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Punetha, Deepa
- Self-Concept and Gender
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1 Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, IN
1 Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, IN
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Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 8, No 9 (2017), Pagination: 1036-1039Abstract
The present research attempts to study self-concept as a function of gender Throughout the years, the construct of self-concept has played a significant role in understanding human development and behavior. The awareness of self comes through the gradual process of adaptation to the environment (Ptaget, 1969). Physical changes, skill developments, skill evaluations and multiple role expectations are the mam source for the development and evaluation of self Thus age and gender of a person is considered to be very important factor m self-concept. Therefore this study attempts to understand the function of gender on the self-concept. The data is collected on 140 participants (74 males & 68 females) the independent variable was gender, males, and females. The dependent variable was self-concept, measured m terms of five categories (social identity, ideological beliefs, interests, ambitions, & self-evaluations) and the number of subs- categories (e.g., self- identity, group identity, gender role). Participants were requested to write twenty statements that describe themselves responding to the question "Who 1 am?" in a free format. Findings of this study show that there is a difference m self-evaluations of both genders; male participants have made more statements related to their self-evaluation than female participants.Keywords
Self Concept, Gender, Social Identity, Ideological Beliefs, Ambition, Likes, Self-Evaluation.
- Impact of Repeated Failure:An Exploratory Study from the Perspective of Civil Services Aspirants
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1 Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, IN
1 Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, IN
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Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 9, No 4 (2018), Pagination: 555-561Abstract
An exploratory study was conducted to understand the meaning, causes and consequences of repeated failure tfom the perspective of civil services aspirants. An open ended questionnaire with interview schedule was distributed among 94 participants with the age range between 25 to 35 years who were giving civil services examination trom at least ten times and were residing in different hostels and lodges of Allahabad. Out of 94 civil services aspirants, only 72 responded and returned the questionnaire. Content analysis of the data revealed that civil services aspirants were facing lot of difficulties in their personal and social life. Most of the civil services aspirants' responses were exam centric and repeated failures were influencing each and every aspect of their life. Some of the civil services aspirants were hopeful while responding the meaning and consequences of failure while most of them were hopeless and were experiencing tremendous mental pressure. The responses also indicated that they were having distorted relationship with their closed ones and they were feeling alienated. Most of them reported that there was shrinkage in the friend circle after facing so much failure. They demonstrated the fear of negative results, feedback avoidance and loss of respect in their life after facing so many failures. They were coping with these challenges by motivating themselves, pursuing hobbies and so on. On the whole this study was an attempt to understand the phenomenology of the civil services aspirants who were failing repeatedly.Keywords
Mental Pressure, Repeated Failure, Civil Services Aspirants.References
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