Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Prerona Ghosh ¹, Deepshikha Ray ¹, Sudeshna Das ¹

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

Abstract

The development of successful friendship is one of the important developmental milestones and is crucial for healthy adaptation. In the context of increasing social alienation in today's globalized world there is an emergent need to construct a reliable tool for assessing Quality of Friendship. Same-sex friendship is highly prevalent in the Indian society and is a significant contributor to an enhanced quality of life. Since, there is a dearth of a reliable tool for exploring friendship, the present study purported to construct a scale for assessing the Quality of Friendship. 370 healthy adult participants, of either sex, aged between 18-25 years were included in the study. The total sample was split into 3 sections - sample A(N=100), on which the Quality of Friendship Questionnaire (QFQ) was constructed; sample B (N=200), the data of which was utilized for reliability assessment and factor analysts; sample C (N=70) on which The Relationship Profile Test (Bornstein and Languirand, 2001) and The UCLA Loneliness Scale (Russell, 1996) was administered for the computation of convergent validity. Preliminary norms were developed based on the scores of Sample B and Sample C. Five factors emerged from Factor Analysts, namely -'Intimacy', 'Distress reaction', 'Negative behavior', 'Doubt' and 'Telling a He' and the final scale comprised of 87 items with a high reliability (Cronbach α=0.96). Further, a significant negative correlation between 'Quality of Friendship' and loneliness was obtained, along with a significant positive correlation between 'Quality of Friendship' and healthy dependence. Continued evaluation is needed to assess the utility of the QFQ for exploring 'Friendship' in the paradigm of positive psychology.

Keywords

Quality of Friendship, Relationship Profile, Same-Sex Friendship, Loneliness.

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Sonia Agnes Mitra ¹, Deepshikha Ray ², Sudeshna Das ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Calcutta University Kolkata, IN
2 Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, IN
3 Department of Psychology, Practising Clinical Psychologist, AMRI Hospital, Kolkata, IN

Abstract

The aim of the present research was to examine the self perception with regard to body image of urban young adult females with a mean age of 21.99 years belonging to the upper-middle and middle-middle socio-economic status as measured by Kuppuswamy's socio economic status scale (2013). The participants did not have any history of any eating disorder or medical condition that poses any dietary restriction. The participants were assessed o socio Cultural Attitude towards Appperance Questionnaire (SATAQ-3; Thompson et al., 1995), The Body Satisfaction Scale (BSS) prepared by Slade et al. (1990), The Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ; Cooper et al., 1987) and the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (1965). The findings of the present study revealed that the participants did not endorse western stereotypes of body image and there was no significant association between their body image concerns and self perceptions.

Keywords

Body Image Satisfaction, Media Influence, Females.

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Pramita Sengupta ¹, Jayati Bhattacharyya ², Deepshikha Ray ², Sudeshna Das ³, Reshmi Ghosh Palit ⁴

Affiliations
1 Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, Assam, IN
2 Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, IN
3 Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Tata Motors Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, IN
4 Department of Psychology, Maharani Kasiswari College, Kolkata, West Bengal, IN

Abstract

The present study aims to explore the cognitive basis of self-deception on the basis of the participants' performance on a deception task and its relation to other cognitive variables. A total of 130 healthy participants (58 males & 72 females) of the age range of 18-25 years having a minimum educational qualification of 'passed grade XII' were screened and selected for the study using General Health Questionnaire 28. By using an interview format, the researcher collected personally significant information from the participants to be used later in the deception task. An android based mobile application was prepared to generate and administer the deception task. The participants were also assessed on Stroop Task (www.onlinestrooptest.com), Eyesenck Personality Questionnaire (1975); Rotter's Locus of Control Scale (1954); Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (1965); Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale (Schwarzer & Jerusalem, 1995). Statistical analysis revealed self-deception is related to personality and cognitive inhibition. The results were discussed in light of recent literature.

Keywords

Cognitive Inhibition, Deception, Stroop Task, Self-Deception.

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