Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Balwinder Kaur Lamba ¹, Agyajit Singh ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Physiotherapy, Punjabi University, Patiala, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, IN

Abstract

The present study was conducted to investigate the relationships among depression, social organisations, cognitive skills, memory and instrumental activities of daily living depression in elderly people. This study was carried out on 60 elderly people (both men and women). The tools used were Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Mini-cog assessment instrument, Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). Results revealed a significant relationship between depression, cognitive skills, memory and activities of daily living. It was concluded that most of the elderly people who were members of some social organizations were lesser prone to depression and had better cognitive skills, memory and hence were more independent in carrying out instrumental activities of daily living independently.

Keywords

Depression, Old Age, Cognitive Skills, Intrumental Activities of Daily Living Sociability.

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Manmohan Singh ¹, Agyajit Singh ²

Affiliations
1 Research Scholar, Department of Education, Singhania University, Singhania, Rajasthan, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, IN

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to find out the significant differences on emotional maturity of secondary school teachers in respect to sex, locations of schools and types of schools of teachers. It was hypothesized that there would be no significant differences on different aspects of emotional competency between male and female teachers, between rural and urban schools teachers as well as those of Govt and private schools. For it, 400 secondary school teachers were selected randomly; out of which were 200 were male and 200 were female teachers. Out of the total sample, 200 teachers (100 male and 100 female) were from rural schools and 200 (100 male and 100 female) were from urban schools. Similarly, 200 teachers were taken from government schools and 200 were taken from private managed but recognized schools. All these teachers were administered Emotional Competency Scale devised by Bhardwaj and Sharma for measuring emotional maturity. The results reveal that significant differences exist on some dimensions of emotional competency between male and female teachers, rural and urban school teachers as well as teachers of the government and private schools.

Keywords

Emotional Maturity, Sex, Location, School Teachers.

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Baljeet Kaur ¹, Agyajit Singh ²

Affiliations
1 Research Scholar, Singhania University, Rajasthan, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, IN

Abstract

The present study aims to (i) to measure three dimensions of burnout i.e.; emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and lack of personal accomplishment, as well as psychological well-being, (ii) to find the differences on three dimensions of burnout, and psychological well-being between male and female teachers and (iii) to study the relationship between three dimensions of burnout of teachers and their psychological well-being. The hypotheses were that there would be no differences on three dimensions of burnout, and psychological well-being among school teachers on the basis of sex, (ii) there would be a negative relationship between three dimensions of burnout and psychological well beings of the teachers. The sample of the study consisted of 400 school teachers, out of which 200 were male teachers and 200 were female. They were administered two standardized tests. (1) Maslach' Burnout Inventory (M.B.I., 1986) by Maslach, Jackson and Schwab, (2) P.G.I. General Well-being Inventory by S.K. Verma&Amita Verma. The results of the study were that (1) there were no sex differences on burnout and psychological well-being of the teachers; (2) there was no relationship between burnout of teachers and their psychological wellbeing.

Keywords

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Gurmail Kaur ¹, Agyajit Singh ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Botany, Akal Degree College, Mastuana, Punjab, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, IN

Abstract

Present communication deals with the use of Ekta's Emotional Intelligence Scale (EEIS) in order to compare the emotional intelligence (EI) between the professional and non-professional graduate students. EEIS measures five aspects of EI, viz., self-awareness, managing emotions, motivating oneself, empathy and handling relationships. Presently reported study reveals that no sex differences was observed on these five aspects of EI both in professional and non-professional students, however, differences were observed between such students in first three components of EI mentioned above while no differences were observed on last two components.

Keywords

Emotional Intelligence, Students.

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Amritpal Kaur ¹, Agyajit Singh ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, IN

Abstract

The present study examined psychological well-being among male and female; rural and urban as well as government and private school students of Punjab state. For this purpose, a sample of 400 students were selected randomly; out of which 200 were male students (100 rural & 100 urban) and 200 female students (again 100 rural & 100 urban school students) 50% of subjects were from government schools and 50% were from private schools. The results of present study reveal that there were significant differences between male and female; among rural and urban as well as among government and private school students.

Keywords

Psychological Wellbeing, School Students.

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Amrinder Kaur ¹, Agyajit Singh ²

Affiliations
1 Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, IN
2 Department of Psychology (Retd.), Punjabi University, Patiala, IN

Abstract

The study was conducted to measure the self-concept among adolescents in context to gender, location of area (rural & urban) and types of schools (Government & Private). A sample of 400 students of 9th and 10th classes were selected randomly; out of which 200 were male addresses (100 rural & 100 urban) and 200 female adolescents (again 100 rural & 100 urban) studying in government and private schools. Self-concept inventory standardized by Raj Kumar Saraswat was administered to subjects to measure their self-concept. The results show that males were having better self-concept than females. There were no differences between rural and urban as well as government and private school adolescents on self-concept.

Keywords

Self-Concept, Gender, Schools, Adolescents.

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Deepika Lamba ¹, Agyajit Singh ²

Affiliations
1 Govt. College of Education, Patiala, IN
2 Punjabi University, Patiala, IN

Abstract

The objectives of the present study are: (i). to analyse the attitude of B.Ed. students towards e-learning.; (ii) to examine the attitude of students of B.Ed class towards e-learning studying in the colleges located in rural and urban areas (iii) to evaluate the attitude of students of B.Ed class towards e-learning in relation to gender. The data were collected from 400 rural and urban B.Ed students-both males and females from the Colleges of Education in Punjab. In this sample, 200 were from rural colleges and 200 were from urban colleges. From the rural and urban colleges; 50% of the sample was male and 50% female students. They were administered the scale to measure the attitude towards E-learning which was constructed and standardized by the researcher. The main findings of the study were: (i) there were significant differences between male and female B.Ed. students on the attitude towards E-learning and especially among male and female B.Ed. students of urban colleges but not in the rural colleges, (ii) the males were having more favourable attitude towards E-learning. (iii) no significant differences existed on the attitude towards E-learning between the urban and rural B.Ed. College students; whether they were males or females or combined group.

Keywords

E-Learning, Attitude, Gender, Locale.

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Atipreet Kaur ¹, Agyajit Singh ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, IN

Abstract

The aim of the study was to observe the Self-Efficacy in terms of gender differences among school students studying in public and private schools of selected cities of Punjab namely Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, and Patiala. The sample consisted of 400 students with equal no. of males and females. General Self-Efficacy scale by Schwarzer and Jerusalam (1995) along with Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Children by Peter Muris (2001) was administered. Results were calculated using standardized scoring keys, also t-test was computed to find out gender differences. Results indicate that there exists statistically significant differences among male and female students on dimensions of General Self- Efficacy and academic Self-Efficacy, but statistically there exists no significant differences among males and female students on dimensions of social Self-Efficacy, emotional Self-Efficacy and children's total Self-Efficacy.

Keywords

General Self Efficacy, Academic Self Efficacy, Social Self Efficacy, Emotional Self Efficacy.

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