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Richa Malhotra

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Richa Malhotra , Ipsita Herlekar

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Pooja Rawat ¹, Richa Malhotra ²

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1 Department of Psychology, Lady Sri Ram College for Women, Delhi University, Delhi, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, IN

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A state of positive health and well-being ensures an individual's functioning in various spheres of life. There exists an urgent need to attend to mental health as it remains largely neglected, that can potentially have adverse implications for the general healthcare. The current study aims at understanding the perception of mental health amongst adolescents and various misconceptions attached to it. A pre-drafted questionnaire and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) was used. For this purpose, participants between 17-19 years were selected through convenience sampling. An ex post facto design was used. Data was subjected to content analysis to elicit the broad themes. Prominent themes that emerged as findings included conception of mental health, challenges faced, factors contributing to mental health issues and mental health as a shameful and stigmatizing disease. This study brought to light certain limitations such as small sample size and use of convenience sampling. Based on the research findings, it is suggested that further attempts must be encouraged to understand various facets of mental health, and appropriate interventions be introduced by mental health professionals and policy makers at a community level, such that a larger section of our society can benefit.

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Mental Health, Well Being, Adolescents, Content Analysis.

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Richa Malhotra ¹

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1 Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, IN

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Bullying, a form of social behaviour which is aggressive in nature, is known to impact one and all, in different contexts and varying intensities. These behaviours, if unchecked, have the potential to cause damage for an individual in terms of socio-emotional implications. In today's age of omnipresent media, we need to understand the role of media culture as a factor perpetuating cyberbullying as well as how it can be used in conjunction with positive psychology to effectively reduce bullying. The present study is an effort to foster the latter, by studying the influence of media culture on bullying behaviours. For this purpose, fifty participants, divided across 5 focus groups were selected (N=50) using convenience sampling. A brief introduction of the study was given to each group of participants, who gave their consent to be a part of the study. An experiential approach was entailed. For every group, a video based on bullying and its effects was screened. This was followed by focus group discussions, held in the light of a semi-structured interview schedule. Thematic Analysis was employed to interpret the data. Based on the findings, results were put forth in the form of themes. Prominent themes that emerged included nature, relational bullying, causes and impact, sources, role of the family, role of bystanders and prevention.

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Bullying, Cyberbullying, Media Culture, Positive Psychology, Thematic Analysis.

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Richa Malhotra ¹

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1 Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, IN

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Self-control and self-regulation abilities are critical components of health, happiness and competence of an individual. High sense of self-control leads to positive outcomes whereas lack of this leads to negativity. On the other hand, subjective well-being has been conceptualized as a satisfactory condition of existence, the absence of undesirable negative emotional states, and the experience of more positive moods and emotions. The purpose of the current study is to examine the locus of control (powerful others, chance control, individual control) and well-being (purpose in life, self-acceptance, positive relations with others, autonomy, environmental mastery, & personal growth) among college going students. A sample of 120 students attending Delhi University was taken. A gender balance was maintained, with 60 males and females respectively. Participants were administered Levenson's Multidimensional Locus of Control Scale (LOC) and Ryff's Well-Being Scale. Correlation coefficient and t-test were used for statistical computation. Results showed that high internal and chance control are predictors of Subjective well-being. Well-being components, namely purpose in life, personal growth and self-acceptance, are significantly associated with Internal LOC. On the other hand, high external locus of control was linked to lower levels of well-being. Also, no gender related significant differences were found for Control and well-being. Reasons for the findings, limitations of the study and suggestions for future research have been discussed.

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Self-Control, Self-Regulation, Subjective Well-Being, Locus of Control.

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