Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Veena Easvaradoss ¹, Vinitha Cabral ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Women's Christian College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN

Abstract

The number of dual-earner families in India has increased. Census reports state that 26% of urban families have double income families. It can be assumed that the increase in parents' employment (and the resultant decline in time spent with children) would lower the levels of parental monitoring and thereby pose a risk to the child's development. The objective was to study the impact of cognitive behavior group therapy (CBGT) on the emotional maturity, frustration tolerance, study involvement and parental and peer attachment in adolescents from dualearner families. One group pre- and post-test research design were used. The sample consisted of 50 adolescents from the eighth and ninth grades who received six sessions of CBGT for a period of 1 month. Both genders were equally represented. Pre- and post-intervention assessments of the dependent variables were carried out. Paired t tests were used to find out the significant differences in emotional maturity, frustration tolerance, study involvement and parent and peer attachment scores before and after the intervention. Significant improvement was seen on all four variables. Cognitive behavior group intervention has improved the psychological functioning of adolescents of dual-earner families. The impact of the intervention on the dependent variables will be discussed.

Keywords

Adolescents, Attachment, Cognitive Behavior Group Therapy, Dual-Earner Family, Emotional Maturity, Frustration Tolerance.

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Sony P. Thomas ¹, Veena Easvaradoss ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Women's Christian College, Chennai, IN

Abstract

The study investigated the gender and socmeconomic status difference in physical, verbal and indirect aggression by self, parent, teacher, and peer rating among adolescents. Subjects, a total of 516 adolescents, were selected from three southern states Kamataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu of India. MANOVA was used to analyze the interaction effect of gender and socioeconomic status on physical, verbal, and indirect aggression assessed by self parents, teacher, and peer There was no consistency between the different ratings. In contrast to earher findings, boys were found to be directly as well as indirectly more aggressive than girls. Higher and lower middle socioeconomic groups are found to be more aggressive when compared to upper middle socioeconomic groups.

Keywords

Aggression, Gender, SES, Self, Parent, Teacher and Peer Influence.

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