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Anita Singh Poonam ¹, Shakuntla Punia ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I. C. College of Home Sciences, C.C.S.Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

The present study laid its emphasis to explore the need of emotional regulation assessment for which elderly men and women be aware about as to live a happy and contended life, emotion regulation skills are must. The objectives of the study were to probe the family background, study the different emotional regulation strategies and cognitive emotion regulation strategy and to have a measure of emotional expression of elderly people. Descriptive survey method was employed and sample was selected by simple random sampling technique. Older adults showed enhanced emotion regulation and respondents used reappraisal strategy more as compared to suppression strategy for their emotion regulation. Most preferred adoptive cognitive strategy in elderly was refocus on planning and females were more expressive in their emotions as compared to males. Study indicating that improved management of emotions with age is an important factor in maintaining well-being in old age.

Keywords

Emotional Regulation, Emotional Expression, Old Age, Gender, Reappraisal Strategy.

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Swati Shah ¹, Shakuntla Punia ², Poonam ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education and Communication Management. College of Home Science, CCS HAU, Hisar, Haryana, IN
2 Department of Human Development and Family Studies College of Home Science, CCS HAU, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Psychological well-being is one of the most cherished goals of humanity. It defines the idea of "good life". The present study is an attempt to examine the psychological well-being among senior citizens and their socio-economic variables. A sample of 60 elderly people of above 60 years from the Hisar city of Haryana, were taken as respondents from families and old age homes. Their psychological well-being was measured by using the PGC Morale Scale and for socioeconomic variables self-prepared interview scheduled was used as a tool. The statistical results of the study stated that factors, age, residence place, spouse partner, health status and income source were significantly associated with the psychological state of the elderly people whereas sex was not significantly associated. Therefore, they need special attention from family, policy makers, and those who work with elderly people.

Keywords

Psychological Well-being, PGC Morale Scale, Socioeconomic Factors, And Older Persons

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Poonam ¹, Shakuntla Punia ¹, Shanti Baida ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, C.C.S. Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

The concept of temperament directs our attention to important aspects of child individuality that must be considered in parenting. Using a sample of 120 families having two children who were between 10 and 17years of age and their parents, this study assessed the relationship between child temperament and parental differential treatment and was undertaken in purposively selected Hisar city, of Haryana State. Thereby, the total sample was consisted of 240 children (120 older and 120 younger siblings) and 240 parents. Both parents were informants for temperamental qualities. Malhotra's Temperament Schedule (Malhotra and Malhotra, 1988) was used to study child temperamental qualities. Comparative distribution of younger and older siblings on different temperamental qualities depicted that younger siblings were more social, had positive moods as well as more active, and whereas, older siblings were relatively more attentive. Berkeley Parent-child Interview Schedule developed by Ablow and Measelle (1993) was used to study PDT. In the face of social norms for equal treatment, the present study provided evidences that mothers and fathers often treat their offspring differentially. As per siblings' perception regarding PDT in the domains of warmth, over half of mothers and fathers both favoured younger siblings more than the older siblings, whereas, nearly same percentage of both parents were relatively more hostile to the older siblings. Correlation results clearly established that children's temperament statistically predicted maternal differential warmth and hostility treatment of siblings in the family. Implications for intervention programs targeted at decreasing differential treatment are discussed.

Keywords

Parental Differential Treatment, Parental Warmth, Parental Hostility, Two Parent-Families, Child Temperament.

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Shakuntla Punia ¹, Santosh Sangwan ¹, Poonam ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of HDFS, College of Home Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Depression in the children merits special mention because the early onset of depression in children is associated with poorer prognosis and a severe and recurrent course in adulthood. Researchers are in favour of using multiple informants when assessing children for possible depressive disorders. The current study examined depression in a sample of 80 children aged between 11-15 years. Using baseline data from multi-informants i.e. children, parents, and teachers, this study examined depression agreement across two or more informants. The Children Depression Inventory (CDI) (Kovac, 1985) was used to measure depression using child, parent and teacher version. The study indicated that as per child and teacher report, one-fourth of total sample was detected with depression symptoms but parents reported slightly higher percentage of children with depressive symptoms (31.3%). Mean comparison results revealed that reports of multi-informants were significantly different from each other. The results of the study provide confirmation of earlier findings on depression. The study will increase awareness in public and among stakeholders about mental health disparity among children in Haryana. Implications for the integration of multi-informant assessment information are discussed.

Keywords

Depression, Multi-Informant, Children, Assessment, Gender, Parents, Teachers.

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Neetu Singh Gautam ¹, Shakuntla Punia ¹, Poonam Yadav ¹

Affiliations
1 Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Proactive coping skills consist of efforts undertaken in advance for a potentially stressful event to prevent it or to modify it's form before it occurs. The present study intended to compare the proactive coping skills of elderly males and females in different ecological settings. A sample of 120 males and their wives, belonging to NCR (Gurgaon) and Non-NCR (Hisar) were selected in the age range 35-40 years. Proactive coping skills were measured using Hindi Adaptation of Proactive Coping Inventory (PCI) developed by Bhushan et al. (2010). The results showed that males and females in higher percentage were in average category on all aspects of proactive coping skills as well as composite proactive coping skills. Though, non-NCR respondents (male and female) were using better proactive coping skills than their counterparts. Significant differences existed in reflective coping (z=2.54, p<0.05), preventive coping (z=2.70, p<0.05) and composite proactive coping skills (z=2.04, p<0.05) in male across two regions, whereas, females differed significantly in reflective coping (z=2.97, p<0.05) and composite proactive coping skills (z=2.09, p<0.05) in both regions. Instrumental support seeking, emotional support seeking and avoidance coping skills were more used by females.

Keywords

Proactive Coping, Ecological Settings, Residential Area, Gender Differences.

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Rupika Chopra ¹, Shakuntla Punia ¹, Santosh Sangwan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I. C. College of Home Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Depression is a psychological problem or condition that changes how you think and feel and also affects your social behavior and sense of physical well being. The present study was undertaken on 460 adolescents of 11th and 12th standard, i.e., 113 studying in university and 347 studying in government schools of Hisar district of Haryana state falling in age group of 16 to 17 years. Children Depression Inventory (CDI) by Kovacs (2003) was used to assess the depression status. Results highlighted that adolescents enrolled in university were more depressed as compared to adolescents enrolled in school and adolescents' whose father were illiterate, mother were educated up to higher level and engaged in servicer were more depressed.

Keywords

Depression, Negative Mood, Interpersonal Problem, Ineffectiveness, Anhedonia and Negative Self-Esteem.

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Rupika Chopra ¹, Shakuntla Punia ¹, Santosh Sangwan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I. C. College of Home Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Social support describes the physical and emotional comfort given to individuals by their family, friends and other significant persons in their lives. The present study was undertaken on 460 adolescents studying in schools of 11th and 12th standard of Hisar district of Haryana state. The age range was 16 to 17 years. Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ) developed by Sarson et al. (1987) was used to assess the social support. Results of the study highlighted that adolescents studying in schools received good social support and were more satisfied as compared to university adolescents. If adolescents do not get social support at the time they need either from family members or non family members, they will become victim and get depression earlier. So that social support from peers, friends, family members or non family members becomes important during adolescence period.

Keywords

Adolescents, Social Support Quantity (SSQN) and Social Support Satisfaction (SSQS).

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Rupika Chopra ¹, Shakuntla Punia ¹, Santosh Sangwan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I. C. College of Home Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Social support is a range of interpersonal relationships that have an impact on the individual's functioning and generally includes support satisfaction. The present study was undertaken on 460 adolescents, i.e., 113 adolescents studying in university and 347 adolescents studying in school of 11th and 12th standard from Hisar district of Haryana state from the age group of 16 to 17 years. Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ) developed by Sarson et al. (1987) was used to assess the social support of adolescents. Results found that female adolescents received more social support in terms of quantity (SSQN) and were more satisfied than their counterparts. Results further exposed that the adolescents who joined extra coaching classes got more social support in terms of quantity (SSQN) from non family members also as compared to the adolescents who did not joined any extra coaching classes.

Keywords

Adolescents, Social Support Quantity (SSQN) and Social - Support Satisfaction (SSQS).

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Rupika Chopra ¹, Shakuntla Punia ², Santosh Sangwan ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I.C. College of Home Science, C.C.S. Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana), IN
2 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I.C. College of Home Science, C.C.S. Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana), IN

Abstract

Peers are the one with whom adolescents identify, learn, fight, discover new enterprises and learn about themselves. The present study was undertaken on 460 adolescents of 11th and 12th that is 112 studying in university and 348 studying in government school of Hisar district of Haryana state from the age group of 16 to 17 years. Peer – Relationship Questionnaire (PRQ) was used to assess the peer – relationship. Results of the study highlighted that adolescents continuing their study in school were involved in bullying or being victimized to a lower level but had higher pro – social skills as compared to adolescents studying in university and the adolescents whose mothers were engaged in service, they were more involved in bullying.

Keywords

Bullying, Peer–Relationship, Pro-Social Behavior, Victimization

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Poonam ¹, Shakuntla Punia ¹, Shanti Balda ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies College of Home Science, C.C.S. Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryna, IN

Abstract

Parental functioning is influenced by a variety of forces, yet the personal resources of parents have the greatest potential for buffering the parenting system. Factors related to the parents are most central to parenting competence, often mediating associations between broader social variables and variation in parenting styles. In the present study, focus was mainly on three parental variables i.e., temperamental qualities, malaise and emotional intelligence. The study was undertaken in purposively selected Hisar city, of Haryana State. Atotal of 120 two-children families were selected randomly equally representing the two SES groups i.e., upper-middle (60) and lower-middle (60). Regarding temperamental qualities out of the total sample of fathers, nearly 17% were identified as having extraversion temperament and another 10 per cent had neuroticism temperament profile. In case of mothers nearly 20 and 17 per cent were categorized into extraversion and neuroticism temperament profile. Further, majority of mothers and fathers possessed normal level of emotional intelligence and upper -middle SES mothers and fathers were slightly better in emotional intelligence than their counterparts. Regarding comparative status on malaise of parents, non-significant differences between mothers and fathers were depicted in overall sample and within two SES groups. However, on the basis of mean scores it can be interpreted that fathers scored slightly higher on malaise than mothers showing that fathers were more at risk of illness (psychological or physiological).

Keywords

Psychological Well-Being, Temperamental Qualities, Malaise and Emotional Intelligence.

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