Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Nila Majied ¹, Mahmood S. Khan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IN

Abstract

Prevalence of armed insurgency in the valley in early 90's led to large scale forced migration of the families of Pandit community from the valley. Over the year's variety of measures, in terms of financial assistance, relief and other initiatives have been taken by the government to provide succour and support to the affected families. Moreover, recently Government announced inter-alia, a package for return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Migrants who wish to return valley. According to the package, jobs in the State Government services are being provided to the educated migrant youth who are willing to come back to their home land. Taking in to consideration all important aspects of hardships faced by the Kashmiri migrants, the present studies was an attempt to asses and compare the psychological wellbeing of Native and Migrant (repatriated) teachers of the valley. The sample consists 60 teachers (30 native, 30 migrant).General Health Questionnaire -28 (Goldberg&Hillier 1979) was used to measure the psychological wellbeing of both the groups. This scale had five dimensions that is, somatic symptoms, anxiety/insomnia, social dysfunction and severe depression .Students t- test was used to compare the two groups in terms of their mean score for psychological wellbeing as a whole and dimension wise. Result showed that the Native and Migrant (Repatriated) groups of teachers did not differ significantly in terms of psychological wellbeing as a whole and also on its dimensions. But the trend shows that Migrant (Repatriated) teachers have better psychological wellbeing as compared to the Native teachers.

Keywords

Armed Insurgency, Migration & Psychological Wellbeing.

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Pragati Dixit ¹, Amrita Sharma ¹, Mahmood S. Khan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IN

Abstract

Anxiety is an unpleasant emotional state that consists of the feelings of fear, suspiciousness and restlessness. Self esteem refers to self evaluation. It is the way an individual feels about himself. Present study was undertaken to examine the difference between anxiety and self esteem among students of Private and Government schools. For that purpose Beck Anxiety Inventory and Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale were used. The sample consisted of 60 students (30 in each group) with age range 12- 15 years selected by means of purposive technique of sampling. Results indicated that students of private and government schools differ significantly in terms of anxiety and self esteem and socio economic status also plays an important role in determining one's self esteem and level of anxiety.

Keywords

Anxiety, Self Esteem, Schools.

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Fatemeh Abdollahi ¹, Mahmood S. Khan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, IN

Abstract

Breast cancer is the most prevalent type of cancer in female worldwide, with almost 1.7 million new cases diagnosed in 2012. This represents about 12% of all new cancer cases and 25% of all cancers in female. Emotional well being is just as essential as the wellness of cancer patients. Health and wellness are an unique state of mind that begins with a conscious decision to shape a healthy lifestyle and adopt it as a priority. It is important to recognize that health and wellness are crucial in personal satisfaction and optimizing quality of life. The diagnosis of a serious illness, such as cancer, may be a time when emotional concerns may need to be addressed. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among mindfulness-based intervention, emotional wellbeing, wellness and quality of life in patients of breast cancer. Mindfulness is the intentional, accepting and non-judgmental focus of one's attention on the emotions, thoughts and sensations occurring in the present moment. Review of the research literature indicated that mindfulness-based intervention was a significant predictor of quality of life, emotional wellbeing and wellness. The present study collated results from various studies, to demonstrate the potential efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions as it could be applied to patients with breast cancer to improve emotional wellbeing, wellness and quality of life. Clinical implications exist for counselors, psychologist and health care. Further research investigating possible moderating acceptance of mindfulness-based intervention among patients of breast cancer is needed.

Keywords

Mindfulness-Based Intervention, Emotional Well-Being, Wellness, Quality of Life, Breast Cancer.

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