JIAAP Abstracts 1995
Sarup G; Suchner RW; Dasgupta A, Northern Illinois University.
1995 Jan; 21(1): 1-20
Building on the
arguments and findings of an earlier study by Sarup (1975), the present
study explicates the concept of national integration for a plural
society, examines its dimensional structure through confirmatory factor
analyses and establishes both convergent and discriminant validity of
three scales that comprise the proposed measure of national integration
for India. Analyses of responses to 24 Likert-type items by students
from six colleges in Delhi lend support to the conceptuaolization of
national integration as a constellation of three relatively distinct
dimensions, namely, nationalo identification, national-identification
salience (relative to ethnic identifications), and ethnic tolerance.
The three-dimensional scale of national integration can be used to
study the extent, distribution, trends, and correlates of national
integration in a population..
KEYWORDS: India; Ethnic Groups; Psychology, Social; Questionnaires; Human; Male; Female; Adult
References: 9
Stroop interference effect of emotion-arousing words in alexithymia.
Pandey R, Banaras Hindu University Varanasi.
1995 Jan; 21(1): 21-28
Stroop
interference effect of emotion-arousing words was examined in
alexithymic and nonalexithymic subjects who were presented with
baseline stimuli, neutral words and emotion arousing world in Hindi and
its transliteral equivalent in English in five colours (red, blue,
green, orange and black). Subjects were asked to name the color of
words ignoring the content of words. Findings suggested that both
alexithymics and nonalexithymics took longer time to "colour-name"
emotion-arousing words as compared to baseline stimuli. However,
alexithymic subjects had longer time to colour-name emotion-arousing
words as cfompared to nonalexithymics. While alexithymic took longer
time to colour-name emotion arousing words as compared to both baseline
stimuli and neutral words, nonalexithymics did not differ in
colour-naming neutral and emotion arousing words. It was also observed
that the performance on modified Stroop colour-naming task was not
affected by language (Mother/foreign). Findings are discussed in the
light of alexithymic’s heightened arousal and hypersensitivity towards
arousal.
KEYWORDS:
Affective Symptoms/PX; Emotions; Adaptation, Psychological; Attention;
Affective Symptoms/DI; Color Perception; Pattern Recoguition, Visual;
Human; Male
References: 30
Role of relaxation in hypertension.
Broota A; Varma R; Singh A, University of Delhi, Delhi.
1995 Jan; 21(1): 29-36
The main
objective of the present study is to compare the efficacy of three
different relaxation techniques in reducing symptoms of hypertension. A
sample of 40 patients was selected from clinics of West Delhi. All the
subjects were established cases of hypertension and were undear similar
medication. Their age varied from 35 to 59 years. The effect of three
different relaxation techniques, i.e Broota Relaxation Technique,
Jacobson’s Progressive Relaxation Technique and "Shavasana" were
studied and the results are compared with a control (no treatment)
group. Anxiety symptom checklist, blood pressure (SBP and DBP) and GSR
measures have been compared before and after relaxation sessions. A
total of 8 sessions on 8 consecutive days were taken. Single factor
analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) has been used on which relaxation
technique is the only factor. Results show that all the three
relaxation therapies are quite effective in reducing symptoms of
hypertension as compared to the control group. It is further observed
that each of the three relaxation therapies produce different forms of
relaxation effects on hypertension. "Shavasana" has been found to be
the most effective followed by the Broota Relaxation technique and then
Jacobson’s Progressive Relaxation.
KEYWORDS:
Hypertension/PX; Hypertension/TH; Meditation; Relaxation Techniques;
Anxiety/PX; Stress, Psychological/TH; Stress, Psychological/CO; Blood
Pressure; Hypertension/ET; Human; Adult; Aged
References: 11
Time constraints and free recall performance in pervasively hyperactives.
Sharma A; Sinha SP, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra.
1995 Jan; 21(1): 37-42
Free recall
processes of pervasively hyperactive (PH) and non-hyperactive (NH)
children for attended and unattended words were compared under the
condition of time constraint (self-imposed constraint vs
externally-imposed constraint). Hyperactive children recalled fewer
"attended" words under self-imposed condition as compared to
non-hyperactive counterparts. PH children recalled more unattended
words than normal controls under condition of externally-imposed
constraint. Another finding was that non-hyperactive subjects took more
time in self-imposed constraints as compared to PH group subjects,
which indicates that PH children are more impulsive. Findings suggest
that a major determinant of deficits in recall performance of pervasive
hyperactives is self-imposed condition.
KEYWORDS:
Attention deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity/DI; Attention Deficit
Disorder with Hyperactivity/TH; Psychotherapy/MT; Attention; Attention
Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity/PX; Learning Disorders/PX; Human;
Child
References: 27
Spouse support and quality of marital relationship as correlates of stress.
Pradhan M; Misra N, Lucknow University, Lucknow.
1995 Jan; 21(1): 43-50
The present
study attempts to examine Spouse Support Satisfaction (SPSS) and
Quality of Marital Relationship (QMR) as related with stress among 50
doctor couples incidentally selected. Stress was measured with the help
of semi-structured questionnaire including two components : works and
family stress. Autonomy and Relatedness Inventory was used to measure
marital quality including three positive and three negative dimensions
and a modified version of Social Support Questionnaire was used to
measure (SPSS). Spouse Support Satisfaction was found to be related
with work stress in males, but not in females. The observed
relationship between family stress and spouse support was stronger in
males than in females, but not statistically significant. Quality of
marital relationship was found to be related with stress, specifically
with work stress in males but not in females. Family stress, on the
other hand, was related with quality of marital relationship in both
males and females.
KEYWORDS:
Marriage/PX; Spouses/PX; Stress, Psychological; Stress/CO; Family/PX;
Depression/PX; Anxiety/PX; Questionnaires; Regression Analysis; Human;
Male; Female; Adult
References: 35
Interpersonal interactions in the work setting : a study of male and female employees at clerical and managerial levels in BPCL.
Shukla A; Tripathi A, Lucknow University, Lucknow.
1995 Jan; 21(1): 51-59
The present
study attempted to identify stress areas in interpersonal relations at
work by exploring the influence of gender and occupational hierarchy on
various aspects of interpersonal interactions in a public sector
organization : BPCL. Data were collected from 50 male and 50 female
respondents employed at clerical and managerial levels and analyzed
using 2x2 ANOVA. Major findings were that (1) females received more
openness but less significance than males(2) clerks received more
control but expressed less significance than managers(3) while managers
expressed more inclusion, openness and competence than clerks. In
short, the study suggested that in the work setting the main issues
related to interpersonal relations seem to be those of control,
openness and significance.
KEYWORDS:
Interpersonal Relations; Stress, Psychological; Psychology, Social;
Workplace; Questionnaires; Gender Identity; Human; Male; Female; Adult
References: 9
Effect of protein synthesis inhibition on memory.
Sharma NR; Muhar IS, M.D. University Rohtak.
1995 Jan; 21(1): 61-64
An experiment
based on multi-group designing was conducted to study the effect of
Protein synthesis inhibitor (PSI) on memory. The experiment consisted
of 4 groups (2 experimental + 2 control) and a random sample of 40 male
albino rats of about 90 days old was used for the purpose. The animals
were given a subcutaneous injection of Anisomycin (a PSI) or saline
either prior or immediately after training on a single trial passive
avoidance task. Results indicate that pre and immediate post training
administration of anisomycin impaired memory.
KEYWORDS:
Memory/DE; Anisomycin/AE; Protein Synthesis Inhibitors/PD;
Anisomycin/AD; Memory/PH; Injectious, Subcutaneous; Data
Interpretation, Statistical; Animal; Male; Rats
References: 8
Utility of single versus joint occurrence of word-association emotional indicators.
Upmanyu VV; Singh S, Punjab University Chandigarh.
1995 Jan; 21(1): 65-70
Two hundred
fifty male university students took Modified Kent-Rosanoff Word
Association Test, IPAT Anxiety Scale Questionnaire Eysenck Personality
QuestionnaireTorrance Test of Creative Thinking, Figural and Verbal
Form Aand MMPI Psychopathic deviate subscale. Word Association Test was
scored for unique responses (UR), long reaction time (LRT), repetition
of stimulus before responding (RSBR), forgetting (Fg) and
misremembering (W), and response repetition (RR). The simultaneous
occurrence of R-LRT-RR and UR-LRT-W emerged to be a more valid criteria
for both psychosis proneness and psychopathic deviation. The findings
could be said to provide evidence validating the utility of
simultaneous occurrence of these emotional indicators for diagnosing
individuals who are "at risk" with respect to a veriety of adjustment
problems later in life.
KEYWORDS: Emotions; Psychotic Disorders/PX; Memory; World Association Tests; Questionnaires; Regression Analysis; Human; Male
References: 24
Efficacy of study skills training in managing study habits and test anxiety of high test anxious students.
Saughvi C, University of Delhi, Delhi.
1995 Jan; 21(1): 71-75
A total of 40
high test anxious students were administered Survey of Study Habits and
attitudes (SSHA), Test Anxiety Inventory and Academic Performance Test
before starting the training. Twenty subjects were randomly assigned to
each of two groups (i.e study siklls training group and control group)
Each subject was administered the study skills training or no training
consecutively for 6 days (6 sessions). All the three questionnaires
were administered twice, pre-training and post-training. The findings
reveal that study skills training improved the study habits and reduced
the test anxiety of the students in comparison to the control group
Lowering of test anxiety lead to improvement in academic performance.
KEYWORDS:
Educational Measurement; Anxiety/PX; Anxiety/DI; Adolescent Psychology;
Thinking; Test Anxiety Scale; Learning; Educational Status;
Questionnaires; Adaptation, Psychological; Human; Adolescence
References: 14
On-the-job and off-the job areas of job satisfaction in relation to job involvement and participation.
Singh M; Pestonjee DM, Jamia Millia Islamia Delhi.
1995 Jan; 21(1): 77-82
The study
examines the effect of job involvement and participation on
‘on-the-job’ factors and ‘off-the-job’ factors of job satisfaction in
different groups. Data were collected from a sample of 145 officers and
135 clerical personnel of a large banking organisation on West Zone.
The results tend to support previous research findings regarding the
moderating effects of job involvement and participation on ‘on-the-job’
factors and ‘off-the-job’ factors of job satisfaction in different
groups. In fact significant interactions, between job involvement and
participation and job level and participation are obtained. The
relationship between ‘on-the-job’ and ‘off-the-job’ factors are also
discussed.
KEYWORDS:
Employment; Job Satisfaction; Job Description; Personal Satisfaction;
Regression Analysis; Sampling Studies; Data Interpretation,
Statistical; Human; Adult
References: 15
Areas of improvement in recovering alcoholics.
Rajendran R, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar.
1995 Jan; 21(1): 83-86
The present
study was conducted on 100 recovering alcoholics who had finished the
initial treatment at T.T. Ranganathan Clinical Research Foundation,
Madras. They were administered a detailed Follow-up Interview Schedule
which assess the changes in different areas of Alcoholics life. Results
show that there is a significant improvement in four areas namely :
Health status. Job status, Inter-personal and Financial status. These
changes in different areas are not related to age, education and
duration of drinking.
KEYWORDS:
Alcoholism/RH; Life Style; Alcholism/PX; Health Status; Substance
Dependence/PX; Substance Dependence/RH; Socioecoonomic Factors; Job
Satisfaction; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Human; Adult; Middle
Age
References: 5
A comparative study of MZ and DZ twins on level I and level II mental abilities and personality.
Nathawat SS; Puri P, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
1995 Jan; 21(1): 87-92
A comparative
study was carried out on 15 pairs of MZ and DZ Twins to find out
differences, if any, in their Level I and Level II mental abilities and
personality Level I mental abilities were assessed by Digit-span and
Word-Association Test. Level II mental abilities were measured by SPM.
Personality was assessed by Karolinska Scale of OPersonality (KSP).
Results showed that intraclass correlations of MZ Twins for tasks of
Level I and level II were much higher as against their DZ counterparts.
Out of the 15 KSP Personality factors, the MZ twins obtained higher
intraclass correlations (more than 5) on muscular tension, monotony
avoidance, detachment, socialization,o indirect aggression,
suspiciousness and guilt as compared to DZ twins whose correlations
were very low on these meaures. However, intraclass correlations of
both the twin groups were more or less similar on measures of somatic
and psychic anxiety social desirability, impulsiveness, psychasthenia,
verbal aggression, irritability and inhibition of aggression.
Importance of heritability is emphasized in determination if
intelligence and personality.
KEYWORDS: Twins,
Dizygotic/GE; Twins, Monozygotic/GE; Personality/GE; Personality
Assessment; Diseases in Twins/PX; Twins, Dizygotic/PX; Twins,
Monozygotic/PX; Socioeconomic Factors; Regression Analysis; Human;
Adolescence; Adult; Male; Female
References: 28
Correlates of daily hassles among dual career women.
Thakar G; Misra G, Barkatullah University, Bhopal.
1995 Jul; 21(2): 93-101
Following a 2 x
2 x 2 factorial design, with two levels of employment (Housewife/Dial
career women), two levels of age (below 40 years/above 40 years) and
two types of family (nucler.joint), the present study examined the
pattern of daily hassles experienced in ralation to perceived control,
social support, mental health and life satisfaction. The dual career
women reported significantly greater incidence of daily hassles.
Interestingly, even with more hassled life, they displayed greater
degree of life satisfaction as compared to housewives. Older dual
career women from nuclear families perceived greater degree of control,
while social support was shared similarly across all the groups. The
findings are discussed and their implications are indicated.
KEYWORDS: Women,
Working/PX; Activities of Daily Living; Women/PX; Quality of Life;
Nuclear Family; Marital Status; Stress, Psychological; Data
Interpretation, Statistical; Socioeconomic Factors; Workload;
Family/PX; Human; Female; Adult; Aged
References: 11
State anxiety and death sensitivity among smack addicts and alcoholics.
Maqbool S; Jahan A, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.
1995 Jul; 21(2): 103-108
Sensation
seeking and Anxiety States test and death Sensitivity Scale were
administered on 120 smack addicts and 120 alcoholics to determine : (a)
the differences between the mean scores of low sensation seeker smack
addicts and high sednsation seeker smack addicts, and low sensation
seeker alcoholics and high sensation seeker alcoholics on state anxiety
and death sensitivity: (b) the difference between the mean scores of
low sensation seeker smack addicts and low sensation seeker alcoholics
on state anxiety and death sensitivity. Data were anallysed by means of
t-test. The main findings of the study were : (1) significant
differences were found between low and high sensation seeker smack
addicts, and low and high sensation seeker alcoholics on state anxiety,
(2) low and high sensation seeker smack addicts scored significantly
higher than the low and high sensation seeker alcoholics on death
sensitivity.
KEYWORDS:
Alcoholism/CO; Alcoholism/PX; Anxiety/PC; Substance Abuse/DI; Substance
Abuse/CO; Substance Abuse/PX; Anxiety/ET; Substance Dependence/PX;
Sampling Studies; Anxiety/PX; Comparative Study; Human
References: 9
Life stress and burnout in female college teachers.
Sahu K; Misra N, Gokul Das Hindu Girls College, Moradabad.
1995 Jul; 21(2): 109-113
The present
study attempts to find out the relationship between life stress and
burnout. A sample of 120 female degree college teachers was taken. MBI
and open-ended questionnaire of life stress is significantly positively
related with emotional exhaustion (EE) and depersonalization (DP) but
not with personal accomplishment (PA). In addition, results reveal that
stress experienced in family area is significantly and positively
related with EE and DP and negatively with PA, while society related
stress is found to be related with DP only.
KEYWORDS: Life
Change Events; Stress, Psycholigical; Depression; Teaching; Social
Adjustment; Stress; Adaptation, Psychological; Sampling Studies;
Questionnaires; Human; Female; Adult; Aged
References: 20
Role of emotional structure of mother and its impact on adolescents attitude towards discipline.
Mukhopadhyay A; Bose S, Mahila Mahavidyalaya, B.H.U., Varanasi.
1995 Jul; 21(2): 115-118
An attempt is
made in the investigation to trace out the emotional structure and
social anxiety pattern of mothers of adolescents as an underlying
factor of their discipline problems. 28 adolescents of 10-15 years age
group constituted the sample to study attitude towards discipline. The
mothers (n is equal to 28) of the same sample comprised the second
group, where classified into emotionally stable and emotionally
unstable groups on the basis of their scores on self reporting
Emotionally unstable groups on the basis of their scores on self
reporting Emotional Maturity Scale. They were also tested with Social
Evaluative Anxiety Scale to trace the precursor of their emotional
structure. Results reveals that adolescents having emotionally stable
mothers scored significantly high in discipline score than their
counterparts having emotionally unstable mothers. Emotionally unstable
mothers were also foound to be significantly high in soocial avoidance
and distress (SAD) and fear of negative evaluation (FNE) factors.
Discipline score of adolesceant group proved to be negatively
correlated with their mother’s emotional maturity score and also with
SAD and FNE factors.
KEYWORDS:
Parent-Child Relations; Mothers/PX; Students/PX; Adolescence; Emotions;
Mother-Child Relations; Maternal Behavior/PX; Personality Development;
Adolescent Psychology; Sampling Studies; Regression Analysis; Human;
Male; Female
References: 18
Job satisfaaction and job involvement among nurses.
Patel MK, Saurashtra University, Rajkot.
1995 Jul; 21(2): 119-125
The present
investigation is aimed at finding out the relationship between job
involvement and job satisfaction among nurses. Personal variable like
age, length of service, marital status and caste were also considered
for their role in job satisfaction and job involvement. Brayfield-Rothe
Job Satisfaction Scale, Lodahl and Kejner’s Job Involvement Scale and
Personal Data Sheet were used to measure the variables under study.
Correlational and Chisquare techniques were used to test the
hypotheses. Results reveal that almost all nurses have exhibited job
involvement and job satisfaction, but no significant positive
correlation was found between job satisfaction and job involvement.
Personal variable of marital status had significant effect on job
involvement, whereas not a single variable under study had significant
effect on job satisfaction.
KEYWORDS: Job
Satifaction; Nurses/PX; Nursing Staff, Hospital; Nursing Staff/PX;
Nurse-Patient Relations; Employment/PX; Socioeconomic Factors; Sampling
Studies; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Human; Female; Adult; Aged
References: 23
Differential effects of Noise on work output.
Laul R; Muhar IS; Mahajan KK; Bhatia P, M.D. University, Rohtak.
1995 Jul; 21(2): 127-133
A sample of 450
Ss-225 of high and 225 of low noise sensitivity was drawn. A 5x4x2
factorial design having 40 cells with 10 Ss in each conditioin was
adopted. The three independent variables-five noise conditions, four
tasks and two noise sensitivity levels were varied to investigate their
effects on work output. The significant effects of these variables on
work output were tested by employing ANOVA, which was followed by DRT
and t tests. Significant interactions among these variables showed that
noises, tasks and noise sensitivity levels are differentially effective
in influencing the output and their effects are also interdependent on
one another. The magnitudee of effect of one independent variable on
the dependent variable was controlled by the other two independent
variables.
KEYWORDS: Noise;
Noise, Occupational; Workload/PX; Differential Threshold; Affect/PH;
Stress, Psychological/CO; Sampling Studies; Data Interpretation,
Statistical; Human
References: 13
Indian children in britain : english or Indian.
Sachdev D, Southbank University, London.
1995 Jul; 21(2): 135-143
KEYWORDS: Child;
Spiritualism; Great Britain; India; Religion; Philosophy; Culture;
Adaptation, Psychological; Data Collection; Regression Analysis; India;
Questionnaires; Sampling Studies; Human
References: 16
A study of life events in patients of unipolar depression.
Dang R; Aggarwal S, Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak.
1995 Jul; 21(2): 145-152
A study of life
events was conducted to provide empirical evidence of role of life
events in patients of Manic depressive psychosis (MDP) Unipolar. A
bivariate factorial design with three independent variables was used to
study the effect of mental status (patients of MDP-Unipolar vs.
controls), gender (males vs. females), and age (upper vs. lower) on
life events over two time frames, i.e. life time and past one year. The
study was conducted on a sample of 120 subjects, out of which 60
subjects were patients of depression (MDP Unipolaar 296.1) and 60
subjects were matched controls, divided equally in gender and age
groups. Perceived severity of life events stress was assessed by
individual administration of PSLE-scale. Analysis of variance was used
to find out the interactive effects, separately for the two time
frames, the total stress scores and the scores on five types of life
events. The main effect of mental status was significant in all the
analyses with a consistent pattern of higher mean scores in the patient
as compared to control group. Effect of mental status was significant
in all the analyses with a consistent pattern of higher mean scores in
the patient as compared to control group. Effect of gender was
significant only in desirable events in both the time frames, whereas
age was insignificant in all the analyses. Significant gender and age
and mental status, gender and age interactions were obtained. The
findings were discussed in the light of interactive effects, time
frames and the types of life events.
KEYWORDS:
Depressive Disorder/DI; Depressive Disorder/PX; Depressive Disorder/CO;
Life Change Events; Psychological Tests; Social Adjustment; Sampling
Studies; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Human; Male; Female
References: 26
Identification of important dimensions of marital interaction : the western and eastern perspectives.
Upadhyay K; Shukla A, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow.
1995 Jul; 21(2): 153-165
Marital research
in general, is characterized by conceptual and methodological problems.
Majority of such researches only makes global evaluation of marital
interaction may have on the quality of marital relationship. The
present paper therfore attempts to identify dimensions of marital
interaction that could be important in the context of marital
relationship both in the eastern and the western cultures. Based upon a
review of available published literature and extensive, indepth
interviews with a small sample of married Indian couples, brief
discussions are presented of such dimensions as consensus, power and
decision making, communication, altruism, affect, sexual satisfication,
intimacy and trust, companionship, compatibility, conventionality,
conflict, etc. Also, it is observed that marital interaction in various
cultures is greatly influenced by the position of women in that
sociocultural set up and that westen society is dominated by the
concept of individualism while the eastern society is more family
oriented. Lastly, a few suggestions are offered for designing marital
researches in future.
KEYWORDS: Gender
Identity; Marital Status; Marriage/PX; Communication; Inter Personal
Relations; Marriage/TD; Anger; Conflict (Psychology); Problem Solving;
Marital Therapy; Personal Satisfaction; Human; Male; Female; Adult
References: 70
Promotion of occupational health and well being : a medico-psychological approach.
Rishi P; Nigam R, Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal.
1995 Jul; 21(2): 167-175
Using new
emerging technologies in our developmental efforts is the demand of the
era but it is equally important to be aware of the health costs
resulting from exposure to environmental pollution and other by
products of high technology. The increasing potential hazards to the
health resulting from unsafe occupational environment are creating an
alarming situation and promotion of occupational health and well being
has become and issue of great concern. Various occupational hazards
like physical, chemical, biological, mechanical and psychosocial have
been discussed with spoecial reference to various occupational diseases
like pneumoconiosis, lead poisoning, occupational dermatitis, radiation
hazards and occupational hazards of agricultural workers. Finally,
measures for the promotion of general occupational health and well
being have been discussed within the medico-psychological persopective
with special reference to Indian scenario.
KEYWORDS: Health
Promotion; Occupational Diseases/PC; Occupational Health; Safety;
Occupational Exposure/AE; Safety Management; Hazardous Substances;
Stress, Psychological; Environmental Pollutants/TO; India; Risk
Factors; Life Style; Adaptation, Psychological; Human; Health
Promotion/TD
References: 25
Psychiatric morbidity and neurosis among industrial population in the out patient department of a general hospital.
Singh AR; Ahmad H; Shukla TR; Banerjee KR, Samvedna Clinic, New Delhi.
1995 Jul; 21(2): 177-183
Psychiatric
morbidity and neurosis among the industrial population being attended
to in the out-patient department of a large general hospital was
surveyed by using G.H.Q-12 and then M.M.Q. Out of the 542 male adult
patients analysed, 75.09 percent of the patients scored above the
cut-off point on G.H.Q.-12 and after correction 64.18 percent of the
patients were found to be having psychiatric disorders. Further
analysis of the patients suffering from psychiatric problems was done
with M.M.Q. which revealed that 79.23 percent of these patients had
neurotic illness. The final implications of the findings have been
discussed here.
KEYWORDS: Mental
Disorders/DI; Neurotic Disorders/DI; Anxiety Disorders/CO; Anxiety
Disorders/DI; Depressive Disorders/DI; Anxiety Disorders/PX; Mental
Disorders/PX; Depressive Disorders/PX; Presonality Assessment;
Outpatient Clinics, Hospital/OG; Sampling Studies; Questionnaires;
Industry; Human; Adult; Male
References: 28
Three gunas and cognitive characteristics : study of memory and extrasensory perception.
Sitamma M; Rao PVK; P V Krishna Rao, Andhra University.
1995 Jul; 21(2): 185-191
The study
attempted to identify the personality types based on the guna system
and to relate them to memory and extrasensory perception (ESP). Fifty
college students were administered a personality inventory and a
pairedassociates memory-ESP test. A significant negative correlation (r
is equal to minous 30, P<.05) was obtained between memory scores and
tamas. Subjects were also divided into high and low groups on each guna
and their ESP and memory scores were compared by means of a t-test.
High and low tamas groups were found to differ significantly in their
memry scores (t is equal to 1.94, df is equal to 48, P<.05).
KEYWORDS:
Parapsychology; Cognition; Memory; Personality Assessment; Psychiatric
Status Rating Scales; Regression Analysis; Sampling Studies; Data
Interpretation, Statistical; Human; Adult; Male; Female
References: 19