IAHRW International Journal of Social Sciences Review

Komila Parthi ¹, Shilpa Singh Rohilla ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, DAV College, Sector-10, Chandigarh, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Punjab University, Chandigarh, IN

Abstract

Mental health is one of the determining factors of student life which plays a vital role in achieving desirable goals for better future. In higher education, mental health becomes vulnerable because of the demanding nature of academia. A doctorate is one of the highest degrees one can achieve in the field of education. In research, financial difficulty acts as a major contributory factor for the poor mental health of research students. Research needs financial support to be carried out smoothly and fruitfully. Therefore, fellowships provided by universities or other research promoting institutions act as a support system to research students, lack of which results in interruptions in progress of research work which may cause mental health issues among researchers. Therefore, the current study aims to investigate the impact of financial difficulty on mental health among research students of Punjab University Chandigarh, India. For this purpose, a sample consisting of 120 research students was randomly selected from various faculties of Punjab University Chandigarh, India. The research students were equally categorized into fellowship holder and non-fellowship holder groups. An equal number of male and female research students were included under each category (30 males & 30 female) with age ranging between 23-30 years. GHQ-12 (Goldberg & Williams, 1988); Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen & Williamson, 1988); Beck Depression Inventory (Beck, 1996); and Hamilton anxiety rating scale (Hamilton, 1959) were the tools used to assess mental health, stress, depression, and anxiety respectively.

Keywords

Financial Difficulty, Mental Health, Research Students.

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Komila Parthi ¹, Radhika Gupta ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Punjab University, Chandigarh, IN

Abstract

Boredom has been defined as "a state of weariness or ennui resulting from a lack of engagement with stimuli in the environment" (Vanden-Bos, 2007). Research suggests that students bring a variety of positive and negative emotions to classroom such as pride, enjoyment, anxiety, anger and boredom (Goetz, Frenzel, Hall, & Pekrun, 2007). These emotions interplay with the students emotions to impact their attention and performance. Despite being so important, studies in this field lack in exclusively focusing on academic domains (Goetz, Ludtke, Nett, Keller, & Lipnevich, 2013). In light of this, the present study aims to investigate boredom proneness, academic boredom, and mood awareness across Arts and Commerce students. For this purpose, 120 students were randomly selected from various departments of DAV college, Chandigarh. Of the 120 students, 60 students were from Arts department and 60 were from Commerce department. The data were collected with a set of questionnaires composed of a demographic form and three research instruments:Boredom Proneness Scale (Farmer & Sundberg, 1986); Academic Boredom Scale (Acee et al., 2010); and Mood Awareness Scale (Swinkels et al., 1995). The results indicate significant differences between Commerce and Arts students for boredom proneness, academic boredom and mood labelling. Similarly, significant correlations were observed among the variables under study. Future research suggestions and implications have been discussed.

Keywords

Boredom, Mood Awareness, Academic Boredom, Students.

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Komila Parthi ¹, Ramanpreet Kaur ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, DAV College, Sec 10, Chandigarh, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Punjab University, Chandigarh, IN

Abstract

Materialism has been a topic of research in various disciplines since more than a few decades now. But its mammoth form is more haunting now a days as economies are reeling and individual dissatisfaction is on the rise. This paper attempts to investigate the relationship of materialism with impulsiveness. To this end, the data was collected from a sample of teachers (N=400) from colleges and universities in Chandigarh. The statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS. The techniques of Pearson Product Moment Correlation and student's t-test were employed. It was observed that participants' endorsement of a materialistic lifestyle correlates positively with their scores on impulsiveness. The gender differences were seen to exist on materialism trait and its components while no gender differences were found on impulsiveness and its second order factors.

Keywords

Impulsivity, Materialism, Teachers.

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Priyanka Samuel ¹, Smita Pandey ², Komila Parthi ³

Affiliations
1 Institute of Mental Health, Sweekaar Academy of Rehabilitation Sciences, Secunderabad, Telangana, IN
2 Institute of Behavior Science, Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, IN
3 Department of Psychology, DAV College, Chandigarh, IN

Abstract

Religious leaders play an important role for any religious clan. These religious leaders usually have high importance in guiding and advising the particular religious members of the group. It is very important that the religious leaders must be sensitive to the needs of the religious members and flexible to provide advice. But it has been seen that if the leader is high on Machiavellianism, he will be more manipulative and focus on his personal advantage than the real welfare of people. The present study aims at investigating Machiavellian traits in religious leaders and the relationship of Machiavellianism with life satisfaction, altruism and resilience in them. The sample was a purposive sample and were selected as per the availability of the clergymen. The results showed a negative correlation of Machiavellianism with life satisfaction and altruism indicating that individuals high on Machiavellianism are low on both life satisfaction and altruism. No significant relationship was found between Machiavellianism and resilience. Significant correlation was found between altruism and life satisfaction.

Keywords

Leadership Traits, Life Satisfaction, Altruism, Machiavellianism, Religious Leaders.

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