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Subject: Human Development and Family Studies × Start date: 2016 ×
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    Cross-cultural study on physical and cognitive development of children
    (CCSHAU, 2016) Sidola, Sangeeta; Dhanda, Bimla
    Culture broadly refers to a groupís s hared attitudes, traditions, beliefs and practices that are transmitted ac ross generations and guides the manne r in which a group of people live. Ear ly childhood is the age group between ages 3 and 5.Early childhood is the most rapid pe riod of development in human life and cr itical for phy sical and cognitive development and marked by signif icant c hanges in height, muscle strength and body mass. Rapid brain and phy sical devel opment, social relations hips, and enviro nme nts work together to create phe nomenal advanc es in childre nís abilities dur ing this time f rame only for individual child but the community as a whole .Child devel ops ph y sically , his movement, gross movement of limbs and f ine manipulative f inge r movement e nhances. Childís family and home enviro nme nt has a stro ng impact on his/he r domains of development.The study examines the phy sical and cognitive development of childre n of state Uttarakhand and State Hary ana and the factors af fecting phy sical and cognitive development of childre n. The study was conducted in rural and urban areas of state Uttarakhand and Hary ana. The results revealed that the re exist signif icant dif ferences in height and weight against rural areas of state Uttarakhand and s tate Hary ana and urban areas of state Uttarakhand and state Hary ana. Home enviro nme nt inf luence the cognitive devel opment of the childre n. Urban childre n surpassed the rural c hildre n in all anthropometr ic me asurements and cognitive development in both the states. Mother education, fathe r education and family income had inf lue nce on phy sical development of childre n and mothe r education, fathe r educatio n, mothe r occupation and family income had inf luence on cognitive devel opment of childre n.
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    An exploratory study of happiness in relation to loneliness and self-esteem of adolescents
    (CCSHAU, 2016) Kavita Kumari; Duhan, Krishna
    The present study was undertaken in Bhiwani district of Haryana state. Two senior secondary schools of Bhiwani city and two senior secondary schools of village Kitlana and Chappar of Bhiwani district were selected as per demand of the study. A sample of 100 rural and 100 urban adolescents of 14-20 year age were taken, thus making a total sample of 200 adolescents. Happiness scale by Hills, P., and Argyle, M. (2002), was used to assess happiness among adolescents. Loneliness among adolescents was measured by loneliness scale developed by Rusell (1996). Self Esteem Scale Rosenberg (1965) was used to measure self-esteem among adolescents. The findings revealed nonsignificant differences in happiness (Z=0.76), (Z=0.96), self-esteem (Z=0.98), (Z=0.62) and loneliness level (Z=0.98), (Z=0.62) of rural /urban and girls/boys respectively. Positive correlation existed between happiness and self –esteem of adolescents. Further, a significant negative correlation was observed between happiness and loneliness of adolescents and adolescent’s self-esteem and loneliness. Results further revealed significant association between caste, mother’s education, father’s occupation, family size, family income and happiness level of adolescents. Some aspects of school environment viz. cognitive encouragement, acceptance and control were significantly associated with level of happiness. Only pro- social behaviour aspect of peer relationship was significantly associated with happiness of adolescents.
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    Psychological well-being of senior citizens from different living arrangements”,
    (CCSHAU, 2016) Anu Rani; Punia, Shakuntla
    The study was conducted to find out psychological well-being of senior citizens from different living arrangements, on 180 equally representing both the gender and three living arrangements i.e. living alone and living with family living in institution from Hisar and Rohtak city of Haryana state. Religiosity Scale (Bhushan, 2005), UCLA Loneliness Scale Russell (1996) Psychological Well Being Scale ( Sisodia and Choudhary 2005) were used. Maximum percentage of respondents were between 60-70 years of age, widow followed by with spouse, illiterate and partially dependent. More than fifty percent respondents had high morbidity status. Morbidity was comparatively high among those living in institution and with family against living without family. Ortho problems were most common health problem followed by heart, respiratory and gastro. Highest percentage of respondents were moderately involved in leisure time activities in both cities and elderly living with family had comparatively higher leisure time involvements followed by those living without family and in institution significant level. Maximum percentage of elderly had poor social interaction. The interaction was higher among those living with family against those without family and in institution and the difference was statistically significant. Leisure time utilization had positive significant correlation with education, physical dependency. Positive significant correlation of social interaction was seen with marital status education and physical dependency. More than fifty percent senior citizens had moderate level of religiosity. Non significant differences in religiosity were found against living arrangements and gender. However elderly living in institutions and females were comparatively more religious. Religiosity was significantly correlated with physical dependency, whereas, loneliness with marital status. Fifty percent respondent’s males as well as female had moderate level of psychological well-being as well as on its various aspects. Psychological well-being was high among those living with family followed by without family and in institution. Same was the trend for various aspects of psychological well-being except mental health and the differences were statistically significant. Marital status wise psychological well-being was highest among the respondents having both spouses and the differences were significant. Significant correlation of marital status and physical dependency was seen with psychological well-being. Religiosity, marital status, education and living arrangements significantly predicted the psychological well-being of elderly.
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    Stress and emotional competence among rural and urban adolescents
    (CCSHAU, 2016) Rajni; Balda, Shanti
    The present study was conducted in rural and urban area of Hisar district of Haryana state. Two villages Gawar and Shamsukh having Government High Schools offering co-education were randomly selected to represent rural sample. Hisar city was selected purposively to represent urban sample. Two Government High Schools offering co-education were selected at random from Hisar city. These two schools were Government High School, CCS HAU, Hisar and Government High School, Model Town. Forty adolescents (20 boys and 20 girls) in the age group of 14 to 16 years were selected at random from each school from 9th and 10th classes. Total sample comprised of 160 adolescents (80 from rural and 80 from urban area; 80 boys and 80 girls). The objectives of the study were to assess the level of stress and emotional competence, relationship between stress and emotional competence and to delineate factors contributing to stress among rural and urban adolescents. Stress among adolescent was assessed by using the Stress Scale developed by Lakshmi and Narain (2008). Emotional competence of adolescents was assessed by using the Emotional Competence Scale developed by Bharadwaj and Sharma (2007). Results revealed that majority of adolescent boys and girls from rural and urban settings experienced moderate level of stress and belonged to average category of emotional competence. Emotional competence was found to be a strong predictor of stress. Emotionally competent adolescents experienced lower level of stress than those with poor emotional competence indicating that high emotional competence is a protective factor, while poor emotional competence is a risk factor contributing to stress among adolescents. Personal variables gender and academic achievement were found to be associated with stress. Adolescent girls experienced more stress as compared to their male counterparts. Academically high achiever adolescents experienced low level of stress as compared to below average and average achievers. Adolescents from extended and large families experienced lesser stress as compared to adolescents from nuclear and small families. Adolescents from SC category experienced comparatively high level of stress as compared to adolescents from general category, i.e., high caste. Adolescents who had more educated parents were less likely to experience stress. Better was the family income, lesser was the stress experienced by adolescents.
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    Study of social Intelligence, Peer and family relationship among adolescents
    (CCSHAU, 2016) Meera Rani; Sangwan, Sheela
    Adolescence is the period of shifts of developing new relationships outside the family, parental support which continues to provide a guideline to social development. Social intelligence is of more importance in the present life style due to growing tensions stresses and various complexities. It can be learned, developed and used as an effective life skills for managing personal life, interpersonal relationships and achieving success in all walks of life. This study examines the social intelligence, peer and family relationship of adolescents. The study was conducted in Hisar district of Haryana state where two Government Senior Secondary Schools from rural area and three from urban area were selected. From each schools 30 boys and 30 girls of 13-15 year (240 adolescents) were included in final sample. Self prepared questionnaire was used to delineate socio-personal variables and Social Intelligence Scale (SIS) by Chadha and Ganesan (2004) was used for assessing social intelligence. Peer Relations Questionnaire (PRQ) by Rigby and Slee (1993) was used for assessing peer- relationship and Family Relationship Inventory (FRI) by Sherry and Sinha (1987) was used for assessing family relationship. The results revealed that majority of the adolescents had average level of social intelligence, peer and family relationship. There were significant difference in social intelligence of adolescents regarding residential area and gender. Significant differences were observed in peer relationship of rural and urban adolescents. Parental acceptance, concentration and avoidance aspects of family relationship had significant differences in rural and urban adolescents. Academic class, age and paternal education of adolescents was significantly positively correlated with social intelligence of adolescents. Social intelligence had positive and significant correlation with peer and family relationship of adolescents.
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    Creativity and emotional intelligence among adolescents
    (CCSHAU, 2016) Rana, Shallu; Chandrakala Singh
    Creativity is connecting our previous experiences and production of novel and unusual and distinctive things. Creativity is closely related to one s emotional characteristic and personality traits. Socially, the child is the product of environment. Two environments home and school share an influential space in individual's life and there exists a unique combination between the two. This paper examines the influence of emotional intelligence, home and school environment on creativity of adolescents. The study was conducted in Hisar city of Haryana state where five schools were selected from three educational boards i.e. HBSE, CBSE and ICSE. The two schools were selected each from CBSE and HBSE schools for selection of 100 students from each board. While 100 students were selected from one ICSE board school because of only one ICSE board school in city. The sample comprised of 300 adolescents (150 girls and 150 boys) taken equally from each board. Adolescents were assessed for their creativity by divergent production abilities scale. Emotional intelligence was assessed by emotional intelligence inventory by Mangal. The results revealed that majority of students possess average level of emotional intelligence but differ significantly on the basis of educational boards. The creativity was highest among CBSE and ICSE board students while HBSE students had high level of originality. The study highlighted that emotional intelligence and home environment of children partially influence creativity of adolescents. School environment was found a significant factor in determining the level of creativity among adolescents.
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    Psychological well-being of under privileged children
    (CCSHAU, 2016) Manju Rani; Chandrakala Singh
    Psychological well-being is about lives going well. It is the combination of feeling good and functioning effectively. Individual meaningful engagement in life, self-satisfaction, optimal psychological functioning and development at one’s true highest potential. It has six dimensions that are autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relationship with other, purpose in life and self-acceptance of individuals. Socially, the child is the product of environment, school share an influential space in individual's life and there exists a unique combination. The study was conducted in Hisar city of Haryana state where two location i.e urban and rural schools were selected. The sample comprised of 240 children (120girls and 120 boys) taken equally from each school. Children were assessed for their psychological well being by Ryff scale. The results revealed that majority of urban area under privileged children had high scores in psychological well being while rural area school children had low scores. Significant differences were observed in school environment across type of school and gender. Psychological well being was significantly associated with socio personal variables and school environment of children.