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• Adjustment Patterns of Newly Admitted Children in Laboratory Day Care Centre

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Authors

Khwairakpam Sharmila ¹, Sarita Saini ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Source

Asian Journal of Home Science, Vol 8, No 1 (2013), Pagination: 320-323

Abstract

The investigation aimed at studying the time differentials, non-adjustment reactions and strategies adopted by parents and care providers to facilitate the adjustment of children in the Laboratory Day Care Centre. The study was based upon a sample of 32 (15 male and 17 female) children admitted in April,2009&April,2010 sessions in Laboratory Day Care Centre, Department of Human Development, PAU, Ludhiana as well as Care Providers (n=3) and Parents of the sample children (n=32). Observationcum- Interview method was used for data collection for the study. Based on their non-adjustment reactions, the children were divided into two categories, viz., 'Early adjusting children' and 'Late adjusting children'. The subjects displayed non-adjustment reactions in varying frequencies and intensities. The three children who took longest to adjust were the subjects of the case studies taken up in the Laboratory Day Care Centre. These case studies presented in detail the dynamics of parent-child attachment and the adjustment reactions of newly admitted children in Laboratory Day Care Centre. The analysis indicated that overprotective or over- possessive behaviour of parents or other family members, parental over-indulgence, lack of socialization experiences and irregular attendance at Centre contributed to poor adjustment of the child to the Laboratory Day care centre.

Keywords

Laboratory Day Care Centre, Care Providers, Non-adjustment Reactions, Early Adjusting, Children, Late Adjusting Children

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• Dimensional Analysis of the 'Belonging component' of Quality of Life of Elderly across Varying Support

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Authors

Sarita Saini ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Source

Asian Journal of Home Science, Vol 8, No 2 (2013), Pagination: 367-372

Abstract

A study was undertaken to assess the various dimensions of the 'Belonging component' of the quality of life of elderly (65 years and above) living in various types of support systems.'Belonging component' refers to how one fits in with people and places and is known to strongly impact the quality of life of an individual. The study comprised a sample of 400 subjects from Ludhiana city, equally drawn from four support systems viz., elderly living with sons, living with daughters, living alone, and living in institutions. The sample was further divided over the two sexes. A quality of life profile, senior's version prepared and published by quality of life research unit, University of Toronto, Canada (2000) was administered to measure the 'Belonging component' of quality of life (QOL) of the subjects across various support systems. The 'Belonging component' of the QOL was studied under three dimensions viz., 'Physical belonging' pertaining to how one fits in with the physical aspects of his environment, 'Social belonging' relating to how one fits in with the people around one's life and 'Community belonging' referring to the nexus between an individual and the resources that are typically available to most members of one's community. The study revealed that there were significant gender differentials across different dimensions of the 'Belonging component' of the QOL of aged living across different support systems. It was found that very few elderly females compared to males were enjoying 'Very good quality of life' with respect to the 'Belonging component'. The results revealed that 'Social belonging' dimension was significantly weaker for females living across all support systems except those 'living with daughters'. However, the 'Physical belonging' and 'Community belonging' dimensions were found to be significantly weaker for females 'living alone or in institutions'. Comparatively, the picture was far more encouraging for their male counterparts.

Keywords

Quality of Life (QOL), Belonging Component of QOL, Support Systems, Elderly

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• Age and Gender: Determinants of Metacognition among Rural Adolescents

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Authors

Divya Narang ¹, Sarita Saini ¹, Deepika Vig ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Source

Asian Journal of Home Science, Vol 8, No 2 (2013), Pagination: 490-495

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to investigate the age and gender differentials in metacognition of rural adolescents (13-16 years). The study was carried out in rural schools of block-I, Ludhiana district. The sample comprised of 240 rural adolescents equally distributed over four grades (7^th, 8^th, 9^th and 10^th grade), two sexes and two socio-economic groups i.e. middle and low socio-economic group. Metacognitive skills of the subjects were assessed using a self-structured questionnaire adapted from Metacognition Inventory (Govil, 2003) and Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (Schraw and Dennison 1994). Results revealed significant gender differentials in metacognitive skills of rural adolescents with major proportion of female respondents having high level of metacognition as well as better mean scores as compared to their male counterparts.

Keywords

Metacognition, Knowledge of Cognition, Regulation of Cognition, Academic Performance, Adolescents

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• Analysis of the Sex Differentials in the Extent of Social Isolation among the Aged

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Authors

Harpreet Kaur ¹, Sarita Saini ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development, College of Home Science, P.A.U. Ludhiana, IN

Source

Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 4, No 5 (2013), Pagination: 974-980

Abstract

The present study is an attempt to analyze the sex differentials in the extent of social isolation felt by the aged in our society. It is based upon 120 aged drawn from an urban setting (Ludhiana city). The sample was distributed equally over the three socio-economic strata (high, middle and low) and the two sexes. The investigations revealed that the males and females experienced social isolation in comparable proportions and degrees across various dimensions of social isolation (family, friends, neighbours and coping mechanisms) and across all socio-economic levels (high, middle and low).

Keywords

Social Isolation, Sex Dif Ferentials, Aged People.

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• An Appraisal of the Unexplored Power and Potential of Women as Peace Builders

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Authors

Divya Narang ¹, Sarita Saini ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, IN

Source

Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 4, No 5 (2013), Pagination: 1115-1119

Abstract

Women, as members of a dynamic group in society, play a crucial role in positively transforming conflict situations and in building the foundations of democratic and peaceful societies. Around the world many women are victims of cultural, direct, and structural violence. However, they rarely become carriers of that violence or perpetration rather they decide to act constructively towards building a culture of peace. But, there is limited data to back up these statements which are more rhetorical than substantive. Though a woman symbolizes essential elements of both challenges: posing at once potential threats to peace and peace building resources, yet most of the time women are underestimated as positive agents of change and key actors in peace-building. A neglect of women is short-sighted and counterproductive in terms of peace building particularly in the crucial post-harmony phase with its twin challenges of violence prevention/peace maintenance and societal reconciliation and reconstruction. Men and women may have different ways of dealing with conflict based on their ascribed societal roles. Women may be discouraged from using violence if it isn't seen as feminine, while men may be encouraged to be violent to prove their masculinity. These cultural characteristics attributed to women like being nurturing and compassionate, makes it easier for women to learn and demonstrate peace. Because women are the central caretakers of families in many cultures, everyone suffers when women are oppressed, victimized, and excluded from peace building. Their centrality to communal life makes their inclusion in peace building indispensable and their gender identities allow them to do some forms of peace building that men cannot do. In addition, some women have found it advantageous to draw on skills, assets, and capacities that are available to them in oppressive patriarchal systems and harness these for productive use in peace building. Because women are half of every community and the tasks of peace building are so great, women and men must be partners in the process of peace building, This paper explores the unique role of women as peace-builders, illustrating their exceptional power and potential to effect social change.

Keywords

Gender Mainstreaming, Peace Building, Women Power.

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• Structural Analysis of the 'becoming Component' of Quality of Life and Vulnerability of Elderly Females under Varying Support Systems

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Authors

Sarita Saini ¹, Sushma Jaswal ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development, College of Home Science, PAU, Ludhiana, IN

Source

Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 3, No 3 (2012), Pagination: 643-647

Abstract

A study was undertaken to assess gender differentials in the 'Becoming Component' of the Quality of Life of elderly (65 years&above) living in various types of support systems. 'Becoming Component' refers to the things one does in his life that define him and is known to impact the Quality of Life of an individual. The study comprised a sample of 400 subjects from Ludhiana city, equally drawn from four support systems viz. elderly living with sons, living with daughters, living alone, and living in institutions. The sample was further divided over the two sexes. A Quality of Life Profile, senior's version prepared and published by Quality of Life Research Unit, University of Toronto, Canada (2000) was administered to measure the 'Becoming Component' of Quality of Life (QOL) of the subjects across various support systems. The 'Becoming Component' of the QOL was studied under three dimensions viz. 'Practical Becoming' concerning practical and purposeful activities in one's life, 'Leisure Becoming' relating to fun and enjoyment, and 'Growth Becoming' referring to adjustments to life's changes and self improvements. The study revealed that there were significant gender differentials across different dimensions of the 'Becoming Component' of the QOL of aged living across different support systems. It was found that very few elderly females compared to males were enjoying 'Very Good Quality of life' with respect to the 'Becoming Component'. It was true across all dimensions of the 'Becoming Component' of QOL and varying support systems. The results revealed that 'Practical Becoming and Leisure Becoming' dimensions were significantly weaker for females living across all support systems except those 'living with sons'. However, the 'Growth Becoming' was found to be significantly weaker for females 'living alone or in institutions'. Comparatively, the picture was far more encouraging for the male counterparts.

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• Assessment of Gender Differentials in 'Being Component' of Quality of Life of Aged Living under Varying Support Systems

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Authors

Sarita Saini ¹, Sushma Jaswal ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development College of Home Science, PAU, Ludhiana, IN
2 Department of Human Development College of Home Science, P.A.U., Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Source

Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, Vol 3, No 3 (2012), Pagination: 229-231

Abstract

A study was undertaken to assess gender differentials in the 'Being Component' of Quality of Life of aged (65 years & above) living in various support systems. 'Being Component' refers to the qualities that describe who people are as individuals and is known to impact the Quality of Life (QOL) of an individual. The study comprised a sample of 400 subjects (males=200 & females=200) from Ludhiana city, equally drawn from four support systems viz. elderly living with sons, living with daughters, living alone, and living in institutions. The 'Being Component' and its three dimensions (Physical Being, Psychological Being and Spiritual Being) were investigated using the Quality of Life Profile, senior's version (2000) developed by Quality of Life Research Unit, University of Toronto, Canada. It was found that very few elderly females compared to males were enjoying 'Very Good Quality of Life' with respect to the 'Being Component'. It was true across all dimensions of 'Being Component' and varying support systems. Compared to their male counterparts the 'Physical Being' and 'Psychological Being' dimensions were significantly weak for females living across all support systems except for those 'living with sons'. Also, 'Spiritual Being' dimension was weak for females 'living alone or in institutions'.

Keywords

Quality of Life (QOL),Being Component of QOL, Support Systems, Elderly Females.

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• Personal, marital and social support factors as the correlates of social isolation among the aged

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Authors

Harpreet Kaur ¹, Sarita Saini ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development, College of Home Science, P.A.U. Ludhiana, IN

Source

Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, Vol 4, No 2 (2013), Pagination: 278-285

Abstract

The present study is an attempt to examine the Personal, Marital and Social Support factors as the correlates of Social Isolation among the Aged. It is based upon 120 aged drawn from an urban setting (Ludhiana city). The sample was distributed equally over the three socio-economic strata (high, middle and low) and the two sexes. Personal, Marital and Social Support factors were investigated across four dimensions of Social Isolation (family, friends, neighbours and coping mechanisms). Results revealed that within the family dimension 'Age, Marital status & Total children' were significantly contributing to social isolation in the context of the family.

Keywords

Social Isolation, Aged, Males, Females, Socio-Economic Status, Family Friends, Neighbours

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• Exploratory appraisal of metacognitive skilfulness and academic performance of rural adolescents

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Authors

Divya Narang , Sarita Saini ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Source

Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, Vol 4, No 2 (2013), Pagination: 286-289

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to explore the status of metacognitive skillfulness and academic performance of rural adolescents (13-16 years) across two socio-economic strata. The study was carried out in rural schools of block-I, Ludhiana District. The sample comprised of 240 rural adolescents equally distributed over four grades (7th, 8th, 9th & 10th grade), two sexes and two socio-economic groups i.e. middle & low socio-economic group. Metacognitive skills of the subjects were assessed using a Self-structured Questionnaire adapted from Metacognition Inventory (Govil, 2003) and Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (Schraw and Dennison 1994). To assess the academic performance of the subjects, the aggregate percentage of marks obtained by them in the last school examination was procured from the concerned teachers. Socio-economic Status Scale developed by Meenakshi (2001) was used to ascertain the socio-economic status of the selected subjects. Results revealed significant gender differentials in metacognitive skills of rural adolescents with major proportion of female respondents having high level of metacognition as well as better mean scores as compared to their male counterparts. Adolescent girls also surpassed boys with better academic achievement.

Keywords

Metacognition, Knowledge of Cognition, Regulation of Cognition, Acadamic Performance, Adolescents

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• Exploratory Analysis of Intellectual Abilities, Metacognitive Skills and Academic Performance of Rural Adolescents

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Authors

Navjot Kukreja ¹, Sarita Saini ¹, Deepika Vig ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Source

Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 5, No 4 (2014), Pagination: 524-532

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to analyse the relationship between intellectual abilities, metacognitive skills and academic performance of rural adolescents (13-16 years). The study was conducted in Government schools in villages of Ludhiana-I Block. The final sample comprised 240 rural school-going adolescents (N=240) studying in grade 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th. The subjects were equally distributed across both the genders (Males=120 and Females=120) and all the grades. To assess the metacognitive skills of the adolescents, a Self-Structured Metacognitive Questionnaire adapted from Metacognition Inventory (Govil 2003) and Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (Schraw&Dennison 1994) was used. Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices (Raven 1960) was used to assess the intellectual abilities of the selected subjects, whereas the academic performance was assessed through aggregate percentage of marks/ grades obtained by the subject in the last school examination substantiated by teacher ratings. It was found that majority of the adolescents had an 'Average' level of metacognition. 'Above Average' and 'Average' level of Intellectual Abilities and Grade A' and 'Grade B' level of Academic Performance. However, gender differentials were found to be non-significant in distribution across the various levels of Intellectual Abilities, Metacognition as well as Academic Performance. Further, the subjects were found to be reasonably well in their Procedural skills, Declarative Knowledge, Evaluation, Comprehension, Monitoring and Planning aspects, but were quite weak in some of the learning strategies like Conditional Knowledge, Debugging and Information Management Strategies.

Keywords

Metacognitive Skills, Knowledge of Cognition, Regulation of Cognition, Academic Performance, Intellectual Abilities.

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• Role of Visual Perception in Improving Quality of Handwriting

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Authors

Rupinder Kaur Grewal ¹, Deepika Vig ¹, Sarita Saini ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Source

Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 5, No 5 (2014), Pagination: 591–595

Abstract

Visual perceptual skills play an important role in learning how to form letters. These skills are also important for copying, sizing, spacing and orienting letters and words correctly. The present study aimed to ascertain the contribution of visual perception in determining the quality of handwriting. The total sample for the study comprised of 160 public school children studying in grade 3 and 4. Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices was administered to ascertain intellectual abilities of the children. They were further evenly distributed across the categories of good and poor writers (English language) viz. children with good handwriting (n=80) and poor handwriting (n=80) by administering handwriting test by Lilley (2006). The visual perception test was also administered on the same sample. The results revealed that sub - skills of visual perception were found significantly higher among students with good handwriting. It signifies that children with good handwriting had better visual perceptual skills in contrast to children with poor handwriting.

Keywords

Visual Perception, Visual Discrimination, Visual Closure, Visual Motor Integration, Position in Space And Visual Analysis, Good Handwriting, Poor Handwriting

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• Psycho-Social Morbidities among Adolescents:A Threat to Physical and Mental Well-Being

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Authors

Sarita Saini ¹, Deepika Vig ¹, Harleen Kaur ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, IN

Source

Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 5, No 10 (2014), Pagination: 1161-1164

Abstract

This study was conducted to assess the perceptions of adolescents regarding the prevalence of various Psycho-Social Morbidities, viz.. Depression, Attention and Thought Problems, Somatic Complaints, Aggression, Delinquent Behaviour, Social Problems and Withdrawn Behaviour in the present day society. The study was based upon the sample of 200 adolescents (100 boys and 100 girls) drawn equally from randomly selected Senior Secondary Schools of Ludhiana City. The Socio-economic Status Scale by Sharma (2010) was administered to ascertain the middle socio-economic status of the sample adolescents. Thereafter, a self- structured questionnaire in Punjabi vernacular adapted from Youth Self Report (YSR) Inventory by Achenbach (2001) was administered to the sampled adolescents to obtain the information pertaining to their perceptions regarding prevalent psycho-social morbidities. The results revealed that 'Social Problems' followed by 'Attention and Thought Problems' were the major threat to the psychological well-being of the youth in contemporary society whereas, 'Aggression and Delinquent Behaviour' were perceived as the least existent. Also, significant gender differences were observed in 'Aggression and Delinquent Behaviour' dimension of psycho-social morbidities with significantly more number of boys experiencing 'average' and 'high' level of'Aggression and Delinquent Behaviour' as compared to their female counterparts. These trends call for an urgent attention towards preserving the physical and psychological well-being of youth through the resolution of the sporadic struggle and mental conflicts which adolescents reportedly face in the present day society.

Keywords

Adolescents, Psycho-Social, Physical and Mental Wellbeing, Morbidities.

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• A Multidimensional Assessment of Quality of Life of Elderly across Varying Support Systems

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Authors

Sarita Saini ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development, College of Home Science, PAU, Ludhiana, IN

Source

Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 4, No 1 (2013), Pagination: 136-140

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to perform a multidimensional assessment of Quality of Life of elderly (65 years & above) living in various types of support systems. The study comprised a sample of 400 subjects from Ludhiana city, equally drawn from four support systems viz. elderly living with sons, living with daughters, living alone, and living in institutions. The sample was further divided over the two sexes. Quality of life is a complex, multifaceted construct that requires multiple approaches to develop insights about Quality of Life. Thus, a Quality of Life Profile, senior's version prepared and published by Quality of Life Research Unit, University of Toronto, Canada (2000) was administered to measure the Quality of Life (QOL) of the subjects across various dimensions of QOL and different support systems. This Quality ofLife approach recognizes that there are three different 'Components' of living that contribute to Quality of Life (QOL) of an individual. These are Being, Belonging and Becoming Components. Each of these components has three dimensions. Thus, there are nine specific dimensions/areas that are an integral part of the lives of all individuals. All these need to be considered to assess an individual's Quality of Life (QOL). The spectrum of strong and weak dimensions of the Quality of Life across four support systems was developed which clearly pointed towards Leisure Becoming, Growth Becoming and Community Belonging as the most vulnerable dimensions of Quality ofLife of elderly living across four support systems. It was further observed that the 'Physical Belonging' emerged as the reasonably strong dimension of QOL across majority of support systems. Therefore, culture and region specific inputs were suggested to strengthen the weaker dimensions to ameliorate the QOL of the elderly.

Keywords

Quality of Life (QOL), Support Systems, Dimensions of QOL, Elderly.

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• A Comparative Analysis of the Value System of Adolescents and their Parents

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Authors

Ishina Bagga ¹, Sarita Saini ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Source

Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 8, No 4 (2017), Pagination: 268-271

Abstract

Values are the beliefs and ideals of a person that guide a person's actions and are the basis for all decisions, interests, behaviours and goals in life. Inter-generational conflicts arise due to discrepancies in values, interests and needs of two generations. The most talked about inter-generational conflict in present day society is between the parents and their adolescent children. The present research was taken up to investigate and analyze the differences in the value system of adolescents and their parents. The sample for the study comprised of 100 school going adolescents (boys=50&girls=50) in the age group of 16 to 18 years of age and their parents (fathers=100&mothers=100) selected from two schools of Ludhiana city, during the session 2015-2016.The value system of adolescents and their parents was assessed by using Personal Values Questionnaire (PVQ) developed by Sherry and Verma (1971). The analysis of the data revealed that parents valued religion and health more than their children, whereas, adolescents surpassed their parents in economic and hedonistic values. Daughters were found to be more appreciative of aesthetics and sons were found to be more power oriented than their mothers. However, mothers had higher aesthetic value than fathers.

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Values, Value System, Adolescents, Parents.

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• Exploratory Appraisal of Metacognition and Multiple Intelligence among Adolescents

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Authors

Gagandeep Kaur Gharial ¹, Sarita Saini ¹, Deepika Vig ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Source

Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, Vol 8, No 3 (2017), Pagination: 260-269

Abstract

Metacognition is defined as one's own awareness of the thought process: specifically it concerns the ability to regulate the cognitive processes of the learners in their learning. Similarly, multiple intelligence covers the capacity to reason, figure and handle logical thinking. Therefore, it must be seen more as the "OUTPUT" function of information intake, learning, skills and ability. Hence, the present study is focused towards studying the level of metacognition and multiple intelligence among adolescents. The investigation was conducted on 200 rural school going adolescents (n=200) studying in grade 9th and 10th, exclusively drawn from selected Government Senior Secondary Schools in the villages of Ludhiana-1 Block. The subjects were randomly selected and equally distributed across both the genders (males=100&females=100). A self-designed socio-personal information sheet was used to collect the background information of the adolescents. Metacognitive Awareness lnventory (Schraw & Dennison, 1994) and Multiple Intelligence Survey (McKenzie, 1999) were used to assess the metacognition and multiple intelligence of the selected subjects. The results of the study revealed that majority of the adolescents had an 'average level' of metacognition as well as multiple intelligence. Further, results unveiled that across various components and sub-components of metacognition as well as types of multiple intelligence gender emerged as a significantly impacting factor where girls showed better mean scores than boys.

Keywords

Metacognition, Knowledge of Cognition, Regulation of Cognition, Multiple Intelligence.

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• An Appraisal of The Metacognitive Skills and Learning Styles of Rural Adolescents

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Authors

Gagandeep Kaur ¹, Sarita Saini ¹, Deepika Vig ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Source

Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 8, No 9 (2017), Pagination: 1001-1007

Abstract

The present study was conducted to examine the learning styles and metacognitive skills of rural adolescents. The sample for the study comprised 200 rural school going adolescents (grade 9th & 10th) randomly drawn from the selected Government Senior Secondary Schools of the selected village of Ludhiana-1 Block. The subjects were equally distributed across both the grades (grade 9th =100 & grade 10th =100) as well as genders (males= 100 & females =100). VAK Learning Styles Self Assessment Questionnaire (Chislett & Chapman, 2005) and Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (Schraw & Dennison, 1994) were used to collect data. Results of this research indicated that the major proportion of sample adolescents had an average level of metacognition with a preference for Visual and Kinaesthetic leaming style.

Keywords

Metacognition, Learning Styles, Rural Adolescents.

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• A Study of Mental Health of Adolescents with Selfie Addiction

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Authors

Satinder Kaur ¹, Deepika Vig ¹, Sarita Saini ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, PAU, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Source

Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 8, No 10 (2017), Pagination: 1107-1113

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to explore the mental health status of rural and urban adolescents with selfie addition. The total sample composed of 360 adolescents studying in 10th, 11th and 12th standard from rural and urban schools of Ludhiana district identified with different levels of selfie addiction and equally divided across two locales i.e. rural and urban. Self-structured Selfie Addiction checklist and Mental Health Battery (Singh & Gupta, 2000) was used to collect the data. The combined picture of mental health status of rural and urban adolescents showed that adolescents with chronic level of selfie addiction were having poor mental health status which indicates that they were having issues with certain aspects of mental health. The results indicated that within borderline and acute level of selfie addiction, urban adolescents had better mental health as compared to rural adolescents. It was found that all the rural urban adolescents with chrome selfie addiction were found to have low level of mental health. It was further found that as the seventy of selfie addiction increased from borderline to acute the percentage of adolescents with high intelligence decreased. Urban adolescents were having better emotional stability than rural adolescents whereas rural adolescents were having better intelligence than their urban counterparts. Urban adolescents were more independent, self-determined in thinking and had greater sense of security as compared to rural adolescents.

Keywords

Adolescents, Selfie Addiction, Self-Esteem.

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• Self-Esteem and Selfie Addiction:An Exploratory Study of Rural and Urban Adolescents

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Authors

Satinder Kaur ¹, Deepika Vig ¹, Sarita Saini ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, PAU, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Source

IAHRW International Journal of Social Sciences Review, Vol 6, No 1 (2018), Pagination: 86-89

Abstract

The current study was undertaken to explore the self-esteem of rural and urban adolescents with selfie addiction. The total sample comprised of 360 adolescents studying in 10th, 11th and 12th standard from schools of Ludhiana district identified with selfie addiction and equally divided across two locales i.e. rural and urban. Self-structured Selfie Addiction checklist and Self-Esteem Inventory (Coopersmith, 1986) was used to collect the data. The results indicated that majority of rural and urban adolescents with borderline, acute and chronic level of selfie addiction were found to have medium self-esteem. It was further found that none of the rural and urban adolescent with chronic level of self-esteem had high level of self-esteem. This indicated that irrespective of the locale (rural/urban), the percentage of rural and urban adolescents with high self-esteem decreased as the severity of selfie addiction increased.

Keywords

Adolescents, Selfie Addiction, Self-Esteem.

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• Gender Differentials in the Impact of Learning Styles on Metacognitive Skills of Rural Adolescents

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Authors

Gagandeep Kaur ¹, Sarita Saini ¹, Deepika Vig ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN

Source

Asian Journal of Home Science, Vol 13, No 1 (2018), Pagination: 151-157

Abstract

Metacognition has been described as a reaction to one’s own cognitive activity.. It also encompasses the methods employed to control one’s own cognitive processes; and an enlightenment of how one coordinates, plans, and monitors cognitive processes.Where metacognition is “thinking about thinking”, learning styles simply represents “thinking about learning”. Learning style can be defined as a preferred way of thinking and processing information and it is unique to the learner.Therefore, the current research focusedon exploring the gender differentials in the impact of learning styles on metacognitive skills of rural adolescents. The sample comprised 200 rural school going adolescents (grade 9^th and 10^th) drawn from the selected Government Senior Secondary Schools of the randomly selected village of Ludhiana-I Block. The subjects were equally distributed across both the grades (grade 9^th =100 and grade 10^th =100) as well as genders (males= 100 and females =100).VAK Learning Styles Self Assessment Questionnaire (Chislett and Chapman, 2005) and Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (Schraw and Dennison, 1994) were used to collect data.The results indicated that gender had no significant impact on the correlation between metacognition and learning styles of rural adolescents. Further, the sub-component wise analysis of metacognition and learning styles revealed a significantly positive correlation between ‘Kinaesthetic learning style’ and the ‘procedural knowledge’, ‘conditional knowledge’ and ‘evaluation’ sub-components of metacognition in adolescent boys whereas in girls, a significant positive correlation was found between ‘Auditory learning style’ and ‘conditional knowledge’, ‘information management strategies’ and ‘comprehension monitoring’ sub- components of metacognition.

Keywords

Metacognition, Learning Styles, Procedural Knowledge, Conditional Knowledge, Evaluation, Information Management Strategies, Comprehension Monitoring.

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• Self-Regulation and Metacognitive Skillfulness Among Adolescents

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Authors

Parvinder Kaur ¹, Sarita Saini ¹, Deepika Vig ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN

Source

Asian Journal of Home Science, Vol 13, No 2 (2018), Pagination: 494-501

Abstract

The present study aims to investigate the relationship between varying dimensions of self-regulation and the two components of metacognition. Metacognition and self-regulation should be explored as a serious issue in the educational context as both aim at helping learners to think about their own learning more explicitly. The sample for this study comprised 400 adolescents studying in class +1 and +2, exclusively drawn from the Government Senior Secondary Schools of rural and urban areas of Ludhiana and Moga districts of Punjab. The subjects were randomly selected and equally distributed over gender (males=200 and females=200) and locale (urban=200 and rural =200). Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (Schraw and Dennison, 1994) and Self-Regulation Questionnaire (Brown et al., 1999) were used to assessthe metacognition and self-regulation of adolescents, respectively. Irrespective of gender and locale, the results of Pearson Correlation analysis revealed a significant positive correlation between overall self-regulation and the components of metacognition (Knowledge about Cognition and Regulation of Cognition) as well as overall metacognition. Similar results were also observed in case of female respondents as well as the rural respondents, where a significant positive correlation was found between self-regulation and metacognition.

Keywords

Adolescents, Metacognition, Self-Regulation.

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• Status of Writing Readiness of Urban School Children With Poor Handwriting

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Authors

Hijam Laxmi Chanu ¹, Deepika Vig ¹, Sarita Saini ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN

Source

Asian Journal of Home Science, Vol 13, No 2 (2018), Pagination: 615-622

Abstract

The present study was designed to identify urban school children with poor handwriting in English and explore their level of writing readiness. A sample of 60 children from grade 3 in the age group of 7-9 years was drawn from two public schools of Ludhiana city with average or above average intellectual abilities. Raven’s Coloured Progressive Matrices (Raven, 1965) was used to identify the intellectual abilities of children. Occupational Therapy Screening Test (Lilley, 2006) Set A was used to assess the handwriting skills of the children. Writing Readiness Assessment Tool was used to assess different pre-writing skills. Finding of the study revealed that more than half of the children with poor handwriting skills were found to have poor writing readiness skills followed by average and good level. It was further found that in all the dimensions of writing readiness, major proportion of children had poor level of performance. Out of all the dimensions of writing readiness, ‘Moving from freedom to confinement’ was found to be poorest skill in children with poor handwriting.

Keywords

Poor Handwriting, Writing Readiness, Moving From Freedom to Confinement.

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• Impact of Intervention in Remediating Visual Perception Skills of Urban School Children with Poor Handwriting

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Authors

Hijam Laxmi Chanu ¹, Deepika Vig ¹, Sarita Saini ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development & Family Studies, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Source

Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 9, No 7 (2018), Pagination: 953-959

Abstract

The present study is an attempt to evaluate the impact of intervention programme in remediating visual perception skills of urban school children with poor handwriting. The total sample consisted of 60 children of grade 3 from the public schools of Ludhiana city with average or above average intellectual abilities. Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices (Raven, 1965) was used to assess the intellectual abilities of the children. Occupational Therapy Screening Test (Lilley, 2006) Set A and Set B were used to assess handwriting and different sub-skills of visual perception respectively. An individualized need-based remedial intervention programme based on multisensory, visuo-motor integration and cognitive approaches was developed to improve handwriting legibility of children. Efficacy of the developed programme was assessed by comparing pre and post-intervention scores of the children. Pre-intervention scores revealed that more than half of the children with poor handwriting skills were found to have poor visual perception followed by average and good level. However, after intervention, significant improvement was found in this skill. The results also revealed that before intervention, out of all the sub-skills of visual perception 'Visual Motor Integration' followed by 'Visual Discrimination' were found to be the poorest among such children. However, after receiving intervention, these sub-skills became the strongest skills of such children. It was further found that significant improvement in the mean scores of children was observed during post-intervention assessment across all the levels and sub-skills of visual perception.

Keywords

Visual Perception, Visual Discrimination, Visual Motor Integration, Intervention.

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• Metacognition, Self-Regulation and Learning Environment as Determinant of Academic Achievement

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Authors

Parvinder Kaur ¹, Sarita Saini ¹, Deepika Vig ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Source

Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 9, No 5 (2018), Pagination: 735-739

Abstract

The present study intends to investigate the interplay among metacognition, learning environment and selfregulation as determinant of adolescent academic achievement. Metacognition, self-regulation and favourable learning environment are being acknowledged to have potential impact on the academic achievement of learners. Therefore, it is worthwhile to investigate these components in educational context and explore their contribution towards the academic performance of adolescents. The statistical population of this research consisted of 400 respondents (equally distributed over gender & locale) drawn trom randomly selected Government Senior Secondary Schools of urban and rural areas ofLudhiana and Moga districts ofPunjab. Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (Schraw & Dennison, 1994); Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (Rolf et al., 1997); and Self-Regulation Questionnaire (Brown et al., 1999) were used to collect the relevant information from the respondents as per the objectives of the study. The results revealed that metacognition, self-regulation and perceptions pertaining to overall learning environment were significantly positively contributing towards the academic achievement of respondents.

Keywords

Adolescents, Academic Achievement, Learning Environment, Metacognition, Self-Regulation.

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• Enhancing Metacognitive Skillfulness of Adolescents

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Authors

Parul Kalia ¹, Sarita Saini ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Community Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN

Source

Asian Journal of Home Science, Vol 15, No 1 (2020), Pagination: 38-43

Abstract

Metacognition refers to one’s “thinking about thinking” and is often defined by its accompanying skills such as monitoring and evaluation. Often researchers use metacognition as an overarching umbrella term but cognitive and educational theorists argue as to whether metacognition is a single construct or made up of distinct, differentiable factors. Metacognition has also been acknowledged as an abstract thinking ability known to enhance learning outcomes. The present research has made an attempt to assess the metacognitive skills among the students of the constituent colleges of PAU Ludhiana. The sample included 200 college students, in age range of 17-18 years. Metacognitive Awareness Inventory developed by Schraw and Dennison (1994) was used to measure the metacognitive skillfulness of the selected subjects and subsequently an attempt was made to prepare guidelines for parents and teachers to create a metacognitive environment since early years through daily interventions to strengthen their learning outcomes.

Keywords

Metacognition, Planning, Evaluation, Debugging

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• Awareness of Child Rights and Protection Among The Primary School Teachers

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Authors

Nidhi Marothiya ¹, Sarita Saini ¹, Deepika Vig ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Community Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Source

Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, Vol 10, No 3 (2019), Pagination: 206-210

Abstract

Cases related to child abuse and exploitations of child rights are major public concerns nowadays. Despite having plenty of implementation for the welfare of children in India the condition of children is still worse. The school is a major social institution responsible for socializing the child and teachers are in unique position to safeguard children due to their daily contact with children. The study was initiated to identify the awareness level of teachers regarding Child Rights and Protection in Ludhiana district of Punjab. Total 120 teachers from primary section of schools were selected as a sample of the study. A self-structured 'Child Rights and Protection' Checklist was used to collect the requisite data. Analysis of results revealed that majority of teachers were quite aware about the basic child rights as per the Indian Constitution but the awareness regarding UNCRC (1989); POCSO Act (2012); and JJ Act (2015) was found to be very poor among teachers. Further, the locale-wise differences among teachers regarding basic child rights revealed that urban teachers were significantly better aware than rural teachers but, no significant differences were observed with regards to (UNCRC, 1989) as well as the (JJ Act, 2015). However, contrasting to the other finding of this study it was found that rural teachers were significantly more knowledgeable than their urban counterparts regarding some of the provisions under the (POCSO Act, 2012). The correlation analysis of awareness level of teachers with their socio-personal characteristics revealed a statistically non-significant relationship between the variables.

Keywords

Child Rights, UNCRC, POCSO Act, JJ Act, Teachers' Awareness.

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• Gender Differences in Meta-Cognitive Skillfulness among Adolescents of Moga and Ludhiana

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Authors

Parvinder Kaur ¹, Sarita Saini ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development & Family Studies College of Community Science Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Source

Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, Vol 11, No 4 (2020), Pagination: 319-325

Abstract

The present study was conducted in urban and rural areas of Moga and Ludhiana district of Punjab in order to investigate the gender wise differences related to meta cognitive awareness among adolescents. A self-designed personal information sheet was used to document the socio-personal characteristics of the selected subjects for the study. Meta cognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI) developed by Schraw and Dennison (1994) was used to investigate various aspects of meta cognition indepth and to obtain scores for individual components/sub-components of meta cognition The results indicated that significantly more number of females were found at high level of ‘declarative knowledge’ as well as ‘evaluation’ sub-components of meta cognition. Significant gender-wise differences were observed in the mean scores of meta cognition as females scored better than male respondents. Further, across two components and eight sub-components and of meta cognition females exhibited better knowledge in both the components of meta cognition as well as ‘declarative knowledge’, information management strategies’, and ‘debugging strategies’ sub-components of meta cognition.

Keywords

Meta Cognitive Awareness, Skillfulness, Adolescents.

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• Quality of Life of Primary Caregivers of Dependent Elderly

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Authors

Parul Kalia ¹, Sarita Saini ¹, Deepika Vig ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Community Science Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Source

Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, Vol 12, No 1 (2021), Pagination: 7-13

Abstract

Caregiving of a dependent elderly is one of the gruelling tasks that develops burden of stress among caregivers. The caregiver stress is an important and negative parameter which is harmful for the primary caregivers. In fact, the burden upon the primary caregivers ultimately changes the perception of quality of life. The overburdening of the tasks viz. household as well as caregiving and that is also without required amount of help leads to poor quality of life of the primary caregivers. The present study was conducted on a sample of 60 primary caregivers from middle socio-economic status families situated in the district of Ludhiana city of Punjab. Zarit Burden Interview developed by Zarit et al. (1980) was used to assess the caregiver stress of the primary caregivers. The quality of life of the respondents was assessed by the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Bref questionnaire which was developed by World Health Organization (1997). The results revealed that a major proportion of the respondents reported to possess a low level of quality of life. Statistically significant association was found between the caregiver stress and the overall quality of life as well as across different domains of quality of life of the primary caregivers.

Keywords

primary Caregiver, Caregiver Stress, Quality of Life.

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• An Appraisal of Burden of Stress among Family Caregivers of Dependent Elderly

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Authors

Parul Kalia ¹, Sarita Saini ¹, Deepika Vig ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Community Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Source

Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 12, No 1 (2021), Pagination: 111-115

Abstract

Family caregivers have played an important role in our society for granting care to the aged. They are playing crucial role in our care system by providing a significant quantity of health and long-term care for the aged person, chronically ill and disabled. The act of care-giving is not an easy task and can become more tedious when one is caring for a family member who is solely depending on the primary caregiver for everything. This situation could be the reason for many challenges which can affect the quality of life of the primary caregivers. The present research has made an attempt to assess the burden of stress among the family caregivers across varying stages of adulthood who were primarily responsible for care of dependent elderly. The sample included 60 families of primary caregivers who were taking care of the dependent elderly in their family from the Ludhiana city. The Zarit Burden Interview developed by Zarit et al. (1980) was used to measure the burden of stress on caregivers. The results reflected a major proportion of primary caregivers experiencing severe level of stress along with statistically significant differences between primary caregivers of young and middle adulthood stage.

Keywords

Primary Caregivers, Caregiver Burden, Dependent Elderly.

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• Association of Defense Mechanisms with Anxiety Depression and Stress Among Adolescents

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Authors

Vaishali . ¹, Sarita Saini ¹, Deepika Vig ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Source

International Journal of Education and Management Studies, Vol 12, No 4 (2022), Pagination: 288-294

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to examine the association of defense mechanisms with anxiety, depression and stress among adolescents. The total sample comprised 240 adolescents studying in class +1 and +2. The sample was selected randomly from Government Senior Secondary Schools of Ludhiana district of Punjab and equally distributed across two genders (males= 120 & females=120). Aself- structured personal information sheet, Defense Mechanisms Inventory (Mrinal & Singhal, 2012) and Anxiety, Depression and Stress Scale (Bhatnagar et al., 2020) were used to collect relevant information from the respondents. The results revealed that major proportion of adolescents were at high level of using defense mechanisms and only 5 per cent were at low level. Majority of adolescents had low level of anxiety, depression and stress. Furthermore, overall defense mechanisms were found to be non-significantly correlated with overall anxiety, depression and stress except one dimension of defense mechanisms, viz.,'Turning Against Object' which was found to be significantly and positively correlated with anxiety and stress among rural boys

Keywords

adolescents, defense mechanisms, anxiety, depression, stress.

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