Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Ritu ¹, Umed Singh ², Madhu Anand ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Organizational burnout and organization commitment are the two major elements to determine organizational behavior and employees' attitude to work. The purpose of this research was to study comparatively the Burnout and organizational commitment among police personnel of different hierarchies of Haryana police. The participants were 377 police personnel who included 90 Constables and 85 Head Constables and 202 Non Gazette Officers (NGOs) (which include ASI and SI). The participants were administered Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ) after proper rapport. Results showed that Police Constables have scored significantly low on all the three dimensions of burnout and on affective commitment and normative commitment than Head Constables. Constables also have scored significantly low on two dimensions of burnout i.e. personal accomplishment and Emotional exhaustion than the NGOs. Head Constables have scored significantly high on all the three dimensions of burnout and on affective commitment (AC) than the NGOs. The results revealed significant correlations between normative commitment and personal accomplishment and between continuance commitment and emotional exhaustion.

Keywords

Burnout, Organization Commitment and Police Personnel

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Ritu ¹, Madhu Anand ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, IN

Abstract

To date, nearly half of the work supporting the efficacy of gratitude interventions did so by making contrasts with techniques that induce negative affect(e.g.,record your daily hassles). Gratitude interventions in youth consistently boost, and maintain, positive benefits. Gratitude interventions lead to greater gratitude, life satisfaction, optimism, prosocial behavior, positive affect, well-being, as well as decreased negative affect. Experiencing and expressing gratitude can help improve youth moods, strengthen their social ties, and cultivate a sense of purposeful engagement with the world. Though such experiences are critical for healthy development, research on gratitude in youth or the development of gratitude is only now emerging. In this paper, we review recent research on the benefits of gratitude to individuals, especially youth, and the interventions that have been empirically shown to foster gratitude in youth. The paper highlights three categories of gratitude interventions: (a) counting blessings, (b) the gratitude visit, and (c) learning schematic help appraisals. We conclude by suggesting potential ways gratitude can be applied in schools to help boost students'social and academic success.

Keywords

Gratitude Interventions, Youth, Applications.

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Poonam Rani ¹, Yogesh Chander ¹, Suman Dalal ¹, Ritu ¹, Sat Pal ², Harish Kumar ³, Sushil Kumar , Durga Sharma

Affiliations
1 Department of Education, BPS Mahila, University, Sonepat, IN
2 Department of Physiology, Pt. B. D. Sharma, PGIMS, Rohtak, IN
3 Department Psychiatry, Pt. B. D. Sharma, PGIMS, Rohtak, IN

Abstract

Mid-day meal (MDM) is one of the initiatives that is the central and state government. MDM was started in order to protect our primary school children from malnutrition and other disease and thus providing opportunity for their proper growth and resulting in the improvement in their learning level so that a strong foundation of quality education and physical stamma is provided to the children. Study was Cross-sectional and participants were given a self-structured questionnaire. A sample of 40 teachers (20 rural and 20 urban) were selected from 20 government primary schools (10 urban and 10 rural) from five blocks of district Rohtak, Haiyana. Percentage, simple proportion, Results indicated that mid day meal is a factor for attracting the students for admission(57%),there was increase in the daily attendance in the school (65%), and the there was a good response to stop the dropout rate (57%). Mid-Day Meal Scheme has an overall positive effect on education. The admission and attendance have increased in the schools. The school dropout rate has decreased.lt is needed to change the thinking of teacher toward this scheme and remove the lacuna to make the mid-day meals scheme more effective, productive, purposeftil and resultoriented.

Keywords

Mid-Day Meal, Primary School Education and Elementary Education.

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Ritu ¹, Sunita Malhotra ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, IN
2 Department of Psychology and Dean of Academic Welfare, Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Emotional intelligence is very important and useful in everyday life. It has been considered that emotional intelligence is a leading factor contributes to good health. With this purpose an empirical study has been conducted on 100 young adults including 50% male and female. Participants were administered tools of General Health Questionnaire 12 and Multidimensional Measure of Emotional Intelligence (MMEI). It has been hypothesized that there would be significant relationship between emotional intelligence and health. Pearson product moment correlation was computed as methods of analysis. Results revealed that there is a significant inverse correlation between emotional intelligence and health.

Keywords

Emotional Intelligence, Health, Young Adult.

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Ritu ¹, Madhu Anand ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, IN

Abstract

There is no way in which parents can evade having a determining effect upon their children's personality, character, and health. The functions of parenting greatly influence how children develop. Amidst the understanding of the importance of the parent-child relationship, it becomes crucial to decipher whether the parental modernity really affect the health concerns of adolescents. The present study looked into the parental modernity from the perspective of health concerns of adolescents. A total of 280 parents (including both mother and father) along with their 140 adolescent children (66 boys and 74 girls) were selected randomly. Individual Modernity Scale was administered on parents and Adolescent Health Concern Inventory was administered on adolescents. Descriptive statistics was used to analyse the data. The analysis revealed that adolescents of modern parents are much more health concerned than those adolescents of traditional parents. Girls are more concerned about health as compared to boys. Implications, limitations of the study and suggestions for future research are also discussed.

Keywords

Parental Modernity, Health Concern and Adolescents.

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