Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Tamalika Das Gupta ¹, Jayanti Basu ²

Affiliations
1 University of Calcutta, Kolkata, IN
2 Department of Applied Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, IN

Abstract

The present study is an attempt to compare homophobic and non-homophobic individuals in terms of Defense styles used, Type D personality (Negative Affectivity & Social Inhibition) and Gender Role Identity. A sample consisting of 150 persons with age ranging from 20 40 years, both male & female were taken from in and around Kolkata. The sample was divided in high homophobic and low homophobic subgroups depending on the score obtained on Index of Homophobia. The statistical analysis of the data included mean, standard deviation and independent sample t test. The results indicated that there is a significant difference between high homophobic and low homophobic individuals in terms of humor, acting out, passive aggression, denial and dissociation. Moreover there was no significant difference found between high homophobic and low homophobic individuals in terms of Type D personality and Gender role.

Keywords

Homophobia, Compare, Heterosexual Population, Defense Styles, Type D Personality and Gender.

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Anindita Majumdar ¹, Jayanti Basu ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Applied Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, IN

Abstract

The nature of ego functions of the professionals in Kolkata, who have chosen performing (music, dance, & acting) and visual (painting & photography) art as their career, in comparison to a control group of non-artist professionals has been investigated in the present manuscript with the purpose of understanding the effect of such statistical functions on creative personalities. The sample constituted of 150 artist professionals and 150 non-artist professionals from Kolkata within age range of 20 to 40 years, including respondents of both the genders. The control group was matched with the study group in terms of relevant demographic variables. The tool used to obtain the findings was Ego Function Assessment (EFA) Scale, as modified by Bellak (1989). The EFA scale assessed twelve separate ego functions viz., Reality Testing, Judgment, Sense of Reality, Drive Control, Object Relation, Thought Process, Adaptive Regression, Defense Functioning, Stimulus Barrier Autonomous Functioning, Synthetic-Integrative Functioning and Mastery Competence. Descriptive and multivariate tests were used for statistical analysts of data. The data analysts revealed significant differences between the two groups, and between the genders in terms of ego functions. The creative's had poorer ego functions on many respects, but had higher adaptive regression. However, their differing perspective of emotions (as indicated by higher adaptive regression) may account for their specialty. Suggestions for mental health management of creative persons require awareness on the part of the mental health workers in this regard.

Keywords

Performing Art and Artists, Visual Art and Artists, Creativity, Ego Functions.

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