Indian Journal of Positive Psychology

Lata Gairola ¹, Priyanka Sharma ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, H.N.B Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand, IN

Abstract

The present paper aims to understand the relation of Emotion Labour strategies i.e. Deep Acting and Surface Acting with General Well-Being and Work Engagement in retail sector employees. Data were collected from 300 retail sector employees, 150 males and 150 females with tenure of more than five years. Tools used to collect data were- Emotion Labour Scale (Brotheridge&Lee, 1998), PGI General Well Being Measure (Santosh K Verma and Verma, 1989) and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (Schaufeli&Bakker, 2003). It was found that there exists a low and significant positive relation between Emotion Labour strategies (Deep Acting and Surface Acting) and General Well-Being in retail sector employees. It is seen that Deep Acting is more strongly correlated with General Well-Being than Surface Acting and also Females report a stronger association for both the strategies. The analysis also reveals that there is a significant positive correlation between Deep Acting and Work Engagement while Surface Acting is not significantly correlated with Work Engagement. It was also found that females report a higher correlation between Deep Acting and Work Engagement than males. Practical implications of the results are discussed in the paper.

Keywords

Emotion Labour, Deep Acting, Surface Acting, Work Engagement, General Well-being

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Priyanka Sharma ¹, Mukta Singhvi ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, IN

Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess the hope in the lives of HIV-positive women, using the Herth Hope Scale (HHS). For this purpose 60 HIV positive women were selected from ART centre, SMS medical college, Jaipur (Rajasthan). HHS scale administered to all subject. Score were analysed by mean score and revealed that these women have little hope in life in view of their diagnosis of HIV. The scale item with the highest score was faith. This probably derives from the fact that Aids is incurable, transmissible and generates negative stigma, in addition to its relation with the idea of imminent death. In conclusion, measuring hope among HIV patients through the use of an instrument permits intervention assessment and planning, promoting assistance and motivation to live better and maintain a hopeful attitude.

Keywords

HIV/AIDS, Hope, Faith.

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