The International Journal of Indian Psychology

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Authors: Saima Khursheed Beigh, Humera shafi

That’s right you can’t even dare to imagine what havoc it’ll wreck. All the world is a global stage; the games you play, the Smartphone you use, the place you just checked in, the food you tasted, the feelings you have felt during all the time, the friends who were with you during all these personal events and the spirits you felt are ought to be public because all the world’s a global stage. Our lives have been influenced by the technological revolution to such an extent that we feel incomplete when we don’t have access to the internet or even mobile phones. Since the advent of technology, life has taken a vivid shot, home visits are being replaced by Skype Sittings, Letters have been replaced by the E-mail and SMS, sparing some time for reading any cosseting Book has changed from specific to any time by E-Books, womenfolk can get dose of retail therapy anytime & anywhere thanks to online shopping portals and of course Men aren’t far behind in the race, researching from books is a big No when the Google Scholar is available, learning any culinary or procedural skill is being replaced by YouTube, talking by mouth has being replaced by Thumbs. But is this revolution bringing us together or actually tearing us apart. This question has paved way for Psychologists to develop a new field called Media Psychology and the American Psychological Association has setup The Society for Media Psychology and Technology of, i.e., APA division 46. From Friendster to Facebook, Twitter to Google+: there are around 200 social networking sites .Since, the rise of social media Parents have always been vexed and anxious about what their children are doing online but the real apprehension is what influence does social media have on all of us. The most imperative issues that we face in this tech-world are online identity, online relationships, addiction to computers and Internet, iDisorder, Facebook Addiction Disorder (F.A.D); regressive behavior in cyberspace and of course some people’s inclination of online gender-switching.

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Authors: Dr. Mahesh Kumar Muchhal, Arun Kumar

The sample of the present study comprised 100 Students of B.Ed class from colleges of Ambala district. The post test experimental and control group design was followed. There were two groups (control group and experimental group) 50 students were assigned in each group. The experiment was conducted for 30 days with yoga exercise Shatkriyas (Kapalbhati and Trataka), Pranayamas (Anulom-Vilom, Shitali, Shitkari and Bhramari) and Meditation regularly in the morning. Emotional Maturity Scale by Yashvir Singh & Dr. Mahesh Bhargava (1990) was used.

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Authors: Rehana Abdullah, Saima Mushtaq

The present study was carried out to explore life satisfaction, psychological distress and psychological wellbeing in a sample group of 100 college students. The sampling technique involved was purposive and the tool adopted to measure the mentioned constructs was Mental health inventory (MHI-38) developed by Davies AR, Sherbourne CD, Peterson JR and Ware JE (1998). The data collected was carefully scrutinized and condensed into excel sheet so that all information could be bought into proximity. In order to achieve the objective of the present study, the tabulated data was analyzed by using Pearson’s product movement correlation and t-test with the help of SPSS. The main finding of the study was that life satisfaction has significant negative correlation with psychological distress but positive correlation with psychological wellbeing, while as psychological distress and psychological wellbeing were found to have negative correlation with each other.

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Authors: Dr. Arvinder Singh

Intelligence and intellect are the most desirable traits to be improved and various scientists and psychologists are always striving to enrich these. Various methods have been proposed and tested. In most modern researches by the Seven Effective Thinking Patterns (SETP) tool designed and developed by Dr. Arvinder Singh is tested for intelligence enhancement. Guilford Model of Intelligence was tested for intelligence on evaluation and divergent production. The sample comprises of 80 adults randomly selected from colleges, entrepreneur and corporate employees. . The selected parameters for evaluation were i) Number of Alternatives ii) Relevant Alternatives iii) Root Cause Analysis iv) Approach to Data Collection. Pre and Post training scores were evaluated on a scale of 1 to 10. The number of alternatives during pre-training situation was 4.25±1.036 while for Post-training situation it was 7.46±1.212 with increase of 75.5%. The score on relevant alternatives during pre-training situation was 2.56±1.133 while for Post-training situation it was 6.81±1.212. with percentage increase of 166%. The score on root cause analysis during pre-training situation was 4.55±1.013 while for Post-training situation it was 7.98±0.836 and percentage increase of 75.4%. The approach to data collection during pre-training situation was 4.64±0.988 while for Post-training situation it was 8.35±0.969 with increment of 79.9%. All above parameters reflected p value of less than 0.01 which is highly significant. It can be confidently concluded with above data and research that SETP tool is quite effective and in improving intelligence of participant on Guilford Model of Intelligence.

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Authors: Sonal D. Parmar, Minakshi D. Desai

Body image relates to how a person thinks and feels about his or her own body. Body image plays crucial role for the Indian gym user adults for their physical look. Gym users often are concerned about their physical appearance, dissatisfied with their look and weight, or want to lose weight. The aim of the present study was to find out the difference in body image between adult gym users and non-gym users and to study the impact of weight difference in body image among adults. The sample consisted of 60 gym user adults and 60 non-gym user adults. Gym users were selected randomly from various health clubs of Rajkot city and non-gym users were selected from areas of Rajkot city in Gujarat. Body image scale constructed by Dean Jade was used to measure body image among gym user and non-gym user’s adults. The data was analyzed in terms of mean, SD, and ‘t’test. The result of t-test revealed significant difference in body image between adult gym users and non-gym users. Gym users were more dissatisfied with their body image than non-gym users. Non-gym user males and females had satisfactory body image, whereas gym user males and females had dissatisfaction with their body. Similarly people having more weight were dissatisfied with their body image as compared to people having less weight.

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Authors: Rajeev Kumar

This paper provides a theoretical introduction and review of research on higher states of consciousness described in the Psychology of Shiva Sutra. Consciousness is a natural human phenomenon. It is associated with the human mind-body problem. A many efforts have been in exploring and discovering the reality of consciousness. Modern sciences have tries to solve this Knott. Ancient literature and traditions have also attempted to handle the case. Shiva Sutra is valuable corpus of knowledge, science and logic. It represents a unique encoding and explanation of consciousness. Within the Shiva Sutra it is customary to trace fundamental nature of consciousness. Shiva sutra presents the modern methodologies and techniques in understanding of enquiry. It keeps resemblances with modern sciences and scientific understanding.

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Authors: Sampathkumar, Ravikumar, M. B., Manjunatha, P., Surma, S.

AIDS is the final stage of infection with the retro-virus HIV. This disease not only affects the individuals’ physical health, but it also affects the psychological health and the adjustment of an individual towards oneself and his surrounding environment. The objective of the present study is to understand the level of psychosocial adjustment among orphan and non-orphan children living with HIV/AIDS. Adjustment inventory was administered to 400 orphan and non-orphan children living with HIV/AIDS. Results indicated that orphan children with HIV/AIDS were having lower level of adjustment than non-orphan children with HIV/AIDS. Within the orphan children with HIV/AIDS the girl and rural children were having lower level adjustment compared to the boy and urban children. The study suggested the need for specific interventions to improve adjustment of the orphan children with HIV/AIDS.

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Authors: Bhawna Chauhan, Dr Sunil Sharma

Emerging Adulthood studying medicine, between the age of 18 and 25 as, a distinct developmental stage extending from adolescence to young adulthood. In literature, there is any study which includes the relationship between emerging adult’s loneliness and personality traits. Therefore, the relationship between emerging adults studying medicine loneliness and personality traits has to be investigated. This study examines the association between personality traits in terms of Neuroticism (N), Extraversion (E), Openness to experience (O), Agreeableness (A) and conscientiousness (C) and loneliness among emerging adults studying medicine. A total of 100 (50 boys and 50 girls) emerging adults completed the NEO-Five factor inventory (NEO-FFI) and the loneliness scale. Correlation Analysis showed that three Big five personalities dimension which Neuroticism (positively) and extraversion and agreeableness (negatively) correlated emerging adult’s loneliness. Further, t-test result showed that there is a significant difference in boys and girls studying medicine on loneliness, neuroticism, extraversion and agreeableness, whereas openness and conscientiousness the results showed no significant difference between two groups.

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Authors: Masaud Ansari

An attempt was made to study the influence of emotional intelligence and spiritual well being on physical health among adults. Sample of the study consisted of 250 male participants only. The sample was selected through incidental sampling technique, from Aligarh district. Emotional Intelligence scale Developed and standardized by Singh (2004), Spiritual well being scale developed by Paloutzian and Ellison (1982) and Physical Health scale developed by Mohammadyfar, et al. (2009) were used for the data collection. The data were analyzed, and Pearson’s correlation was applied to study the relationship between different dimensions of emotional intelligence and physical health as well as relationship between spiritual well being’s dimensions and physical health. Further, Multiple regression (stepwise) was administered to examine the impact of emotional intelligence and spiritual well being on physical health. The findings were showed that the all dimensions of emotional intelligence i.e. Self-Awareness, Self-regulation, Motivation, Social Awareness and Social Skills are positively and significantly correlated with physical health. The findings also reveal that different dimensions of spiritual well being i.e. existential well being and religious well being are positively and significantly correlated with physical health. Finally, it was found that emotional intelligence and spiritual well being had there major impact on physical health among adults.

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Authors: Roya Sherafat

The aim of this study was to investigate relationship between critical thinking ability and its relevant elements such as reasoning ability and logical concluding ability in relation to academic achievement among adolescent students. Sample of this study was 625 students from high schools and pre university colleges in Mysore city of India. Data has collected by stratified random sampling. Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient, One-Way ANOVA, and Spearman’ rho Coefficient have applied to examine generated hypotheses. Results indicated significance and positive correlation between critical thinking ability, reasoning ability, and logical concluding ability. Findings indicate critical thinking ability and its elements can be considered as a key feature to enhance academic achievement.

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Authors: Bhavna Mukund, Rejani Thudalikunil Gopalan

Background: People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) manifest a wide range of stress responses ranging from disbelief, denial, fear to extreme conditions of anxiety disorders, depression and even suicidal thoughts. These complications can have a significant impact on daily functioning and greatly diminish quality of life. Mental wellbeing and Quality of Life can help in better management of stress and facilitate adaptive coping among PLWHA. Aim: The research examined the impact of mental wellbeing and Quality of Life on Depression, Anxiety and Stress among people living with HIV/AIDS infection. Research Design: Cross sectional survey design was used. Sample: A sample of 60 people (males and females of equal number) over the age of 18 years and with the diagnosis for HIV/AIDS for more than six months participated in the study. Tools used: To assess the depression, anxiety and stress among PLWHA, DASS scale was used and to assess their psychological wellbeing, Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-Being scale was used. In order to assess their present status of QOL regarding the illness, WHO’s QOL HIV-BREF Scale was used. Results: Majority of the PLWHA had moderate level of anxiety and mild level of depression after being diagnosed. Most of the participants have positive mental well-being and had enhanced quality of life. Conclusion: A direct effect of mental wellbeing has been found on the depression, anxiety and stress among PLWHA indicating that higher the mental wellbeing of the PLWHA, the greater is the likelihood that they do not suffer from depression, exhibit less anxiety and are living a stress free life and vice versa. The study also found direct impact of QOL on psychological distress, depression and anxiety among PLWHA i.e. poor QOL of PLWHA makes them more prone to and vulnerable to stress, depression and anxiety and vice versa.