Vol.5 (1&2) - 2016 , IJPSR
ROLE OF COGNITIVE SALIENCE ON ROUTE LEARNING: A COMPARISON OF BAYESIAN AND FREQUENTIST INFERENCE
Ahmed Sameer1, BrajBhushan2
ABSTRACT
Bayesian methods are fast gaining acceptance amongst psychology and social science researchers. The Bayesian method enjoys philosophical, computation and practical advantages over Frequentist methods. A number of studies have argued and demonstrated superiority of Bayesian statistics in terms of underlying philosophy and computational robustness. Very few studies highlight the practical benefit of moving to Baye- sian analysis. Although philosophical and computational considerations deserve to be addressed first we be- lieve practical aspects are also important especially in understanding and communicating the findings. In this article we highlight the problems in understanding p-values and how to communicate them. We also argue the issue of sensitivity to data of Frequency and Bayesian inference by taking up case of inclusion of a single outlier in the data. Without the outlier results were not significant in Frequentist ANOVA (p = 0.12) and odds ratio favored null hypothesis by 1.35:1 in Bayesian ANOVA. When the outlier was included Frequentist ANOVA showed a significant result (p = 0.04) while Bayesian ANOVA showed odds ratio against the null hypothesis by 1.71:1. We discuss how these results are comprehended quite differently and may lead to erroneous conclu- sions. We also argue that solution to various problems highlighted here lies in transition to Bayesian inference.
1C. orresponding author: Ahmed Sameer, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur- 208 016, INDIA, e-mail-asameer@iitk.ac.in
2. BrajBhushan, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur- 208 016,
INDIA, e-mail- brajb@iitk.ac.in
THE ROLE OF SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ALIENATION IN INTERNET AD- DICTION AMONG PROFESSIONAL COLLEGE STUDENTS
Dr A. Velayudhan1, Rajani Narayanan2
ABSTRACT
In today's world Internet technology seems to have engulfed human life, smartly changing the way we communicate. The younger generation is truly in the grip of it as smart phones provide round the clock quicker access to Internet. Many adolescents are more and more getting confined to their online persona and social life at the cost of real life relationships. They are getting alienated from society and are developing an indifferent attitude to the communities and issues around them. In this context the present study is trying to focus on the role of social intelligence and alienation in the development of Internet addiction among 55(M=21, F=34) professional college students of four northern districts of Kerala.The students were administered a Personal Profile Questionnaire and Compulsive Internet Use Scale (CIUS), Social Intelligence Scale (SIS)and Alien- ation Scale. The sampling method was purposive sampling. For data analysis t-test and one way ANOVA and Product Moment Correlation were used.The major conclusions from the study are - there is significant differ- ence in scores of CIUS, one dimension of SIS,Tactfulness (the critical ratio is 2.08 which is greater than the table value for significance at (0.04 levels) among males and females and no gender difference in alienation. There is significant difference in scores of SIS among High, Average and Low CIUS scorersin the dimension, SI-B Co-operativeness i.e., the critical ratio is 3.257 for (0.04 levels. There is no significant difference in Alienation Scale among High, Average and Low CIUS scorers. Also it was found that there is a significant overall negative correlation (r = -0.319) between Social Intelligence Scale and Alienation Scale and significant negative co-relation for SI-B-Cooperation (r= -0.311) for (0.021 and SI-D-Sensitivity(r= -0.277) for (0.041 levels of significance between dimensions of SIS and Alienation Scale.
Key Words: Internet Addiction, Compulsive Internet Use, Social Intelligence, Alienation, Professional college students.
1. Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore-641046.
2. Research Scholar,Dept. of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore-641046,
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL IN OLDER ADULTS: A GENDER PERSPECTIVE
Manpreet Ola1, Roopa Mathur2
ABSTRACT
The purpose behind the whole paper was to see whether there are any gender differences present amongst older adults with regard to the positive psychological capital components of hope, optimism, resil- ience and self efficacy and after reviewing the literature, as well as the findings in this study it can be clearly stated that though there are minute differences present, but they aren't significant, therefore instead of focusing on the differences as such, we should make use of these components combined to bring positivity and restore positive mental health of older adults and also at the same time help them to overcome the challenges they face daily, so that they do not have to be dependent on others for their quality of life.
Key Words:Positive psychological capital, Older adults, Hope, Optimism, Resilience and Self Efficacy
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL IN OLDER ADULTS: A GENDER PERSPECTIVE
Manpreet Ola1, Roopa Mathur2
ABSTRACT
Key Words: Positive psychological capital, Older adults, Hope, Optimism, Resilience and Self Efficacy
1Ph.D. student at The IIS University, Jaipur, Assistant Professor at Amity University Gurgaon, Haryana, 2Professor at The IIS University, Jaipur
EFFECT OF GROUP COUNSELING IN REDUCING ANXIETY LEVEL AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS
Ms. Swarnim Pandey1 & Dr. Nishi Tripathi2
ABSTRACT
Anxiety due to stress is a cause of concern among college students. It is one of the most common problems associated with college students. Previous researches on college students reports that 10 to 20 % of student population suffering from anxiety problems. Couselling encourages self discovery and emotional growth of the students. The present pbaper aims to study the effect of group counseling on anxiety among under graduate students. A total no. of 50 students participated in the study. Their age range was between 18 to 22 years. Spence Anxiety Scale was used to assess the level of anxiety of under graduate students. Pre and post counseling test analysis was done to see the effect group counseling on anxiety among under graduate students. The findings of the study indicate that there was a significant difference in anxiety scores among the pre and post counselling test scores, which clearly evidence that group counseling significantly, affect the level of anxiety among under graduate students. It reflects how group counseling is effective in helping students in reducing their level of anxiety. The study also suggested preventive measures to be taken by colleges such as setting up student counseling centers, creating awareness among college students in seeking help with counsel- ing centers. The findings of the study would be beneficial for the psychologists, social workers, counselors, teachers and researchers as they seek to develop effective preventive measures addressing the emotional and psychological needs of such students.
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1. Research Scholar, Dept of Psychology, SHIATS, Allahabad\
2. Associate Professor, Dept of Psychology, SHIATS, Allahabad
EFFECT OF GROUP COUNSELING IN REDUCING ANXIETY LEVEL AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS
Ms. Swarnim Pandey1 & Dr. Nishi Tripathi2
ABSTRACT
Anxiety due to stress is a cause of concern among college students. It is one of the most common problems associated with college students. Previous researches on college students reports that 10 to 20 % of student population suffering from anxiety problems. Counseling encourages self-discovery and emotional growth of the students. The present paper aims to study the effect of group counseling on anxiety among under graduate students. A total no. of 50 students participated in the study. Their age range was between 18 to 22 years. Spence Anxiety Scale was used to assess the level of anxiety of under graduate students. Pre and post counseling test analysis was done to see the effect group counseling on anxiety among under graduate students. The findings of the study indicate that there was a significant difference in anxiety scores among the pre and post counselling test scores, which clearly evidence that group counseling significantly, affect the level of anxiety among under graduate students. It reflects how group counseling is effective in helping students in reducing their level of anxiety. The study also suggested preventive measures to be taken by colleges such as setting up student counseling centers, creating awareness among college students in seeking help with counsel- ing centers. The findings of the study would be beneficial for the psychologists, social workers, counselors, teachers and researchers as they seek to develop effective preventive measures addressing the emotional and psychological needs of such students.
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LEVERAGING COPING STYLES OF PEOPLE WITH TYPE II DIABETES
Valarmathy Selvakumar1 & Sarah Manickaraj2
ABSTRACT
The present study aims to examine the impact of coping styles leveraging training programme given to people with type II diabetes on coping styles. 30 people with type II diabetes were selected using purposive sampling from the diabetes care centres in Chennai for the assessment of coping style. Coping style was assessed using "Coping styles of adults with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes" by Karlsen and Bru (1998). Paired t- test was used to assess the effectiveness of coping styles enhancement training programme for people with type II diabetes. The study revealed that there is significant increase in the level of coping styles of people with type II diabetes due to coping styles enhancement training programme.
Key Words: Type II diabetes and coping styles.
Research scholar, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. 2Dr. Sarah manickaraj, Associate Professor, Depart- ment of Psychology, Presidency College, Tamilnadu, India.
ATTRIBUTION STYLE IN RELATION TO ACADEMIC RESILIENCE
Dr. Vidhu Mohan1, Ms. Mohita Verma2
ABSTRACT
The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between attribution style and aca- demic resilience of students. The sample consisted of 162 adolescents from various public schools of Patiala, Ludhiana (Punjab) and Chandigarh. Academic Attribution Style Questionnaire (Peterson & Barrett, 1997) and Motivation and Engagement High School Scale (Martin, 2012) were used to measure dysfunctional attribution style and academic resilience (self belief, persistence, anxiety and uncertain control) respectively. It was hy- pothesized that dysfunctional attribution style (stability, globality and locus) would negatively correlate with self belief and persistence dimensions of academic resilience and would positively correlate with anxiety and uncertain control dimensions of academic resilience. Pearson product moment correlation coefficient was used to analyze the data. Implications of the findings have been discussed.
Key Words: Attribution style, Academic Resilience, Adolescents.
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala.
2. Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala
STATUS OF MENTAL HEALTH AMONG THE UNWED MOTHERS IN KERALA
Devika.R1, Prof. A. Velayudhan2
ABSTRACT
Motherhood or a mother is someone who nurtures. A woman who gives birth to a child of someone without being legally married can be called as unwed mother. Kerala, with its largest literacy rate among tribal and others, has been reported to have more than 2000 unwed mothers. Mental health can be defined as the absence of mental disease or it can be defined as a state of being that also includes the biological, psychological or social factors which contribute to an individual's mental state and ability to function within the environment. The present study aims to investigate the mental health and quality of life of an unwed mother. 60 unwed mothers are selected for the study in which 30 are from tribal group and the other belongs to licensed home. MHI 38(1998) and The Ferrans and Powers Quality of Life Index (1984) were used to collect information. Based on the statistical analysis the results are discussed and conclusions are arrived at.
Key Words: Unwed Mother, Mental Health, Quality of Life, Kerala
1. Doctoral Scholar, Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore-641 046.
2. Professor & Head, Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore-641 046
A STUDY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AMONG PARENTS OF MENTALLY CHALLENGED CHILDREN
Dr. S.Haseena1 & Prof.L.K.Reddy2
ABSTRACT
Mental retardation is a universal problem and the most frequently occurring handicap in children. For the family it is often a burden, with heavy loading on the stability and aspirations both of parents and siblings. The objective of the present research is to study the psychological distress among parents of mentally chal- lenged children. The whole sample consisted of 100 parents including mother (n=50) and Father (n=50) of mentally challenged children from different special schools for mentally challenged children situated in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. The age group of children was considered in the present study was 9 to 20 years. The total sample in the present study comprises of 62 mentally challenged children and their parents. The results of the study showed that, 1) Mother of Children with mentally challenged experienced significantly greater psychological distress (Inadequacy, Depression, Anxiety, Sensitivity, Anger and Tension) as compared to father; 2) Father and mother do not differ significantly in the levels of psychological distress with respect to the age, gender and sibling status of the child and 3) Father and mother differ significantly in the levels of psychological distress with respect to degree of severity of the mental retardation in the child. The parents of a SMR child experience more stress than the parents of a MMR child.
Key Words: Mental retardation, Psychological distress.
1. UGC-PDF, Dept. of Psychology, S.V.University, Tirupati, A.P.
2. Professor, Dept. of Psychology, S.V.University, Tirupati, A.P
ASSERTIVENESS AND SELF-ESTEEM AMONG ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Mohammad Amin Wani1, Dr. R. Sankar2, Puspanjaly Talukdar3, Surasmita Singha4, & S. Selvarani5
ABSTRACT
Background: Assertiveness and self-esteem are two important aspects of individual's personality, which make an individual to know his self, value and respect to others. The present study aimed to assess the level of assertiveness and self-esteem among Annamalai University students. Method: The present study constituted sample of 180 students with equal number of boys and girls selected through random sampling method from different departments in Annamalai University. Assertiveness Questionnaire constructed and standardized by Herzbeger and Shan (1984) and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (1965) were used for the assessment of assertiveness and self-esteem among students. For statistical analysis Mean, t- Test ANOVA and Pearson Correlation was applied by using SPSS 16.0 version. Findings: The results demonstrated that boys have high level of assertiveness and self-esteem than girls. Findings also show significant gender difference in assertiveness and self-esteem. Gender was also found negatively significant correlated with assertiveness and self-esteem. Conclusion: To sum up, on the basis of our results we conclude that gender is an influential factor in assertiveness and self-esteem
Key Words: Assertiveness, Self Esteem, Gender.
1. Ph.D Research scholar in Psychology Annamalai University Tamil Nadu India.
2. Assistant Professor Department of Psychol- ogy Annamalai University Tamil Nadu India.
3,4,5 Students M.Sc Applied Psychology Department of Psychology Annamalai University
SPORTS PARTICIPATION ENHACES SELF ESTEEM OF THE CHILDREN
Nethravathi R1, Sreenivas M2
ABSTRACT
Sport provides youth with opportunities to engage in positive relationships with adults and to safely navigate between right and wrong, thus helping build character. Sports children, for winning in the competition what all skills are they using. In the training session they will learn how to face opponent physically, as well they will use psychological skills too. Through sport, sports children learn valuable life skills, such as emo- tional control, the value of teamwork, and the ability to show initiative, Self esteem and these skills transfer to academics, family life, and eventually the work environment. Martin Haagger (2005) studied how high self esteem can improve health. In his study he mentioned that high self esteem in young people lead to increased participation in sports activities. Studies in the western countries have suggested a positive relationship be- tween sports participation and self esteem. Keeping above points in views The aim of the study is to know the effect of sports participation on self esteem and try to explore the self esteem of the sports children. A sample of 30 children who have been participating in competitive sports and 30 children who are not participating in any kind of competitive sports were selected using convenient sampling technique. (Rosenberg, M. (1965) Self esteem scale was used to measure the self esteem of the sports children along with detailed information sched- ule. The obtained results were discussed in this paper.
Key Words: Sports children, Non sports children, Self esteem
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Bangalore University, Bengaluru 560056
RELIABILITY AND DIMENSIONALITY OF THE REVISED NEW ECOLOGICAL PARADIGM (NEP) SCALE
Dr. S. Srividya
ABSTRACT
The revised New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) scale constructed by Dunlap, Van Liere, Mertig, and Jones (2000) is probably one of the most widely researched tools in measuring environmental values across several populations. The scale consists of 15 items measuring two orientations namely Pro-NEP (New Eco- logical Paradigm) and Pro-DSP (Dominant Social Paradigm). While Pro-NEP orientation measures ecological sustainability, Pro-DSP reflects a faith in the ability of science and technology to solve human problems, including environmental degradation. The tool also presents the orientation in terms of five dimensions namely Limits to growth, Anti-anthropocentrism, Balance of nature, Anti-exemptionalism, and Eco-crisis with three items each in every dimension. The authors of the tool, Dunlap et al. (2000), have suggested that psychometric properties of the tool, though highly valid, are still questionable at various cultural contexts and researchers should factor analyze the scale to determine the dimensions in the concerned population. Hence the present study has tried to analyze the reliability and dimensionality of the Revised New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) Scale in the Indian context. A convenient sample of 419 general public (Mean age = 33.5, S. D= 14.35) consisting of 185 males and 234 females residing in Coimbatore city were selected as the sample for the study. The results showed that there was widespread support for the NEP: 67.34% of respondents hold pro-NEP views while 17.49% embrace pro-DSP views and 15.18% have ambivalent views. It was found that the NEP scale has low consistency and four dimensions. The four dimensions have been discussed.
Key Words: Environmental worldviews, Dominant Social Paradigm, New Ecological Paradigm, Ecology, environmental measurement.
1UGC Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University
COPING STRATEGIES ADOPTED BY THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF SCHIZO- PHRENIC
Ms. Swarnim Pandey1 & Dr. Nishi Tripathi2
ABSTRACT
Schizophrenia is considered as a severe Psychotic disorder and previous researches reveal that it creates a great burden in family and their social catchment area. Hence the present study aimed to find out the coping strategies adopted by the family members of schizophrenics. Purposive sampling was used for the purpose of data collection. The study was conducted on the family members of schizophrenics who came with the patient to a Psychiatric clinic in Allahabad city. The coping strategy of the family member was measured by the coping strategy scale developed by Prof. A. K. Srivastava (B.H.U.). The findings of the study reveals that the family members of schizophrenics adopted the approach coping style in which they took direct changes in their behavior and emotion to deal with their situation. The female family members were using cognitive avoidance coping more than male family members in which they use to avoid the reality and severity of the situation. The study further suggests that there is a requirement to provide counseling to the family members of schizophrenics by which they can get the information about how to cope better with their situation by changing their cognition. The findings of the study also have implications for future researches so that the family mem- bers can learn to cope up with such pathetic situations effectively.
Key Words: schizophrenia research family catchment area
1Research Scholar, Dept of Psychology, SHIATS, Allahabad, 2Associate Professor, Dept of Psychology, SHIATS, Allahabad
FAMILY ADJUSTMENT AND PARENTAL STRESS AMONG PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITY
V. Palanisamy1, Dr S Gayatridevi2, Prof. A Velayudhan3
ABSTRACT
The study explored Parental Stress, Assertiveness and Family Adjustment among Parents of Children with and without Learning Disability. Eighty one parents, comprising of 41 Parents of Children without Learn- ing Disability and 40 Parents of Children with Learning Disability were selected for the study, from Coimbatore. Parental Stress Scale, Rathus Assertiveness Scale and Parenting and Family Adjustment Scale questionnaires were used to collect information and assess the variables respectively. The results revealed significant differ- ences in Parental Stress and Adjustment and Parenting Practices between both the groups, whereas, no signifi- cant differences were seen in Assertiveness, Family Relationships and Parental Teamwork. However, the cor- relation on various domains of the scale showed a positive relationship.
Key Words: learning disabilities parental stress anger children
1Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641 046, 2Assistant Professor (SG), Avinashilingam University for Women, Coimbatore 641 043, 3Professor and Head, Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641 046 avelayudham@rediffmail.com
PERSONALITY TYPE AND AGGRESSION AMONG ADOLESCENTS
Ms. Kavi Priya1, Ms. Yogeswarie. S2, Dr. S. Gayatridevi3
ABSTRACT
The study on "Personality Type and Aggression among Adolescents" was conducted in Ramakrishna Mission Vidhyalaya Swami Shivananda Higher Secondary School and Bishop Francis Matriculation School, Coimbatore. One hundred and fifty subjects comprise of 75 Adolescent Boys and 75 Adolescent Girls in the age range of 15 to 16 years were selected for the study. Purposive sampling method was used to collect the data from the subjects. Case Study Schedule, Myers Brigg's Type Indicator, Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire and Inferiority Questionnaire were administered to the subjects. The results showed that there were no signifi- cant differences among Adolescent Boys and Girls in Inferiority Complex, the traits such as Extraversion, Thinking, Judging, Feeling and Perceiving and Hostility and there was a significant differences in Physical and Verbal Aggression and Anger.
Key Words: Personality Type, Aggression, Adolescents, Boys, Girls
1Post Graduate Student, 2Research Scholar, 3Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Avinashilingam University for Women, Coimbatore 641043.
POLICE JOB'S STRESSORS: DOES IT EFFECT ON THE JOB PERFORMANCE, QUALITY OF LIFE AND WORK OF POLICE PERSONNEL?
Dr. Manoj Kumar Pandey
ABSTRACT
The present study was undertaken to address the following questions: (a) what are the different aspects of job stressors perceived by the police personnel at their work? (b) how the police job's stressors affect the different aspects of police personnel i.e. level of job performance, quality of life, personal life, and quality of work life? and (c) what are the different predictors of job performance, quality of life, personal life, and quality of work life of police personnel? This cross-sectional study was conducted in two stage. In first stage, in-depth interviews were conducted to explore the different aspects of job stressors perceived by the police personnel. A questionnaire on police job's stressors was developed on the basis of these interviews and previ- ous literatures. In second stage, 428 police personnel by using incidental sampling of Uttar Pradesh Police Organization, consisting of 287 males and 141 females police personnel from 12 districts of Uttar Pradesh with different ranks and varied age groups, were taken as sample for survey. In this stage, respondents were given measures related to police job's stressors, job performance, quality of life, personal life, and quality of work life. Results showed that:(1)There are seven factors emerges in thematic content analysis of the in-depth inter- views for exploring the construct of Police job's stressors i.e. Nature of Duty, Lack of Support, External Pressure, Feeling Biasness, Lack of Freedom, Lack of Infrastructure, and Working Conditions. (2) Police job's stressors were negatively related to quality of life, job performance, quality of work life, and personal life. (3) Out of the seven dimensions of Police job's stressors, it was the nature of duty which was found to be predicting
(a) the quality of life, (b) job performance, and (c) quality of work life most, and lack of resources which was found to be predicting personal life. Results were discussed in the light of the previous literatures.
Key Words: Stressors, Quality of Life, Job Performance, Quality of Work Life, Effect on Personal Life, Policing.
ANALYSIS OF COGNITIVE LOAD EXPERIENCED BY CHILDREN ON LEARN- ING MATHEMATICS-A PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY
Venkateshwar Rao D
ABSTRACT
TCognitive load is considered as an important factor that determines the quality of learning. It is important that the total cognitive load should stay within working memory limits for successful learning. The purpose of this study is to analyze the cognitive load experienced by children of 6th grade while learning various subjects and various topics, concepts and activities of mathematics. The study revealed that children experience more cognitive load while learning Mathematics among all subjects. Cognitive load increases if number of interacting elements is more in a concept (like LCM and HCF). Children experience high cognitive load with new chapters which are introduced at grade 6th".Children experience more cognitive load in the activities which require thinking deeply and applying their knowledge to various contexts.
Key Words: Cognitive load, working memory, learning
ICSSR Post-Doctoral Fellow, Dept. of Psychology, Osmania University, Hyderabad
EFFECT OF SPORTS CARRER TERMINATION ON ELITE SPORTS PERSONS
Bhargav.S1, Dr. Sreenivas. M2
ABSTRACT
Sports career termination is a transition that requires former athletes' adjustment in occupational, financial, psychological and social spheres of life. Sports Career Termination offers a challenge for the re- evaluation of one's future and the opportunity to set new goals, a number of studies show that retiring athletes encounter problems and conflicts, sometimes in a traumatic way. Sports Career Termination can be experi- enced as a positive or negative crisis transition. However, there are only few professional structures to help athletes work through and cope with their existing dilemmas posed by career termination. Sport psychologists can help athletes integrate the preparation of their post athletic career into the planning processes during the Sports Career and provide consultation during and after Sports Career Termination. The present study was designed to gain a better understanding of the way in which the quality of the sport-career termination is quantitatively affect on retired sports persons. A further objective of the study was to contribute and broaden the knowledge base on the sports career termination process and endeavor to add new information to the existent body of knowledge on the career- termination process in the world of sport. Keeping the above points in view the present study was carried out in Bengaluru city with an objective to find out the effect of career termination on elite sports persons and their adjustment using sports career termination questionnaire devel- oped by Cecic-Eripic (2000). A total of 60 retired men sports persons with the age range of 50 to 65years were taken for the study. Among them 30 Elite sports persons are from rural area and 30 Elite sports persons from urban area who are actively involving in competitive sports were taken randomly for this study. The obtained results were analyzed using suitable statistical measures and results were discussed in this paper.
Key Words: Sports Career termination, Rural Sports, Urban elite Sports persons.
1Research Scholar, 2Asst. Professor, Department of Psychology, Bangalore University, Bengaluru-58
EMOTIONAL MATURITY - VEDANTIC VIEW
Radhika Soundararajan
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Emotional Maturity has been studied in great detail since the 1960s by western psychologists. EQ is hailed as the single most important marker of success. There are currently several models of Emotional Matu- rity. These models encompass an array of traits and attitudes, which result in various skills and performances. This article exposes the Vedantic view. It is common knowledge that Vedanta is a treasure trove of psychologi- cal insights. Vedantic knowledge is not just for the erudite spiritualists or the religious. It is practical. Vedantic concepts are very relevant to psychology, more importantly, to counselling. This article has simplifiedthe con- cept of Emotional Maturity, given a concise view of the traits of an emotionally mature person, and finally explainedhow to become that person.
Key Words: emotional stability enhancement vedantic
Paediatric Counsellor, School consultant, Guest Faculty in various institutions including; Saveetha University, Sri Ramachandra University, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Tamil Nadu, India
EXTENDING HIERARCHICAL REGRESSION ANALYSIS TO ACHIEVE CONTROL AND MODERATION SIMULTANEOUSLY
Dr. Sairaj1, M. Patki2
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Researchers may often be interested in studying the moderating effects of a variable while also intend- ing to control another variable. The present study explores a statistical procedure that uses hierarchical regres- sion analysis that would achieve both control of a variable as well as moderation analysis in a single analysis. SPSS Ver. 22 was used to test this procedure on a data collected from 325 bank employees from Maharashtra. The moderating effect of employee age on the relationship between HRD Climate and OCB, was studied while simultaneously controlling for social desirability. This statistical procedure, along with the findings of the study conducted using the procedure is discussed.
Key Words: Moderation, hierarchical regression, employee age, HRD climate, OCB, social desirability
1Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce, Senapati Bapat Road, Pune 411 004
PSYCHOLOGY CURRICULUM AT POST-GRADUATE LEVEL IN INDIAN UNIVERSITIES:A CRITICAL ANALYSIS
Patel, J1 & Sharma, R2
ABSTRACT
According to National Policy on Education (1986), the role of higher education provides an opportu- nity to reflect on critical social, economic, cultural, moral and spiritual issues facing humanity. It also contrib- uted to the national development through dissemination of specialized knowledge and skills in society. Inherent in this declaration is the assumption that there are no principles for developing a curriculum. This paper pre- sents critical thoughts on contemporary psychology in post-graduation, with a particular focus on the gap of implementation of curriculum by more than thirty universities in India. Curriculum of post-graduation was collected from these universities and they are compared with the model curriculum recommended by United Grant Commission (UGC). It has been also noticed that the critical analysis of psychology curriculum, there is gap in the relevance of inclusion of theoretical and practical subject ratio, needed upgradation and relevance with applications psychological practice between the model curriculum and what has been implemented in major Indian universities. It was also observed that there is need of practice and training oriented curriculum for teaching Psychology at post-graduation level.
Key Words: Curriculum, Psychology, Higher Education, Teaching
1,2 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education & Psychology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
SOCIABILITY, HARDINESS AND IN MOTHERS OF DIFFERENTLY ABLED CHIL- DREN: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY
Ms. Yogeswarie. S1, Dr.Preetha Menon2, Dr. S. Gayatridevi3
ABSTRACT
In the present study an attempt has been made to understand the relationship between Sociability, Hardiness and Resilience of Mothers of Children with Special Needs and their Demographic variables. The study was conducted at W.V. S. Special School, School for Differently Abled, Coimbatore and TELC Early Intervention School, Coimbatore, involving 75 mothers. Sociability Questionnaire (Berent, 1993), Disposi- tional Resilience Scale (Bartone, 1995) and Resilience Scale (Wagnild and Young, 1993) was used to assess Sociability, Hardiness and Resilience of Mothers of Differently Abled Children. Results revealed that the participant mothers had medium sociability, moderate hardiness and moderate high resilience and there was statistically significant relationship between sociability, hardiness and resilience and some of the demographic variables of the participant mothers.
Key Words: Sociability, Hardiness, Resilience, Mothers of Differently Abled
1Research Scholar, 2Assistant Professor, 3Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Avinashilingam University for Women, Coimbatore
MORAL DILEMMAS OF POLITICAL ACTORS
Ms.N.V.SriNithya1,Dr.M.Chandraiah2
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1Research Scholar, 2Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, S.V.University, Tirupati-517502
HOME: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND HUMAN PSYCHE
Dr. Debjani Mukherjee
ABSTRACT
The word home brings about a cool comfort in our mind. It is the comfort zone for a human being. Home is where heart is. Home, is part of our self-definition an explanation on what one is. People display their home as an extension of themselves. Architectural psychology focuses on the aspect of how we can design buildings better for occupants. Architect should turn on his instinctive, emotional brain and comprehend the need of the occupant and design a space that facilitates mental health positively.
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Head, Dept. of Psychology, St Thomas College, Bhilai
IMPACT OF SOCIAL NETWORKING ON PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING
Dr. K. Chandraiah1 and Dr. R. Abbaiah2
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Professor of psychology, Department of psychology and professor of Statistics, SVU College of Sciences, SVU, Tirupati,India