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Incidences of Handedness and Footedness in Hindu and Muslim Community

Bhagat Singh

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The present research aimed to study incidences of handedness and footedness among Hindu and Muslim community. A sample consisted of 180 Hindu and 180 Muslim i.e. a total of 360 subjects with mean age of 26.98 years and S.D 4.99 years were used for this purpose. A self-made questionnaire was used to collect the data. Results showed that there is 7.2% left handers and 6.7% left footer in general population. In Hindu community, here are 2.8% left-handers and 2.8% left footer while in Muslim community, there are 4.4% left-handers and 3.9% left footer. Chi-square analysis of data showed that there are no significant difference between religion and handedness and footedness. Correlation analysis of data shows a highly positive correlation (r=0.958) between writing hand and kicking leg i.e. handedness and footedness.
Key Words: Handedness: - The hand used by the subject or person for writing, eating and throwing. Footedness: - The leg used by the subject or person for kicking. Hindu community: - The general term used for the follower of Hindu religion. Muslim community: - The general term used for the follower of Muslim religion. Department of Psychology, Shri Varshney College, Aligarh (UP)

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Sexual Violence Against School Children in Tripura and its Impact

*Arpita Acharyya ** Subhasis Modak

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Violence against children is a worldwide problem. In every region of the world, children are subjected to be the victim of violence, most often by the individuals who are charged with their safety and wellbeing. Sexual violence against children is one of the fatal forms of violence, which adversely affect every aspect of child's mental health. Tripura is a small state of north east India where, like other areas of the world, both male and female children experience sexual violence. Reporting of sexual violence is very poor because of question of confidentiality and social stigma. Present study attempts to reveal the facts related with incidence of sexual violence, nature of sexual violence and perpetrators of this violence with 80 school students of West Tripura district, 40 from rural areas and 40 from urban areas. So many facts are revealed by confidential interview. The academic performance of the children who experienced sexual violence was found poor as compared to children who did not experienced the same. On the other hand, score of Beck Depression Inventory and Maslow's security insecurity Inventory also revealed that abused children have a greater level of depression and insecurity feeling than the children who did not experience the same.
*Reader,Deptt. of Psychology,M. B. B. College, Agartala, Tripura. **Teacher, Shishubihar H.S.School, Agartala, Tripura.

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ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AMONG PHYSICALLY ABUSED WOMEN: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Anjana Bhattacharjee

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Abuse can affect virtually anyone including men, women, children, and seniors. It can take the form of physical battering, emotional bullying, sexual abuse, neglect, or even self-inflicted harm. The present paper aims to determine anxiety and depression among physically abused women and also to compare them with their non-abused counterparts in respect to both the mental health variables. The sample consists of 120 subjects (60 abused and 60 non abused women). Tools used were State Trait Anxiety Inventory and Beck Depressive Inventory. Three hypotheses were formulated and they were verified by't' test. Findings revealed that physically abused women were more depressed in compassion to their non abused counterparts. However they did not differ significantly in regard to their anxiety. Key words: Anxiety, Depression, Physical Abuse
Department of Psychology, Tripura University, Tripura.

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Career Choice Anxiety of Adolescents in Relation to their Academic Achievement

*Ram Mehar **Supreet Kaur

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The purpose of the study was to investigate a study of career choice anxiety of adolescents in relation to their academic achievement. The study consisted of 106 students of 10th class randomly drawn from four government and private schools of Jalandhar district. Data was collect with the help of career choice anxiety inventory by Speilberger ,Gorsuch & Lushene (1983) and academic achievement of the student was measures by their last year examination scores. The data obtained were analysed statistically with the help of Mean, SD, Correlation and t- ratio. The finding suggested that (i) There was no significant difference between the career choice anxiety of adolescent boys and girls, (ii) There was significant difference between the academic achievement of adolescent boys and girls; (iii) There was significant negative relationship between career choice anxiety and academic achievement of total sample.
Keywords: Career Choice Anxiety, Adolescents, Academic Achievement *Department of Education, USOL, Panjab University, Chandigarh **Department of Education, USOL , Panjab University, Chandigarh

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Coping Strategies of Aids Patients: Coping with Depression in Terms of Adaptation to Illness
*MONA, P. K. **KHATOON, R.

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The present study is aimed to find out difference in the depression levels and coping styles of AIDS patients with their normal counterparts. The total sample for the present study consisted of 40 male (20 AIDS patients and 20 non-AIDS male) age range from 30-50 years. These AIDS patients were taken from S.N. medical college, Agra and Jalma Institute of Leprosy and Others Micro Bacterial Diseases, Tajganj, Agra. Both the groups were matched in terms of age, sex, educational level and marital status. Ex-post facto research design was used. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) by Beck (1961) was used to measure the severity of depression and Coping Response Inventory (CRI) by Moor (1993) was used to measure different types of coping responses to stressful life circumstances. In order to findout the significant difference among the two groups, in the coping style and depression level, chisquare test was used. Results revealed that there in significant difference in the depression level of AIDS and non-AIDS group. Depression scores of AIDS patients are found to be significantly high as compare to their normal counterparts. Both the group were differed in the coping style for logical analysis, positive reappraisal, problem solving, cognitive avoidance and emotional discharge.
* Dayalbagh Educational Institute, D.E.I., (Deemed University ** Dayalbagh Educational Institute, D.E.I., (Deemed University

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Self-efficacy as Predictor of Occupational Stress Among Academic Faculties of Panjab University and Guru Nanak Dev University
Ritu Aggarwal

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The study seeked to explain the interactive as well as relative effects of selfefficacy on occupational stress of academic faculty of Panjab University, Chandigarh and Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. The sample was 131 and 112 academic faculties from Panjab University, Chandigarh and Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. The sample was obtained from seven faculties i.e. arts, science, computers, laws, pharmacy, languages and business management and commerce. The instruments used were Teacher Self-efficacy Scale and Occupational Stress Scale. The Occupational stress was measured by six scales namely role overload, role insufficiency, role ambiguity, role boundary, responsibilities and physical environment. Data analysis involved the use of Spearman's rank correlation and regression analysis to investigate the predictive capacity of independent variable on scales of occupational stress. The result indicates that self-efficacy is effective in predicting role insufficiency and role ambiguity incase of Panjab University, Chandigarh and Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. On the basis of these findings, it is suggested that training workshops on self-efficacy will help the teachers to cope up with stress due to role insufficiency and role ambiguity.
GMSSS, Karsan, Chandigarh

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Workplace Spirituality as a Predictor of Psychological Well-Being

*Santosh Kumar Sharma **Dr. Renu Rastogi

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The dawn of 21 century has heralded with the development of 'workplace spirituality' as a valuable construct among organizational and management researchers especially working in the emerging area of positive psychology, however, there is a dearth of empirical studies in this newly developing area. Realizing this empirical gap, the paper aims to examine the impact of workplace spirituality and its three dimensions (meaningful work, sense of community, and alignment of personal values with organizational values) on psychological wellbeing and its six dimensions in a sample of two hundred twenty four (224) Indian managers. Data has been collected through questionnaire based surveys. Correlation and regression analysis has been carried out. The findings divulge the fact that when employees experience spirituality at workplace, they feel autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relations with others, purpose in life and self-acceptance which in turn determine their psychological well-being.
Keywords: Workplace spirituality, psychological well-being, positive psychology, management. *Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Roorkee ** Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Roorkee
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Study of Cognitive Style and Need Patterns of Institutionalized Deprived Adolescents

*Rajesh Kumar **Manika Mohan ***Roshan Lal ****Bhupender Singh

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The purpose of the research was to study the cognitive style and need patterns of institutionalized deprived adolescents. The study was conducted on 120 institutionalized deprived adolescents (60 males & 60 females) from different institutions of Agra, Jaipur, Patiala and Chandigarh cities of India, ranging from 12 th th to 18 years of age and was studying in upper middle standard i.e. 8 to 12 standards. Two tools were used in collecting the data, the Witkins Embedded Figures Test (1971) and Tripathi Personal Preference Schedule (1973). The obtained data was statistically treated by applying Means, Standard Deviations. The results of the study indicates that the significant effect of cognitive style, gender and interaction effect was exhibited on the Need for Achievement, Need for Deference, Need for Order, and Need for Nurturance and on rest of the ten needs, except the Need for change, there was a significant effect of cognitive style and gender but no interaction effect was seen. The Need for Change showed a typical pattern where the gender effect was found insignificant.
*&***Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, P.G. Govt. College, Sector-46,Chandigarh, India. **Professor & Head, Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India ****Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, NREC College, Khurja.

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A Comparative Study between Conventional Teaching Methods and Innovative Methods in Science Discipline
Anjali Sharma

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The present study was conducted with the aim to compare the impact of conventional and innovative teaching methods on the achievement of the learners. This is experimental study with pre & post test design and null hypotheses were frame against the objectives. Two Groups (A and B) were form on the basis of IQ test and average IQ students were selected and randomly dropped in two groups A and B. The total sample of 44 students was taken (22 students in each Group). An experiment was conducted for 10 days and two hours per day (one hour for each group). Before the treatment achievement test for science which is teacher made test, was administered as a pretest and also administered on the same groups after the treatment as post test. A ten day's teaching program me was developed for both the groups. Group A was exposed with conventional teaching method as control group and Group B was exposed with innovative teaching method as experimental group. The result of the study, the impact of conventional teaching method is positive on the achievement of the learners in science discipline. When we compare the effectiveness of these teaching methods, the innovative teaching methods are found more effective and have significant impact on the students' performance in comparison to conventional method.
Key Words: Conventional Teaching Methods, Innovative Teaching Methods. *Assistant Professor, Shree Agrasen P.G. College Of Education, Keshave Vidhyapeeth, Jamdoli, Jaipur

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Motivational Orientations in Relation to Academic Performance among Adolescents

Akanksha Tripathi

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Psychological theory has traditionally been more concerned with intrinsic than extrinsic motivation, in attempts to explain behaviors such as exploration and challenge seeking, which has no clear external reinforcements. Conceptions of extrinsic motivation include orientations toward money, recognition, competition and the dictates of other people. Similarly, conceptions of intrinsic motivation include challenge, enjoyment, personal enrichment, interest and selfdetermination. Investigation into stable intrinsic and extrinsic orientations can have important consequences for psychological research. A great deal of social psychological research has documented striking differences in task performance between intrinsically and extrinsically motivated individuals. Therefore, the present investigation was aimed to study External and Internal Motivational orientation in relation to the academic performance among adolescents. For this purpose Motivational orientation was assessed by using Work preference Inventory by Amabile et al. (1994) and for academic performance, student's last year aggregate percentage was taken. The test was administered on 110 students (55 males and 55 females) in the age range of 18-21 years. Descriptive statistics and Correlational analysis was used to analyze the data. Results will be discussed.
Keywords- Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation, Academic Performance, work preference. MCM DAV College For Women, Sec-36, Chandigarh

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Study of Anxiety among Adolescents: Across Age, Sex and Social Support Perspective
Ritu Sekhri

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Since Freud's conceptualization of anxiety neurosis in 1894 as a discrete clinical syndrome, anxiety has been measured within the context of psychological theory. Anxiety is viewed as an unpleasant emotional state which is characterized by subjective feelings of tension, apprehension and worry and by activation or arousal of the autonomic nervous system. In the context of the importance of anxiety in the modern era, the present study was designed to examine anxiety among adolescents in across age, gender and social support perspective. 100 males and 100 females belonging to early adolescence and mid-adolescence were administered IPAT Anxiety Scale Questionnaire and Sarason's Social Support Questionnaire. The study revealed: Male adolescents were higher on anxiety than female adolescents during the stage of early adolescence, 2. Early adolescents were higher on anxiety than mid-adolescents, 3. Adolescents receiving higher social support were less anxious than adolescents receiving low social support. The implications of these findings were discussed.
*Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Chandigarh

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Assessment and Management of Anxiety among Adolescents through Relaxation and Counseling
Deepa Marina Rasquinha

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Adolescence is the period of transition between childhood and adulthood that involves biological, cognitive and socio emotional changes. Anxiety in adolescence has been on the increase. The present study aims to assess anxiety of adolescents and to see the effect of intervention to reduce anxiety. The sample for the study consisted of 80 high school adolescents who were administered Sinha's Anxiety scale. 30 adolescents, among them 15 boys and 15 girls served as the sample for intervention. For this sample counseling and Jacobson's relaxation technique was carried out for a period of 3 months. After intervention post therapy assessment was made. The data were statistically analyzed using t test. Results indicated that counseling and relaxation helped in reducing anxiety both among boys and girls.
Key words: Adolescence, Anxiety, Counseling and Relaxation. Department of PG Psychology, St Agnes Centre for Postgraduate studies and Research Mangalore, Karnataka

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Management of Stress among Trainee-teachers through Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

*Mohammad Sheikhiani **Zahra Fakouri

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This study examined the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy in managing stress among some trainee-teachers of Bentolhoda Teacher Education Center, in Boushehr City, Iran. The one hundred and twenty participants employed for the study were randomly assigned into experimental and control groups based on their 24 or more scores on General Health Questionnaire28. All the participants were administered the Beck Depression Inventory before and after treatment. The students in experimental group one received cognitive-behavioral therapy, while the control group had none. Treatment lasted 12 weeks of twelve sessions. The pre and post treatment scores of the students on depression were subjected to Mixed ANOVA. The results indicated that the experimental group had significant reductions in their levels of depression than the control group after treatment. The therapeutic implications of the findings for treating stress and other related problems were discussed.
Key words: Trainee-teachers, Management, Depression, Cognitive-behavioral Therapy * Department of Psychology, University of Kerala, Trivandrum **M.A (educational planning) Teacher in high school, Boushehr city, Iran

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Gender Differences on Occupational Stress, Ways of Coping and Anxiety among College Teachers
*Savneet Bedi **Meena Sehgal

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The present investigation attempted to study the Occupational Stress, Ways of Coping and Anxiety in 250 college teachers (125 males and 125 females) within the age range of 35-45 years from colleges in and around Chandigarh. These teachers were administered Occupational Stress index by Srivastva and Singh(1984) State-Trait Anxiety Inventory by Speilberger et al.(1970) andWays of Coping Questionnaire by Lazarus and Folkman(1998).t-ratios were used to study the differences. Results indicated that significant differences emerged between male and female college teachers on Self control(t=2.47,f<m), Seeking social support(t=3.79,f>m) and State Anxiety(t=2.20,f>m).
*Department Of Psychology,Panjab University Chandigarh. **GGSCW Sector -26 Chandigarh.

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Hostility among Coronary Heart Patients in Iran

Mohammad Mehdi Pasandideh

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OBJECTIVES: This study examined the relation between hostility with coronary heart disease among cardiovascular disease patients and healthy groups in Iran. Method: The study sample included 220 coronary heart disease patients and healthy groups, who completed the Manifest Hostility Scale (Kool 1980). Results: Means and Standard Deviations were calculated for all the groups. A glance at evidence revealed that the CAD group scored was higher than the control group on Hostility (t=2.10, p<0.05). Analysis of variance for the variable Hostility revealed that the F-ratio for CAD patients verses Healthy control group was significant (F=4.41, p<0.05). Conclusions: The most important features of this research work in the field of health psychology in Iran. Research has demonstrated a significant relationship between hostility and the risk of coronary heart disease. In summary high hostility is associated with increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease as well as a predictor of myocardial infraction and all-cause morbidity and mortality.
Keywords: Hostility, mortality, coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction. Ph.D. of Psychology, Faculty member of Payam Noor University, Iran

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Latest Trends in Internet Addiction Disorder : Concepts, Symptoms, Theories, Triggers and Coping Strategies
*Shruti Mala **Saran Kumari Sharma

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The papers entitled Latest trends in Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) : concepts, symptoms, theories, triggers and coping strategies is a descriptive, informative and explanatory paper. Main focus of the paper is on behavioral problems and symptoms which arise due to extensive use of internet, coping strategies of reduction of this latest clinical disorder with some pleasure deriving skills which are practical and within the reach of everyone are also discussed. Reading of latest research findings which are included in this paper will facilitate the individual in leading a happy, healthy, peaceful and energetic life. In the end author has given some humble suggestions for making the atmosphere of schools, colleges and community congenial and relaxing in the interest of progressive global community.
*Department of Correspondence Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014 (India) **GMSSS Sector 26, Chandigarh 160026 (India)

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Psychology of Meditation and Health

*Sangeeta Trama **Sonam Dullat

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Past four decades has witnessed substantial scientific research on meditation as an alternative mind-body therapy. This paper is an attempt to provide a comprehensive view of the present state of the research in meditation and health. It reviews major findings related to meditation and its effects on various disorders. Two major types of meditation practices dominating presently (concentration and mindfulness) are introduced. Effects of meditation on human physiology such as heart beat, blood pressure, cortical activity, metabolism, respiration, and skin resistance are discussed. Impact of meditation on human perception and cognition is also addressed. Possible pathways or mechanisms through which meditation impacts health such as, relaxation, systematic desensitization, release of repressed memories, un-stressing and so on are also discussed. Finally, major conceptual and methodological issues that need serious attention from researchers in this area for future research is addressed.
Key words: Meditation, health, concentration, mindfulness. * University, Patiala, Punjab-147001 **Dept of Psychology,, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab-147002

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