Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Manoj Kumar Rao ¹, Preeti Tamta ², Pratima Kumari ³

Affiliations
1 B. P. D. Govt. P. G. College, Kanker, Chhattisgarh, IN
2 S. S. J. Campus Almora, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, IN
3 D. D. U. G. K. P. University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, IN

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the impact of impact of age, education and residential setting (community) on health status and life satisfaction. A 2X2X2 factorial design, with two age groups (younger females and older females) x two level of education (educated and uneducated) x two residential setting (rural&urban) was used in the present study. Life satisfaction scale (Alam&Srivastava, 1971) was used to assess how much participant is satisfied in the life. P.G.I. Health questionnaire (Verma, Wig.&Prasad, 1985) was used to assess the health status of females. Results revealed that age were significant impact on health status and life satisfaction. Middle age female more satisfied than younger females. Similarly, significant main effect of education also reveals that uneducated women expressed more satisfaction about life than educated females. However, age x residential setting interaction effect was also found to be significant.

Keywords

Age, Education, Health, Life Satisfaction, Residential Setting

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Manoj Kumar Rao ¹, Preeti Tamta ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Bhanupratapdev Govt. P.G. College, Kanker-494 334, Chhattisgarh, IN
2 Department of Psychology, S.S.J. Campus, Kumaun University, Almora, Uttarkhand, IN

Abstract

The present study is an attempt to understand mental health in the context of self-concept of the participants. A 2 x 2 factorial design, with gender (boys and girls) x level of self-concept (low and high) was used in the present study. The high self-concept and low self-concept groups of adolescent were categorized on the basis of the median score obtain on self-concept scale (SCS) (mdn = 40.5). SCS (Ahluwalia, 2002) and mental health inventory (Jagdish & Srivastva, 1996) tests were administrated on each of the groups. Results revealed the significant effects of level of self-concept. High self-concept group had better mental health than low self-concept group. Role of gender and gender x level of self-concept interaction were found insignificant. Regression results evinced that behavior, intellectual and school status, popularity, happiness and satisfaction and as a whole self-concept predicted positively whereas, anxiety has contributed negatively in mental health.

Keywords

Behavior, Children, Intellectual and School Status, Mental Health, Self-Concept.

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Preeti Tamta ¹, Manoj Kumar Rao ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology DDU Gorakhpur University Gorakhpur, IN
2 Department of Psychology BPD Govt. P. G College, Ranker, Chhattisgarh, IN

Abstract

The major objective of the present studyt is to explore the nature of child abuse.neglect and well-being in adolescent. A2(Boys and Girls) X2 (High abused and Low abused) two way factorial design was used.A total 160 children's(16 to 18yrs.) were randomly selected from urban area of Gorakhpur city. The high abused and low abused groups of children were categorized on the basis of median score obtain on child abused checklist (mdn=132.5). WHO Wellbeing index (Psychiatric Research Unit WHO Collaborating centre) and Child abuse Checklist (S. Pandey) tests were administrated on each of the group. The obtained results indicates that the Mam effect of child abuse were significant, which evinced that high abused adolescents show poor well being than low abused adolescents. Similarly, significant main effects of gender x child abuse interaction were found significant.

Keywords

Adolescent, Child Abuse, Neglect, Well-Being.

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