Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Sheela Sangwan ¹, Shanti Balda ¹, Poonam ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I.C. College of Home Sciences, C.C.S. Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

The present study was conducted in Rawalwas Kalan and Rawalwas Khurd villages of Hisar district. Forty slow learner (70-90 IQ) and forty normal (90 and above IQ) children in the age group of 6-10 years were selected for the sample. Significant differences were observed in VMI skills of normal and slow learner children. Age-wise differences in VMI skills of slow learner and normal children were also found. For motor skills, significant sex differences were found, boys were more competent than girls. The study demands awareness on the part of family members, school teachers and all those who concerned with children to explore and enhance visual-motor integration skills of slow learners.

Keywords

Visual-motor Integration, Slow Learner, Normal Children

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Richa Sangwan ¹, Sheela Sangwan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I. C. College of Home Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Skills that can be said to be life skills are innumerable, and the nature and definition of life skills are likely to differ across cultures and settings. There is a ten core set of skills, these are - decision making, problem solving, creative thinking, critical thinking, effective communication, interpersonal relationship skills, self-awareness, empathy, coping with emotions and coping with stress. The present study was conducted in Hisar District of Haryana state. For rural sample village Mayyad was selected. For urban sample city area of district Hisar was selected. One school from selected village was taken to draw the rural sample. For urban sample, two schools were selected. Hundred adolescents from each schools of rural and urban were (14-16 years) equally representing both the sexes i.e. 100 girls and 100 boys were selected on random basis. Results showed that life skills of urban and rural adolescents were high in self-awareness, empathy, interpersonal relationship skills, average in problem solving, critical thinking, coping with stress, creative thinking, coping with emotions, effective communication and low in decision making. Academic achievement of adolescents was significantly associated with life skill and most of its aspects in rural and urban area. Significant differences were found m life skills with area of residence, board of examination and gender. Academic achievement, birth order, number of siblings, family size, caste, family type, father's occupation, mother's occupation, income, father's education and mother's education were significantly associated with life skills of adolescents.

Keywords

Life Skills, Academic Achievement, Personal Variables, Socio-Economic Variables, Parental Variables.

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Shanti Balda ¹, Sheela Sangwan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I.C. College of Home Science Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

The present study was carried out in four villages of two cultural zones of Haryana state-Mewat and Nardak. Total sample constituted of 400 children, 200 in experimental group and 200 in control group. All these children were pretested for their social competence in hypothetical situations- three stories were used for getting an object from another child and three stories for consequential thinking after doing something wrong. The child being interviewed was asked what the story character could do or say in each situation. Strategies suggested by children were coded as non-forceful or forceful for problem solving. For consequential thinking, number of consequences suggested by children was computed. Use of forceful strategies in interpersonal conflict resolution is one of the indicators of aggressive behavior in children. Intervention package was imparted to experimental group children for a period two months to promote social competence for management of aggressive behaviour. It was found that in both the cultural zones, after exposure to intervention package, there was significantly greater use of non-forceful alternatives in conflict resolution; while use of forceful strategies was reduced significantly as compared to control group children. Experimental group children also suggested significantly greater number of consequences as compared to control group children from both the cultural zones.

Keywords

Social Competence, Management of Aggressive Behaviour.

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Deepika Sharma ¹, Sheela Sangwan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of uman development & Family Studies, I.C College of Home Science, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

The present study “Assessment of Coping Skills on Adolescents Aggression” was undertaken with the specific objectives, viz., (i) to find out the level of coping skills among adolescents, (ii) to assess the coping skills of adolescents as per residential area, (iii) to find out the relationship of coping skills with adolescent aggression. The data was collected trom Hisar District of Haryana. A total sample of250 adolescents' in the age group of 13-15 years was randomly selected. APositive Proactive Coping Inventory for adolescents (PCI) developed by Greenglass et al. (2008) was used to assess skills in coping with distress and for dependent variable Aggression scale developed by Mathur and Bhatnagar (2012) was used to study the nature of adolescent aggressive behavior. The collected data were tabulated, processed and analyzed by employing statistical technique i.e. frequencies and z test. Significant differences existed between the proactive (z= 20.30), reflective (z= 6.16), strategic (z= 3.72), preventive (z= 14.56), instrumental (z= 11.14), emotional (z= 1.96) and avoidance coping (z= 6.87) skills of rural and urban adolescents. Also, Urban adolescents had significantly better proactive coping (x= 46.99), reflective coping (x= 35.52), strategic coping (x= 12.71), preventive coping (x= 32.10), instrumental coping (x= 24.89) and emotional coping (x= 16.56) whereas avoidance coping (x= 8.14) was better in adolescents of rural area signifying that adolescents residing in urban area are having better coping skills. Also, it was found that with aggression preventive, instrument and avoidance coping increases whereas proactive and reflective coping decreases.

Keywords

Coping Skills, Adolescents, Aggression, Proactive Coping.

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Arti Kumari ¹, Sheela Sangwan ¹, Sumit Sheoran ¹

Affiliations
1 Department ofHuman Development and Family Studies, I.C. College ofHome Science, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and trained at a rapid speed in their early years. This gives a rigorous foundation for lifelong progress, and the adults who provide for the care and learning o f children from delivery through age eight bear an enormous dependability for their well-being, development and learning. The equally affecting interaction between a parent or care giver and a child is the guided through which all learning takes place during the first 1000 days. The purpose o f this study is to tackle the problems related to early childhood and long term development and important development practices are described needed to provide for the care and education o f children from delivery through period first 1000 days. By the time a infant is bom, their brain has almost all the neurons it will ever have, and by the age o f two years an enormous numbers o f neuronal associations are made which are later trimmed based on which are most repeatedly used. An optimal environment supports development, while an adverse environment harms both in the short term but importantly also over the longer term development. When we invest wisely in preschool children, the next generation will balance that back through a lifetime o f productivity and responsible citizenship. Children during preschool o f age undergo through rapid growth and development that is greatly influenced by diverse factors. Adequate practices, simulative and safe environment and care need to be ensured for optimum physical, mental, social and cognitive development and to prevent to adverse impacts on short-term survival as well as long-term happiness and development. Children who have a good start in their life will be better adults resulting in a better social, economic, and physical and cognition and they live better for their relations and their societies.

Keywords

Early Childhood, Long Term Development, Growth, Learning.

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Rupika Chopra ¹, Sheela Sangwan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department ofHuman Development and Family Studies, I. C. College ofHome Science CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Depression is a mood disorder characterized by the presence o f sad, empty or irritable feelings accompanied by somatic and cognitive changes that significantly atfect the individual's capacity to function. Depression affects their daily living activities such as work, sleeping, eating and concentration on the tasks. The present study was conducted on 500 adolescents, i.e., 250 adolescents form urban area and 250 adolescents from rural area studying in 10th, 11^th and 12^th classes. Children Depression Inventory (CDI) developed by Kovacs (2003) was used to measure the depression among adolescents. Results revealed that adolescents o f 15+-17 years had the higher level o f depression as compared to adolescents o f age group 14 15 years which depicts the significant relationship among adolescents' age and depression.

Keywords

Adolescents, Age and Depression.

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Sumit Sheoran ¹, Sudha Chhikara ¹, Sheela Sangwan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I.C. College ofHome Science, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana, IN

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Naturalistic intelligence (nature-smart) is one of those nine intelligences formulated by Howard Gardner (1983). People with naturalistic intelligence have a compassion to and appreciation for nature. The Naturalist intelligence centralizes on how people relate to their natural surroundings. Naturalists have a special ability to grow plants. They have great affinity for animals and are excellent at training and understanding them. Naturalists can easily distinguish differences in nature. They are aware of and intrigued by changes in normal weather phenomena. Naturalists love outdoor activities such as walking, rock climbing, camping and hiking. Such people are inspired and rejuvenated by the nature. Ecological Systems Theory postulated by Bronfenbrenner (1979) discribes that there are five different systems arranged from the closest to the individual to the farthest: the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, and chronosystem. Hence, the current research was centered around finding out the flow of various human ecological factors on Multiple Intelligence of young adolescents.

Keywords

Multiple Intelligence, Naturalistic Intelligence, Human Ecological Factors.

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Sumit Sheoran ¹, Sudha Chhikara ¹, Sheela Sangwan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I.C. College ofHome Science, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

According to American psychologist, Howard Gardner, intelligence is far ahead of Intelligence Quotient (IQ) points. In fact, he has acknowledged nine different types of intelligence human beings can possess. Musical intelligence is one of these types of intelligences. Musical intelligence (music smart), is an outline of auditory intelligence. It's not aboutjust music but it also incorporates all sounds, tones, and rhythms. Here are some revealing signs which people with musical intelligence may possess, such as, auditory learner, skilled at imitation and mimicry, appreciates unique music forms and sounds capes, sensitive to noises in environment, enjoys singing, dancing, whistling, or humming, wide and varied musical tastes and avid concert-goers. By understanding what musical intelligence really is and how we can direct it in our lives, we can initiate to control all if that intelligence, education and experience stored over a period of moment. Parallel idea was anticipated by Howard Gardner in the theory o f multiple intelligences, where individual intelligence makes a distinction into definite 'modalities', rather than seeing intelligence as conquered by a single general ability. In 1979, Bronfenbrenner bestowed Ecological Systems Theory , which discribes that there are five human ecological systems arranged from the closest to the person to the farthest and these ecological systems directly or indirectly influences the human development. The present study was designed with the aim to study the association between musical intelligence and impact of various human ecological factors affecting it. To accomplish this aim, standardized Multiple Intelligence Assessment Tool developed\sy Kaur (2006) was directed on a study sample consisting o f200 students from higher secondary schools of both regions of Mahendergarh (Haryana), i.e., rural and urban. Results revealed that parental occupation, caste and discipline by the parents were found to be significantly associated with intrapersonal intelligence of the respondents. Yet other human ecological factors such as frequency of visit to relatives/ friends by respondents, exposure to mass media, type of people living in nearby area and availability of newspaper at home had no effect on intrapersonal intelligence of the young adolescents.

Keywords

Musical Intelligence, Human Ecological Theory, Young Adolescent Girls, Mahendergarh (Haryana).

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Arti Kumari ¹, Sheela Sangwan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I.C. Collage of Home Science, CCS HAU, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

During the past decades there was an increase in prevalence of chronic diseases in elder person, which leads to poor quality of life. This review paper specifically focuses on an importance of spirituality within the lifetime of elderly. Individual's spiritual viewpoint is become a vital demand of the era, considering several types of physical illness, disability, loss of loved ones, loneliness, depression and mortality during ageing years. Among the elderly, spirituality is extremely important in the management of several chronic diseases and improves their quality of life. Findings of the study also linked association between regular attending the spiritual services and improved health and quality of life in elderly. A specially designed spiritual activities and yoga activities is linked with improved sleep quality and reduced chronic and other types of disorders in elderly. Meditative prayers also have positive effects on overall health condition of elders.

Keywords

Spirituality, Elderly, Meditation Prayer, Health Conditions.

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