Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Komal Chandiramani ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, IN

Abstract

Subjective wellbeing (SWB) is a person's evaluation of his or her life, including both cognitive judgments of life satisfaction and affective evaluations of moods and emotions. Locus of control (LOC) is an extent to which individuals believe that they can control events that affect them. The present study was designed to compare and examine the relationship between locus of control and subjective well being among male and female adults. For this, a sample of 60 participants (30 males and 30 females) was collected using convenience sampling technique. They were administered Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale (Rotter, 1966) and Subjective Well Being Inventory (Nagpal&Sell, 1985). Group differences were evaluated using t test. Group differences between male and female adults were significant on overall locus of control, overall subjective well being and its dimensions i.e. well-being positive affect, expectation ach-congruence, transcendence, social support, perceived Ill health and well-being negative affect. Moreover, significant positive relations of overall locus of control were found with overall subjective well being, confidence in coping, family group support, inadequate mental mastery and general well-being negative affect in both the groups. Also, overall locus of control was significantly and positively correlated with transcendence and perceived ill health in with male group while significant positive relations were found with general well being positive affect, expectation-congruence, primary group concern and deficiency in social contacts in the female group. Hence, both the above constructs are important in accounting for gender differences in adults.

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Komal Chandiramani ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, IN

Abstract

Internet is one of the transformational technologies having marvelous impact on psychosocial life. However, internet is becoming addictive which is the condition of being compulsively occupied with or involved in something. Internet addiction may lead to impulsive behavior which is a swift action without forethought or conscious judgment. The purpose of the present study was to compare 13-15 and 16-18 years old adolescents on the measures of internet addiction and impulsivity and also examine their relationship. A two group design was followed and the total sample consisted of 90 internet addicted (low to moderate) adolescents, with equal number of two age groups. They were administered internet addiction test (Young, 1999) and Barratt's Impulsiveness Scale (Barratt, 1994). The data was analyzed using t-test and correlation. Significant group differences were found between 13-15 and 16-18 years old adolescents on the measures of overall impulsivity and overall internet addiction and its dimensions of mood and relationships. Moreover, 13-15 years old adolescents indicated more significant relations between two constructs as compared to 16-18 years old adolescents. Hence, both the above constructs are important in accounting for age differences in adults.

Keywords

Adolescents, Impulsivity, Internet Addiction.

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