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Dhanda, Bimla

Dimension of Academic Motivation and Age Wise Comparison in Social Intelligence among Adolescents

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Authors

Reena ¹, Bimla Dhanda ¹, Pinki Ninaniya ¹

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1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I. C. College of Home Sciences, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana, IN

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Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, Vol 8, No 3 (2017), Pagination: 297-299

Abstract

The present study was carried out on 300 adolescents from Panipat district of Haryana state. Academic motivation Scale by Areepattamannil (2006) was used to assess the influence of socio economic factors on academic motivation of adolescents. The results showed that there was significant difference (F=4.1*) between academic motivation in their blocks. Result revealed that significant difference was found for academic motivation across blocks Panipat versus Smalkha (Z=2.94**). Statistically non-significant differences were observed for academic motivation i.e. Panipat vs Bapoli (Z=1.0) and Bapoli vs Smalkha (Z=1.89) and Social intelligence scale by Chadda and Ganeshan (1986) was used to assess the social intelligence of adolescents. There was no significant increase in academic motivation and social intelligence with increase in age. Mean scores of respondents of 14 years of age for academic motivation was X=145.5 and social intelligence was =86.8, whereas for the respondents belonging to 13 years mean score in academic motivation X=143.7 and for social intelligence was X=86.6.

Keywords

Academic Motivation, Adolescents, Panipat, Smalkha and Bapoli Blocks, Social Intelligence, and Age.

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A Comparative Study on Physical and Cognitive Development of the Children

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Sangeeta Sidola ¹, Bimla Dhanda ¹

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1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of H .S c ., CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana, IN

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Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, Vol 10, No 1 (2019), Pagination: 11-14

Abstract

The development of the children is affected by many factors and one of them is the child's physical environment which includes the surrounding in which the child lives, culture, parenting style and many others. The brain of child develops rapidly in the early years which also impact the physical development of the child. The different culture has different pattern, beliefs and values of child rearing and it has impact on the child development. The study mainly focuses on the physical and cognitive development of the children in different culture and how it impacts the child. The study was conducted in the rural and urban areas of state Uttarakhand and state Haryana. The Aaganwadis were selected to collect the sample and it comprises of 3 years old children and the total number of 200 children was selected. The results of the study revealed that when both states were compared on physical and cognitive development of the children a statistical significant difference was observed in the height and weight of the children. Haryana children surpass the Uttarakhand children. No significant difference was observed in cognitive development. The urban children of both the states were better than their rural counterparts.

Keywords

Culture, Physical Development, Cognitive Development and Environment.

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Relationship between Aspects of Health Status and Quality of Life among Widow Elderly Women

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Authors

Reena ¹, Bimla Dhanda ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I. C. College of Home Sciences, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Source

Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, Vol 11, No 1 (2020), Pagination: 30-32

Abstract

The study was conducted in five cultural zones of Haryana state. For the rural sample 400 widow elderly women of age group 60-75 years were selected. Quality of life scale developed by World Health Organization (1997) was accessed to quality of life of widow elderly women. The questionnaire short form-36 health survey by Mchorney (1993) was used to assess the health status of widow elderly women. Clearly shows that relationship between aspects of perceived health status and quality of life among widow elderly women. Physical aspects of quality of life was positively significantly correlated with vitality (r =0.13**, p<0.01), body pain (r =0.39**, p<0.01), physical role functioning (r= 0.23**, p<0.01), mental health ((r =0.10*, p<0.01) negatively significantly correlated with general health perception (r = - 0.17**, p<0.01) and emotional role functioning (r = - 0.28**, p<0.01). Psychological aspects of quality of life was positively significantly correlated with physical functioning (r =0.13**, p<0.01) and body pain (r =0.10*, p<0.05). Another aspects social relationship of quality of life was negatively significantly correlated with physical functioning (r = - 0.18**, p<0.01), body pain (r = - 0.12**, p<0.01) and social role functioning (r = - 0.11**, p<0.01), Physical role functioning, Emotional role function was negatively correlated with (r = 0.28**, p<0.01). Further aspects of environment was positively significantly correlated with vitality (r = 0.09*, p<0.05), Physical Functioning (r = 0.46**, p<0.01), body pain (r = 0.14**, p<0.01), General health perception (r = 0.30**, p<0.01) and physical role functioning (r = - 0.09*, p<0.05).

Keywords

Quality of Life, Perceived Health, Widow Elderly Women and Cultural Zones.

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