Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Tabasum Farooq Khan ¹, Musaddiq Jahan ¹

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

Abstract

Orphans exist in all societies. The number of orphans is increasing day by day in India in general and in Kashmir in particular, due to the past 23 years of conflict. Besides, the trend of institutionalizing them is spreading in the society. This study aimed to compare the psychological wellbeing and achievement motivation of orphan and non-orphan adolescents (males and females) in Kashmir. Participants comprised of 80 adolescents, out of whom 20 were male orphans, 20 female orphans, 20 male non orphans and 20 female non -orphans. The sample was collected from three orphanages and different schools of Kashmir. Ryff's psychological well-being scale and Deo-Mohan Achievement Motivation scale were administered to collect data. Multivariate analysis of variance was performed to analyze data. A significant difference was obtained between orphans and non-orphans on psychological wellbeing. Non-orphans scored higher on psychological wellbeing than orphan adolescents. Certain dimensions of psychological well-being namely personal growth, positive relations, purpose in life and self-acceptance also differ significantly in orphans and non-orphans. Only one dimension on which males and females differ significantly was purpose in life. No significant difference was obtained between orphan and non-orphan& between male and female adolescents on achievement motivation. So, the concerned bodies, policy makers, schools, family, governmental and non-governmental organization should work together in order to increase the psychological well-being of orphans.

Keywords

Psychological Wellbeing, Achievement Motivation, Orphans, Non-orphans.

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Hena Fatma ¹, Tabasum Farooq Khan ², Munawwar Husain ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Utta Pradesh, IN
2 Department of Forensic Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Utta Pradesh, IN

Abstract

Animal studies shows that at a much based level, animals tend to leave some mark indicating territorial boundaries like urinating, rubbing a body on the tree etc. In case of chance meeting the strong would dominate over the weaker. The male animal tends to follow the female everywhere. Each species have characteristic mania of fighting adversities like lions blow up there mane, elephants flap and race after the enemy, etc. in any overt show of strength and aggression. The member shall risk a fight to comer female. However, in case of sports aggressive overtures are shown in ready display of strength and stamina. People tend to use illegal but realistic means to boost up their strength or in other words their overt aggression. This is supplemented by chemicals known as "doping in sports". The present paper discusses such an aspect with emphasis on psychobiology of aggression.

Keywords

Psychobiology, Doping in Sports, Aggression, Violence, Illegal Stamina.

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