Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Suvashisa Rana ¹, Meena Hariharan ¹, Durgesh Nandinee ¹, Kallavarapu Vincent ¹

Affiliations
1 Centre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, IN

Abstract

As forgiveness plays a vital role in the process of building healthy relationship, this study explored the contributions of forgiveness on happiness among adolescents. A convenience sample of 200 adolescent participants from two leading educational institutions was selected. The participants completed a survey assessing the forgiveness (forgiveness of self others, and situations) and happiness. The results revealed that there were significant contributions of forgiveness and its domains on happiness of the adolescents. The role of age was also found to be significant indicating that the older adolescents were found to be higher in forgiveness compared with their younger counterparts. Since there was an impact of forgiveness on happiness, adolescents need to be taught the prosocial behavior during childhood and adolescence in order to foster positive health, both at individual as well as community levels.

Keywords

Forgiveness, Healthy Relationship, Happiness, Prosocial Behavior, Positive Health.

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Meena Hariharan ¹, Marlyn Thomas ¹, Suvashisa Rana ¹

Affiliations
1 Centre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, IN

Abstract

The objective was to construct a self-report Adherence Scale for Cardiac Patients (ADSCAP), which measured the level of adherence to multiple aspects of self-care in heart disease. Through five phases, involving 450 patients and 100 caregivers altogether, the development and initial testing of the psychometric properties of ADSCAP were carried out. Based on the findings of exploratory factor analyses using principal component analyses with varimax rotation, ADSCAP was finalised to have 17 items with a 5-factor structure Adherence to exercise, Avoidance of health risk behaviours, Adherence to medication, Adherence to diet, and Planned adherence and emergency care. The reliability and validity analyses revealed satisfactory results. The limitations and recommendations, seeking testing of model-fit in future research, are presented.

Keywords

Adherence, Cardiac Patients, Exploratory Factor Analysis, Self-Care, Self-Report Scale.

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Gadiraju Padmaja ¹, Tiamongla ¹, Suvashisa Rana ¹, C. Vanlalhruaii ¹, Sunanda Mohapatra ²

Affiliations
1 Centre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, IN
2 DAY Public School, Unit 8, Bhubaneshwar,Odisha, IN

Abstract

Entering into university level education often poses challenges, both academics as well as life, especially when it demands people to leave their houses and stay in hostels. The present study was conceptualised to measure the general self-efficacy and quality of life of students who approached universities for higher study and to examine whether the differences in place of living and gender affect their self-efficacy and quality of life. Two hundred and forty university students were assessed on their self-efficacy and quality of life using General Self-efficacy Scale and World Health Organisation-Quality of Life BREF questionnaire. The data were analysed by means of descriptive statistics, 2 (place of living) X 2 (gender) between-subjects ANOVA, product moment correlation (r), and line graph. Both place of living and gender played significant role in the university students' self-efficacy and quality of life. The students who lived in their home and women were found to have greater self-efficacy as well as better quality of life compared to the students who lived in hostel and men respectively. It was also observed that women who stayed in hostel were more vulnerable to psychological health issues. The results demonstrate a need for designing interventions that target enhancing self-efficacy in hostel boarders as well as men students such that their quality of life be improved.

Keywords

Place of Living, University Students, Self-Efficacy, Quality of Life.

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