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Naachimuthu, K. P.
- Sustainable Agriculture-The Indian Way
Authors
1 Department of Psychology, PSG College of Arts and Science, Civil Aerodrome Post, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, IN
Source
Journal of Rural and Industrial Development, Vol 3, No 1 (2015), Pagination: 25-32Abstract
The five natural elements (earth, water, fire, air, and sky), the sun and the moon, plants, trees, birds, and animals, came into existence much ahead of the human beings. In fact, man, as a part of nature, was the last creation in the universe. Though, we (human beings) have been created with the superlative degree of intellect, there is so much that can be learnt from nature; traditions of wisdom from the world teach us that a divine essence flows through all creations. Together with nature, man can co-create groundbreaking ideas that would help create wealth and well-being, for nature offers solutions for inclusive growth and sustainable development.
Food scarcity is the major issue concerning the developing countries these days; one out of every 8 person in the world goes to bed without food (FAO, 2012). Of the several hundred million hungry people in the world, 98 percent are in developing countries. There were several things done to alleviate this problem, but the consequences of those actions are even more costly. Usage of heavy machines, pesticides and chemical fertilisers in the soil created a lasting impact causing imbalance in ecosystem, degradation of soil, soil erosion and land degradation.
Natural farming is an ancient form of agriculture which follows the principles of nature to develop systems for raising crops, and livestock that are self-sustaining.
The present paper attempts to explicate the sustainable nature of natural farming, as against the quick fix solution agriculture of using fertilisers, and chemicals. This holistic learning outlook also tries to bring out the role of farm animals (and remain of farm animals, and farm produces), microorganisms in the soil, in creating food abundance, concerns about food loss and food wastage and its global impact.
Keywords
Natural Farming, Inclusive Growth, Sustainable Development, Ecosystem, Food Wastage.References
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- Relationship Matrix: A Social Psychological Approach
Authors
1 Lanco Infratech Ltd (EPC division), Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, IN
2 PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 2, No 3 (2011), Pagination: 602-608Abstract
Relationship(s) are purely a choice, except those blood relations that are by chance. There are different people that we meet in our life and get acquainted to, attracted to, attached to and sometimes aversive too. Sociometry is the study of human connectedness. Sociometry is based on the fact that people make choices in interpersonal relationships. Whenever people gather, they make choices - where to sit or stand; choices about who is perceived as friendly and who not, who is central to the group, who is rejected, who is isolated. As Moreno (1953) says, “Choices are fundamental facts in all ongoing human relations, choices of people and choices of things. It is immaterial whether the motivations are known to the chooser or not; it is immaterial whether [the choices] are inarticulate or highly expressive, whether rational or irrational. They do not require any specialjustification as long as they are spontaneous and true to the self of the chooser. Each and every relationship is hence different and knowing them they are different and handling these differences is a greatest challenge in life. If we understand that each one is different to us, it has to be clearly manifested in the way we treat them, greet them or relate with them. In a relationship (especially intimate ones) we fail most of the time to make our loved ones feel that they are loved and they are special. Failing to do this either would end up in others having a set of expectations from us, which we may not or do not want to fulfill and/or we would end up in not differentiating our near and dear ones from a mere acquaintances or associates. When we can handle different relationships, we will be able to handle differences in relationship(s), since we know the importance or level of intimacy of that relationship(s) to us The concept of 'personal space' in social psychology talks more about placing different people at different physical distances. This paper attempts to build a model (based on several social psychology theories) on human relationships by classifying different relationships, based on the importance, intimacy and emotional connect/bonding with which we see that relationship(s).Keywords
Relationships, Social Psychological Approach.- Family Relationship and General Well-Being of Adolescents and Young Adults
Authors
1 Department of Psychology, PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 8, No 7 (2017), Pagination: 674-679Abstract
Family is the first institution in the human society; it is the only relationship that provides security and support without any rewards in return. The effectiveness of family functioning in conditioning the children's personality and social development has an outstanding importance (Roelfse & Middleton, 1985). The family interactions play an important role in the development of an individual. These interactions and interpersonal relationships are seen between parents, parent and child, siblings, and other relative or person living in the household. The healthy functioning of these interaction patterns enhances mental health of the individual. The present study was conducted to find out the extent to which family relationship has an impact on general well-being in adolescents and young adults, and to understand the impact of family relationship variable on general well-being in adolescents and young adults. The results revealed that the amount of time and energy spent by mother and father on directing and controlling the adolescents or young adults is relatively more in this group. It was also found that the degree of independence and encouragement and believing in the capacity of these adolescents or young adults in this group to assume responsibility would have an influence on the general well-being.Keywords
Family Relationship, Parenting Styles, Well-Being.- A Phenomenological Approach to Understand the Nature Based Experiences and its Influence on Holistic Development
Authors
1 Department of Psychology, PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, IN
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Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, Vol 8, No 2 (2017), Pagination: 186-195Abstract
Children today have few opportunities for outdoor free play or regular contact with the natural world. Nowadays children's physical boundaries have shrunk due to a number of factors (Francis, 1991; Kytta, 2004). The culture of childhood that played outside is gone and children's everyday life has shifted to the indoors (Hart, 1999; Moore, 2004). As a result, children's opportunity for direct and spontaneous contact with nature is a vanishing experience of childhood. Not only have children's play environments dramatically changed in the last few decades, but also the time children have to play has decreased. Children need nature to grow up in a healthy way and be prepared for adult life. Child psychologists and psychotherapists are now convinced that contact between children and the natural environment is essential to ensure their balanced psychological and physical development as adolescents and adults (Ilaria, 2015). To understand the lived-in experiences of the children of previous generation with the nature, and how nature play a role in what they are today, variety of open-ended questions are chosen to elicit the most information possible in the time available. Qualitative research design (phenomenological approach) was adopted for this research. The phenomenological approach (realistic phenomenology) enables the researcher to understand the nature and meaning of an experience for a particular group of people in a particular setting (Moustakas, 1994) by encouraging individual participants to share their stories. The sample size selected for the present study is 20. Samples of only above 35+yrs is selected for the study who had experienced the phenomenon of nature based learning experience (specifically their exposure & experience with traditional games). Data were collected through individual interviews. In-depth interviews are optimal for collecting data on individuals' perspectives, and experiences are being explored.Keywords
Nature Deficit Disorder, Nature Connectedness, Holistic Development.- Perceived Loneliness and Its Effect on General Mental Health of Passenger and Goods Guards in Southern Railways
Authors
1 Department of Psychology, PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, IN
2 PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 8, No 9 (2017), Pagination: 995-1000Abstract
The present study thus was aimed at finding the level of perceived loneliness of the goods/ passenger guards of the Southern Indian Railways and the impact of it on their General mental Health and Quality of Life. Southern Railways have four zones (Palakkad, Coimbatore, Chennai, Madurai, & Salem zone). Data were collected from 130 railway guards: 36 railway guards in Chennai region (19 goods guards / 16 passenger guards), 35 in Palakkad / Coimbatore(21 goods guards/14 passenger guards), 31 in Madurai region (15 goods guards/16 passenger guards), and28mSalemregion(20goods guards/Spassenger guards). Fromtheresultsofthepresent study It was found that the mean values for Perceived Loneliness scale for the passenger guards (2.98) and the goods guards (2.77) in Chennai Zone was relatively higher than other zones. The mean values for the Quality of Life Scale of the passenger guards(5.38)and the goods guards (5.67)in Madurai Zone is found to be relatively higher than the passenger guards and the goods guards from other zones. lt was found that the level of perceived loneliness does not have an impact on the quality of life of these guards. It may be due to the sHghter improvement in the working conditions of the guards; however, they still faced work-related problems because of lack of time for recreational activities. Results also showed that there is no significant difi-erence in the perceived loneliness and the general mental health and wellbeing of the passenger guards and goods guards in this study While the findings state that the goods/ passenger guardsofthe Southern Indian Railways(understudy) experienced low level to moderate level of loneliness, thereis also an indication that they are less satisfied with their quality of life.Keywords
Perceived Loneliness, Quality of Life, General Mental Health.- PSG ECO-Literacy Scale (Revised 2017)
Authors
1 Department of Psychology PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, IN
2 Department of Psychology, PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, IN
Source
IAHRW International Journal of Social Sciences Review, Vol 5, No 4 (2017), Pagination: 581-587Abstract
An ecosystem is a natural system consisting of all plants, animals (including human), and microorganisms (biotic factors) in an area functioning together with all the non- living physical (abiotic) factors of the environment (Christopherson, 1997). The human population, which has seemingly outbalanced the overall living number on earth, uses/exploits nature to a great extent. Human habits have become unsustainable; touched the boundaries of natural tolerance. Ecologically literate society is a sustainable society which does not destroy the natural environment on which they depend. Being an Eco-literate not only is limited to knowing about one's environment, but also to use the knowledge to live a sustainable living leads ultimately to a sustainable environment. To develop a scale to measure the concept like eco-literacy, an attempt was made and an Eco-Literacy scale that was developed, and validated (Bhuvaneshwari & Naachimuthu, 2016). This first version of the scale is revised with a new dimension of gratitude. The overall reliability of the PSG Eco Literacy scale (revised) is 0.793; test Re-test reliability score for PSG Eco Literacy scale (Revised) is 0.751; Split-half reliability score for PSG Eco Literacy scale (Revised) is 0.882. The new dimension "Gratitude" added to the PSG Eco-Literacy Scale (Revised) increased the reliability value significantly compared to the previous version i.e.0.62to0.75.Keywords
Eco-Literacy, Sustainability, Gratitude.- Developing and Validating PSG Resilience Scale for Gen Y
Authors
1 Department of Psychology, PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 9, No 8-9 (2018), Pagination: 895-905Abstract
Resilience is known to be the ability to face the changes, adapt to the new situations, and bounce back from the hard situations. It's a positive way to face situations, to find solutions to problems than pondering over the problem. Resilient people are more flexible and adaptable to change, they tend to recover from hardships, they learn from mistakes. The present study is an attempt to develop and validate PSG Resilience scale for Gen Y, focusing on four dimensions of resilience, and these dimensions define / describe the resilient behavior of an individual. The target population for this study was people of the age group 18-30. From the total population, about 300 students randomly chosen for the present study (sample size was determined based on the number of predictors using G3 statistical software). The age range of the participants was 17 to 30 years, with a mean age (21.0 years). To explore the underlying factor structure of the PSG Resilience scale, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed on the data set. This is used to reduce a relatively large number of variables into a parsimonious set of factors (DeVellis, 2003) and to ensure the construct validity of the scale. Reliability analysis were also done, the PSG Resilience scale for Gen Y was found to be reliable and valid.Keywords
Social Support, Emotional Maturity, Adaptability, Life Orientation.References
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- Human Nature Connection and Mental Health: What do we Know so Far?
Authors
1 Department of Psychology, PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 11, No 1-3 (2020), Pagination: 84-92Abstract
The rapid deterioration of both the natural environment and mental health calls attention to investigate the link between their parallel decline. Anticipating the need for an analysis of the same, the present paper attempts to summarise the literature covering human-nature connection and its implications for mental health in terms of research, therapy and intervention. The papers reviewed are organised under three sections. The first section delineates the effects of nature exposure on health and conceptualises the various nature-based therapies and techniques in literature. The second section includes the literature on Nature Deficit Disorder-a term, given by Richard Louv, referring to the collective consequences of disconnect with nature among today's children. Finally, the third section includes evidences that support rebuilding the connection through outdoor education and the importance of turning to indigenous ways of teaching for a better impact.Keywords
Nature Connectedness, Nature Deficit Disorder, Anthropocentric.- Dark Side of the White Flour-Maida
Authors
1 Department of Psychology, PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, IN