The relationship between some components of prisoner’s psychological well-being and duration in prison: Hosanna, Ethiopia

This study was designed to address the relationship between and some components of psychological well-being and duration among prisoners in Hosanna town. To meet this objective, the researcher drew 100 out of 2,000 populations who were selected as sample participants of the study by using systematic random sampling techniques. A point Likert-type scale questionnaire was used. The data were analysed through percentage, correlation; t-test and analysis of variance. The result revealed that there is no significant relationship between some components of psychological well-being and age among prisoners. The study also revealed that there is a significant difference between male and female prisoners on the components of psychological well-being. The study suggested that it is advisable to create favourable conditions for the prisoner to develop a sense of good interaction among them. Finally, the correctional centre should develop a sense of belongingness and coordination among offenders to minimise stress and conflict in the correctional centre Keywords: Components; psychological well-being; duration; prisoners.

Download Full-text

Optimism as Predictor of Psychological Well Being among Adolescents

International Journal of Indian Psychology ◽

10.25215/0304.154 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Farzana Parveen ◽

Prof Shahina Maqbool ◽

Dr. Shah Mohd Khan

Keyword(s):

Random Sampling ◽

Significant Positive Correlation ◽

Well Being ◽

Female Adolescents ◽

Positive Outcomes ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Male And Female ◽

Insignificant Difference ◽

The Difference ◽

The Relationship

Optimism is associated with positive outcomes in relationships in general, possibly as a result of processes that promote and maintain Psychological Well-being. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between Optimism and Psychological Well being. It also investigated the difference between Hindu and Muslim, male and female Adolescents on Psychological Well-Being and Optimism. For this study 120 Adolescents were selected from Aligarh Muslim University, comprises 60 Hindu male & female and 60 Muslim male & female through random sampling. Pearson product moment correlation was also used for measuring the relationship between Optimism and Psychological Well-being, t-test was used to know the difference between male and female & Hindu and Muslim adolescents. Result shows that there is significant positive correlation between optimism and psychological well-being and there was insignificant difference between male and female adolescents on optimism and psychological well-being.

Download Full-text

Psychological Well-Being in Government and Private NGO’s Abled Person

International Journal of Indian Psychology ◽

10.25215/0203.052 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Ajay Chauhan

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Scale Development ◽

Well Being ◽

T Test ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Male And Female ◽

Face To Face ◽

Interview Method ◽

Five Factors ◽

Significant Difference

Main objective of the present study is to examine psychological well-being among Government and Private NGO’s abled person. A sample of 80 male and female Government and Private NGO’s abled person was drawn randomly selected Bhavnagar district area’s NGO’s. The psychological well-being scale: scale development and its correlates. Developed by Bhogle and Prakash was used for data collection. This scale in which five factors major meant. Data was collected by face to face interview method. Mean, SD and ‘t’ test were calculated for the analysis of data. Results indicate that there is no significant difference among Government and Private NGO’s abled person in psychological well-being.

Download Full-text

The Relationship Between Gratitude and Social Support with The Stress of Parents Who Have Children in Need of Special

Journal of Child Development Studies ◽

10.29244/jcds.3.1.44-58 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 44

Author(s):

Mega Rista Saras Ati ◽

Andik Matulessy ◽

Muhammad Farid Rochim

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Random Sampling ◽

Research Data ◽

Sampling Techniques ◽

Social Support Scale ◽

The Subject ◽

The Relationship

<p><em>The purpose of this research is to know the relation between gratitude and social support with the stress of parents who have children in need special. Through random sampling techniques, acquired the subject 30 parents who have children in need specially in Surabaya. This research is the gauge scale gratitude scale, stress and social support scale. Research data were analyzed with regression shows double F = 4.750 and sig = 0.01 means there is a significant relationship between social support and gratitude with the stress of parents who have children in need special. The results of the R square = 0.260 meaning stress parents who have children in need special can be explained by the gratitude and social support of 26%. Next partially gratitude does not correlate with the stress parents of children in need special (partial r = 0.001 with sig = 0.998), and social support proved to be significantly correlated negatively with the stress parents of children in need of special r partial =-0.480 with sig = 0.008 </em></p>

Download Full-text

The Psychological Well-Being among Government and Non Government School Teachers: A Comparative Study

International Journal of Indian Psychology ◽

10.25215/0201.071 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Kiran Vaghela

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Well Being ◽

School Teachers ◽

Government School ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Male And Female ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Result Show ◽

Test Result

Aim of the research is to find out the Psychological Well-being among School teachers. So investigator selected two groups one is government school teachers and other is non government school teachers, both groups have 400 persons. In one group has 200 and other one groups has 200 persons. The all subjects were randomly selected. Data were collected from Ahmadabad district. Scale was use for data collection is personal datasheet and Psychological Well-being scale developed by Bhogale and Prakash (1995), and data were analysis by “f” test. Result show, There is no significant difference between the psychological well-being of government and non government school teachers. There is no significant difference between the psychological well-being of male and female and urban and rural area.

Download Full-text

Relationship of Psychological well-being with Depression and Anxiety among Heart Patients

10.53350/pjmhs2115113101 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (11) ◽

pp. 3101-3102

Author(s):

Babar Javaid ◽

Abrar Ahmed ◽

Gohar Ali Arshad ◽

M Shoaib Akhtar ◽

Shazia Taj ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Null Hypothesis ◽

Well Being ◽

Military Hospital ◽

P Value ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Heart Patients ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

The study was designed to investigate the relationship of psychological well-being with depression and anxiety among heart patients.1 For this purpose, a sample of 200 patients was taken, including 100 men and 100 women, educated uneducated, employed and unemployed volunteers. The sample was taken from Nishtar Hospital, Combined military hospital and other private hospitals in Multan. The age range from 25 to 60 (mean age 43.085).2,3 Objective: To observe the effect of demographic variables (age, education, gender and source of finance) on psychological well-being and depression, anxiety in heart patients. Methods: 1. Low psychological well-being would be positively correlated with depression and anxiety. 2. Older age (above 50) heart patients would have low sense of psychological well-being as compared to younger age (above 35) heart patients. Results: Different statistical procedures were used to determine the relationship of psychological well-being with depression and anxiety among heart patients. Correlation was computed to see the relationship among variables. It was found that there is negative correlation between psychological well-being with depression and anxiety. Since the p-value in less than α (p-value < 0.01), so we reject null hypothesis Ho, and conclude that low psychological well-being is positively correlated with depression and anxiety. Conclusion: This study also finds out important findings on the role of stresses, feeling of worthlessness in depression and anxiety disorder. It is concluded that psychological well-being, depression and anxiety are not significant correlated with each other. Source of income or job and sex of the heart patients have significant effect on psychological well being. However there is no significant difference between men and women regarding the rate of depression and anxiety. Keywords: P-Value, Correlation, Null Hypothesis , Depression

Download Full-text

Examining the Relationship between Gender and Psychological Well-Being

Journal of Sociological Research ◽

10.5296/jsr.v5i1.5436 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 53

Author(s):

Mohsen Khanbani ◽

Asghar Aghaee ◽

Mohsen Gol Parvar

Keyword(s):

Personal Growth ◽

Well Being ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Men And Women ◽

Multi Stage ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Living Together ◽

Environmental Mastery ◽

Self Acceptance ◽

The Relationship

The purpose of this study was" Examine the relationship between gender and psychological well-being" (Self-acceptance, positive relations with others, autonomy, environmental mastery and personal growth) among married men and women in Isfahan.The research sample included men and women who have been living together for 5 to 10 years.For this purpose, the sample consisted of 231 couples based on a multi-stage sampling selected and studied.The research method was descriptive, causal-comparative. Research tools was Psychological well-being questionnaire Reef (2009).The results showed that there was significant difference between men and women in positive relations with others, environmental mastery and personal growth (p≤0.01) . But there was no significant relationship in self-acceptance and Autonomy.

Download Full-text

Investigating the Relationship between Resiliency and Psychological Well-Being of Nurses in ICU & NICU of University Hospitals of Shiraz in 2012

World Journal of Peri & Neonatology ◽

10.18502/wjpn.v2i1.2808 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Esmat Sadeghifar ◽

Mehrdad Salari ◽

Frahnaz Farnia ◽

Samaneh Mirzae ◽

Khadijeh Nasiriani

Keyword(s):

Significant Relationship ◽

Work Experience ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Well Being ◽

Protective Agent ◽

University Hospitals ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Care Services ◽

Correlational Research ◽

The Relationship

Background: Human resources, especially nurses, have a significant role in health care services due to the nature of their service and their direct relationships with patients. In this regard, nurses are encountered with higher stressful factors resulting from their responsibilities in providing ease and comfort for patients. Resiliency is one of the main purposes of health promotion and is considered to be a protective agent. Moreover, psychological well-being refers to striving for perfection in order to realize the potential and real individual talents and abilities. This study aims to determine the relationship between resiliency and psychological well-being of nurses in ICU & NICU of Shiraz in 2017. Methods: This is a descriptive-correlational research. The statistical society consists of 150 nurses working in ICU & NICU of university hospitals in Shiraz. The tools of data collection were psychological well-being and resiliency questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed via SPSS software and descriptive-inferential statistics. Results: According to the Table, 86% of the subjects are females, and 14% are males; 53.4% of them are single, and 44.6% of them are married; 84% of them have bachelor degree, and 16% of them have master degree. Average age and work experience of the subjects are 31.38 and 4.79 years, respectively. Average resiliency and psychological well-being scores of the nurses are estimated to be 66.03 ± 16.72 and 119.55 ± 24.35, respectively. Their significant relationship was approved by Pearson test P = 0.002). Conclusions: The results indicated that resiliency and psychological well-being of the nurses have significant relationship; with an increase in resiliency, their psychological and mental health increases. Therefore, some programs and interventions are recommended for nurses in order to improve their resiliency, and consequently, promote their psychological well-being.

Download Full-text

A Study of Psychological Well Being Among Male and Female College Students

International Journal of Indian Psychology ◽

10.25215/0303.118 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Dr. Ramesh D. Waghmare

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Well Being ◽

Male Students ◽

Female College Students ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Male And Female ◽

Female College ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Rural College ◽

The Impact

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of gender and location of the college students on psychological well being. The sample for the study comprised of 100 college students from jalna city. In each 50 male students (25 urban and 25 rural male students) and 50 female students (25 Urban and 25 rural female college students). The scale was used for data collection psychological well being scale by Bholge and prakash (1995). Where gender and location were considered as independent variables and psychological well being as dependent variables. 2×2 factorial design was used and data were analysis by Mean, SD and ‘t’ values. Results revered no significant difference between male and female, Urban and Rural college students on psychological well being.

Download Full-text

Relationships Between Academic Environment, Peer Relationship, Time Management And Psychological Well-Being

Al-Fikra : Jurnal Ilmiah Keislaman ◽

10.24014/af.v16i1.3618 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Hanina Halimatussaidiyah Hamsan

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Time Management ◽

Well Being ◽

Moderate Level ◽

Good Time ◽

Academic Environment ◽

Peer Relationship ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between academic environment, peer relationship, time management and psychological well-being among final year students in Universiti Putra Malaysia. The study also determines the level of each stressor, and the relationship between each independent variable (academic environment, peer relationship, time management) and dependent variable (psychological well-being) among final year students. Besides, this study also Respondents were 333 final year students who study at Faculty of Human Ecology (FEM), Faculty of Economic and Management (FEP), and Faculty of Engineering (FK). They were selected based on Proportionate stratified random sampling. A self-administered questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection. University Environment Scale (Gloria and Karpius, 1996), Index of Peer Relationship (Walter W. Hudson, 1992), The Time Management Behavior Scale (Macan, 1990), and were used to measure academic environment, peer relationship, time management respectively. Dependent variable which was psychological well-being was measured by using Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21 (DASS 21) which developed by Lovibond and Lovibond’s in year 1995. The results showed that majority of student had moderate level of perception to academic environment, setting goal and priorities, planning and scheduling, perceived control over time, preference for disorganization, overall time management behaviour and moderate level on depression. Besides, most of majority student have low peer relationship, extremely severe anxiety, and had normal stress. There is significant correlation between academic environment and depression (r=0.149**). Respectively, peer relationship was found have significant relationship with the psychological well-being subscales: depression (r=-0.468***), anxiety (r=0.374***), and stress (r=0.441***). Time management also have significant relationship between depression (r=-0.189***), anxiety (r=0.207***), and stress (r=0.197***). Academic environment have no significant relationship between anxiety (p>0.05) and stress (p>0.05). The study concluded that peer relationship (PR), and time management (TM) have significant predictor towards depression (ΒPR=0.458; ΒTM=0.233), anxiety (ΒPR =0.407; ΒTM =0.209), and stress (ΒPR=0.463; ΒTM=0.212) among final year students. Among the two predictors, peer relationship was found have most significant towards depression, anxiety, and stress of final year student, followed by time management. Study suggested that university should develop intention program, appropriate counselling service to student. Besides, student should learn good time management skills and habit in order to develop positive psychological well-being. Future study are encourage to include more possible sources of student psychological well-being, add more size of sample and apply different data collection tools for deeper investigation.

Download Full-text

The Relationship between Self-efficacy and Learning Environment with Students' Self-directed Learning

Jurnal Aplikasi IPTEK Indonesia ◽

10.24036/4.14343 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 37-42

Author(s):

Nanda Mirzawati ◽

Neviyarni Neviyarni ◽

Rusdinal Rusdinal

Keyword(s):

Learning Environment ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Random Sampling ◽

The Self ◽

Sampling Techniques ◽

Self Directed Learning ◽

Directed Learning ◽

Correlational Method ◽

The Relationship

The lack of self-directed learning of students shown by students is one problem associated with self-efficacy and the learning environment. The purpose of the research is to reveal the relationship between self-efficacy and the learning environment, and self-directed learning. This study uses the correlational method and data collected from a sample of 198 students, which were found using proportional random sampling techniques. Data were collected using a self efficacy scale (24 valid items = 0.851), a learning environment scale (32 valid items = 0.830), and a self-directed learning scale (64 valid items = 0.936). Data were then analyzed using multiple regression. The results showed the correlation coefficient r = 0.535 and p = 0.00 (p> 0.05), which showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between self-efficacy and the learning environment together with self-directed learning. So it can be explained that the higher the self-efficacy and learning environment, the higher the student's self-directed learning.

Download Full-text