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C. R. Darolia ¹, Shivani Khanna ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, IN

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between job satisfaction, work commitment and perceived organizational support. Further, it was aimed to examine relative effectiveness of different components of work commitment and perceived organizational support in predicting job satisfaction of industrial workers. The study was conducted on a sample of three hundred skilled industrial workers drawn from eight industrial units located in Sonepat, Delhi, and Noida. All the participants were male with a minimum tenure of three years and in the age range of 30 to 52 years. They received the tests measuring occupational and organisational commitment, perceived organizational support, and job satisfaction. The obtained data were treated statically for Pearson's correlation and stepwise multiple regression. Results indicated that job satisfaction correlates highly with affective occupational commitment (r=.53), affective organisational commitment (r=.49), and perceived organizational support (r=.41). Further, job satisfaction correlates .32 and .30 with normative occupational and organisational commitment. Its correlation with continuance component of occupational and organisational commitment is quite low, i.e., .13 and .12, respectively. The stepwise regression analysis located a set of four variables that accounted for 42 percent of variance (R= .65, R2= .42) in the job satisfaction of industrial workers. Among these four variables, affective occupational commitment appeared to be the most potent predictor of job performance with an R2 of .28, followed by affective organisational commitment that contributed an R2 of .12. Two other variables predicting job performance significantly are perceived organizational support and continuance.

Keywords

Job Satisfaction, Occupational And Organisational Commitment, Perceived Organizational Support, Regression Analysis.

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Vijander Singh ¹, C. R. Darolia ¹, T. B. Singh ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, IN
2 Department of Clinical Psychology Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, Delhi, IN

Abstract

Neurological disease may leave the patients in a permanent vegetative state. The caregivers of the patients waiting outside of the ICU remained burdened regarding the outcome chances, whether the patients will come out fully functional or in a vegetative state. Sometimes there perceptions are changed as a result of their knowledge and closeness to the patients. To explore the knowledge, attitude and perception regarding ICU care a semi-structured interview was conducted on the 200 caregivers of ICU patients. Demographic details and responses to a questionnaire assessing the knowledge, attitude and perceptions were recorded. Results of the study shows that majority of the caregivers reported that waiting room was comfortable (78%), and desirous to participate in ICU care (60.5%) and wish the family presence should be mandatory protocol (58%). Almost the whole sample (91.5%) agreed that it was necessary to wash hands before going to ICU. The caregivers reported that they had no knowledge of brain death (44%), lack of knowledge regarding permanent vegetative state (41.5%), high treatment cost is not justified (73.5%) and had negative treatment outcome perception (95%).

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Nity Sharma ¹, C. R. Darolia ²

Affiliations
1 Defence Institute of Psychological Research DRDO, Delhi, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, IN

Abstract

In last few decades, there has been a burgeoning interest in the construct of temperament, including its relationship with elicitation and expression of emotion. Although there is not a clear consensus on the meaning of the construct, there is a general acceptance that temperament involves individual differences in behavioural and emotional processes during development and is shaped by biological processes. Among the many determinants of individual differences, negative emotions, occupy a special place in research along with temperament. Negative emotionality is a broad construct that is central to most models of temperament. It includes fine-grained constructs/facets of anxiety, sadness, anger and irritability. The present study focuses on the relation of temperamental traits given by Strelau (1974,1993) while developing Regulative Theory of Temperament (RTT), with negative emotions of fear, anxiety, depression and anger in a non-clinical sample of403 children. The results of Pearson's correlations indicate a significant relationship between most of the temperamental traits and negative emotions.

Keywords

Temperament Traits, Negative Emotions, Children.

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Navdeep Batth ¹, C. R. Darolia ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, IN

Abstract

This investigation was carried out with an aim to study the effects of work-family interface on mental health of working women. The study sample consisted of 70 women (30-45 years) working in various occupations across Ambala and Yamunanagar in Haryana. The participants were tested on job distress, family distress, work-family interface, social support, and mental health. Obtained data were processed for Pearson's correlation and step-wise multiple regression. The results of the current study have indicated that family distress, job distress, work's interference with family and family's interference with work exert negative effect on mental health. These variables lead to somatic complaints, sleep disturbance, problems in social functioning, anxiety, and depression. From the research findings, it is also clear that work facilitation as well as family facilitation have positive effect on mental health.

Keywords

Psychological Distress, Work Family Interface, Social Support, Working Women.

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C. R. Darolia ¹, Nidhi Varshney ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Kurukshefra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, IN

Abstract

This study was conducted to explore the role of long term memory activation in working memory school students. A sample of 248 (133 male and 115 female) students of 11th and 12th grade was tested on Operation Span and Reading Span tasks of working and Fan manipulation task for LTM activation. Results of correlational analysis indicated that operation span measure of working memory correlated significantly with LTM activation (r=.37) and LTM scanning speed (r=.43). Operation Span measures of working memory has been found significantly correlated with LTM activation and LTM scanning speed to the degree of .42 and .44, respectively. However, none of the measures of working memory has shown significant correlation with LTM acquisition time. The significant correlations between working memory and LTM activation suggest that the activation of LTM helps to considerable degree in working memory. The finding has important implication for the theory of working memory.

Keywords

Working Memory, Operation Span, Reading Span, LTM Activation.

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Swati Chaudhary ¹, J. S. Bidlan ¹, C. R. Darolia ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, IN

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The aim of the present study is to examine the relationship between psychological capital, job satisfaction and turnover intention of LIC employees a leading insurance company in India. A sample of 124 employees including 100 males and 24 females is selected for the investigation. PsyCap was measured with the use of the 24-item psychological capital questionnaire (PCQ) by Luthans, Youssef, and Avolio (2007). The Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS) was developed by Muthayya (1973) and Turnover Intention assessed through Shore and Martin (1989) scale. Findings of study shows that there is a positive significant correlation between psychological capital and job satisfaction and psychological capital and turnover intention. It is also reveals that there is significant difference in male and female's job satisfaction but no significant difference is observed in turnover intention.

Keywords

Positive Psychological Capital, Efficacy, Hope, Optimism, Resilience, Job Satisfaction, Turnover Intention.

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Pardeep Kumar ¹, C. R. Darolia ¹, J. S. Bidlan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, IN

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This study was designed to examine the effectiveness of J. P. Das's PASS Reading Enhancement Program (PREP) in reading and spelling deficits and among PASS processes of children with reading disabilities. A sample of 140 students (9-12 years), 70 in control group and 70 in experimental group were tested on Wide Range Achievement Test 4 (WRAT 4) and Das Battery of Cognitive Assessment System in pre and post test conditions. Reading disabled children were diagnosed as scoring below 16th percentile on particular WRAT 4 and CAS subtest. The experimental group received PREP remedial intervention for 4 months and was retested on a parallel form of WRAT 4 and CAS. Results revealed that control group did not differ in pre- and post-test conditions in any of the areas of reading, spelling, and PASS processes. However, the experimental group recorded remarkable improvement in reading, spelling and simultaneous and successive synthesis (p<.001). The findings provide an evidence for the validity of PREP in improving upon these areas of deficit among reading disabled children.

Keywords

Reading Disabilities, Cognitive Assessment System, Pass Reading Enhancement Program.

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C. R. Darolia ¹, Nidhi Varshney ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, IN

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The present study was conducted to understand the nature of relationship between working memory and fluid-crystallized intelligence. A sample of 250 (135 male and 115 female) students of 11th and 12th grade was tested on Operation Span and Reading Span tasks of working, Culture Fair Intelligence Test, and Hundal General Mental Ability Test. Results of correlational analysis indicated that all the measures of fluid and crystallized intelligence correlated significantly with Operation Span and Reading Span measures of working memory. The overall score of Culture Fair Intelligence Test correlated .43 and .35 with Operation Span and Reading Span, respectively. Scores on all the seven subtests of HGMAT have also shown significant positive correlation with the measures of working memory. Total HGMAT score correlated .40 and .44 with Operation Span and Reading Span, respectively. Structural analysis provided three distinct factors which were interpreted as crystallized intelligence, fluid intelligence, and working memory.

Keywords

Working Memory, Fluid Intelligence, Crystallized Intelligence, Factor Analysis.

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Shashi Darolia ¹, C. R. Darolia ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, University College, Kurukshetra, Haryana, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, IN

Abstract

The present study was conducted to explore the role of work-family conflict (WFC) and psychological distress in subjective well-being of working women in India. It was also aimed to examine the moderating effect of domain specific social support in detrimental impact of work-family conflict and psychological distress in subjective well-being. The study was conducted on a sample of 210 married working women in the age range of 30 to 45 years. The sample was drawn from various occupations like, Engineering, Teaching, Medical, Banking, Secretarial Assistance etc. All the selected participants received the measures of work-family conflict, psychological distress, subjective well-being, and social support. The results revealed that work-family conflict is bidirectional phenomenon, i.e., work interferes with family (WIF) and family interferes with work (FIW). Both WIF and FIW have shown negative association with subjective well-being, the correlation coefficients are -.40 (p<.001) and -.46 (p<.001), respectively. Work distress (r=-.44, p<.001) and family distress (r=-.64, p<.001) also correlate negatively with subjective well-being of working women. However, the two kinds of social support, viz. family support and organizational support have yielded positive correlation with subjective well-being, respective correlations are .56 (p<.001) and .30 (p<.001). The results of regression analyses have indicated that work-family conflict, psychological distress and social support accounted for about 48 percent of variance in well-being (R2=.69, p<.0001). Moderating effect of family and organizational support was examined through hierarchical multiple regression. Results suggest that organizational support serves as strong buffer (F=8.31, p<.01) against negative impact of work distress on well-being, however, the moderating effect of family support in respect of family distress was found to be non-significant (F=2.29, p=.13). Results were discussed in the light of pertinent theoretical formulations and previous research in the field of work-family conflict and social support.

Keywords

Work-Family Conflict, Well-Being, Psychological Distress, Social Support, Regression.

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C. R. Darolia ¹, Payal Chugh ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra, Haryana, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra, Haryana, IN

Abstract

This study examined whether belief in the paranormal is linked to Big-Five personality traits, religiosity, and modernity. It has also explored the extent to which these three variables of individual difference jointly contribute to paranormal belief. A total of 280 adults (140 men & 140 women) in the age range of 19 to 50 years served as sample for the study, all of them belong to traditional Hindu religion by birth. Participants were administered four psychological instruments, i.e., Revised Paranormal Belief Scale, NEO-Five Factor Inventory, Religiosity Scale, and Modernization Scale. Only the global paranormal belief score was used in the study instead of individual scales. The results revealed that paranormal belief has a modest positive correlation with personality trait Openness (.30, p<.001) and Extraversion (.24, p<.001). A strong positive correlation (.43, p<.001) has surfaced between religiosity and paranormal belief. Among scales of modernity, Socio-religious (-.32, p<.001) and Marriage (-.13, p<.05) were found to have significant but negative association with belief in paranormal. Results of multiple regression have indicated that the measures of personality, religiosity, and modernity jointly account for 34.3% of variance (R=.586, p<.0001) in global paranormal belief, wherein Openness, Extraversion, Neuroticism, religiosity, and modernity in marriage system are the significant predictors. These results further suggest that in the prediction of paranormal belief the predictor variables form a linear combination, which is slightly different form their relationship surfaced in bivariate analysis.

Keywords

paranormal, personality, religiosity, modernity, regression

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