Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Nishi Tripathi ¹, Sanjay Kumar ¹, Sanjay Kumar ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology Chitamber School of Humanities and Social Sciences, SHIATS, Allahabad, IN
2 Research Scholar in Business Administration Commandant, CRPF, IN

Abstract

The present paper aims to help understanding and preventing suicide. As we all know that suicide is one of the most frightening experiences a person can have. Suicide in India is slightly above world rate. Of the half million people reported to die of suicide worldwide every year, 20% are Indians, for 17% of world population. The risk of completing a suicide was 43% higher in men, who finished secondary or higher education, in comparison to those who had not completed primary education. Among women, the risk increased to 90%. Suicide is a desperate attempt to escape suffering that has become unbearable. Blinded by feelings of self-loathing, hopelessness, and isolation, a suicidal person can't see any way of finding relief except through death. But despite their desire for the pain to stop, most suicidal people are deeply conflicted about ending their own lives. They wish there was an alternative to committing suicide, but they just can't see one. Hence, the present paper aims to discuss as how one can help a suicidal person, who is in so much pain that he or she can see no other option. The paper will also throw light on the other aspects as understanding and preventing suicide, warning signs of suicide, how can one cope and try to maintain one's own sanity? The study will also give some tips based on observations and literature review using psychological approach to bridge the gap between colleagues, family and friends that are fearful or uncomfortable being around a loved one and on the other, the person who attempted to commit suicide is feeling abandoned, isolated, and alone by opening communication. The paper advocates mental health promotion for young people through schools and colleges and introduce crisis counseling services and services for treatment of depression and alcohol addiction to avoid suicidal thoughts. A very large proportion of suicides in India can be attributed to the manner in which families and society at large deal with all forms of mental

Keywords

Suicide,warning,sign,prevention

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Sanjay Kumar ¹, Padmavati ¹, Anirudh Chaudhary ¹, Preeti Sharma ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology Chaudhary Charan Singh University Meerut, U. P., IN
2 Department of Psychology R. G. P. G. College Meerut, U. P., IN

Abstract

The present study aims to study the psycho-social causes of traumatic experiences in a women's life of different age groups. For this purpose 175 girls and women of age range 20 to 60 years of age were interviewed for the study. These subjects were divided into three groups; they were 20-25 Yrs., 35-40 Yrs. and 50-55 years of age. These subjects were contacted individually and open ended questions were asked. The questions were related to their opinion and attitude towards causes of traumatic incidents occurring with them. The issues considered during interview were deterioration of social values, poor parenting, modernization, nuclearization of families, poor schooling, poor interpersonal bonds, sexual behavior, poor social responsibility, freedom of expression for love and sex, etc. The content analysis of obtained data was done by two experts to maintain the consistent validity of the analysis of the data. Percentage was used for further interpretation and presentation of results. Obtained results indicated some significant causes of trauma against women most often existing in our society. It was also obtained that different age groups vary qualitatively in the causes of traumatic experiences with them caused by male counterpart.

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Nisha Gupta ¹, Sanjay Kumar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Education, S. S. V. Degree College, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, IN

Abstract

Acceptance, forgiveness and gratitude are three protective factors and appear to be as three personal characteristics that have been found to be closely related to psychological well-being. Greater acceptances show better psychological functioning in life. Forgiveness fosters people's ability to deal with psychological stressors higher level of gratitude demonstrated higher level of perceived social support, lower level of stress and depression. The personal qualities that allow one to thrive in the face of adversity, is termed as resilience. This study aimed to examine whether acceptance, forgiveness, and gratitude are significant predictors for resilience among undergraduate students. 150 students are selected for study in one of the college in Hapur. Schedules are used as a research tool, which includes demographic information, acceptance and action Questionnaire-II, Heartland Forgiveness Scale, The Gratitude Questionnaire and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale. Results supported the hypothesis and revealed that, acceptance, forgiveness, and gratitude appear to be significant predictors for resilience among undergraduate students. The three predictors contributed 66% of the total variance of student's resilience model, whereby gratitude illustrates the highest predictive value for resilience, followed by forgiveness and acceptance. The result implies that forgiveness is the key factor to resilience in which forgiveness is essential in order for acceptance to be statistically correlated to resilience.

Keywords

Acceptance, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Resilience.

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Sanjay Kumar ¹, Madhulika Sharma ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Chaudhary Charan Singh University Campus, Meerut, UP, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Vashya Arya Kanya PG Maha Vidyalay, Bahadurgarh, Haryana, IN

Abstract

The present study focuses on the investigation of life satisfaction, marital adjustment, and psychological distress of perimenopausal women. The sample for the study was consisted of 60 women subjects of age range 36-55 years, who were randomly selected after screening of more than 250 menopausal women. These subjects were similar in onset of menarche, education, and family type (nuclear families of medium economic status). The selected subjects were than randomly assigned to three groups according to their age of menopause, they were early, natural and late menopause. The standardized tools were used for the measurement of variables under study. The results obtained through mean and ANOVA indicated that pre-menopausal women experienced significantly lower life satisfaction and marital adjustment as compared to natural and late menopausal women.

Keywords

Menopause, Life Satisfaction, Marital Adjustment, Psychological Distress.

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Nitin Kumar Verma ¹, Sanjay Kumar ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, Delhi, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Sagar University, Sagar, M.P, IN

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Health and emotions have a greater impact over the aspects of well-being. In tins respect, it is interesting to focus on Physical mental and social Health strategies and its association with well-being of an individual. There are many health related issues which are expected to play greater role m adaptive functioning of a person. Several other health related challenges are the plausible consequence of maladaptive emotion regulation that leads to emotional and behavioural disturbances. Studies reveal that health and emotions regulation of well-being may influence help seeking behaviour, symptoms report, medical adherence and somatic health of the people. The way people regulate their health is shaped by bio-psychosocial and cultural processes. Gender differences have also been reported in emotional regulation strategies as studies indicate that women are comparatively better than men in attending, valuing, and expressing emotions in daily life. Other findings have reported that styles of emotional expression are related with health as individuals who repress their emotional symptoms exhibit poor health outcomes. While the Individuals, who feel emotions with greater intensity, differentiate among them and regulate them properly, show better health outcomes in their health related issues.

Keywords

Health, Emotions and Well-Being.

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Vibha Chaudhary ¹, Sanjay Kumar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, U.P., IN

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The study was an attempt to explore the effect of 'Late Marriage' on marital adjustment, depression and stress among in married working women. Sample was consisted of 45 married working women, who were randomly selected from various professions. The selected subjects were randomly assigned to three groups according to their age at the time of marriage, i.e., early married; middle aged married and late married working women. A between groups experimental design was employed in the research. Obtained Results indicated that the late married working women (married after 32 years of age) were found to be showing significantly higher depression and poor marital adjustment as compared to other two groups.

Keywords

Working Women, Late Marriage, Depression, Marital Adjustment, and Stress.

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Gurpreet Dandiwal ¹, Sanjay Kumar ¹, Sandeep Singh Rana ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Applied Psychology, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana, IN

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Social support system is considered very strong in Indian cultures especially in northern India. It is presumed that Indians are very protected and Ml of warmth when it comes to upbringing of their children. In psychoanalytic perspective, it is stated that early childhood experiences are responsible for shaping the personality of an individual and later it helps us in coping with the adversities of life. The present study was designed to explore the relationship between social support and psychological well-being. A sample of 300 elected women representatives (Sarpanches) with age range of 25-45 years and the sample were homogeneous. The following tools were administered to collect the relevant information from the subjects: Ryffs scales of Psychological Well-being and Social Support Questionnaire. The findings of the study reflect that the psychological well-being is positively correlated with social support of women representatives. It is very apparent that social support is very crucial in determining the participation of women in society, empowering women and their well-being as well.

Keywords

Social Support, Well-Being and Women Representatives.

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Waqar Maqbool Parray ¹, Sanjay Kumar ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology Dr. Hari Singh Gour Central University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Dr. Hari Singh Gour Central University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, IN

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This study investigates the impact of assertiveness training (AT) on assertiveness, self-esteem, stress, psychological well-being, and academic achievement among adolescents. Pre and Post-test quasi-experimental design. In this study 13 students were selected by purposive sampling within the age range of 16 to 19 years. They were administered by Rathus assertiveness schedule (RAS), Rosenberg self-esteem (RSE), perceived stress scale (PSS), Psychological well-being (PWB) and Academic achievement scale. All the students after being examined were given (AT) of one month and then again they were examined by using the same questionnaires. The results of the study showed a significant improvement in the students' level of assertiveness and self-esteem in the post-test scores as compared to the pre-test results after being administered the Assertiveness training for a month. The findings also confirmed that the assertiveness training programme has been very effective in increasing psychological well-being, academic achievement and reducing stress level of the adolescents. Based on the findings of the study it is concluded by the researcher that Assertiveness training (AT) helps to improve the level of assertiveness, self-esteem, psychological well-being, and academic achievement among the adolescents along with reducing their level of stress. As we know, Adolescent stage is among the most sensitive stages of one's life, so conducting AT programs in schools would be effective and beneficial for adolescents.

Keywords

Adolescents, Assertiveness Training, Self-Esteem, Psychological Well-Being, Stress, Academic Achievement.

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Poonam Devi ¹, Sanjay Kumar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Applied Psychology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana, IN

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Almost everybody wants to conceive as soon as they decide to begin their family life. The psychological desire to have children is satisfying experience and highly expected. The sample was collected from 180 infertile and 180 fertile women. Beck Depression Inventory (Beck, 1996) and Rosenberg Self-esteem Inventory (Rosenberg, 1965) were administered to assess the Depression and Self-esteem levels respectively. Results revealed that infertile women scored higher on Depression than fertile women and lower on Self-esteem than fertile women.

Keywords

infertile, depression, self-esteem, well-being, mental health

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