Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Swam Shikha Sharma ¹, Kiran Sahu ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, G.D.H.G.College, Moradabad, U.P, IN

Abstract

The term psychological well being is used throughout the healthy industry as kind of a catch all phrase meaning contentment, satisfaction with all element of life, self actualization (a feeling of having achieved something with one's life peace and happiness). Well-being is a dynamic concept that includes subjective, social, and psychological dimensions as well as health-related behaviors. The most commonly recognized social class includes High-Income Group (HIG), Middle-Income Group (MIG) and the Lower-Income Group (LIG). Lower Income Group includes occupations like factory workers, manual labourers, maintenance workers and welfare recipients. The Middle Income Group is variously described as the managerial class, White collar or middle class. The High Income Group or upper class consists of people with high incomes. The aim of the present study is to find out the difference between HIG and MIG group and rural and urban areas young adults on psychological well-being and further to find out the gender difference regarding psychological well-being.. For this purpose 100 young adults (50 male and 50 female) were taken from Moradabad District of U.P. Psychological well-being scale by Warr (1987) was used to measure well-being of respondents. Results indicated that HIG and MIG groups are significantly differed on psychological well-being on the other hand non significant difference found for rural and urban young adults. Further there is found significant gender difference for psychological well-being.

Keywords

Psychological well Being, Hig and Mig Group, Rural and Urban, Genders.

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Kiran Sahu ¹, Priya Gupta ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, G.D.H.G. College Moradabad, U.P., IN

Abstract

Social support is the degree to which individuals have access to social resources, in the form of relationships, on which they can rely. Social network is meaningful social contact, availability of social confidants and human companionship. Social Support is an enduring pattern of continuous or intermittent ties that play a significant part in the individual's life over time. He further states that emotional support consists of enduring interpersonal ties to a group of people who can be called upon to provide emotional sustenance, assistance and resources in time of need, who provide feedback and who share standards and values. The aim of the present study is to find out the social support as a mediator variable of burnout an organizational role stress among married and unmarried women teachers. The investigators used the questionnaire of Sarason, Levme Bashan and Sarason (1983) to measure social support, Maslach's Inventory (1981) to measure burnout and ORS to measure organizational role stress. The results revealed that due to social support these teachers neither exhausted emotionally nor feel lack of personal accomplishment therefore treated their pupils as humans not as an object. The significant mediating effects of social support showed for unmarried teachers when the criterion variable emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, dimensions of burnout. While for married teachers social support was the predator variable for personal accomplishment a third dimension of burnout.

Keywords

ORS, Burnout, Social Support.

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Kiran Sahu ¹, Dheerja Singh ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, G.D.H.G. College, Moradabad, UP, IN

Abstract

Family environment as one in which all members are happy, contended and harmonious, in which each individual is respected and given rights, privileges and responsibilities, suited to his age, and in which there is no dominance by either or both parents or by older children who are permitted to boss over younger ones Hurlock(1972). Adjustment in life is the key to happiness. No one's environment and family circumstances are smooth everyone has to struggle as long as he lives. Mutual give and take in society and family circumstances is necessary for a well adjusted happy life. The aim of the present study is to find out the relationship between family environment and adjustment among young adults and further to find out the gender differences regarding these variables. For this purpose 100 young adults(50 male and 50 female)were taken &omMoradabad District of U.P. Family Relationship Scale(FES)(1993) by Bhatia and Chadha and Adjustment Inventory by Sinha and Singh were used for measuring family environment and adjustment of these young adults respectively. Results indicated that these young adults have good level of adjustment as well as family environment. In addition, males and females were significantly differed on these variables and some of its dimensions. Further, correlational analysis elucidated that there was positive correlation between family environment and adjustment. This implies that if the environment of family is good and motivating and cohesiveness is found among family members, the adjustment capacity of these young adults will increased and resulted in happy and healthy personality.

Keywords

Family Environment, Adjustment, Young Adults.

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Dheerja Singh ¹, Kiran Sahu ²

Affiliations
1 School of Social Sciences, G.D.H.G. College, IFTM University, Moradabad, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Moradabad. U.P., IN

Abstract

Psychological wellbeing is a subjective term that means different thing to different people. A positive state of mind engendering a sense of well being that enables a person to function effectively within society and Emotional Intelligence is a type of Social Intelligence that involves the ability to monitor one's own and others emotions, to discriminating among them, and to use the information to guide one's thinking and action. The aim of the present study is to find out level of Psychological Well Being and Emotional Intelligence among adolescent boys and girls and further to find out gender differences regarding these variables. For this purpose 150 adolescents (75 boys and 75 girls) of Moradabad district were taken, ranging from 13-17 years. To measure Emotional Intelligence Jyotsna Codaty's Emotional Intelligence Scale (2004) and to measure Psychological Well Being Warr's Psychological Well Being scale were used in the present study; result indicated that these adolescents have higher level of psychological Well Being while low level of Emotional Intelligence. Significant gender differences are found only for Emotional Intelligence. Further there is positive but non significant correlation between Psychological Well Being and Emotional Intelligence

Keywords

Psychological Well-Being, Emotional Intelligence, Adolescent.

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Kiran Sahu ¹, Shelley Yadav ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, G.D.H.G. College, Moradabad, IN
2 P. S. Nimtholi, Wazirganj, Budaun, IN

Abstract

The present study was an attempt to find out differences regarding burnout among public and private sector managers. Atotal sample of 200 managers (100 males and 100 females) from different organizations of Delhi city included in the study. The data was collected by using Maslach Burnout Inventory developed by Maslach and Jackson (1981).The results revealed that there were significant differences regarding burnout among public and private sector managers. On the basis of mean it has been observed that private sector managers scored higher on the dimensions of the burnout such as emotional exhaustion and depersonalization as compared to public sector managers. On the other hand public sector managers have scored higher on personal accomplishment than private sectors. This shows that private sectors have high level of burnout as compared public sectors. Gender differences were found to be significant. When we look at the mean values we found that in private sectors males and females scored higher on emotional exhaustion and depersonalization and scored lower on personal accomplishment than public sectors. Males scored higher on emotional exhaustion while females scored slightly higher on depersonalization. It can be said that females experienced more cynical attitude but high level of personal accomplishment resulting low burnout in female comparison to males.

Keywords

Burnout, Managers.

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Kiran Sahu ¹, Deepika Gupta ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, GDHG College, Moradabad, U.P., IN

Abstract

Mental health describes a level of psychological well-being, or an absence of a mental disorder. From the perspective of 'positive psychology1 or 'holism, mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life, and create a balance between life activities and efforts to achieve psychological resilience. Life skills refer to the abilities that help promote mental well being and competence in young people as they face the realities of life. The World Health Organization has defined life skills as, "the abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enable individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life". Many abilities like decision making, problem solving, creative thinking, critical thinking, effective communication, interpersonal relationship skills, self- awareness, empathy, coping with emotions, coping with stress are the different life skills. Life skills based education and intervention programs cultivate the necessary abilities among children at very early level to maintain emotional and mental health. Developing life skills helps people translate knowledge, attitudes and values into healthy behaviour, such as acquiring the ability to reduce special health risks and adopt healthy behaviour that improve their lives in general such as planning ahead, coping with stress and emotion, decision-making, and forming positive relationships.

Keywords

Mental Health, Life Skills Abilities.

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Kiran Sahu ¹, Priya Gupta ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology G.D.H.G. College, Moradabad, U.P., IN

Abstract

Burnout is a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization or reduced personal accomplishment that can occur among individuals who do "people work" of some kind. It is a response to the chrome emotional strain of dealing extensively with other human beings particularly when they are troubled or having problems. The aim of the present study is to find out the burnout status among women teachers and in addition to find out the difference if any between married and unmarried teachers regarding the experience of burnout. Maslach and Jackson (1981) scale was used to measure burnout.A sample of 300 women teachers(150 married and l50 unmarried teachers)was taken in the present study. Results elucidated that unmarried teachers are more vulnerable to burnout as they are more emotionally exhausted and depersonalized and have reduced personal accomplishment in comparison to married teachers. But the interesting thing is that both married and unmarried teachers experience below than average level of burnout.

Keywords

Burnout, Women Teachers.

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Kiran Sahu ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, G. D. H. G College, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, IN

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Recent evidences suggest that children from single parent families do less well on average than children who live with both the parent. They perform poor in school, obtain fewer years of education and have trouble keeping a steady job as young adults. Current evidence suggests that the loss of contact with parents, economic difficulties, stress, parent adjustment and competence and inter-parental conflict all contribute some degree of difficulties to children and result is in low psychological well-being. Thus the aim of the present study is to find out the association between parenting style and psychological well-being of children of single parent family. For this purpose the sample of 100 (50 children of single parent due to divorce and 50 children of single parent due to death) was taken from the Delhi city. War's (1978) psychological well-being scale and parenting scale of Bharadwaj, Sharma and Garg were used in order to measure psychological well being and parenting style respectively. The significance of difference between two means described that there is not any difference between children of single parent(divorce) and children of single parent(death) on the variables psychological well being and parenting style. The result revealed that parenting style is positively and significantly related with psychological well-being of the children of divorced family as well as children from the single parent due to death. Similar result was obtained for all the styles of the parenting. Thus on the basis of the result it can be said that children having a strong feeling of acceptance, protection, involvement, care and attention from their parents, showed a higher sense of positive orientation towards life therefore high psychological well-being is in result.

Keywords

Psychological Well-Being, Parenting Style and Family Structure.

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Kiran Sahu ¹, Deepika Gupta ²

Affiliations
1 DeparMoradabadtment of Psychology, G.D.H.G. College, Moradabad, U.P., IN
2 Department of Basic Education, U.P., IN

Abstract

Loneliness is a complex and usually unpleasant emotional response to isolation or lack of companionship. Loneliness typically includes anxious feelings about a lack of connectedness or communality with other beings, both in the present and extending into the future. As such, loneliness can be felt even when surrounded by other people. The causes of loneliness are varied and include social, mental or emotional factors. The present study explored the level and difference between males and females regarding loneliness. Sample of one-twenty elderly people completed Perceived Loneliness Scale (PLS) questionnaire by Dr. Praveen Kumar Jha. Results showed the significant difference between males and females regarding loneliness but the mean values of males (102.5) and females (104.3) described that elder people experiences high level of loneliness and females showed slightly higher loneliness than males.

Keywords

Perceived Loneliness, Gender.

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Kiran Sahu ¹, Dheerja Singh ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, G.D.H.G. College, Moradabad, IN
2 Department of Psychology, G.D.H.G.College, Moradabad, U.P., IN

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to find out the Psycholological well being and self esteem of the professional college students. In addition the role of some demographic variables like sex, income and occupation was also investigated by the researchers. Hundred professional students were selected incidentally from professional colleges of Moradabad District (U.P.). Psychological Well Being was measured with the help of Campbell Scale (1976) and Self esteem was measured with the help of Rosenberg Self esteem Scale (1989). Result denoted that these professional students shoved above average level of Psychological Well Being and Self esteem. Further, there was not any significant gender difference regarding the Self esteem and the Psychological Well Being of these professionals. Both males and females exhibited above average level of psychological Well Being and Self esteem. Income has significant effect on the Psychological Well Being as well as Self esteem of the subjects. High income group shoved high self esteem and better Psychological Well Being. In addition the subjects of service class group indicated better Psychological Well Being in comparison Business class group. But there was not any marked able differences regarding self esteem of Business group and service group.

Keywords

Psychological Welbeing, Self-Esteem, College Students.

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Parul Mishra ¹, Kiran Sahu ²

Affiliations
1 Army Public School, Bareilly Cantt., U.P, IN
2 Department of Psychology, GDHG PG College, Moradabad, U.P, IN

Abstract

This investigation was aimed at studying the relationship between level of orgamzational role stress and the ways of coping of primary school teachers of rural and urban area. A sample of 240 teachers (120 Male, 120 Female) was selected from govt, schools of rural and urban area of Distt. Bareilly (U.P). Fareek's(1983) Organizational Role Stress Scale was administered to measure the level of teachers' stress and The Ways of Coping Questionnaire (1988) by Lazarus and Folkman was used to find out the ways of coping used by the teachers. Results indicated that there was significant difference between rural and urban teachers for ORS as well as ways of coping. Rural teachers experience more organizational stress in comparison to urban teachers. In addtion they used more problem focused coping like planful problem solving and seeking social support to deal with their stress in comparison to urban teachers. These findings were similar for male as well as female. The findings of the present study revealed, ORS is sigmficantly negatively related to problem focused coping and positively to emotion focused coping. These results were similar for rural and urban but the interesting finding is that among rural teachers more problem focused ways like confronting, planful problem solving, seeking social support were found significantly negatively related to ORS for both male as well as female, while few emotion focused coping like accepting responsibility and positive reappraisal were significantly positively related to organizational role stress, only among female teachers. In urban area both male and female teachers more frequently used both type of coping.

Keywords

Organizational Role Stress, Coping, School Teacher.

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