Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Iram Feroz ¹, Asma Parveen ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IN

Abstract

In the present study an attempt has been made to examine age, education and socio-economic status in relation to modernism among women. The random sample consists of 120 women, out of whom 40 women were within the age range of 20 to 30 years, 40 women with age range from 30 - 40 years and 40 women with age range from 40 - 50 years were sleeted from Aligarh City for study. Modernism scale developed by Francisco et. al,. used. Data collected were juxtaposed with each other and analyzed by mean of analysis of variance. Findings thus accrued revealed significant difference among three groups of women on modernism in respect of their age, education and socio-economic status.

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Iram Feroz ¹, Asma Parveen ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, A.M.U., Aligarh, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IN

Abstract

The main purpose of this research was to determine the home environment as a function of self concept among children of working and non working women. The sample was comprised of 200 children with age range from 13 to 18 years. Out of 200 samples, 100 children were of working and 100 were of non working mothers. Home environment scale developed by Jawa and child self-concept scale developed by Ahluwalia was used to collected the data. The obtained data were statistically analyzed by regression analysis. Results of the present study revealed that there were significant differences among children of working women and non working women. It means those children who have good home environment also have favorable self concept and those children who have a bad home environment they have unfavorable self concept. When both the groups of children were compared on over all home environments it was found that non working women's children have good home environment and favorable self concept as compared to working women's children.

Keywords

Home Environment, Self-Concept, Children, Women Housewives.

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Iftekhar Ahmed ¹, Asma Parveen ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Political Science, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Bulandshahar, U.P., IN
2 Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P., IN

Abstract

Political trust and Political Efficacy are considered to be the key indicators of measuring the health of the democratic system. The positive growth of these parameters of general political attitude is an indication of popular trust and belief in the system and the stability and efficacious nature of our governments in responding to popular demands. On the contrary, its fall indicates powerlessness and cynicism among the people that can be instrumental in dismantling of established political order. In the present world order especially in developing countries like India, the phenomenon of corruption is one of the anomalies- a dysfunction- that threatens to wreck into shreds the very fabric of democratic system that we cherish with so much fervor and vigor. In the present empirical study the authors investigate the impact of corruption on these barometers of democratic health. A survey was conducted in the western region of the largest state of India, i.e. Uttar Pradesh. In all 500 samples were collected randomly under stratified sampling technique. Prior to interview survey questionnaire technique, five categories were made on the basis of people's income level, educational attainment, religious affinities, region- rural/ urban, sex and mass media exposure. The authors found that the corruption is inversely related to political trust and political efficacy. Wherever people are exposed to less corrupt practices, they have shown a greater degree of trust in the system and its efficacy in delivering goods to them. In instances where corruption is more prevalent- whether electoral related or otherwise- people are less forthcoming in showing interest in political participation.

Keywords

Corruption, Political Trust, Political Efficacy.

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Asma Parveen ¹, Iram Feroz ¹, Iftekhar Ahmed ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IN
2 Department of Political Science, N.R.E.C College, Khurja, IN

Abstract

Every mindvidual whether teacher or student- whether sportingly active or academically active, has something m common i.e., they all perform their tasks at varying degrees of stress levels. Stress can be defined as a physical, mental or emotional demand, which tends to disturb the homeostasis of the body which directly influences health of an individual. Health may be defined negatively as the absence of illess, functionally as the ability to cope with every day activities, or positively as fitness and well being. Many researchers have demonstrated the impact of stress on health- at an optimum level of stress one reaps the benefits of alertness and activation that improves performance of a sports student but when stress crosses its optimal level it ultimately, negatively influences the health of both sports as well as non sports students. The present study comprised of 100 sports students and 100 non sports students selected randomly from Aligarh Muslim University. To measure stress symptoms, stress symptoms inventory developed by Dr.AK.Srivastav(1983)was used. lt has 39 items categonzed into 3 different dimensions: physical, psychological and social relational symptoms with 4 response categories ranging from never, sometimes, quite often to almost constantly. For the measurement of health, general health questionnaire (GHQ- 28) designed by Goldberg and Hillier (1979) was used, it has 28 items categorized into 4 different dimensions: Somatic symptoms, anxiety and insomnia, social dysfunction and severe depression with 4 response categories ranging from not at all, no more than usual, rather more than usual to much more than usual. Keeping m view the comparison between sports and non sports students on stress symptoms inventory and on general health questionnaire, the obtained data were statistically analyzed by means o f f test. Further multiple regression analysis using step wise method was applied which shows that stress symptoms predict the poor health among sports and non-sports student. ft was evident from Table 'A' that sports and non sports students differ significantly from each other on stress symptoms inventory The higher mean score of non sports students showed that they have more stress symptoms. Table 'B' showed sports students significantly differ from non sports students on general health questionnaire, significant value off indicate that both have different levels of health. The higher mean score of sports students showed that they have good health. Table 'C and 'D' showed that stress symptoms predict health among sports and non sports students respectively. It is clear from the table that all 3 difi-erent dimensions of stress symptoms emerged as siginficantly positive predictors of health among the sports students and significantly negative predictors of health among non sports students. Results of the present study revealed that there were significantly meaningful differences among sports and non sports students, ft means those students who have more stress symptoms they have worst health and those students who have less stress symptoms they have good health. Acertam level of stress IS needed for optimal performance. But as stress level increases from optimal level it impairs the health of an individual which negatively influences the performance of students.

Keywords

Stress, Sports, Students.

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