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Mental Health Issues in Institutionalized Adolescent Orphans
Authors: Aijaz Ahmed Bhat  , Dr. Sadaqat Rahman  , Nasir Mohammad Bhat
Published: November 2020

The aim of the study was to determine the nature and extend of Mental Health issues in institutionalized adolescent orphans of District Kupwara. A case study of orphans aged 11 to 17 years from 04 orphanages in Kupwara. A structured and internationally standardized interview schedule MINI Kid (Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Kids) was used for data collection and socio-demographic sheet was also used for additional information. Kapuswaour’s scale was used to see the Socio-economic status of kids. Data were cleaned and analyzed by SPSS version 16.00 windows. Eleven participants (13.75%) met DSM 1V criteria for MDE, 6.5% reported suicidal tendencies, 11.25% showed dysthymic symptoms, 10% panic disorder, 20% agoraphobia, 7.5% separation anxiety disorder, 16.25% social phobia, 15% specific phobia, 6.25% PTSD symptoms, 1.25% substance dependence (Non-alcoholic), 3.75% ADHD, 1.25% conduct disorder, 3.75% ODD, 8.75% GAD and nineteen participants i.e. 23.75% showed co-morbid conditions. Orphan-hood brings a host of various mental health vulnerabilities. A cultural recognition of Mental Health problems and the long term negative consequences of these issues need to be developed and interventions to address these vulnerabilities and risks for mental health problems among institutionalized orphans.
Pure Love Redefined
Authors: Jyotirmoy Sarkar
Published: November 2020

Love —the most sweet and lovely word to all of us. There are different forms of love. But the most well known pure love is the Mom’s love for their children, its most selfless love in the world, probably in the whole universe—-but is it really true for every Mom? Let’s see what the logic from the practical incidents leads us, let’s start with a question—how many girls and boys are there who have dedicated their whole life for their lover? The answer is —such dedication is very hard to see, after falling in love we make lots of promises to our lovers but when the time comes to keep those promises we make lots of excuses, both the boys and the girls start to sow lots of excuses, girls never find any problem to choose a secured life ignoring love, girls have lots of excuses to be got married as soon as possible, such as, security in life, complication during delivery in old age etc. But if a girl purely loves a boy then should these thoughts come in her mind? If comes then is it a pure love? Moms love is a worldwide known pure love but how much is it an example of selfless love? Specially how much is it applicable for those girls who always wanted to secure their life without dedicating small time period for the pure love they have got, those who can’t dedicate ,who can’t make sacrifices for their love can never love their children purely, their love for their children is the love for their “own Part” which they brought up in their womb for nine months supplying biological and chemical ingredients ,they have supplied it from their own body that’s why they have so much love for their own part—-so for these types of girls, their love as mom can never be a selfless love.
Mental Health among Internet Addicts and Non Addict Peoples Behaviour
Authors: Dr. S. M. Makvana  , Pratika C. Sankhesara
Published: November 2020

The present study aimed to examine the relationship between Mental Health among Internet Addicts and Non Addicts with reference to types of Internet effect and Gender. While almost everyone has experienced mental health at some point in their lives, most do not develop long-term problems with mental health. Mental health it is the Latin world “anger” it means “strangle” it use to present period changing from individual values -morale, idea, alienation, competition and achievement. WHO (World Health Organization),defined mental health is “A state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community”. WHO stresses that mental health “is not just the absence of mental disorder”. According to Medilexicon’s medical dictionary, defined mental health is “emotional, behavioral, and social maturity or normality; the absence of a mental or behavioral disorder; a state of psychological well-being in which one has achieved a satisfactory integration of one’s instinctual drives acceptable to both 4 oneself and one’s social milieu; an appropriate balance of love, work, and leisure pursuits”. The present studies used to variables namely (A) Types of Addicts (B) types of Gender examine the effect of mental health. The scales used Mental Health Inventory (1992) Constructed & standardized by Dr D. J. Bhatt. The scale consisted in five factors. A research Data/sample size 480 was collected from Internet Addicts and Non Addicts people of Ahmadabad district of Gujarat State. Hence, this gives rise to a 2 x 2 factorial research design for the analysis of the data. The ANOVAs, was re-sorted in order to get the results. There is no significant effect of Internet Addicts and Non Addicts people with regard to mental health. There is significant effect of gender (male and female) on mental health.
A Brief Account of Abstract and Concrete Elements of Language
Authors: Ahmed M. S. Alduais
Published: November 2020

Purpose: What do abstract elements of language refer to and how they can be distinguished from concrete ones is the main concern of this paper. Method: The study is mainly descriptive where previous and related studies are reviewed and presented to reach a view about abstract and concrete elements of language. Results: Whatever spoken and written is concrete element of language and whatever processed and acquired or learnt is abstract element of language. Linguistic elements before use are abstract and when being used they turn into concrete ones. Conclusions: Our stored linguistic and mental abilities are to be taken as the abstract element(s) of language, yet our attempt and desire to use the stored linguistic and mental abilities and put them into actions are the concrete element(s) of language.
Impact of Contemporary and Western Dancing Styles on the Well Being Levels of Young Females
Authors: Megha Sharma  , Dr. Aradhana Balodi Bhardwaj
Published: November 2020

Introduction: Dancing is a powerful impulse and helps in channelizing ones energy. It serves different purposes for different individuals. Some seek entertainment with help of dancing whereas someone else might indulge in dancing because of the health benefits that come along. Various emotional can be attached to dancing and in turn it also caters to emotional needs of individuals. The purpose of this study was to study the impact of contemporary and western dancing styles on the well being levels of young females. Methodology: A sample of 80 females between 17-21 years of age was taken up for this particular study. The sample was divided equally into two groups of contemporary and western dancing styles. The Ryff Psychological Well Being Scale was used for administering the well being levels of participants’ pre and post the dance training. Results and Implications: The results showed that there was no significant difference between the well being levels of individuals on pre and post dance training measures. There was no significant difference between the overall well being levels of contemporary and western dance training groups. Also, there was no increase in the well being levels of young females post the dance training.
Are the Perceptions of Teachers and Students about Corporal Punishments in Schools Co Related?
Authors: Reshmi Ramachandran  , Dr. G. Subramonian
Published: November 2020

Corporal punishment refers to the use of physical and mental punishment to bring desired changes in the behavior of children. This article explores the relationship between the perceptions of teachers and students towards corporal punishments in schools based on sub scales namely classroom discipline scale, reasons of punishments scale, consequences of punishments scale and alternative to corporal punishments scale. In this article, survey method was adopted with total sample of 180 with 90 each from secondary school teachers and students from Central Kerala. The tool used for measuring the perception of students and teachers were self made tools. On analysis of the data it is understood that perception scores of teachers and students on corporal punishment factors, positive discipline factors, academic factors, psychological factors and alternative factors are unrelated. At the same time when data of the perception scores of teachers and students as per personality factors and sociological factors were analyzed it was found that there is correlation between them.
Spiritual Intelligence: At a Glance!
Authors: Ms. Hema G  , Dr. Vinita Advani
Published: November 2020

Today’s adolescents are getting very much affected and exposed to the changing society due to which they are facing much higher levels of stress. One of the many challenges faced by adolescents is academic performance. The adolescence period is the best time to develop positive emotions and training skills, because adolescents are seeking to find their identity and their future personality at this period. The ultimate goal of Education is all round development/holistic development of the student. All round development refers to physical fitness, mentally balanced, emotionally strong, socially adjusted and spiritually uplifted. WHO defines Health as ‘physical, social, mental and Spiritual well being’. Thus, spiritual intelligence is closely related to Education and foundation of Education. The core values of spiritual intelligence which can find natural expression in curriculum includes connectedness, compassion, honesty, responsibility, respect, unity, service. This paper has reviewed the articles about spiritual intelligence, its dimensions, and its related concepts. Spiritual intelligence has a significant role in the quality of life. This paper has tried to put forth the concept of spirituality and spiritual Intelligence/Quotient, its theoretical and scientific background, principles and skills. It can be viewed as a form of intelligence. Spiritual intelligence predicts functioning and adaptation and offers capabilities that enable people to solve problems and attain goals. Understanding spirituality as a kind of intelligence, the psychological conception of spirituality is associated with the rational cognitive processes like goal achievement and problem solving. Thus, this paper is significant to Education field where spiritual intelligence can be introduced to the students through the curriculum which teaches students how to behave with others, how to make decisions and act in everyday stressful world of interacting with difficult people and situations.
How Domestic Violence Influences Academic Achievements of Students
Authors: Mrs. Bhawna Sharma  , Dr. Manisha Basal  , Dr. Rashmi Gupta
Published: November 2020

A key goal of education is to ensure that every student has a chance to excel, both in school and in life. School performance in high school level depends on a student’s mental and physical abilities which are influenced by other factors also. Studies carried out in a wide variety of countries demonstrate that the Domestic violence influences to a great extent the educational achievements as well as co-curricular achievements of the students. The data used for the analysis is gathered from the students of 9th and 10th graders. The home has a great influence on the child’s psychological, emotional, social and economic state. The present study will also enable to improve students’ performance and reactions to the life situations and necessary psychological support can be provided from time to time. The study also reveals that the students whose parents have better jobs and higher levels of income have high academic achievements as compared to the students whose parents have lower level job & and lower levels of income.
Vocational Rehabilitation of Mild Mentally Challenged Adults
Authors: Shony Mathew P. J  , Dr. Vidhya Ravindranadan
Published: November 2020

Vocational Rehabilitation is the part of continuous and coordinated process of rehabilitation which involves the guidance, vocational training and selective placement designed to enable a differently abled person to secure and retain suitable employment. The present study analyzes impact of vocational training in the competencies of mild mentally challenged adults. The sample for the study consists of 8 mild mentally challenged adults between the age of 18 -30 years. An individualized vocational curriculum is developed and the vocational training courses provided training in computer, stitching, embroidery, office assistance and identity card making. Pre test-post test design has been used in order to understand the influence of intervention. For this purpose Behavioral Assessment Scales for Adult Living – Mental Retardation (BASAL –MR) and Personal data sheet has been used. The results indicate that vocational training has great impact in developing competencies of mild mentally challenged.
Measuring Self-Serving Cognitive Distortions: An analysis of the Psychometric Properties of the How I think Questionnaire (HIT-16-Q)
Authors: Eshrat Ara
Published: November 2020

The How I Think Questionnaire (HIT-Q; Barriga et al., 2001) is a self-report measure of self-serving cognitive distortions. This study aimed to analyze the psychometric properties of the validated version HIT-16-Q (Ara & Shah, 2015) scores in large sample adolescents. Results showed good reliability of the total HIT-16-Q scores: alpha .83. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) revealed a single factor. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), revealed the better fit for the one-dimensional structural model. Moreover, the HIT-16-Q has good convergent validity.
Study of Mental Health Status of the Family Members of Disappeared Persons of Kashmir
Authors: Suhail Ahmad Bhat  , Dr. Shawkat Ahmad Shah
Published: November 2020

While trying to portray the picture of mayhem and woes of family members of those who disappeared, it fails to fully convey the agony of the survivors. Their emotions are so intense that a normal person can hardly help his emotional shutters. Even a single experience with a family member of a disappeared person makes one to ponder that how unbearable it is to be a mother, father, wife or son of disappeared person. Their search for the disappeared family member along with hardships of daily life, social stigmas, economic and educational needs have left their mental health par below average level. One finds the words of depression, stress, anxiety, sleeplessness and melancholy in their everyday lexicon. With such a despondent picture of family members of disappeared persons in mind, the present attempt was made to study the nature of their mental health. To achieve this objective, data was collected from 217 family members of disappeared persons of Kashmir. The frequency method and t-test were used to obtain the results. The results of the study showed that majority of the family members scored high in negative dimensions of mental health namely, anxiety, depression and loss of behavioral and emotional control and low in positive dimensions of mental health namely, general positive affect, emotional ties and life satisfaction. A significant difference was found in mental health on the basis of gender, age and family type.
Investigation of Relationship between Study Habits and Achievement Motivation of College Students
Authors: Dr. Indrajitsinh. D. Thakor
Published: November 2020

Educational psychology is considered as an important branch of modern psychology. In it with study of behavior of a child to an old man is done scientifically in context of his learning environment. And the concept of motivation has taken many forms; It appears in our folklore, in our traditions and customs, in our great philosophical systems, and in our more recent science of behavior. The common and unifying element in these diverse conceptions is that motivation is an agency or factor or force that helps to explain behavior. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between Study Habits and Achievement motivation of college students of Halol city in Gujarat state. In this research paper Study Habits inventory and Achievement Motivation inventory was used. The random sample (N=111) was taken from college. The product-moment coefficient of correlation method and “ t ” test was calculated to find out the result. Results showed positive relationship between Study Habits and Achievement motivation. It was also found that Study Habits and Achievement motivation are not gender sensitive. The high group of Study Habit students has achieved high results in Achievement then the low group of Study Habits students. The detail results are indicating in the paper.
Rehabilitation of Fine Motor Coordination of Individuals with Chronic Alcohol Dependence
Authors: Neelu Sharma  , Om Prakash  , Sarika Alreja  , K. S. Sengar  , Amool R. Singh
Published: November 2020

Long term alcohol abuse causes physical, cognitive, psychological and neuropsychological deficit in alcoholic individual. Current study intends assess and rehabilitate fine motor coordination of chronic alcohol dependent cases. Seven chronic cases of alcohol dependence were selected from de-addiction ward of Ranchi Institute of Neuropsychiatry and Allied Sciences, Kanke. All the cases were assessed on LNNB & AIIMS Motor function scale. Each patient was individually given one month rehabilitation training with Talking Pen. All the cases were assessed in pre and post test condition. Result was analyzed using Wilcoxin Sign Rank Test. Result reveals there was significant difference between patient’s pre and post intervention performance which suggests improved fine motor functioning of the alcohol dependent individuals.
Assessment of Shyness among Tribal and Rural Adolescents and Its Relationship with Vocational Interests
Authors: Dr. Shankarlinge Gowda  , Dr. Chandrakant Jamadar
Published: November 2020

The present study aims to find out the prevalence of shyness among adolescents in tribal and rural areas as well as to find out the relationship between of occupational preference among adolescents of tribal and rural areas, influence of shyness levels, gender, and income on job preference among the adolescents. The experience of shyness can occur at any or all of the following levels: cognitive, affective, physiological and behavioural and may be triggered by a wide variety of situational cues. Since shyness could affect any dimension, the present study aims to identify the influence of shyness on occupational preference of the adolescents. The study of adolescent shyness has implications for understanding some of the more extreme examples of adolescent violence as exhibited by recent high school shootings perpetrated by shy, socially isolated, angry adolescents labeled as “cynically shy” (Carducci, 2000) and the development of strategies for reducing the social isolation experienced by such socially disenfranchised adolescents. Finally, severe shyness that continues into the later years of life can result in chronic social isolation that leads to increasingly severe loneliness and related psychopathology, and even to chronic illness and a shorter life span. Lastly, after studying the shyness aspects and relationship with other variables, an attempt will be made to suggest few remedial measures for shyness.
Quality of Life in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Affective Disorder
Authors: Pratima
Published: November 2020

Family caregivers of persons with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia experience high level of burden and compromised quality of life. A considerable amount of burden on the caregivers often leads to display of certain attitudes towards persons with severe mental illness called expressed emotion, which then leads to poor quality of patients as well. Although numerous studies dealing with these issues separately are present, but studies dealing with relationship, using mixed methodology, among these issues are scarce. The aim of the present study was to understand how actually the construct of quality of life in different demographic conditions affect life conditions of schizophrenic and bipolar patients and determining relapse. The present study was designed mainly to assess the quality of life on patients and the families of a particular group of patients namely those with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The objectives if the present research were to study: (i) the quality of life of patients with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Affective disorder. (ii) the quality of life of caregivers of patients with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Affective disorder. Patients with disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder are more likely to relapse when there is high expressed emotion present in their living environment. The stress from the remarks and attitudes of the family is overwhelming because they feel like the cause of the problems. The patient then falls into the cycle of relapse. The only way to escape this vortex for the family is to go through therapy together to prevent the relapse. But before that it becomes necessary to understand that what is the reason behind such attitude towards a family member who is mentally ill, what is the cause of burden and what all changes the caregivers’ and the patients’ quality of life come across.
A Study of Anxiety and Conscientiousness of Professional and Non- Professional College Students
Authors: Mr. Balaji D. Raut  , Dr. Mrs. N. D. Mundada
Published: November 2020

The present study was conducted to investigate the Anxiety and Conscientiousness of professional and non-professional students of Jalgaon city. R.L. Bharadwaj, H. Sharma and M. Bhargava Comprehensive Anxiety Test was use to measure the anxiety level. COSTA and McCrae 2010 NEO five factor personality inventory was use to measure the personality factor conscientiousness of college students. For this study of a sample of 120 students of age range 18-22 years studying in B.A, B.com and Engineering Students were selected from different college of Jalgaon City.
Spiritual Well-Being and Depression among Middle Aged People
Authors: Nelofar Bashir  , Humera Shafi  , Usmat Yousuf  , Sakeena Parveen  , Kulsum Akhter
Published: November 2020

The aim of the present research was to study spiritual well-being and depression among middle aged people. 100 middle aged persons were taken for the present study. The tools used were Spiritual wellbeing Scale (Paloutzian & Ellison, 1982), Beck Depression Inventory-III (Beck, Steer and Brown, 1996). The result revealed that out of 100 middle aged people, 79% showed average level, and 21% showed high level of spiritual well being. Also it was found that out of the total sample 68% fall in the minimal level of depression, 16% fall in the mild level, 10% fall in the moderate level of depression and the remaining 6% of the sample fall in the severe level of depression. Further, results of the study revealed significant negative correlations of spiritual well being with depression among middle aged people. Furthermore results did not reveal any significant differences for spiritual well-being and depression among middle aged people as far as their gender is concerned.
A Study on Career Maturity of XI Standard Students
Authors: B. Sivakumar  , N. Sridhar
Published: November 2020

The nature of career maturity is influenced by number of factors. The factors like the individuals family environment, mental ability, attitude, personality, economic, political and industrial polices etc… Considering the above facts, it will be relevant to study the career maturity and career competency of students. Career Maturity Inventory (CMI) Attitude Scale & Competency Test) originally prepared by John O, Crites, Indian Adaptation by Mrs. Nirmala Gupta (1989). The reliability of the scale was found to be 0.82. Normative survey method was used for the present study. This method was used to assess the relationship between the XI standard Students career maturity and their career competency. A random sample of 200 XI Students studying in eight Higher Secondary Schools located in Erode district of Tamil Nadu was selected for the study. The investigator was used by t and F test.
A Study on Cognitive Emotion Regulation and Anxiety and Depression in Adults
Authors: Ms. Shefeena Jacob  , Dr. Milu Maria Anto
Published: November 2020

The present study is an attempt to examine the relationship between cognitive emotion regulation strategies and anxiety and depression among adults. The rising prevalence of mental illness in today’s world is mainly due to stress, tension or negative life experiences in our day to day life. In this regard, the way in which one’s response to stress and negative life events may be more directly connected to mental health and psychopathology than the nature of stressful experience itself. A representative sample of 30 males and 30 females from Kottayam and Thrissur Districts of Kerala, of 20 – 40 years of age were selected. Cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire was administered to find out the cognitive emotion regulation strategies that participants use in response to the experience of stressful events. The inventory of Beck Depression Inventory -11 was distributed to find out the different symptoms of depression and State – Trait Anxiety Test was used to measure their state and trait anxiety levels. The results of Student t- test showed that, both males and females show significant differences in certain cognitive emotion regulation dimensions like positive appraisal, putting into perspective and other – blame and in depressive symptoms and in one of the anxietal symptom called Tension. And Co–efficient Correlation revealed that, self blame, catastrophizing, rumination and other blame were related with high level of depression and anxiety and subscales like acceptance, positive appraisal and putting into perspective were related with low levels of depression and anxiety. So the study concluded that there is relationship between cognitive emotion regulation strategies and anxiety and depression among adults. And also Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) has fit psychometric properties and could be used for clinical and investigative purposes.
Psychological Contract and Job Satisfaction among HR Professionals in Start-up Service Sector
Authors: Lijo. K. J  , Wanlamkupar Savio Lyngdoh
Published: November 2020

Psychological contract pinpoints the underlying processes regarding expectation within the employee and employer relationship to ensure a healthy and progressive relationship of both parties. Human resource professionals in Start-up have a bigger role than those working in large organization. The researcher aims to find out whether there is a relationship between Psychological contract and Job Satisfaction among HR professionals. The objective of the study to find the relationship between psychological contract and job satisfaction among HR professionals in start-up organization. The tools used for the study are the Job Satisfaction scale by (Singh & Sharma, 2004) and Psychological Contract Inventory (Rousseau, 1989). The sample of the study consists of 40 HR professionals. Pearson product moment correlation and step-wise multiple regression is used for analyzing the data. The findings show that the dimensions of psychological contract inventory i.e. employee obligation, employer obligation and psychological contract fulfillment have a significant correlation with job satisfaction of HR professionals in Start-up service sectors.
Stress among Nurses in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Authors: Rajeswari. H  , Dr. B. Sreelekha
Published: November 2020

Stress is a part and parcel of human lifestyle. Stress is a bodily or mental tension resulting from factors that tend to alter an existent equilibrium. Nursing is generally perceived as demanding profession. Along with the increased demand and progress in the nursing profession, stress among the nurses has also increased. The study is carried out with the objectives to assess the level of stress among nurses and to associate the level of stress among nurses with their socio demographic variables. METHODS: Cross sectional research design was adopted.200 nurses working in selected tertiary care hospital were selected by using probability simple random sampling technique. Data was collected by using modified stress inventory. RESULTS: The study revealed that among 200 samples 2(1%) had mild stress, 79(39.5%) had moderate stress and 119(59.5%) had severe stress. In associating the sociodemograpic variables with the level of stress, the variables like age, sex, religion, marital status, educational qualification, designation, area of working, programme attended related to stress, relaxation technique used have no significant association at the level of p<0.05 where as variables income, years of experience, area of living have significant association with level of stress at the level of p<0.001 &p<0.20. CONCLUSION: The study concludes that majority of the nurses have stress. It is also found that stress due to work organization and inter personal relationship at work is harder which adds up to the stress. It is evident in the present study that younger age group and women were commonly affected with severe stress .Income earned and place where they live also influences the stress. It is recommended to implement strategies for reducing stress and to organize stress management programme.
Personality (Introvert, And Extrovert) and Professional Commitment Effect among B.Ed Teacher Educator Students
Authors: Shiv Prakash  , Astha Singh  , Santosh Kumar Yadav
Published: November 2020

Introvert and Extrovert is considered an important personality factors in the eastern psychology. Objective of the present study is to find out different between Introvert and Extrovert factors of personality and Professional Commitment among B.ed students. Sample consists of 300 B.ed students (150 male & 150 female) selected by adopting random sampling method. The tools used for the study are Introvert and Extrovert inventory by Dr. P. F. Aziz, and Smt. Dr. Rekha Gupta and Professional Commitment Scale for Teacher Educators constructed by Dr. Vishal Sood. Statistical analysis was done by computing person’s product moment effects. Findings of the study are – (1) Introvert and Extrovert Personality and Professional Commitment are finding different to each other significantly. (2) Introvert Personality (Male & Female) and Professional Commitment are not found different to each other significantly. (3) Extrovert Personality (Male & Female) and Professional Commitment are finding different to each other significantly. (4) Introvert and Extrovert Personality (Male) and Professional Commitment are find different to each other significantly. (5) Introvert and Extrovert Personality (Female) and Professional Commitment are no find different to each other significantly.
Moderating Roles of Hardiness and Self-Efficacy in the Relationship between Flow and Academic Procrastination on Academic Performance: A Structural Equation Model Approach
Authors: M. Vinothkumar  , Kousalya  , Vindya. V. Rai
Published: November 2020

Academic procrastination is common among students and is due to various reasons. One of the reasons can be difficulty level of the task. To involve in the task and experience a deep sense of enjoyment, there should be balance between students’ skills and task challenges which is a characteristic of flow. The present study aimed to find out the moderating role of Hardiness and Self-efficacy in the relationship between Flow and Academic Procrastination on Academic Performance. For that 170 undergraduate students were taken from different streams using stratified random sampling method. Procrastination Scale, Dispositional Flow Scale, Hardiness Scale and Self-efficacy scales were used to measure the proposed variable in the model. Results showed a significant negative relation between academic performance and procrastination and a positive relation between Academic Performance, flow, and Self-efficacy. However, there seems no significant relationship between academic performance and hardiness. Structural equation modeling results reveal that procrastination has a significant direct effect on performance and that self-efficacy plays a moderating role in the relationship between flow and procrastination on academic performance, whereas hardiness is non-significant. Hence, it can be concluded from the SEM analysis result that model can be partially accepted. The implications of the study suggest designing the syllabus to match the abilities of all the students, training to elude procrastination and to increase a student’s level of self-efficacy.
Management of Psychological Effects through Counselling During HCV (Hepatitis) Treatment
Authors: Moni Chaudhary  , Dr. Mridula Sharma
Published: November 2020

Hepatitis (HCV) is a serious virus that can cause significant damage to the liver. Many individuals, who contact HCV, do so through blood transfusions or intravenous drug use. Additionally, the treatments available for HCV can cause negative side effects and decrease a client’s quality of life. Psychiatric disorders or drug addiction are often regarding as contraindications against the use of interferon (IFN-α), ribavirin and sofosovior in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Our aim was to find out role of counseling on mental side effect of treatment with IFN- α, ribavirin and sofobuvior in different psychological risk groups. Individuals with HCV also experience psychological problems as a result. For instance, many people who are diagnosed with HCV are of low socioeconomic status and have limited access to adequate health care. Other psychological conditions that are common among individuals with HCV include discrimination, depression, and substance misuse. We suggested that Psychologists may be able to not only help with co morbid conditions but also help clients deal with the adverse side effects of medication and the psychological stigma and discrimination surrounding HCV.
Performance of Officials and Agents of the State of Ministry of Public Service and Administrative Reform According to Professional Seniority and Interpersonal Relations
Authors: Yao René Yao  , Saga Bernard Loba  , Innocent Sylvestre Tombezoogo  , Maryse Tchaboua
Published: November 2020

This study aims to show the influence of professional seniority and interpersonal relations on the performance of officials and agents of the state of Ministry of the Public Service and Administrative Reform. It is based on a general assumption that there is a direct link between the two levels of study variables. The verification of this hypothesis required a quantitative approach. The sampling technique used is stratified probabilistic method. The survey was conducted among a sample of 103 permanent officials and agents of the state by means of a questionnaire. The counting of the data obtained and their statistical treatment using the chi-square test can isolate two results. On the one hand, the age does not determine the performance of state officials and agents of the Ministry of Public Service and Administrative Reform. On the other hand, relationships have a significant influence on the performance of state officials and agents of that Ministry.
A Study of Study Habits and Academic Achievement among Secondary and Senior Secondary School Students of Mysore City
Authors: Roya Sherafat  , C. G. Venkatesha Murthy
Published: November 2020

The authors of this study have attempted to understand whether study habits affect academic achievement among secondary and senior secondary school students of Mysore. It is also attempted to know whether students at secondary level differ from senior secondary level on their study habits. The study was conducted on the sample of 625 students of Mysore City in India using stratified random sampling technique. Results indicated that the study habits facilitate higher academic achievement. Further, it was also found that secondary school students are significantly better than senior secondary students on study habits. The findings are analyzed and explained. Thus, study habit is found to be an important correlate of academic achievement.
Stress Level of Working and Non Working Women
Authors: Muddanagouda Patil
Published: November 2020

Stress is a part of modern life, with increasing complexity of life, stress is likely to increase. Stress is built in the concept of role, which is conceived as the position a person occupies in a system. Women’s in modern global world have to play a dual role as housewife and career builder. The present investigation was conducted to examine the stress among the working and non workingwomen’s. It was hypothesized that the working women’s has more stress than the non- working women’s. In order to verify the above hypothesis a sample of 90 women’s were taken. From which working women’s (N= 45) and non workingwomen’s (N= 45). To measure the stress, the stress scale developed by DR. M. Singh (2002) was administrated individually to the subjects. The data were subjected to ‘t’ analysis and the major findings of the study reveals that the working women’s has more stress than the non workingwomen’s.
Sri Lankan Adolescents’ Relationships with their Parents, Siblings and Peers: An Exploratory Study
Authors: Buddhiprabha D D Pathirana
Published: November 2020

The aim of the present study is to explore Sri Lankan adolescents’ relationships with their parents, siblings and peers. To investigate this aspect a semi-structured interview schedule was used to interview 10 adolescents (6 girls and 4 boys aged at 15 to 18 years) from varied socioeconomic backgrounds, belonging to varied communities (sports clubs, plantation sector, urban, rural) . The results conveyed that parents, siblings and peers had an impact on the psychosocial wellbeing of the studied adolescents. However, positive relationships with parents, siblings and peers did not seem to be the only influence on adolescent wellbeing. Adolescents in the study who reported abusive and neglecting experiences from parents also reported well-being and attributed it to multitude of other factors.
Health Risk Behaviour as Depicted in the Media
Authors: K. Lalitha  , B. Venkata Subbaiah
Published: November 2020

Media plays a very significant and influential role in our day today life. Everyday programs include advertisement and entertainment programmes like serials etc., but now a days, everyday at least five risky behaviours are witnessed by the public. The present study was planned to know the role of media in relation to health risk behavior. The selection of the sample was done randomly in Siddavatam village and Kadapa town. After obtaining prior information, the subjects were contacted individually at their home and explained the purpose of the study and seeking their co-operation. The obtained data was analyzed and results show that health risk behavior is commonly witnessed in the media and found less preventive measures to reduce health risk behaviour. The links between media consumption and smoking and alcohol use also are strong and there is good evidence that they are causal. Currently there is need of high-quality research to make it possible to say whether the links are causal. To better understand the effect of the media on youth risk behavior, researchers will have to develop comprehensive explanatory models that include socioeconomic and cultural variables.
Quality of Life and Stress among Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Caregivers and General Population
Authors: Akshara Goel  , Dr. Roopali Sharma
Published: November 2020

The current study aimed at comparing the Quality of Life and Stress among Obsessive Compulsive Disorder caregivers and General population. It was hypothesised that the Quality of Life will be poor in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder caregivers and their level of Stress will be high in comparison with General population. There would be a significant relationship in the Quality of Life and Stress in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder caregivers. The study proves that the Quality of Life is superior in General population than Obsessive Compulsive Disorder caregivers, whereas the level of Stress is higher in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder caregivers. There is also a significant relationship between Quality of Life and Stress in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder caregivers.
Relationship between Spiritual Well-Being, Life Satisfaction and Depression: A Study of Middle Aged People
Authors: Dr. Humera Shafi  , Nelofar Bashir  , Usmat Yousuf  , Sakeena Parveen  , Kulsum Akhter
Published: November 2020

The aim of the present study was to study spiritual well-being, life satisfaction and depression among middle aged people. 100 middle aged persons were taken for the present study. The Spiritual wellbeing Scale (SWB) developed by Paloutzian and Ellison (1982), Life Satisfaction Scale by Singh and Joseph and Beck Depression Inventory (2nd edition, 1996) were used to examine spiritual well-being, life satisfaction and depression respectively. It was revealed from the study that out of 100 middle aged people, 79% showed average level, and 21% showed high level of spiritual well being. In terms of life satisfaction, of the total sample 43% fall in average level and 57% fall in high level of life satisfaction. Also it was found that out of the total sample 68% fall in the minimal level of depression, 16% fall in the mild level, 10% fall in the moderate level of depression and the remaining 6% of the sample fall in the severe level of depression. Further, results of the study revealed significant negative correlations of spiritual well being and life satisfaction with depression among middle aged people. Also significant positive correlation of spiritual well being with life satisfaction was found among them. Furthermore results did not reveal any significant differences for spiritual well-being, life satisfaction and depression among middle aged people as far as their gender is concerned.
One Big Happy Family: Bridging and Bonding Social capital in families using Social Networking Sites
Authors: Meera Hirani  , Abha Singh
Published: November 2020

Social networking has become a major mode of communication over the past decade. Professional networks such as Linkedin, Ecademy, Cofoundr have gained popularity among business and entrepreneurs while for personal use Facebook, Whatsapp and MySpace have achieved worldwide acceptability. Families, friends and significant others are using Hike, Instagram, Twitter, Messenger and other applications for regular interaction, providing social support, incite feelings of patriotism, collective identity and social interest. Studies on negative impacts of Social Networking Sites have outnumbered and overshadowed the researches that focus on its positive outcome. It is imperative to study, explore and find novel ways to use SNS for society’s benefit. India is undergoing radical changes and the young adults and adolescents are building new ways of bridging and bonding social capital. The present paper presents a theoretical model that explains the causal relation of use of Social Networking Sites with social capital and psychological wellbeing in purview and highlights the positive outcomes of use Social Networking Sites (from here on SNS) among youth and its utility in maintaining family values and relations in this fast paced environment with Indian population in perspective. Need for empirical research on the positive outcome of SNS in Indian population has been emphasized along with recommendations for development of close bonds with family and caution of use of SNS among adolescents and young adults has been given.
The Mental Health of People with Disabilities
Authors: Narsimulu
Published: November 2020

Disabled people are more likely to experience a lot, or a great deal, of worry than those who are not disabled. People with disabilities (e.g. physical impairments such as cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury etc) are just as likely as the general population to experience mental health problems. They may be even more likely than the general population to need and use mental health services. Possible reasons for this may include – higher rates of poverty and unemployed amongst disabled people which are themselves associated with poor mental health; the greater risks of abuse experienced by disabled children and adults; and, some people with mental health support needs may be more likely to become physically disabled as a result of accidents or attempted suicide. There is also increasing acknowledgement that long-term mental health problems are correlated with conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. People with disabilities appear to be at greater risk of mental health problems than the general population and therefore make a disproportionate contribution to mental health morbidity internationally. The personal and social costs of mental disorders are considerable throughout the world. The mental health of populations has been recognized as an international priority (World Health Organisation 2005). An important part of addressing this will be attending to the needs of people with disabilities who are a disproportionately disadvantaged group. In the following sections we briefly examine what is currently known about the association between disability and mental health. It is suggested that people with physical impairments and mental health support needs tend to be overlooked by policy-makers and commissioners of services. Many people with disabilities report having difficulty accessing mental health services because of their physical impairments. Many also have difficulty accessing physical disability services because of the inadequate recognition of mental health needs with disability related services.
Association of Conflict Resolution Style and Relationship Satisfaction between Couples
Authors: Eyob Ayenew
Published: November 2020

Background: Relationship researchers have focused on the frequency of conflict in couples’ relationships and the manner in which couples engage in and try to resolve conflicts. Conflict occurs regularly in most close relationships and dealing with conflict, under some conditions, may facilitate the development and maintenance of intimacy and satisfaction in a relationship. Regardless of this understanding, very little is known about individual’s characteristics of conflict resolution behavior that bring into couples relationship satisfaction. Objective:. The purpose of this study is to examine individual’s characteristics in conflict resolution behavior and its effect on couple relationship satisfaction. Methodology: A total of 306 (159 female and 147 male) participants were included from community sample. Three Kebeles in Yeka sub-city of Addis Ababa were selected randomly. Data were collected on relationship satisfaction and conflict resolution behavior of couples. The constructs were measured by Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS, Hendrick, 1988 and Rahim Organizational Conflict Inventory-II (ROCI-II, Rahim, 1983). Pearson correlation and standard multiple regressions were run to check association and prediction among variables under study respectively. Result: The result confirmed that statistically significant correlation was found between/among most variables/constructs in the study. The standard regression revealed that conflict resolution behavior predicted relationship satisfaction. Particularly integrating, dominating and avoiding conflict type of conflict resolution styles predicted relationship satisfaction individually. Conclusion: It is therefore, possible to conclude that all the conflict resolution style sub scales predicted relationship satisfaction significantly.