Informatics Publishing Limited

Niti Shukla ¹, Yakasai Tijjani Yahaya ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, IN

Abstract

It has been observed that every culture has its own attribution behaviour with which individuals in the community perceived it to be based on their understanding. The purpose of the present study was to find out how the Indian students attribute the foreign students and also how the foreign students attribute the Indian students. In this study the sample of 40 students was used which included 20 students from foreign country and 20 students from India, comprising of 10 male and 10 female students in each group. In this study content analysts method was used to analyse the data collected on 30 variables. Based on the findings theses variables are found to be attributed to the foreign students which includes Diligent, Aggression, Social, Familial, Resilience, and Creativity while the Indian students are found to be attributed with the following variables which includes Corruption, Gossiping, Offering help, Racism, Values, Expressing Emotions, Hypocrite, Arrogant. In addition the remaining variables were found to be attributed to both group of students which includes Intelligent, Needing Help, Empathy, Equality, Security, Communication, Dressing, Health, Life style, Career, Hospitable, Memorable Moment, First Impression, Occasion, Cheating.

Keywords

Attibuttion, Diligent, Aggression, Social, Familial, Resilience, Creativity, Students.

Full Text

     

Niti Shukla ¹, Nanki Monga ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Panjab, IN

Abstract

Adolescents have Curiosity towards New Behaviour and they Want to Experience without Thinking much about Consequences. during the Phase of Adolescence Peer Learning is on the Peak and Human Behaviour is Highly Affected by His/her Surroundings. all these Aspects must have Impact on Adolescents' Achievement of Various Goals in their Lives. the Current Study Attempted to Investigate the Risk Taking Behaviour of Adolescents and their Academic Achievements during their Schools. a Sample of 40 Adolescents Including Boys (20) and Girls (20) in the Age Range of 15-17 Years Studying in Schools at South Delhi was Investigated for its Academic Achievement Motivation by Classifying them on the Nature of Risk Taking Behaviour, I.e. Moderate and High Risk Taking Behaviour. Majority of the Participants (90%) were Noticed with Moderate Risk Taking Tendencies. all the Girl Adolescents (100%) were there with Moderate Risk Taking Behaviour whereas Boys (20%) were also Found with High Risk Taking Tendencies other than Moderate (80%) Category of Risk Taking Behaviour. the Risk Taking Behaviour of Adolescents was Significantly Correlated with their Academic Achievements (r= -0.41). the Findings Suggest Investigating the Risk Taking Behaviour at School Level and Counselling the Adolescent Students in Context of their Immediate and Long-term Goals.

Keywords

Academic, Success, Risk Taking, Behavior, Adolescence.

Full Text

     

Niti Shukla ¹, Komal Rai ¹, Damanpreet Kaur ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, IN

Abstract

In India your self-worth is measured through your academic excellence , if your not good in studies than people perceive you in a negative way and also because we are developing country so for us our human capital is very important. In spite of all program such as guidance and counseling strategies still poor performances by students were although recorded every year. So being a student of Psychology, researcher want to investigate what are the reasons behind the poor academic performance of students. There were various reasons because of which students get poor performance in academics such as, birth order, family size and number of siblings can affect the student's academic success and performance level. So as student of psychology this is my prime concern to measure “the association between Number of Siblings and Academic Achievement”. For this from Lovely Professional University, Phagwara the researcher selected 150 students through random sampling method. Data obtained regarding number of siblings and academic performance of students (CGPA) in +2 was analyzed by using Anova. Results depicts that there is no significant association between number of siblings and academic achievement. So from the present finding of the research it can be suggested that, in future we can include variables like the role of sibling's relationship, parental education, home environment, socioeconomic status on academic achievement.

Keywords

Academic Achievement, Siblings.

Full Text

     

Gonika Bhatia ¹, Niti Shukla ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, IN
2 Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, IN

Abstract

There are several million of females worldwide who are working as prostitutes to earn for their survival. The number of prostitutes is escalating day by day. The previous studies are mostly engaged into finding the after-effects of entering into the prostitution, but no one has shown the interest in knowing the factors that might have contributed in the selection of this profession. Being a student of Psychology, the researcher felt the need to find out the intrinsic, psychological factors contributing in the final choice of entering into the practice of prostitution by a woman. Thus, this study is intended to find out the psychological constructs of the prostitution which casts some light on the factors like personality, role of sexual abuse and motivation behind choosing a profession like prostitution. For the same purpose, three different psychometric tools were being used which include NEO PI-R, i.e., Neuroticism, Extroversion, Openness, Personality Inventory (Revised), Work Extrinsic, Intrinsic Motivation scale and Sexual abuse check list. The sample size in the study was 33 (N=33). The statistical tools used to analyze the collected data included t-test and chi-square. The results concluded that there were insignificant differences in the personalities of the two groups under study, i.e., the females who chose to be in the occupation of prostitution and the females who were forced into it. The motivation levels of the two groups did show some differences but again were not significant enough. The overall motivation in the prostitutes came out to be extrinsic in nature. It was found that the females who choose to be a sex worker score higher on the incidences of sexual abuse. The results also concluded empirically that the females who are into the profession of prostitution are significantly higher on the incidence of sexual abuse.

Keywords

Psychological Constructs, Sex Abuse, Female Sex Workers.

Full Text

     

Kriti Jain ¹, Niti Shukla ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, IN
2 Deptt. of Psychology, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, IN

Abstract

Aggression and Forgiveness have been considered as important aspects of human life and the relationships surrounding males with and without sisters become even more relevant to these emotions. The present study was an attempt to investigate the degree of these two emotions among male members who have sisters as well as who have no sisters. A sample of 100 (N=100) people in age range 18 to 35 years (Mean=26.5) were selected from Delhi and Lovely Professional University, Punjab. Two scales, “Aggression scale” and “Heartland Forgiveness scale” were administered on the sample. The data were examined using the techniques of ANOVA statistics. Results indicated significant differences in terms of aggression and Forgiveness levels. Forgiveness was sub-categorized as Forgiveness of self, Forgiveness of others and Forgiveness of situations. Aggression was found to be more in males without sisters (p <0.01), whereas, Forgiveness was found more in males with sisters (p < 0.01). In sub-categories of Forgiveness, “Forgiveness of self” was found to be more in males with sisters (p < 0.01), “Forgiveness of others” was found more in males with sisters (p < 0.01) and “Forgiveness of situations” was also found more in males with sisters (p < 0.01). These findings are worth to highlight the importance of girls' presence in a family towards emotional balances among all family members.

Keywords

Aggression, Forgiveness, Males with And without Sisters.

Full Text