January 2023

Gender-based Analyses of Mental Health Status and Social Intelligence of School Students during COVID-19

Harshita Bhati, Ranjana Nirwan, and Tarunima Kanwar Jai Narayan Vyas University, Jodhpur, India Pages: 81-87 The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic led to a prolonged effect on mental health worldwide. Populations adjusting to the new norms, a series of lockdowns, being confined to a room during quarantine, and the declining economic rate caused psychological distress. […]

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Reflective Thinking in Educational Research and Pedagogy

Sumudu N. Embogama University of the Visual and Performing Arts, Sri Lanka Pages: 72-80 Reflective thinking has been acknowledged as one of the fundamental premises of teaching and learning from experience. It is often claimed that reflectivity can enhance educators’ pedagogical as well as research practices by developing their critical thinking, analytical abilities, and the

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Psychological Pain and Suicide Ideation among Youth in Indian Academia

Sunobar Rashid and Firdous Ahmad Sofal Central University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India Pages: 66-71 Suicide is a global mental health concern affecting over one lakh people annually in India. The present study was carried out to examine the prevalence of psychological pain and suicide ideation among adolescent students. An attempt has also been

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Effectiveness of Self-Enhancement Training on Self-Esteem, Self-Concept, and Interpersonal Relationships among Adolescents

Sadhana Kallat S, Harshini Sabarish and Indhumathi R Women’s Christian College, Chennai Adolescence is the transitional phase between childhood and adulthood. Although the richest stage of life, due to the numerous positive and negative features of regular adolescent development, it has also been referred to as an emotional roller coaster. Therefore, fostering positive mental health

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Learning Loss During School Closures: Challenges in India

Lakshmi Pandey T. M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur-7, Bihar Pages: 47-54   India has the most extensive schooling system in the world, covering 264.5 million students as of U-DISE 2019-20 reports. The COVID 19 pandemic adversely affected the education system leading to closures of schools. This closure left very little time for the system to prepare

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Positive Transformation in Cognition, Emotion and Behavior after loss

Raghubir Singh Pirta Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla Pages:9 – 31 The essay begins by tracing loss of object in psychoanalytic work of Sigmund Freud on grouping, mourning, and moralizing tendencies in human mind. Problem is presented in the first part, a narrative on pain of separation fueling radical transformation in minds suffering loss of loved

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