Indian Journal of Positive Psychology

Anup Sud ¹, Gauri Sharma ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, H.P. University, Shimla, H.P., IN

Abstract

The study aims to explore the relationship between family environment and self esteem of delinquents and non delinquents. The sample comprised of 50 delinquents within the age range of 14 to 16 years. Data was gathered by using Self esteem Inventory (Prasad&Thakur 1977) and Family Environment Scale (Moos&Moos 1986). For delinquents, findings indicated a negative and significant correlation between desirable aspect of self esteem and cohesion in family environment. For non delinquents, a positive and significant correlation between desirable aspect of self esteem and cohesion in family environment was observed. Non delinquents from highly cohesive family were higher on desirable aspect of self esteem and reverse was true for delinquents. Results revealed that not only delinquents and non delinquents differ significantly from each other on the two dimensions of self esteem (i.e., desirable and undesirable) with non delinquent reporting higher self esteem as compared to their delinquent counterparts. Cohesion in family environment played a differential role towards their self esteem.

Keywords

Family Environment, Self esteem, Delinquent

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Gauri Sharma ¹, Anita Sharma ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, IN

Abstract

The present investigation aims to study the four aspects of quality of life i.e. health, psychological well being, social relationship and environment between executives and technocrats. The sample comprised of 200 executives and 200 technocrats with equal number of both the genders, within the age range of 25-40 years. Data were gathered by using WHOQOL-BREF Scale (1996). Findings indicated significant differences between executives and technocrats and males and females on all the four aspects of quality of life. Results revealed that executives who are the planners of the organization are high on most of the aspects of quality of life as compared to technocrats. And males, the dominant sex of the society stood higher on all the aspects as compared to females.

Keywords

Quality of Life, Executives, Technocrats and Gender.

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