Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

P. Ramalingam ¹, R. Parthasarathy ²

Affiliations
1 Pondicherry University, Puducherry, IN
2 Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Puducherry, IN

Abstract

After laying the foundation of Indian School Psychology Association (InSPA) in collaboration with the experts of International School Psychology Association (ISPA) in 2011, it occurred to the coordinator of these meetings P. Ramalingam to engage the experts from the two associations to impart first-hand training to school administrators and school counsellors in India. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), an ambitious project of the Government of India to universalize elementary education, provided the most suitable platform in various ways. Training modules were prepared on international guidelines so as to suit to the Indian context. There were 60 participants in the training: 15 higher secondary school principals and 30 high school head masters of the Union Territory of Puducherry, and 15 school counsellors and teachers from various parts of India. They had the opportunity to acquire knowledge in various aspects related to School Psychology, such as building capacity, developing shared vision between the school administration and the teacher, along with the need to provide primary, secondary and tertiary prevention. Focus was on skills in School Psychology, lecture cum interaction, demonstration and role play, skill practice and material preparation, practice workshop with primary and secondary school children, assignments and tests. Interactive technical sessions were scheduled for five days and the feedback received from the participants of this innovative international collaboration was highly satisfactory. There was so much enthusiasm in the community that a School Psychologist Training Institute has been envisioned to conduct such programmes regularly to advance the cause of School Psychology.

Keywords

School Psychology , School Administrators, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA).

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Bahman Kord Tamini ¹, Asghar Karamad ¹, P. Ramalingam ², Shirin Rigi ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, IR
2 UGC-Academic Staff College Pondicherry University, IN
3 Department of Educational Management University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, IR

Abstract

The present study aims to ascertain the relationship of quality of life with job burnout and mental health. 101 nurses (37 male and 64 female) were selected at random from a government hospital in Yazd City (Iran). Quality of Life Scale (QOLS), The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) were used to collect the data. There was a significant positive correlation between quality of life and personal accomplishment but quality of life negatively was correlated with emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, physical symptoms, anxiety, social dysfunction, depression and total scores of mental health. Total scores of mental health (GHQ) explained 18.9% of the variance in quality of life and it was a significant negative predictor for quality of life. Personal accomplishment explained 8.5% of variance in quality of life and it was a significant positive predictor for quality of life. There was no statistically difference in study variables with regard to age. Females showed significantly higher mean scores on physical symptoms and anxiety in comparison to males. Results revealed that nurses who are working in other units of hospitals obtained higher mean scores on depression and total scores of mental health (GHQ) in comparison to Emergency, CCU&ICU, Surgery and Internal units.

Keywords

Quality of Life, Job Burnout, Mental Health, Nurses.

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