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Research paper thumbnail of Mediating Role of School Variables in Anticipating Blocks and ConsequencesCreativity among Rural Adolescents

Indian Journal of Extension Education

Each developmental stage upholds new and its own unique competency requirements,challenges, strug... more Each developmental stage upholds new and its own unique competency requirements,challenges, struggles and opportunities for personal human growth. When an individual isin their early adolescence phase, his/her creativity is greatly influenced by its surroundingsand school environment is one of those crucial factors. Hence, the present study wasplanned to explore the mediating role of school environment in students’ blocks andconsequences creativity. The primary data was collected from 300 academically bright ruralyoung adolescents. Z-test and ANOVA were administered to discover the influence ofindependent variables (school environment) on the dependent variables (blocks andconsequences creativity). Results elucidated significant differences in blocks fluency,consequences originality and consequences creativity across school type, academic classand teaching method employed by the teachers. Blocks flexibility had significant differencesacross school type and academic class. Blocks ori...

Research paper thumbnail of Social Skill Competencies in Babies: It’s Improvement in Relation with Ecological Factors

Journal of Human Ecology, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of Social skills of children in rural Haryana

Journal of Dairying, Foods and Home Sciences, 2008

An investigation was undertaken with a view to assess the social skill development of preschooler... more An investigation was undertaken with a view to assess the social skill development of preschoolers. A total of 50 children in the age group of 3–5 years were selected from rural areas of district Hisar. These children were subjected to age appropriate Vinland Behaviour Scale for assessment of their skills. Comparison of mean of boys to that of girls over the different age groups of 4–5 years. The boys were better in social skills than the girls which may be due to comparatively better interactions of parents or care givers towards boys. The overall mean values of social skills for boys were significantly higher than the mean of girls in the age group of 3–5 years.

Research paper thumbnail of Prevalence of problems among adolescent boys and girls

Asian Journal of Home Science, 2009

The study was focused on the sex differences in problems faced by the adolescents in 2007. Proble... more The study was focused on the sex differences in problems faced by the adolescents in 2007. Problems mainly in five areas were observed namely, physical, psychological, social, educational and vocational. A sample of 30 boys and 30 girls was randomly selected from different schools of Hisar city and self structured questionnaire was administered. Analysis of individual item scores was done and significant differences were observed between boys and girls and in the areas of problems. Girls had significantly more physical, psychological and social problems where as boys had more educational and vocational problems.

Research paper thumbnail of Ecological Perspectives and Paternal Parenting Style-A Study

Social Science Research Network, Jan 18, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of The Effects of Gender on Temperament of Twins in Bagar Zone, India

International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Libguides Ib Chemistry Polymers Journals

Research paper thumbnail of Block wise relationship between social intelligence and academic motivation among adolescents from Panipat district

International Journal of Chemical Studies, 2018

The present study was carried out on 300 adolescents from Panipat district of Haryana state. Soci... more The present study was carried out on 300 adolescents from Panipat district of Haryana state. Social intelligence scale by Chadda and Ganeshan (1986) was used to assess the relationship between aspects of social intelligence of adolescents. Results revealed that patience were significantly correlated with cocoperativness (r = 0.22**), confidence (r = 0.21**), sensitivity (r = 0.31**) and non-significantly tactfulness (r =0.10). Confidence was significantly correlated with patience (r = 0.21**). Sensitivity were significantly correlated with patience (r =0.31**) and confidence (r = 0.29**). Academic motivation Scale by Areepattamannil (2006) was used to assess the relationship of academic motivation of adolescents.Results revealed that Academic motivation and social intelligence of respondents was positively and significantly correlated in three blocks namely; Panipat (r= 0.99**), Bapoli (r=0.32**) and Smalkha (r=0.27**).

Research paper thumbnail of A Comparative Study of Soft Skills in Rural and Urban Preschoolers

Soft skills encompass a range of interpersonal skills such as courtesy, respect for other, self-d... more Soft skills encompass a range of interpersonal skills such as courtesy, respect for other, self-discipline, self-confidence, conformity to norms, language proficiency, and behaviour and communication skills. Soft skills including effective communication, social, professional ethics, problem solving, decision-making, and organizational skills are needed in adventure education to enhance the learning of children. The study was conducted in rural and urban areas of district Hisar. Two villages namely Balsamand and Kharia were taken as rural location and for urban the Hisar city was selected for collection of data. A total number of 200 children of age group of 3+,4+and 5+ years were taken ,out of which 100 children were found from urban and 100 from rural areas. Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scale by Sparrow et al. was used to test the communicational and adaptive skills of children. Result revealed that children had increasing trend for soft and social skills with increase their age. Co...

Research paper thumbnail of Correlation between Aspects of Academic Motivation among Adolescents in Rural Areas

International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Genetic and environmental factors in the determination of general cognitive abilities: a twin study

ASIAN JOURNAL OF HOME SCIENCE, 2020

The present investigation of twin study elucidated the contribution of genetic and environment to... more The present investigation of twin study elucidated the contribution of genetic and environment to a wide range of general cognitive abilities. To conduct twin study 100 pairs of twins from two districts, namely: Bhiwani (n = 90) and Hisar (n = 110) of Haryana State, genetic and environmental influences were assessed in twin study design. The cognitive abilities of twins were measured using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-R). Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) Inventory was taken to examine the home environment of twins. Heritability estimate was used to analyze the genes contributing to shape the cognitive abilities of twins. The result of heritability estimates revealed that the heritability estimates of general cognitive abilities namely: information (62%), similarities (57%), vocabulary (60%) and comprehension (55%) in Bhiwani district and in Hisar district, the heritability estimates were 58 per cent, 55 per cent, 56 per cent and 51 per...

Research paper thumbnail of Impact of child labour on physical development of children

Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research, 2008

The main objective of the study is to assess the adverse effect of child labour on development an... more The main objective of the study is to assess the adverse effect of child labour on development and health of children. This study was conducted on 60 boys of age group 8-10 years engaged in different type of works like domestic, wage labour and non –domestic labour in 2005 in city Bhopal of state Madhya Pradesh. The anthropometrics measurements of these children were taken with help of weighing scale, anthropometrics rod and fiber tape. Result indicated that mean height and weight at each age was found less as compared to mean height and weight of standard I.C.M.R. population. The main reason of child labour was poverty, illiteracy, lack of resources for their livelihood and ignorance of their parents and most of the children were not satisfied with their work.

Research paper thumbnail of Mental Health Status and Its Improvment in Babies of Urban and Rural Hisar

Journal of Human Ecology, 2003

The present investigation was carried out with the objectives to study the mental health status o... more The present investigation was carried out with the objectives to study the mental health status of babies, and the impact of intervention programme developed for low performing babies. Cognitive development index of 400 babies was assessed to find out differences for age groups, gender and locality. The sample comprised boys and girls distributed in 4 age groups during the age of one to two years in urban and rural areas. Considerable differecnes in mental level were observed for all the age groups studied for both boys and girls in both areas. With regard to gender, rural boys were better than rural girls, but in urban area boys were at par with girls for all the age groups. Interaction of age and gender revealed that there was no differential increase in boys and girls over the age groups studied. Urban babies were superior to the rural babies at same age groups but at par for pooled mean of all age groups. The babies having significantly poor mental status in both areas were admi...

Research paper thumbnail of Relationship between behavioural and interpersonal cognitive skills among children

The Pharma Innovation Journal, 2019

The present study was carried out in Hisar district of Haryana state. An inventory was prepared t... more The present study was carried out in Hisar district of Haryana state. An inventory was prepared to assess the overall behavioural adjustment of children based on their overt classroom behaviour. Interpersonal Problem Solving by Shure and Spivack (l974a) were used to measured children's interpersonal cognitive problem-solving skills for avoiding the anger of their mothers. Clearly shows that impatience (r = 0.33***), emotionality, (r = -0.32***), and aggression(r = -0.41***), were marginally to moderately negatively correlated with proportions of "non-forceful” strategies. Table further shows that impatience (r = 0.30***) and aggression (r = 0.52***) were marginally to strongly positively correlated with proportions of "forceful" strategies. Further results show that strategies in Mother Problem tasks, "Apology-truth “alternatives were marginally negatively correlated with (r = -0.35***) aggression. "Blame other, hide, and hide object” strategies were mar...

Research paper thumbnail of Mental development of pre-schoolers: a comparative study

Research paper thumbnail of Dizygotic twins: A comparative study on temperament in Bagar and Khadar zones of Haryana

ADVANCE RESEARCH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, 2018

Dizygotic twins are that they develop from two different eggs. Temperament defined as person emot... more Dizygotic twins are that they develop from two different eggs. Temperament defined as person emotional and behavioural modes of response to environmental events. The present study was conducted in four districts namely; Hisar Fatehabad, Rohtak and Jind of Haryana state with the purpose of availability of maximum numbers of twins in the required age group. A sample of 296 pairs of twins in the age group for the study. Temperament was taken as dependent variable and cultural zone was taken as independent variable. The Malhotra Temperament Schedule (MTS) developed by Malhotra and Malhotra (1988) was used to assess child's temperament. Result revealed that dizygotic twins indicated that highly significant difference were found between bagar and khaddar dizygotic twins on sociability (2.82**), emotionality (4.11**) and total temperament (3.78**) of twins.

Research paper thumbnail of Anthropometric measurements of boys during the age of 7-10 years

Journal of Dairying, Foods and Home Sciences, 1998

Research paper thumbnail of Cognitive competence of young children in relation to home environment

Journal of Dairying, Foods and Home Sciences, 2012

The study was conducted in rural and urban areas of Hisar district. Hisar city was selected for u... more The study was conducted in rural and urban areas of Hisar district. Hisar city was selected for urban and for rural location, two villages namely Singhran and Harita were taken for collection of data. A total number of 120 children of age group of 2-3 years were selected, out of which 60 children were selected from urban and 60 from rural areas. The study revealed that home environment such as learning stimulation language and physical stimulation and acceptance were significantly associated with intellectual abilities of urban children. The total home environment was also found significant as a variable for intellectual abilities of rural children.

Research paper thumbnail of Relationship between aspects of interpersonal cognitive and social problem among children

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 2019

The present study was carried out in Hisar district of Haryana state. Social problem-solving test... more The present study was carried out in Hisar district of Haryana state. Social problem-solving testrevised developed by Rubin (1988) was used to assessed interpersonal cognitive problem-solving skills of children. Result showed that prosocial strategies were negatively correlated with all aspects of social problem solving. Authority strategies were positively correlated trade bribe (r= 0.18*) and apart from all aspects were negatively correlated with authority. Further reveals that trade bribe strategies were positively correlated with affect manipulated (r= 0.18*) and negatively correlated with physical attack" (r= -0.56***),"command"(r= -0.77***), and “grab" (r= -0.62***) strategies. Affect manipulated were negatively correlated with physical attack" (r= -0.46***),"command"(r= -0.52***), and “grab" (r= 0.66***) strategies. Physical attack strategies were strongly and positively correlated with “command"(r= 0.92***), and “grab" (r= 0....

Research paper thumbnail of Attitude of adolescents towards their parents and community

Asian Journal of Home Science, 2008

Present study was conducted on adolescents for assessment of their attitude in five areas namely ... more Present study was conducted on adolescents for assessment of their attitude in five areas namely in attitude towards parents and teachers, discipline, life and humanity, country and religion in rural areas of Hisar district of Haryana state. Sample consisted of 50 adolescents. Results revealed that majority of respondents had favourable attitude towards parents and teachers, discipline, life and humanity and unfavourable attitude towards country and religion. A correlation study showed that attitude of adolescents towards parents and teachers and attitude towards country was positively and significantly correlated with attitude of adolescents towards religion and attitude towards life and humanity was positively and significantly correlated with attitude towards country and religion.

Research paper thumbnail of Mediating Role of School Variables in Anticipating Blocks and ConsequencesCreativity among Rural Adolescents

Indian Journal of Extension Education

Each developmental stage upholds new and its own unique competency requirements,challenges, strug... more Each developmental stage upholds new and its own unique competency requirements,challenges, struggles and opportunities for personal human growth. When an individual isin their early adolescence phase, his/her creativity is greatly influenced by its surroundingsand school environment is one of those crucial factors. Hence, the present study wasplanned to explore the mediating role of school environment in students’ blocks andconsequences creativity. The primary data was collected from 300 academically bright ruralyoung adolescents. Z-test and ANOVA were administered to discover the influence ofindependent variables (school environment) on the dependent variables (blocks andconsequences creativity). Results elucidated significant differences in blocks fluency,consequences originality and consequences creativity across school type, academic classand teaching method employed by the teachers. Blocks flexibility had significant differencesacross school type and academic class. Blocks ori...

Research paper thumbnail of Social Skill Competencies in Babies: It’s Improvement in Relation with Ecological Factors

Journal of Human Ecology, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of Social skills of children in rural Haryana

Journal of Dairying, Foods and Home Sciences, 2008

An investigation was undertaken with a view to assess the social skill development of preschooler... more An investigation was undertaken with a view to assess the social skill development of preschoolers. A total of 50 children in the age group of 3–5 years were selected from rural areas of district Hisar. These children were subjected to age appropriate Vinland Behaviour Scale for assessment of their skills. Comparison of mean of boys to that of girls over the different age groups of 4–5 years. The boys were better in social skills than the girls which may be due to comparatively better interactions of parents or care givers towards boys. The overall mean values of social skills for boys were significantly higher than the mean of girls in the age group of 3–5 years.

Research paper thumbnail of Prevalence of problems among adolescent boys and girls

Asian Journal of Home Science, 2009

The study was focused on the sex differences in problems faced by the adolescents in 2007. Proble... more The study was focused on the sex differences in problems faced by the adolescents in 2007. Problems mainly in five areas were observed namely, physical, psychological, social, educational and vocational. A sample of 30 boys and 30 girls was randomly selected from different schools of Hisar city and self structured questionnaire was administered. Analysis of individual item scores was done and significant differences were observed between boys and girls and in the areas of problems. Girls had significantly more physical, psychological and social problems where as boys had more educational and vocational problems.

Research paper thumbnail of Ecological Perspectives and Paternal Parenting Style-A Study

Social Science Research Network, Jan 18, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of The Effects of Gender on Temperament of Twins in Bagar Zone, India

International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Libguides Ib Chemistry Polymers Journals

Research paper thumbnail of Block wise relationship between social intelligence and academic motivation among adolescents from Panipat district

International Journal of Chemical Studies, 2018

The present study was carried out on 300 adolescents from Panipat district of Haryana state. Soci... more The present study was carried out on 300 adolescents from Panipat district of Haryana state. Social intelligence scale by Chadda and Ganeshan (1986) was used to assess the relationship between aspects of social intelligence of adolescents. Results revealed that patience were significantly correlated with cocoperativness (r = 0.22**), confidence (r = 0.21**), sensitivity (r = 0.31**) and non-significantly tactfulness (r =0.10). Confidence was significantly correlated with patience (r = 0.21**). Sensitivity were significantly correlated with patience (r =0.31**) and confidence (r = 0.29**). Academic motivation Scale by Areepattamannil (2006) was used to assess the relationship of academic motivation of adolescents.Results revealed that Academic motivation and social intelligence of respondents was positively and significantly correlated in three blocks namely; Panipat (r= 0.99**), Bapoli (r=0.32**) and Smalkha (r=0.27**).

Research paper thumbnail of A Comparative Study of Soft Skills in Rural and Urban Preschoolers

Soft skills encompass a range of interpersonal skills such as courtesy, respect for other, self-d... more Soft skills encompass a range of interpersonal skills such as courtesy, respect for other, self-discipline, self-confidence, conformity to norms, language proficiency, and behaviour and communication skills. Soft skills including effective communication, social, professional ethics, problem solving, decision-making, and organizational skills are needed in adventure education to enhance the learning of children. The study was conducted in rural and urban areas of district Hisar. Two villages namely Balsamand and Kharia were taken as rural location and for urban the Hisar city was selected for collection of data. A total number of 200 children of age group of 3+,4+and 5+ years were taken ,out of which 100 children were found from urban and 100 from rural areas. Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scale by Sparrow et al. was used to test the communicational and adaptive skills of children. Result revealed that children had increasing trend for soft and social skills with increase their age. Co...

Research paper thumbnail of Correlation between Aspects of Academic Motivation among Adolescents in Rural Areas

International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Genetic and environmental factors in the determination of general cognitive abilities: a twin study

ASIAN JOURNAL OF HOME SCIENCE, 2020

The present investigation of twin study elucidated the contribution of genetic and environment to... more The present investigation of twin study elucidated the contribution of genetic and environment to a wide range of general cognitive abilities. To conduct twin study 100 pairs of twins from two districts, namely: Bhiwani (n = 90) and Hisar (n = 110) of Haryana State, genetic and environmental influences were assessed in twin study design. The cognitive abilities of twins were measured using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-R). Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) Inventory was taken to examine the home environment of twins. Heritability estimate was used to analyze the genes contributing to shape the cognitive abilities of twins. The result of heritability estimates revealed that the heritability estimates of general cognitive abilities namely: information (62%), similarities (57%), vocabulary (60%) and comprehension (55%) in Bhiwani district and in Hisar district, the heritability estimates were 58 per cent, 55 per cent, 56 per cent and 51 per...

Research paper thumbnail of Impact of child labour on physical development of children

Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research, 2008

The main objective of the study is to assess the adverse effect of child labour on development an... more The main objective of the study is to assess the adverse effect of child labour on development and health of children. This study was conducted on 60 boys of age group 8-10 years engaged in different type of works like domestic, wage labour and non –domestic labour in 2005 in city Bhopal of state Madhya Pradesh. The anthropometrics measurements of these children were taken with help of weighing scale, anthropometrics rod and fiber tape. Result indicated that mean height and weight at each age was found less as compared to mean height and weight of standard I.C.M.R. population. The main reason of child labour was poverty, illiteracy, lack of resources for their livelihood and ignorance of their parents and most of the children were not satisfied with their work.

Research paper thumbnail of Mental Health Status and Its Improvment in Babies of Urban and Rural Hisar

Journal of Human Ecology, 2003

The present investigation was carried out with the objectives to study the mental health status o... more The present investigation was carried out with the objectives to study the mental health status of babies, and the impact of intervention programme developed for low performing babies. Cognitive development index of 400 babies was assessed to find out differences for age groups, gender and locality. The sample comprised boys and girls distributed in 4 age groups during the age of one to two years in urban and rural areas. Considerable differecnes in mental level were observed for all the age groups studied for both boys and girls in both areas. With regard to gender, rural boys were better than rural girls, but in urban area boys were at par with girls for all the age groups. Interaction of age and gender revealed that there was no differential increase in boys and girls over the age groups studied. Urban babies were superior to the rural babies at same age groups but at par for pooled mean of all age groups. The babies having significantly poor mental status in both areas were admi...

Research paper thumbnail of Relationship between behavioural and interpersonal cognitive skills among children

The Pharma Innovation Journal, 2019

The present study was carried out in Hisar district of Haryana state. An inventory was prepared t... more The present study was carried out in Hisar district of Haryana state. An inventory was prepared to assess the overall behavioural adjustment of children based on their overt classroom behaviour. Interpersonal Problem Solving by Shure and Spivack (l974a) were used to measured children's interpersonal cognitive problem-solving skills for avoiding the anger of their mothers. Clearly shows that impatience (r = 0.33***), emotionality, (r = -0.32***), and aggression(r = -0.41***), were marginally to moderately negatively correlated with proportions of "non-forceful” strategies. Table further shows that impatience (r = 0.30***) and aggression (r = 0.52***) were marginally to strongly positively correlated with proportions of "forceful" strategies. Further results show that strategies in Mother Problem tasks, "Apology-truth “alternatives were marginally negatively correlated with (r = -0.35***) aggression. "Blame other, hide, and hide object” strategies were mar...

Research paper thumbnail of Mental development of pre-schoolers: a comparative study

Research paper thumbnail of Dizygotic twins: A comparative study on temperament in Bagar and Khadar zones of Haryana

ADVANCE RESEARCH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, 2018

Dizygotic twins are that they develop from two different eggs. Temperament defined as person emot... more Dizygotic twins are that they develop from two different eggs. Temperament defined as person emotional and behavioural modes of response to environmental events. The present study was conducted in four districts namely; Hisar Fatehabad, Rohtak and Jind of Haryana state with the purpose of availability of maximum numbers of twins in the required age group. A sample of 296 pairs of twins in the age group for the study. Temperament was taken as dependent variable and cultural zone was taken as independent variable. The Malhotra Temperament Schedule (MTS) developed by Malhotra and Malhotra (1988) was used to assess child's temperament. Result revealed that dizygotic twins indicated that highly significant difference were found between bagar and khaddar dizygotic twins on sociability (2.82**), emotionality (4.11**) and total temperament (3.78**) of twins.

Research paper thumbnail of Anthropometric measurements of boys during the age of 7-10 years

Journal of Dairying, Foods and Home Sciences, 1998

Research paper thumbnail of Cognitive competence of young children in relation to home environment

Journal of Dairying, Foods and Home Sciences, 2012

The study was conducted in rural and urban areas of Hisar district. Hisar city was selected for u... more The study was conducted in rural and urban areas of Hisar district. Hisar city was selected for urban and for rural location, two villages namely Singhran and Harita were taken for collection of data. A total number of 120 children of age group of 2-3 years were selected, out of which 60 children were selected from urban and 60 from rural areas. The study revealed that home environment such as learning stimulation language and physical stimulation and acceptance were significantly associated with intellectual abilities of urban children. The total home environment was also found significant as a variable for intellectual abilities of rural children.

Research paper thumbnail of Relationship between aspects of interpersonal cognitive and social problem among children

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 2019

The present study was carried out in Hisar district of Haryana state. Social problem-solving test... more The present study was carried out in Hisar district of Haryana state. Social problem-solving testrevised developed by Rubin (1988) was used to assessed interpersonal cognitive problem-solving skills of children. Result showed that prosocial strategies were negatively correlated with all aspects of social problem solving. Authority strategies were positively correlated trade bribe (r= 0.18*) and apart from all aspects were negatively correlated with authority. Further reveals that trade bribe strategies were positively correlated with affect manipulated (r= 0.18*) and negatively correlated with physical attack" (r= -0.56***),"command"(r= -0.77***), and “grab" (r= -0.62***) strategies. Affect manipulated were negatively correlated with physical attack" (r= -0.46***),"command"(r= -0.52***), and “grab" (r= 0.66***) strategies. Physical attack strategies were strongly and positively correlated with “command"(r= 0.92***), and “grab" (r= 0....

Research paper thumbnail of Attitude of adolescents towards their parents and community

Asian Journal of Home Science, 2008

Present study was conducted on adolescents for assessment of their attitude in five areas namely ... more Present study was conducted on adolescents for assessment of their attitude in five areas namely in attitude towards parents and teachers, discipline, life and humanity, country and religion in rural areas of Hisar district of Haryana state. Sample consisted of 50 adolescents. Results revealed that majority of respondents had favourable attitude towards parents and teachers, discipline, life and humanity and unfavourable attitude towards country and religion. A correlation study showed that attitude of adolescents towards parents and teachers and attitude towards country was positively and significantly correlated with attitude of adolescents towards religion and attitude towards life and humanity was positively and significantly correlated with attitude towards country and religion.