Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Navshad Ahmad Wani ¹, Kaiser Ahmad Dar ², Riyaz Yaqoob Wani ³

Affiliations
1 Govt. College for Women, Srinagar, Kashmir, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, IN
3 Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology Nodia, New Delhi, IN

Abstract

The quest for happiness and joy in humans leads to marriage. Marriage is a lifelong interpersonal relationship between man and woman as husband and wife governed by legal, religious and customary principles. When spouses get along with each other to achieve harmonious working relationship in different areas of their marital life, adjustment is achieved. Hence, the present study was aimed at studying how socio-cultural determinants determine marital adjustment. Three dimensions of marital adjustment- sexual, social and emotional were studied in three groups, viz., husbands, wives, and couples. Sample comprised 150 participants, 50 each in three groups. Marital adjustment was measured by Marital Adjustment Questionnaire (MAQ) developed by Dr Pramod Kumar and Dr (Km) Kanchana Rohtagi. F-value revealed that the entire three groups scored significantly higher on social and emotional dimension of marital adjustment where as no significant difference was found on sexual dimension. Moreover, the three groups differed significantly when compared on all the three dimensions of marital adjustment together.

Keywords

Marital Adjustment, Socio-Cultural Determinants.

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Naved Iqbal ¹, Mehfooz Ahmad ¹, Riyaz Yaqoob Wani ¹, Sheema Aleem ², Abeer Abdul Majeed ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a degenerative, progressive and irreversible chronic brain disease. It has an insidious onset; is characterized by gradual loss of cognitive and behavioral functions, and by affection disturbances, compromising the physical, mental and social integrity of the elderly. Present study examined anxiety, depression and psychological well-being among the Caregivers of Alzheimer's disease Patients. Sinha's anxiety scale, Beck depression inventory (BDI) and Ryff's scale of psychological well-being were administered on 20 the subjects in VIMHANS, New Delhi. The data were analyzed by using small sample t- test. Results demonstrated that significant differences were found between male and female caregivers on depression, self-acceptance, positive relations with others, autonomy, and environmental mastery dimensions of psychological wellbeing. Female scored higher than male on depression whereas, male scored higher than females on self-acceptance, positive relations with others, autonomy, and environmental mastery dimensions of psychological wellbeing. However, significant differences were not found between male and female caregivers on anxiety, purpose in life, and personal growth dimensions of psychological wellbeing.

Keywords

Depression, Anxiety, Psychological Well-Being, Alzheimer's Disease, Caregivers.

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