Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Arvind Kakulte ¹, B. R. Shejwal ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, S. P. College, Pune, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, IN

Abstract

The aim of present study was to find out gender differences between adolescent girls and boys and their use of Internet (high and low) on personality. All 400 participants of the age group between 16 to 19 years participated in this study, who belonged to Arts, Commerce, and Science colleges from Pune city. They were administered Internet Addiction Test (lAT) by Young(1998) and NEO-Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFl) by McCrae and Costa (1992). The Mean and SD for girls and boys on internet addiction and sub dimensions of Neo- FFl were calculated. On the basis of Median split- high scorers and low scorers on lAT test were identified. Personality differences on these groups (Boy s vs. Girls&high vs. low scorer on lAT) were studied by calculating Means and SD on personality sub dimensions. The F test was applied to study gender differences on personality dimensions and also to study personality differences between high and low internet addicted adolescents. Results revealed that adolescent girls scored significantly higher on neuroticism, openness to experience and lower on conscientiousness. High internet addicted adolescents scored significantly higher on neuroticism and extraversion and lower on openness to experience and agreeableness than low internet addicted adolescents.

Keywords

Internet Addiction, Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness to Experience, Agreeableness.

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Krutika Wagh ¹, Arvind Kakulte ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology,Sir Parshurambhau College,Pune, Maharashtra., IN

Abstract

The following study was conducted to assess the difference between the levels of stress, anxiety and depression in siblings coming from a two-child family. The sample consisted of 100 first-born and 100 second-born young adults whose age ranged from 18 to 30 years. The short form of Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) was used to collect the data. It was hypothesized that first-borns would score higher on the three dimensions as compared to the second-born individuals. The results did not support the hypotheses. The mean score of stress was found to be 16.98 for first-borns and 16.14 for second-borns. The mean score for depression was 12.70 in first-borns and 14.92 in second-borns. Lastly, the mean score for anxiety was found to be 13.54 in first-borns and 14.52 in second-borns. Hence, anxiety and depression were greater in second-borns than first-borns while stress was close to equal, leaning slightly more towards the first-borns. None of the differences were found to be significant.

Keywords

Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Birth Order, Siblings, Two-Child Family, Young Adults.

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Shefali Madali ¹, Arvind Kakulte ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Sir Parashurambhau College, Pune, Maharashtra, IN
2 Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, IN

Abstract

Depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnoses frequently co-occur. It has been seen that increases in stress and anxiety among individuals for more than two years into the coronavirus pandemic, with some exhibiting indications of post-traumatic stress, or what is now being called post-COVID stress disorder (Holland, 2019). A generalized feeling of anxiety and anguish has been sparked by COVID-19, especially among sensitive populations. A history of trauma and abuse increases the chance of developing depression, and those same traumatic events may contribute to the development of PTSD. The aim of the current study is to assess whether there is a positive correlation between the post-traumatic symptoms of COVID-19 and vulnerability to experience depression and severe anxiety in individuals. The sample analyzed for this study consisted of 110 individuals inclusive of both males and females within the age range of 20-35. The data were collected using a self-administered scales, i.e., HADS for measuring vulnerability to depression and major anxiety and DTS for measuring PTSD caused due to excess COVID-19 exposure. The data was coded, tabulated and descriptive statistics were conducted. The hypothesis 1 (H₁) which states that PTSD caused due to excess COVID-19 exposure has a high positive correlation with vulnerability to depression is accepted as the correlation coefficient obtained for these two variables was 0.72 and the hypothesis 2 (H₂) which states that PTSD caused due to excess COVID-19 exposure has a high positive correlation with vulnerability to major anxiety is also proved as the correlational coefficient obtained for these two variables is 0.89. both of these coefficients show a high positive correlation. The results show p<.001 for both the hypothesis which shows that the results are highly significant in the population.

Keywords

COVID-19, mental health, depression, anxiety.

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