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Wani, Nisar Ahmad
- Comparative Evaluation Of Scientific Temper And Academic Achievement Among Adolescent Students (J&K)
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International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, Vol 2, No 8 (2013), Pagination:Abstract
The present research work entitled “Comparative evaluation of Scientific Temper and Academic Achievement among adolescents in Jammu & Kashmir” was carried out with the objectives to study and evaluate the scientific temperament and academic achievements among adolescents in J & K (Anantnag). A group of 180 adolescents (100 boys and 80 girls) was recruited from both government and private institutions in the study via a stratified random sampling technique. The data were collected using a scientific attitude questionnaire and analysed using mean, S.D and t-test. The findings of the study indicated that the scientific attitude and academic achievement of the boy and girl students (gender) as well as the students from rural and urban areas (locality) and from government and private institutions differed significantly. Boys were found to be a more efficient scorer than girls (p<0.05). Adolescents from urban areas were found to be more efficient than rural ones (p<0.05). Adolescents belonging to Private colleges showed better mean score than government colleges (p<0.05). Recommendations were made upon the conceptualization of scientific temper as well as a plan of action to promote it in better academic achievements among all adolescents. The present paper attempts how to develop a ''Scientific Temper'' in the Indian context, and how to achieve the innovativeness and achieved in a period of stress and strain through a proper guidance.
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Inconscientiousness, Scientific Attitude, Academic Achievement,AdolescentsFull Text
- Difference In Job Satisfaction And Work Motivation Among Government And Private Company Employees
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International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, Vol 2, No 7 (2013), Pagination:Abstract
The present research titled “Difference in Job Satisfaction and Work motivation Among Government and Private Company Employees “was carried out with the objectives of to assess the nature of job satisfaction among Govt. and Private Company employees in District Anantnag.The study was conducted on a sample of 140 employees from private and Govt. company employees of district Anantnag of Kashmir Valley. The sample is divided equally in both the sectors i.e.; 70 in Govt. Company and 70 in private company. Further the sample is divided on the basis of gender in males and females in both sectors i.e.; 35 in males and 35 in females. Job satisfaction scale by Amar Singh and T.R Sharma has been used. The intrinsic and extrinsic test by Udai Pareek (2002} has been used. It is compressive in nature. It measures motivation in both intrinsic and extrinsic areas. The main findings of the study are:
*Govt and private employees of companies in district Anantnag of the Kashmir valley do not differ significantly in the level of their intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction.
*Males and females employees of companies of the district Anantnag also do not differ significantly in the level of their intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction.
*Govt. and private employees of both the companies of the district Anantnag do not differ significantly in the level of their intrinsic and extrinsic work motivation.
*Among Govt. company employees a positive significant correlation was found between intrinsic factors of job satisfaction and work motivation. The intrinsic job satisfaction and extrinsic work motivation show negative significant correlation except for extrinsic factors of work motivation and job satisfaction which are having an insignificant correlation.
*Among private company employees a positive significant correlation was found between extrinsic factors of job satisfaction & intrinsic factors of work motivation. The extrinsic factors of job satisfaction and work motivation show negative significant correlation except for intrinsic and extrinsic factors of job satisfaction and work motivation which show an insignificant correlation with each other.
*Among male employees of both the companies, an insignificant correlation was found between various intrinsic & extrinsic factors of job satisfaction &work motivation except for their extrinsic job satisfaction and intrinsic work motivation which show a positive significant correlation.
*Among female employees of both the companies, an insignificant correlation was found between various intrinsic & extrinsic factors of job satisfaction &work motivation except for their intrinsic work motivation and intrinsic job satisfaction which show a positive significant correlation with each other.
Objectives of the research
*To assess the nature of job satisfaction among Govt. And Private Company employees in DistrictAnantnag.
*To assess the nature of work motivation among Govt. and private company employees in DistrictAnantnag.
*Study the difference in relationship between job satisfaction and work motivation among Govt. Company employees.
*To study the difference in relationship between job satisfaction and work motivation among private company employees.
*To compare the difference in job satisfaction and work motivation among Govt. and private employees on the basis of various demographic variables.
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Job satisfaction, work motivation, Govt. private company, EmployeesFull Text
- Depression, Optimism-Pessimism Attitude and Psychological Well-Being In Adolescent Boys and Girls
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1 Government Degree College for Women, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, IN
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Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 9, No 5 (2018), Pagination: 714-716Abstract
The present study was conducted to explore the difference in Depression, Optimism-Pessimism Attitude and PsychologicaTWell-Being in Adolescent Boys and Girls. The sample comprised of 100 adolescents (50 boys & 50 girls) belonging to an age group of 16-18 years and studying in XI class trom CBSE affiliated schools of Rohtak and Sonepat districts. Results revealed that boys experienced more depression than girls. The respondents having pessimism had reported high depression and low psychological well-being than who had reported optimism.Keywords
Depression, Optimism, Pessimism, Psychological Well-Being.
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- Locus of Control and Pattern of Parental Care among Adolescents of Kashmir
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1 Department of Psychology, Government Degree College for Women, Anantnag, Jammu & Kashmir, IN
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Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 9, No 4 (2018), Pagination: 620-622Abstract
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