Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Vaishali Gupta ¹, Suman ², Sunita Malhotra ³

Affiliations
1 Vaish Mahilla Mahavidalaya Rohtak, Haryana, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, IN
3 Department of Psychology, Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, IN

Abstract

The present study intended to establish relationship among Attachment style, Self-esteem, Job-satisfaction and life satisfaction. For this purpose a sample of two hundred teaching professionals with age range of 30 to 40 years was randomly selected from Rohtak, Bhiwani and Faridabad cities of Haryana state. Attachment Style Questionnaire, Self-Esteem Inventory, Job-Satisfaction questionnaire and Life-Satisfaction Scale were administered to all the subjects. The scores were statistically analyzed by using Pearson coefficient of correlation. The results revealed significant relationships among attachment style, self-esteem, job-satisfaction and life-satisfaction. The results have been discussed in this light.

Keywords

Attachment Style, Self-Esteem, Job-Satisfaction and Life-Satisfaction.

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Suman ¹, Sunita Malhotra ²

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

Abstract

Self-efficacy beliefs regulate cognition, emotion and behaviors of individuals. Considering these principles and consequences it is assumed that the notion of self-efficacy has an influence on mood especially on depression, which further channelize mental health. The present study focused on examining the relationships between self efficacy and symptoms of depression or occurrence of depression, in a sample of (n=100) non-psychiatric (normal) individuals. The sample comprised of 50 females and 50 males (young adults) from distinct work areas of Gurgaon on the basis of availability. Participants were administered measures of Beck Depression Inventory-II and General Self-efficacy scale. It has been hypothesized that there would be a significant correlation exists on depression and self-efficacy variable. Pearson product moment correlation was computed as methods of analysis. Consequences exhibited that there is a highly significant and negative relationship between self-efficacy, and depression. The sense of self-efficacy beliefs influenced mood of an individual, which play a significant role in occurrence of depression and its symptoms appearance. So individuals who scores low on self-efficacy measure generally inclines to some mental health problems such as emotional or mood problems especially depression.

Keywords

Self-Efficacy, Depression, Young Adults.

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Suman ¹, Amrita Yadava ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, M.D. University, Rohtak, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Academic achievement represents performance outcomes that indicate the extent to which a person has accomplished specific goals that were the focus of activities in school, college, and university. The performance of a student is influenced by multitude of cognitive and non-cognitive factors. In the present article, the relation between cognitive factors (metacognition & executive functions) and academic achievement was studied. For this purpose a sample of 100 middle school students were selected. Metacognition (Meta-Cognition Awareness Inventory) and executive functions (Executive Function Index) of the students was assessed. Academic performance record (marks obtained in the preceding class) of the students was obtained from the school record. The obtained data was analysed by computing correlation and regression in order to examine the relation between the cognitive variables and academic performance and identify the significant predicators. Results indicated that a dimension of executive function, motivation, was the strongest predictor of academic performance. Two other dimensions, organization (executive functions) and information management (metacognition) also emerged as predictors.

Keywords

Cognitive Functions, Executive Function, Motivation, Academic Performance, Students.

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