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Sarvdeep Kohli ¹, Anjali Malik ¹, Mamta ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, M. D. University, Rohtak, Haryana, IN
2 St. Paul College of Education, Rohtak, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Adolescence is one of the most important periods of life. Major physiological, cognitive and behavioral changes take place during this period. The marked physical and emotional growths of adolescents result in strains that frequently precipitate stress and anxiety as reflected in physiological, psychological and social behavior. This is the time when they need maximum attention, care and proper guidance of their parents. One's personality is substantially shaped by the environment to which one is exposed. So, the present investigation was aimed to explore the academic anxiety and general well being amongst adolescents belonging to rural and urban areas. A two group design was adopted in the present study. Each group consisted of 50 subjects (25 males and 25 females) with an age range of 14-16 years. Academic anxiety scale and general well being scale were administered on the 100 adolescent students. Data was analyzed by using t- test. The results of the study showed that adolescents of urban area had significantly higher academic anxiety than the adolescents of rural area. No significant difference was found between two groups on general well being and its dimensions. Further, male adolescents belonging to rural area had significantly higher level of well being as compared to females of rural area. The study infers that adolescents in the urban milieu have to cope with heightened academic anxiety but, interestingly it does not affect their well being. The present study implies that there is a need to identify environmental influences contributing to academic anxiety and needs to be addressed.

Keywords

Acedemic Anxiety, General well Being, Adolescenta, Rural And Urban

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Ashok Kumar Kalia ¹, Mamta ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Education, MD University, Rohtak, Haryana, IN

Abstract

The present study was conducted to examine empirically the main and interactive effect of Gender, Locality and Academic Stream of adolescents on attitude towards private tuition. A sample of 80 adolescents was selected randomly from Senior Secondary Schools of Rohtak City of Haryana. Students were administered a twenty item locally prepared questionnaire to assess attitude towards private tuition. Since all the three independent variables namely gender (male and female), locality (urban and rural) and academic stream (science and arts) are dichotomous in nature, 2 × 2 × 2 factorial design was employed to analyse the data. The findings suggested that the main effect of locality was found to be associated with attitude towards tuition. Two-Way and Three-Way interactions were found non significant indicating that all the independent variables operated independently.

Keywords

Attitude, Gender, Locality, Academic Stream, Private Tuition

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U. P. Shahi ¹, Mamta ¹, Ashish Dwivedi ², Ashok Kumar ¹, B. P. Dhyani ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Soil Science, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut-250 110, IN
2 Department of Agronomy, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut-250 110, IN

Abstract

A thrice replicated field experiment was conducted to study the effect of biocompost and inorganic fertilizers on yield and quality of potato. The experimental results revealed that, highest tuber yield was recorded in 100% NPK followed by 87.5% NPK with the least in control. Application effect of biocompost @ 12 t ha^-1 was found to be similar to 50% NPK in respect of potato yield, while the application of inorganic fertilizers above 50% NPK showed superiority in terms of yield over all the doses of biocompost. Among the various treatments of inorganic fertilizers and biocompost, treatment where 100% RDF of NPK was applied proved to be superior to other treatments in terms of growth parameters, tuber yield and macronutrients content. However, micronutrient content in tuber was found higher in the treatments of biocompost application. By comparing the tuber yields obtained in the different treatments at harvesting, it was found that 50% inorganic NPK can be saved with the application of biocompost @ 12 t ha^-1. Micronutrients content in soil was buffered to its initial value with the application of different doses of biocompost while declined in case of inorganic fertilization.

Keywords

Biocompost, Spentwash, Chemical Fertilizers Substitution, Soil Fertility.

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Naresh Kumar ¹, Mamta ¹

Affiliations
1 L.L.R.M. College of Education, Dhudike, Moga, IN

Abstract

The main objective of the study was to study Mathematical Achievement of 8th class students in relation to Educational Aspiration. To achieve the objective of the study, Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT) by Dr. L.N. Dubbey (1996) and Educational Aspiration Scale (EAS) by Dr. V.P. Sharma and Dr. Anuradha Gupta (1987) were used. The sample consisted of 200 students of 8^th class selected randomly from Private Schools of Moga District of Punjab. The sample was equally categorized between Boys and Girls. It was further equally categorized between Rural and Urban also. Results revealed that there is significant relationship between Mathematical Achievement and Educational Aspiration of 8th class students. Both the variables highly correlated with each other. Further there is no significant difference in the mean scores of Mathematical Achievement of Boys and Girls but there is significant difference in the mean scores of Mathematical Achievement of rural and urban students of 8th class. Rural students shows better Mathematical Achievement than Urban students. Results further revealed that there is no significant difference in the mean scores of Educational Aspiration of boys and girls of 8th class students. There is also no significant difference in the mean scores of Educational Aspiration of rural and urban students of 8th class.

Keywords

Mathematical Achievement, Educational Aspiration.

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Mamta ¹, Harminder Kaur Saini ², Manideep Kaur ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN
2 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN

Abstract

Clothes have always fulfilled a variety of functions - be it fashion, warmth, protection and support. With the growing trend in enhancing beauty through healthy means, customers request for apparels and home textiles containing not only their original basic characteristics, such as warmth and comfort, but also ones that carry extra functions, including cleaning, perfuming, changing appearance, protection, or correction of body odors and keeping the more natural and healthier life. Cosmetotextile is a concept of releasing cosmetic ingredient to the human skin. Though the term “Cosmetotextiles” is new but it originated from Ayurveda which is an ancient medical treatise, summarizing the art of healing and is practiced in India for more than 5,000 years. The technology of Cosmetotextile is at the neonatal stage. On contact with human body and skin, Cosmetotextiles are designed to transfer an active substance for cosmetic purposes. The principle is achieved by simply imparting the cosmetic and pharmaceutical ingredients into the fabric of the clothing so that with the natural movements of the body, the skin is slowly freshened, revitalized or cured according to the ingredient used.

Keywords

Ayurvastra, Cosmetic, Herb, Microencapsulation, Textile.

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Vandana ¹, Mamta ², Sandeep Singh ¹

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

Abstract

The present study was conducted to examine the relationship between mindfulness and aggression among youth. The problem of aggression and violent behavior is of major concern to the psychologists and researchers. The incidence of aggression is increasing day by day. The level of aggression can be reduced by mindfulness practices. Mindfulness is a psychological state of awareness. It is a process of bringing one's attention into the present moment. In the present study, mindfulness attention awareness scale (Brown & Ryan, 2003) was used to measure mindfulness and Buss and Perry aggression questionnaire (Buss & Perry, 1992) was used to measure aggression among university students. Correlation analysis was done to find out the relationship between mindfulness and aggression. The result showed a negative and significant relationship between mindfulness and aggression.

Keywords

Mindfulness, Anger, Aggression.

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Mamta ¹, Vimla Dunkwal ¹, Madhu Goyal ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Home Science, S.K. Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner (Rajasthan), IN

Abstract

Drumstick leaves (Moringa oleifera) was studied to develop technology for its powder to study the sensory evaluation of developed powder. Washed leaves were dried separately in mechanical tray drier, solar tray drier, open sun light and shade drying. The organoleptic evaluation of drumstick leaves powder samples revealed shade dried was best acceptable, hence was selected for further investigation.

Keywords

Drumstick, Drying, Leaves, Moringa oleifera.

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Mamta ¹, Harminder Kaur Saini ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN

Abstract

Among different communities of India, Bagri community has unique costumes and traditions. The traditional costumes and jewellery as well as a traditional lifestyle have been adversely affected by various factors of the social change process and disappeared into the antiquity. It is significant to document this heritage for posterity and conservation of our age old rich traditions.The study could also be supportive for the Indian fashion industry as the designs, cuts and styles of Bagri costumes possibly will work as a source of inspiration for the fashion designers. The document be hold a study of Bagri community from the two states namely Punjab and Rajasthan. From Punjab, two districts namely Muktsar and Fazilka and similarly from Rajasthan two districts namely Hanumangarh and Sri Ganganagar were selected for the study. A purposive sampling technique was used to select families having three generations of men. A total of 180 respondents comprising 45 male from each of the four selected districts were taken. The age of the 1^st generation was 65 years and above, 2^nd generation was between 45-65 years and that of the 3^rdgeneration was in the age group of 25-45 years. Data for the investigation were collected from the respondents with the help of interview schedule. The data were also collected to study the major factors responsible for change in costume pattern of Bagri community of Punjab and Rajasthan through three generations. The findings of the study revealed that costumes of Bagri males through three generations were Kurta, coat, shirt, Sherwani, Chadar, Dhoti, Pajama, pant, designer Dhoti, Potio, Topi, Pagri, Phenta and stole.

Keywords

Bagri, Costume, Community, Factor, Generation.

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