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Stress, Depression and Gender Differences among School going Adolescents

Naviya Antony K. and A. Shahin Sultana Pondicherry University, Puducherry Adolescent stress (Home stress, school performance stress, attendance stress, stress of romantic relationship, stress of peer pressure, stress of teacher interaction, future uncertainty, school-leisure conflict, financial pressure, emerging adult responsibility) and depression among 300 school going adolescents (174 boys, 126 girls) between the age 15 […]

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Testing Indirect Effect of Parental Acceptance on the Relationship between Best Friend Acceptance and Psychological Adjustment among Adolescents in Bangladesh

Muhammad Kamal Uddin, Khadija Twl Kubra, and Jannatul Ferdous University of Dhaka, Bangladesh   The present study tested indirect effect of parental acceptance on the relationship between best friend acceptance and psychological adjustment in a sample of 250 Bangladeshi adolescents (50% male and 50% female), age ranging from 13 to 18 years. Participants were selected

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The Relationship Between Teacher Commitment and Effective Teaching Practices in Rural Primary Schools in Malaysia

Gunasegaran Karuppannan & Suridi Bin Jalani UNISEL, Malaysia This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between teacher commitment and the effective teaching practice at rural primary schools in Malaysia. Ranau district in the state of Sabah was chosen as the location for this study. Teacher commitments consist of commitment to the school, pupils, career

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Psychological Health Among a Sample of Sons of Working and Non-Working Mothers of Secondary School Students in North Jordan

Ahmad Y. Aljawarneh Saleh E. Daradkeh Ministry of Education, Irbid, Jordan. Northern Border University, Saudi Arabia The present study aimed to determine the psychological health among the sons of working mothers and non-working, secondary school students in the light of some variables in northern Jordan, the study sample consisted of (1305) students. The results showed

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Peer pressure and Self-Esteem among Higher Secondary Students in Mizoram

Lalfakzuali, C, Lalruatfela, Lalawmpuii, Elim                                                                           Department of Psychology, Mizoram University The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between the psychological variables of Peer Pressure and Self-esteem and to see if there were any gender differences on these variables. A sample of 150 higher secondary school students comprising of 75 boys and

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Development of scale for Japanese Style class management: Comparison with Indian class management

Michiko Ishikawa Graduate School of Advanced Practice in Primary Education, Tokoha University, Japan. Miyuki Matsumoto Aichi Mizuho Junior College, Japan Panch. Ramalingam UGC – Human Resource Development Centre Pondicherry University. The purpose of this study is to develop a Japanese-style classroom management model and its scale by analyzing classroom management in elementary schools in Japan and

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Movement toward Effortless State of Mind Where Creativity Emerges

             Raghubir Singh Pirta Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India Panchalan Ramalingam Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India   There is need for a novel movement in the school. This movement expects emergence of effortless state in the mind of child, a qualitative change. There shall be no preordained plans. Neither shall there

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Identifying Conflicts and its Impact on Individual Families

Balan Rathakrishnan,  and Soon Singh Bikar Singh, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Universiti Malaysia Sabah Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin University Kebangsaan Malaysia individuals in a family may impact the entire family. This study selected respondents from Bajau tribe members consisting of seven family members – Father, Mother, Wife to first son, Son to Second son, First

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Aggression among Adolescents in Relation to Self Esteem, Gender and Type of School Management

Sneh Bansal Aggressive behaviour refers to behaviour that is intended to cause harm or pain to either oneself or another person. During the adolescent stage, aggressive behaviour could be at a high level. Approximately 35% of 12- to 18-year-olds reported aggressive behaviour against their peers at some point during this developmental period. Numerous factors play

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Effect of Cyber Aggression on Cyber Victimization among High School Children: Parental Rejection as a Predictor

Jakia Rahman, Muhammad Kamal Uddin, S. M. Abu Bakar Siddique, Protyasha Bhattacharyya   Abstract The present paper studies about how Cybercrime affects the young generation. However, the risk factor of being victimized in cyberspace is unknown. The present study tested predictions that (a) parental rejection might be the risk factor of cyber victimization, and (b)

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