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Shakuntla Punia ¹, Santosh Sangwan ¹, Poonam ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of HDFS, College of Home Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Depression in the children merits special mention because the early onset of depression in children is associated with poorer prognosis and a severe and recurrent course in adulthood. Researchers are in favour of using multiple informants when assessing children for possible depressive disorders. The current study examined depression in a sample of 80 children aged between 11-15 years. Using baseline data from multi-informants i.e. children, parents, and teachers, this study examined depression agreement across two or more informants. The Children Depression Inventory (CDI) (Kovac, 1985) was used to measure depression using child, parent and teacher version. The study indicated that as per child and teacher report, one-fourth of total sample was detected with depression symptoms but parents reported slightly higher percentage of children with depressive symptoms (31.3%). Mean comparison results revealed that reports of multi-informants were significantly different from each other. The results of the study provide confirmation of earlier findings on depression. The study will increase awareness in public and among stakeholders about mental health disparity among children in Haryana. Implications for the integration of multi-informant assessment information are discussed.

Keywords

Depression, Multi-Informant, Children, Assessment, Gender, Parents, Teachers.

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Shakuntala Punia ¹, Sudha Chhikara ¹, Santosh Sangwan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Child Development, COHS, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125004, IN

Abstract

In developing countries of the world, malnutrition makes its impact principally on young children, because childhood is a period of rapid growth when nutritional needs are very high. Feeding especially in the early years of life has a life long effect since varying degrees of growth retardation has been observed in infants and children because of undernutrition and malnutrition.

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Santosh Sangwan ¹, Sudha Chhikara ¹, Shakunatala Punia ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Child Development, College of Home Science, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Nutrition plays a very important role in the physical, mental and emotional development of a child. The infants and preschool children are most vulnerable to retardation in growth as a result of malnutrition and under-nutrition. The problems get compounded, due to the ignorance and poverty of most of the parents, when they grow rapidly and need the best food and care. This study is an effort to analyse the factors affecting the nutritional status of selected rural infants in Haryana.

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Rupika Chopra ¹, Shakuntla Punia ¹, Santosh Sangwan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I. C. College of Home Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Depression is a psychological problem or condition that changes how you think and feel and also affects your social behavior and sense of physical well being. The present study was undertaken on 460 adolescents of 11th and 12th standard, i.e., 113 studying in university and 347 studying in government schools of Hisar district of Haryana state falling in age group of 16 to 17 years. Children Depression Inventory (CDI) by Kovacs (2003) was used to assess the depression status. Results highlighted that adolescents enrolled in university were more depressed as compared to adolescents enrolled in school and adolescents' whose father were illiterate, mother were educated up to higher level and engaged in servicer were more depressed.

Keywords

Depression, Negative Mood, Interpersonal Problem, Ineffectiveness, Anhedonia and Negative Self-Esteem.

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Rupika Chopra ¹, Shakuntla Punia ¹, Santosh Sangwan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I. C. College of Home Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Social support describes the physical and emotional comfort given to individuals by their family, friends and other significant persons in their lives. The present study was undertaken on 460 adolescents studying in schools of 11th and 12th standard of Hisar district of Haryana state. The age range was 16 to 17 years. Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ) developed by Sarson et al. (1987) was used to assess the social support. Results of the study highlighted that adolescents studying in schools received good social support and were more satisfied as compared to university adolescents. If adolescents do not get social support at the time they need either from family members or non family members, they will become victim and get depression earlier. So that social support from peers, friends, family members or non family members becomes important during adolescence period.

Keywords

Adolescents, Social Support Quantity (SSQN) and Social Support Satisfaction (SSQS).

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Rupika Chopra ¹, Shakuntla Punia ¹, Santosh Sangwan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I. C. College of Home Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Social support is a range of interpersonal relationships that have an impact on the individual's functioning and generally includes support satisfaction. The present study was undertaken on 460 adolescents, i.e., 113 adolescents studying in university and 347 adolescents studying in school of 11th and 12th standard from Hisar district of Haryana state from the age group of 16 to 17 years. Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ) developed by Sarson et al. (1987) was used to assess the social support of adolescents. Results found that female adolescents received more social support in terms of quantity (SSQN) and were more satisfied than their counterparts. Results further exposed that the adolescents who joined extra coaching classes got more social support in terms of quantity (SSQN) from non family members also as compared to the adolescents who did not joined any extra coaching classes.

Keywords

Adolescents, Social Support Quantity (SSQN) and Social - Support Satisfaction (SSQS).

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Rupika Chopra ¹, Shakuntla Punia ², Santosh Sangwan ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I.C. College of Home Science, C.C.S. Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana), IN
2 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I.C. College of Home Science, C.C.S. Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana), IN

Abstract

Peers are the one with whom adolescents identify, learn, fight, discover new enterprises and learn about themselves. The present study was undertaken on 460 adolescents of 11th and 12th that is 112 studying in university and 348 studying in government school of Hisar district of Haryana state from the age group of 16 to 17 years. Peer – Relationship Questionnaire (PRQ) was used to assess the peer – relationship. Results of the study highlighted that adolescents continuing their study in school were involved in bullying or being victimized to a lower level but had higher pro – social skills as compared to adolescents studying in university and the adolescents whose mothers were engaged in service, they were more involved in bullying.

Keywords

Bullying, Peer–Relationship, Pro-Social Behavior, Victimization

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Santosh Sangwan ¹, Sangeeta ², Shakuntala Punia ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies College of Home Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar­ 125 004, IN
2 Department of Education, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, IN

Abstract

The foundation for the language development is laid during the early formative years. The home environment and the interaction of the child with mother and other significant people are the important factors in molding the child’s life. Study was conducted in Hisar city of Haryana State (India) on a sample of 240 children i.e.120 each from rural and urban, in the age range of 4 to 5 years. Reynell Developmental Language Scale (1985) was used to assess the language development of children. Self ­structured and duly pretested interview schedule was used to examine the ecological profile of families. To delineate the effect of ecological factors on language performance of children, Duncan Multiple Range test was computed. Results highlighted that in both the settings, the language performance of children was remarkably influenced by the educational level of parents showing that educated parents provided quality stimulation to their children. Children from high and middle caste with higher family income and coming from service and business class families were significantly advanced on language performance in both the settings. The results demand for the need to plan strategies for enhancing language development of children at early stage both in school and home.

Keywords

Preschoolers, Language Development, Ecological Factors.

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Nootan Katara ¹, Shanti Balda ¹, Santosh Sangwan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I.C. Collage of Home Science, CCS HAU, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

The present study was conducted in Hisar city of Haryana state andUdaipur city of Rajasthan state. From Hisar and Udaipur cities, two schools, one affiliated to CBSE and one affiliated to state education board, were selected at random. From each school 60 students including 30 boys and 30 girls in the age group of 13-16 years were selected randomly. So, the total sample constituted of 240 students, 120 from Hisar city and 120 from Udaipur city equally representing male and female respondents. Parental encouragement was assessed by using Parental Encouragement Scale by Sharma (1997). Educational aspiration was assessed by Educational Aspiration scale by Sharma and Gupta (2015). The results elucidated that there were significant positive correlation between parental encouragement and educational aspirations of children. Children with low educational aspirations received low level of parental encouragement; while children with high educational aspirations received high level of parental encouragement. The regression results confirmed that parental encouragement was strong predictor of educational aspiration of high school children.

Keywords

Parental Encouragement, Educational Aspirations, Relationship, High School, Children.

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Pinki Ninaniya ¹, Santosh Sangwan ¹, Anju Manocha ²

Affiliations
1 Department ofHuman Development and Family Studies, COHS CCS Haryana Agrieultural University, Hisar, Haryana, IN
2 Government College for Women Seetor 14, Punehkula, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Family is the most important institute in whole society where a person related by blood with each other and this is the place of security, promise and comfort and with the help of marriage they live together. The present study was carried out in Hisar district of Haryana state. For the study 200 adolescents i.e 100 trom rural and 100 trom urban between the age group of 16-18 years were selected. Family Environment Scale developed by Bhatia and Chadha (1993) was used to assess home environment of the adolescents. Results revealed that significant differences were noted between cohesion, acceptance and caring and control aspects of family environment and living area of respondents. Results further revealed that urban respondents had better quality of family environment, as they were showing higher percentages as compare to rural respondents on all the aspects except active recreational orientation and conflict, who had showing poor quality of family environment.

Keywords

Adolescents, Family Environment, Rural, Urban.

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Chandrakala Singh ¹, Santosh Sangwan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department ofHuman Development and Family Studies, COHS, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

The present study was carried out in Hisar district o f Haryana state with an objective to assess the depression among senior citizen. A total o f 100 elderly equally representing both living arrangements i.e. living alone and living with family, were selected randomly for the present study. Depression o f senior citizen was taken as dependent variable, whereas, level o f physical dependency, personal and socio-economic variables were considered as independent variables. Results related to the dependency status indicated that the marginal percentage o f elderly were totally dependent in both living arrangements. Further maximum percentage o f elderly living in family were dependent for heavy work as compare to the respondent living without family where, maximum percentage of respondent were independent. Data highlighted that higher percentage o f respondent living with family had mild level o f health, whereas, respondent living without family had different trend showing fifty percent had moderate level o f health status. Female respondents were having higher depression as compared to male counterpart.. Elderly who were living alone were having higher level o f depression as compared to elderly who were living with their family.

Keywords

Living Arrangement, Elderly, Depression.

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Basanti ¹, Santosh Sangwan ¹, Shanti Baida ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I.C. Collage ofHome Science ,CCS HAU, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Emotional intelligence is one of the key components for a successful, fulfilling, and happy life. Aperson is said to be emotionally intelligent when he feels proper emotion in a proper situation and express it in a proper quantity. The present study was undertaken in Hisar district of Haryana state. Two schools of Hisar city and two Govt senior secondary schools of Kaimri from Block-I and Rawalwas from Block-II, were selected randomly. Emotional intelligence scale (EIS) developed by Hyde et al. (2001) was used to measure the emotional intelligence. A sample of 120 rural and 120 urban respondents including equal number of males and females of 14-16 year age were taken, thus to make a total sample of240 adolescents. Majority of males and females living in rural area had normal level of emotional intelligence followed by above average and below average. Similar trend was observed for urban respondents. Mean scores of females were slightly better in some aspects of emotional intelligence with their counterpart's, viz., overall emotional intelligence and its aspects self-awareness, empathy, emotional stability , managing relation, integrity and commitment.

Keywords

Emotional Intelligence, Male And Female, Adolescents.

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