the 10 characteristics. Results indicated that there were no significant differences between dark and fair skin tone women as rated by the subjects, favoring the fair skin tone women on the mentioned characteristics.
The Effect of Love Styles on Hope and Marital Attitudes among Young Adults
Authors: Mridhula, A  , Ananyalakshmi, V. R.
Published: November 2022

Love style affects an individual’s relationship with his or her partner. Understanding the love style of the partner would help the individual to be aware of an individual’s style of love. The independent variable is love styles and dependent variables are hope and marital attitudes. The study used a correlation design and Love Attitudes Scale: short form by Hendrick, C. et al, (1998), Adult Hope Scale (ahs) by Snyder, C. R. et al. (1991) and Marriage Attitude Scale by Pramod Kumar (1988) were used. The sample size was 131 which included males and females from Chennai who are married, in a romantic relationship and who are not in any romantic relationship. The study used convenience sampling technique.  The researcher analysed the strength of the relationship among the variables. The findings suggested that ludus and storge were the style of love that had an inverse relationship with marital attitudes and Agape, a style of love affected both hope and marital attitude of the participants. It was also found that there were no gender differences.
Alcohol and Cognitive Impairment – A Review
Authors: Dr. Prosenjit Ghosh
Published: November 2022

Background-Alcoholism results from an interplay between genetic and environmental factors, and is linked to brain defects and associated cognitive, emotional, and behavioral impairments. Objectives-To find the impact and factors related to alcohol induced cognitive dysfunction. Method- Internet search was carried out with alcohol, cognitive functions etc Results-It was found that the effects of alcohol depend on various factors like – age, gender, general health and family history. Various structural, functional neuroimaging and neuropsychological tests have shown that a latge proportion of alcoholics suffer from cognitive dysfunction. Conclusion-The underpinnings of alcohol-induced brain defects are multivariate; to date, the available literature does not support the assertion that any one variable can consistently and completely account for these impairments.
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Intervention on College
Authors: Divya Sinha  , Hemalatha Ramachandran
Published: November 2022

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) was used as a pilot study that focused on young female adults in the age group of 18-22 years. Sample size of this study was 40 female college students. Out of which 20 were in experimental group and the other 20 as control group. Screening of the subjects was done using Demographic Questionnaire. The study will measure the effect of MBSR intervention of 8-weeks on individual to be more mindful and its effect on its attention and perception of stress using the task stroop, change detection and KIMS and perceived stress scale.
Design and Validation of Islamic Leadership Teachers Instrument in Learning Process Based on Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory
Authors: Lira Vina Yantri  , syamsu Yusuf  , Nurhudaya
Published: November 2022

This study aims to design and validate the Islamic Leadership instruments of teachers in the learning process by using the approach of classical test theory and item response theory. Islamic Leadership teacher is the behavior of teachers in leading to give direction, motivation, influence learners and create confidence to reach the goal in process of learning in class based on character of Prophet that is siddiq, amanah, tabligh and fathonah. This research is a Research and Development (R & D) research with quantitative approach. Data obtained from 304 elementary, junior and senior high school teachers in Bandung regency. Based on quantitative data analysis using classical test theory approach shows instrument validity (0,91) and reliability of instrument (α = 0.95) which is known from Cronbach Alpha value, meanwhile using item response theory approach indicates 52 valid items and eight pair items invalid statements and known instrument reliability (α = 0.93), respondent reliability (α = 0.83), and item reliability (α = 0.96). In general, this instrument may account for 24.6% of respondents’ variance. Based on these findings, Islamic Leadership teachers in the learning process can be measured using this instrument.