Indian Journal of Positive Psychology

Saima Hafiz ¹, Meenakshi Chouhan ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab
2 Department of Psychology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, IN

Abstract

The present study intends to investigate the impact of emotional intelligence on life satisfaction among university employees in which each group is divided in to high and low group. A sample of 40 employees (20 males and 20 females) in the age group of 25-50yrs, was taken from the central university of Jammu and were administered the emotional intelligence scale by Singh and life satisfaction scale by Diener, Emmans, Larsen, and Griffen (1985). A 2×2 ANOVA was used for data analysis. The results revealed that those who scored higher on emotional intelligence have higher life satisfaction than the low scorers. Moreover the results reported that the main effect of gender on life satisfaction was also significant, i.e., males scored higher on life satisfaction scale than females. The interactive effect of gender and emotional intelligence on life satisfaction was statistically non-significant.

Keywords

Emotional Intelligence, Life Satisfaction, Gender, University Employees.

Full Text

     

Meenakshi Chouhan ¹, Vineet Singh ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Education, IGNOU, New Delhi, IN
2 Department of Yoga, Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani, Nanital, Uttarakhand, IN

Abstract

Meditation is an act of relaxation, where an individual focuses on one's mind while sitting silently for a brief period of time. It involves giving full attention to a particular object at a time. Rajyoga is a form of meditation, which is used for holistic healing. The aim of the present paper was to examine well-being among Rajyoga meditators and non-meditators. The data was collected from 60 (30 Raj Yoga meditators & 30 Non-meditators) from Jammu region in the age group of 30-60yrs. PGI General Well-being Scale (Verma & Verma, 1989) was used for data collection. The results showed significant difference between the well-being of Rajyoga meditators and non-meditators. The wellbeing of Rajyoga meditators is better than that of non-meditators. The results further reported higher well-being levels among female Rajyoga meditators than male meditators.

Keywords

Rajyoga Meditators, Non-Meditators, Well-Being.

Full Text

     

Meenakshi Chouhan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Education, IGNOU Delhi, IN

Abstract

The main aim of the present study was to find out the impact of resilience on mental health of students. A sample of 60 (30 male & 30 female) college students in the age group of 18-22 years, was derived from Jammu Private Colleges through incidental sampling. The participants were assessed with General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) and 14-item resilience scale and they were classified as high or low scorers on resilience. A 2×2 ANOVA was used for data analysis. The results showed that the students having higher scores on resilience were more mentally healthy than the low scorers. Gender significantly affected the mental health of students. The interactive effects of gender and resilience for mental health scores were statistically non-significant.

Keywords

resilience, gender, mental health, college students.

Full Text