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GeroPsych

: Retirement brings a major transition in life. This transition may affect a retired person’s phy... more : Retirement brings a major transition in life. This transition may affect a retired person’s physical, mental, and social health and lead to psychological problems. This study investigated the effects of Yoga on the well-being of retired men. It was a nonrandomized study involving 90 retired men aged 60–75 years following purposive sampling. The 14-week intervention included a daily session of 90 minutes at a yoga training center in Pune, India. Each session comprised light exercises, loosening, breathing exercises, relaxation, and meditation. Ryff’s validated scale was used to measure psychological well-being in six domains. The data were analyzed using a t-test. Integrated yoga practice showed a significant improvement in well-being ( p < .05), proving Yoga can be useful for improving the psychological well-being of retired people. The findings of this study should be implemented in a larger group of people for assessing and improving psychological well-being.

Indian journal of positive psychology, 2017

GeroPsych, Jun 1, 2023

: Retirement brings a major transition in life. This transition may affect a retired person’s phy... more : Retirement brings a major transition in life. This transition may affect a retired person’s physical, mental, and social health and lead to psychological problems. This study investigated the effects of Yoga on the well-being of retired men. It was a nonrandomized study involving 90 retired men aged 60–75 years following purposive sampling. The 14-week intervention included a daily session of 90 minutes at a yoga training center in Pune, India. Each session comprised light exercises, loosening, breathing exercises, relaxation, and meditation. Ryff’s validated scale was used to measure psychological well-being in six domains. The data were analyzed using a t-test. Integrated yoga practice showed a significant improvement in well-being ( p < .05), proving Yoga can be useful for improving the psychological well-being of retired people. The findings of this study should be implemented in a larger group of people for assessing and improving psychological well-being.

Journal of Personality, 2020

ObjectiveThe current study seeks to replicate and extend principal findings reported in The World... more ObjectiveThe current study seeks to replicate and extend principal findings reported in The World at 7:00, a project that examined the psychological experience of situations in 20 countries.MethodData were collected from participants in 62 countries (N = 15,318), recruited from universities by local collaborators to complete the study via a custom‐built website using 42 languages.ResultsSeveral findings of the previous study were replicated. The average reported situational experience around the world was mildly positive. The same countries tended to be most alike in reported situational experience (r = .60) across the two studies, among the countries included in both. As in the previous study, the homogeneity of reported situational experience was significantly greater within than between countries, although the difference was small. The previously reported exploratory finding that negative aspects of situations varied more across countries than positive aspects did not replicate. ...

Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health

International Journal of Indian Psychology, Jun 29, 2018

This study aims at comparison between the quality of life and Life satisfaction of the paramilita... more This study aims at comparison between the quality of life and Life satisfaction of the paramilitary forces in CISF (Central Industrial Security Force), ITBP (Indo Tibetan Border Police) as well as the state police force (Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh). The total sample of 744 was collected by purposive sampling method within clusters. The tools used were Comprehensive Quality of Life scale (Robert A. Cummins 1997) and Life Satisfaction Scale (LSS), developed at Jnana Prabodhini's Institute of Psychology (2001). Data was analyzed using ANOVA (One Way) for group comparisons. In the overall factual quality of Life (F-QOL), significant differences were found on the dimension of health, productivity, safety, intimacy, emotional well-being, material well-being and place in community. Material Well Being and place in community were considerably low for all the three groups. For satisfaction dimension of quality of Life (S-QOL), significant differences were found on all the dimensions of Cummins' QOL. Though score on material well-being seems to be low on factual level it is not reflected in perceived satisfaction with the same. While the factual dimension of safety is at a relatively better position in all the three dimensions, the respective perceived satisfaction seems to be very low in CISF and State Police. In the different dimensions of Life Satisfaction, few significant differences are obtained on economic, socio spiritual and total life satisfaction scores. ITBP is the highest on total or composite satisfaction, followed by CISF and then State Police. The findings have been studied under the light of relevant literature.

Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, 2017

Quality of Life (QOL) and Psychological Well-being (PWB) are dynamic constructs. Various social, ... more Quality of Life (QOL) and Psychological Well-being (PWB) are dynamic constructs. Various social, cultural and environmental factors influence an individual's experience of the quality of his life and well-being at any particular point m time. This study investigates the role of age m determining people's QOL and PWB. So, four age groups namely 20-29,30-39,40-59and60-and above have been compared with respect to their QualityofLife(factual)and Psychological Well-being. Comprehensive Quality of Life Scale by Robert Cummms (1997) and Ryff s Scale of Psychological WeU-being constructed by Carol Ryff (1995) have been used. Total 330 urban participants were included in the study. One Way ANOVA was used to analyze the results. On Quality of Life (only the factual domain), significant differences were found on Material well-being, Health, Productivity, Safety and Total factual Quality of life. On Psychological Well-being, four age groups differed significantly on positive relations w...

Journal of psychosocial research, 2010

INTRODUCTIONThe co-existence of a man and a woman changed itself in a bond called 'marriage&#... more INTRODUCTIONThe co-existence of a man and a woman changed itself in a bond called 'marriage'. With the evolution of culture marriage became a lifelong sacrament (Russell, 1929). Breaking the marital relationship became a social stigma (Datar, 1988). Marriage got defined as 'a social arrangement based on a contract, including recognition of the rights and duties of parenthood, common residence for husband, wife, children and reciprocal economic obligations (Stephen, 1963).The system of marriage proved to be beneficial in terms of satisfying the security and belongingness needs and challenging it became an unfavorable step. With changing face of democracy industrialization, marriage became a more legal than religious bond. Feminist movements worked hard to gender sensitize the legal structures. In India, since the Hindu Marriage Act (1955), every married Hindu person got a formal right to dissolve marriage through legal means.Education helped in rationalizing decisions, ma...

Indian journal of positive psychology, 2015

Human beings are by nature social entities. They require the affiliation to others in order to pr... more Human beings are by nature social entities. They require the affiliation to others in order to protect their physical as well as psychological existence. Abraham Maslow (1954) in his 'Hierarchy of needs' describes it as a vital need for progressing in life. He has termed it as 'need for love and belongingness.' Both these words have an important role in individual's life. They talk not only about the people who generally coexist in the world with us, but indicate towards some 'special' ones whom we consider as subsets of our lives. They may be members of kinship (blood relatives) or members of intimate friend circle or other people who have a direct influence on our lives. Formal relationships lie on the outer circle of an individual's social hemisphere and they have little or indirect influence on his/her life. However, intimate relations are more informal in nature, more vital as individual identifies with them and has deep involvement in the gains ...

Journal of psychosocial research, 2014

INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW OF LITERATUREAdolescence is an age of storm and stress. Research is ongoi... more INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW OF LITERATUREAdolescence is an age of storm and stress. Research is ongoing throughout the world to study the adolescents' reproductive health and the various problems occurring because of mismanaging of the important developmental changes.It has been observed globally that there is an increasing need to impart sexuality education in the early adolescent years and also to develop a gender sensitive attitude in youth. Sex education, precisely called 'sexuality education' is the process of acquiring information and forming attitudes and beliefs about sex, sexual identity, relationships and intimacy. (AGI, 1994)Increasing incidences of sexual abuse, irresponsible sexual behaviour and problems are leading to distorted identities and adjustment problems, HIV issues, premarital issues in adolescentspointing towards the need of a 'one to one dialogue' with the youth (Sathe Anant, 2002). Our society is closed or has double standards on sexuality r...

Journal of Personality, 2020

This is the author manuscript accepted for publication and has undergone full peer review but has... more This is the author manuscript accepted for publication and has undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as

Gender and Behaviour, 2008

The present study compared emotional intelligence in students with or without marital satisfactio... more The present study compared emotional intelligence in students with or without marital satisfaction. The population of this study where married students of Humanities and Social Sciences department of Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of Tehran, 100 individuals were chosen as samples through random sampling. The instruments of this research were: barN emotional intelligence questionnaire and Enrich sexual satisfaction questionnaire. In this study, to analyze the data obtained, in descriptive statistics part tables, graphs, averages and standard deviations are used. In the inferential statistics part in order to approve or reject the null hypothesis, the t-test for independent groups was used. The findings indicate that there are significant differences, in the emotional intelligence of students with or without marital satisfaction, as the degree of emotional intelligence among student with marital satisfaction is significantly greater than students who lack marital satisfaction. Also among the main components of emotional intelligence, scores of the individual components, the overall mood and stress management among student with or without marital satisfaction showed significant differences. On the other hand, there was no significant difference between the compatibility between component scores and interpersonal emotional intelligence among student with or without sexual satisfaction.

GeroPsych

: Retirement brings a major transition in life. This transition may affect a retired person’s phy... more : Retirement brings a major transition in life. This transition may affect a retired person’s physical, mental, and social health and lead to psychological problems. This study investigated the effects of Yoga on the well-being of retired men. It was a nonrandomized study involving 90 retired men aged 60–75 years following purposive sampling. The 14-week intervention included a daily session of 90 minutes at a yoga training center in Pune, India. Each session comprised light exercises, loosening, breathing exercises, relaxation, and meditation. Ryff’s validated scale was used to measure psychological well-being in six domains. The data were analyzed using a t-test. Integrated yoga practice showed a significant improvement in well-being ( p < .05), proving Yoga can be useful for improving the psychological well-being of retired people. The findings of this study should be implemented in a larger group of people for assessing and improving psychological well-being.

Indian journal of positive psychology, 2017

GeroPsych, Jun 1, 2023

: Retirement brings a major transition in life. This transition may affect a retired person’s phy... more : Retirement brings a major transition in life. This transition may affect a retired person’s physical, mental, and social health and lead to psychological problems. This study investigated the effects of Yoga on the well-being of retired men. It was a nonrandomized study involving 90 retired men aged 60–75 years following purposive sampling. The 14-week intervention included a daily session of 90 minutes at a yoga training center in Pune, India. Each session comprised light exercises, loosening, breathing exercises, relaxation, and meditation. Ryff’s validated scale was used to measure psychological well-being in six domains. The data were analyzed using a t-test. Integrated yoga practice showed a significant improvement in well-being ( p < .05), proving Yoga can be useful for improving the psychological well-being of retired people. The findings of this study should be implemented in a larger group of people for assessing and improving psychological well-being.

Journal of Personality, 2020

ObjectiveThe current study seeks to replicate and extend principal findings reported in The World... more ObjectiveThe current study seeks to replicate and extend principal findings reported in The World at 7:00, a project that examined the psychological experience of situations in 20 countries.MethodData were collected from participants in 62 countries (N = 15,318), recruited from universities by local collaborators to complete the study via a custom‐built website using 42 languages.ResultsSeveral findings of the previous study were replicated. The average reported situational experience around the world was mildly positive. The same countries tended to be most alike in reported situational experience (r = .60) across the two studies, among the countries included in both. As in the previous study, the homogeneity of reported situational experience was significantly greater within than between countries, although the difference was small. The previously reported exploratory finding that negative aspects of situations varied more across countries than positive aspects did not replicate. ...

Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health

International Journal of Indian Psychology, Jun 29, 2018

This study aims at comparison between the quality of life and Life satisfaction of the paramilita... more This study aims at comparison between the quality of life and Life satisfaction of the paramilitary forces in CISF (Central Industrial Security Force), ITBP (Indo Tibetan Border Police) as well as the state police force (Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh). The total sample of 744 was collected by purposive sampling method within clusters. The tools used were Comprehensive Quality of Life scale (Robert A. Cummins 1997) and Life Satisfaction Scale (LSS), developed at Jnana Prabodhini's Institute of Psychology (2001). Data was analyzed using ANOVA (One Way) for group comparisons. In the overall factual quality of Life (F-QOL), significant differences were found on the dimension of health, productivity, safety, intimacy, emotional well-being, material well-being and place in community. Material Well Being and place in community were considerably low for all the three groups. For satisfaction dimension of quality of Life (S-QOL), significant differences were found on all the dimensions of Cummins' QOL. Though score on material well-being seems to be low on factual level it is not reflected in perceived satisfaction with the same. While the factual dimension of safety is at a relatively better position in all the three dimensions, the respective perceived satisfaction seems to be very low in CISF and State Police. In the different dimensions of Life Satisfaction, few significant differences are obtained on economic, socio spiritual and total life satisfaction scores. ITBP is the highest on total or composite satisfaction, followed by CISF and then State Police. The findings have been studied under the light of relevant literature.

Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, 2017

Quality of Life (QOL) and Psychological Well-being (PWB) are dynamic constructs. Various social, ... more Quality of Life (QOL) and Psychological Well-being (PWB) are dynamic constructs. Various social, cultural and environmental factors influence an individual's experience of the quality of his life and well-being at any particular point m time. This study investigates the role of age m determining people's QOL and PWB. So, four age groups namely 20-29,30-39,40-59and60-and above have been compared with respect to their QualityofLife(factual)and Psychological Well-being. Comprehensive Quality of Life Scale by Robert Cummms (1997) and Ryff s Scale of Psychological WeU-being constructed by Carol Ryff (1995) have been used. Total 330 urban participants were included in the study. One Way ANOVA was used to analyze the results. On Quality of Life (only the factual domain), significant differences were found on Material well-being, Health, Productivity, Safety and Total factual Quality of life. On Psychological Well-being, four age groups differed significantly on positive relations w...

Journal of psychosocial research, 2010

INTRODUCTIONThe co-existence of a man and a woman changed itself in a bond called 'marriage&#... more INTRODUCTIONThe co-existence of a man and a woman changed itself in a bond called 'marriage'. With the evolution of culture marriage became a lifelong sacrament (Russell, 1929). Breaking the marital relationship became a social stigma (Datar, 1988). Marriage got defined as 'a social arrangement based on a contract, including recognition of the rights and duties of parenthood, common residence for husband, wife, children and reciprocal economic obligations (Stephen, 1963).The system of marriage proved to be beneficial in terms of satisfying the security and belongingness needs and challenging it became an unfavorable step. With changing face of democracy industrialization, marriage became a more legal than religious bond. Feminist movements worked hard to gender sensitize the legal structures. In India, since the Hindu Marriage Act (1955), every married Hindu person got a formal right to dissolve marriage through legal means.Education helped in rationalizing decisions, ma...

Indian journal of positive psychology, 2015

Human beings are by nature social entities. They require the affiliation to others in order to pr... more Human beings are by nature social entities. They require the affiliation to others in order to protect their physical as well as psychological existence. Abraham Maslow (1954) in his 'Hierarchy of needs' describes it as a vital need for progressing in life. He has termed it as 'need for love and belongingness.' Both these words have an important role in individual's life. They talk not only about the people who generally coexist in the world with us, but indicate towards some 'special' ones whom we consider as subsets of our lives. They may be members of kinship (blood relatives) or members of intimate friend circle or other people who have a direct influence on our lives. Formal relationships lie on the outer circle of an individual's social hemisphere and they have little or indirect influence on his/her life. However, intimate relations are more informal in nature, more vital as individual identifies with them and has deep involvement in the gains ...

Journal of psychosocial research, 2014

INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW OF LITERATUREAdolescence is an age of storm and stress. Research is ongoi... more INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW OF LITERATUREAdolescence is an age of storm and stress. Research is ongoing throughout the world to study the adolescents' reproductive health and the various problems occurring because of mismanaging of the important developmental changes.It has been observed globally that there is an increasing need to impart sexuality education in the early adolescent years and also to develop a gender sensitive attitude in youth. Sex education, precisely called 'sexuality education' is the process of acquiring information and forming attitudes and beliefs about sex, sexual identity, relationships and intimacy. (AGI, 1994)Increasing incidences of sexual abuse, irresponsible sexual behaviour and problems are leading to distorted identities and adjustment problems, HIV issues, premarital issues in adolescentspointing towards the need of a 'one to one dialogue' with the youth (Sathe Anant, 2002). Our society is closed or has double standards on sexuality r...

Journal of Personality, 2020

This is the author manuscript accepted for publication and has undergone full peer review but has... more This is the author manuscript accepted for publication and has undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as

Gender and Behaviour, 2008

The present study compared emotional intelligence in students with or without marital satisfactio... more The present study compared emotional intelligence in students with or without marital satisfaction. The population of this study where married students of Humanities and Social Sciences department of Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of Tehran, 100 individuals were chosen as samples through random sampling. The instruments of this research were: barN emotional intelligence questionnaire and Enrich sexual satisfaction questionnaire. In this study, to analyze the data obtained, in descriptive statistics part tables, graphs, averages and standard deviations are used. In the inferential statistics part in order to approve or reject the null hypothesis, the t-test for independent groups was used. The findings indicate that there are significant differences, in the emotional intelligence of students with or without marital satisfaction, as the degree of emotional intelligence among student with marital satisfaction is significantly greater than students who lack marital satisfaction. Also among the main components of emotional intelligence, scores of the individual components, the overall mood and stress management among student with or without marital satisfaction showed significant differences. On the other hand, there was no significant difference between the compatibility between component scores and interpersonal emotional intelligence among student with or without sexual satisfaction.